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Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance)
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Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: Fastest swim in an oly to date, a minute faster than April when I had a wetsuit on (no suit today). I am pleased. I think most of the time decrease is due to better sighting and less off-track excursions. I certainly didn't feel like I was swimming fast.  Transition 1
Comments: Had a bit of trouble getting my shoes and heart rate monitor strap on, but I managed eventually.  Bike
Comments: I am very happy with my bike today. Looking at the speed, you won't be impressed, but note that the fastest guy in my age group turned in a 19.x mph average..that is a tough course! I was 3 minutes off of his time, riding a 30 lb steel road bike with no aerobars. Heck, Heather Gollnick won the women's overall with a bike average in the 19.x range. Of course, there was Kevin Grogan who averaged 23 mph, but he's a freak or something. :) I got some valuable pacing information from the Powertap, and I was actually nearly 5 minutes faster than my time on the same course with the Felt (light tri bike) a couple of months ago. Factors I attribute this to: I think my bike fitness is coming along, I climb better on the road bike, despite the weight, and the PT helped me pace the uphills. Transition 2
Comments: Good transition, smoked down the hill, jumped off, no problems.  Run
Comments: I wish I'd been able to step up the run a bit. I think today it was more about the heat than leg fatigue. My legs felt fine but I couldn't crank it up any more. On the second lap I was feeling like I was flirting with overheat. I was shirtless which may have been a mistake. What would you do differently?: Wear a white shirt, maybe a hat. Post race
Event comments: I enjoyed the race today..well, I can say that after I forget how much it hurt..but I have to stop doing these as sleep deprivation experiments. I got 5 hours of sleep Friday night, rode 29 miles Sat. morning, did chores and cleaned the gym, then drove to Clermont in the evening, arriving at 11 PM. Got maybe 3-4 hours of decent sleep as I was keyed up despite being dead tired. Anyway, enough whining..I made some progress this race. I ate a bigger breakfast (Denny's Grand Slam as pre-race food rocks!), drank Gatorade during the race, and that seems to be good for me, at least at this distance. I'll need more for the half. My swim's coming along; I'm still no speedster but the Master's workouts are *definitely* helping. The other fun thing was getting faster on the bike, despite riding all week and the fact that I rode Big Fat Blue, the 29 lb road bike (I did take the rack off). I think with some Powertap riding time, I'll be ready to pace my race better on these rolling courses. It was a lot of fun passing people on P3s with disc wheels on the steel clunker. :) Now if only I can get my big @ss moving on the run... Last updated: 2006-06-04 12:00 AM
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 2006-06-04 5:20 PM |
Extreme Veteran  562  |  Subject: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) |
| 2006-06-04 5:25 PM in reply to: #442649 |
Expert 706  New Orleans | Subject: RE: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) Awesome job on the swim Kendall! Bike sounds like you had a good leg there too. And that fact that you had a Denny's Grand Slam as your pre-race nutrition.... that makes you an ironman in my book. Great job, but don't get too fast. I'm going to need some BOP company for the Florida Challenge in Oct! Great job!!! |
| 2006-06-04 5:53 PM in reply to: #442649 |
Elite 3020  Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) I don't know Kendall, those times seem pretty da** smokin' fast to me. I'll trade ya if ya want to... You seem to be getting faster all the time, I don't think you should be so hard on yourself. However, as a note, why is your total time 53 minutes and change? That's got to be a typo. |
| 2006-06-04 5:59 PM in reply to: #442673 |
Extreme Veteran 562 | Subject: RE: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) cadreamer - 2006-06-04 5:53 PM I don't know Kendall, those times seem pretty da** smokin' fast to me. I'll trade ya if ya want to... You seem to be getting faster all the time, I don't think you should be so hard on yourself. However, as a note, why is your total time 53 minutes and change? That's got to be a typo. Thanks! Good catch on the time..Fixed it; add 2 hours to that.  |
| 2006-06-04 6:00 PM in reply to: #442649 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) Great job Kendall |
| 2006-06-05 6:36 AM in reply to: #442649 |
Pro 4545 Orange Park Florida | Subject: RE: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) I still can't believe you really rode your commuter bike. Good job even if you were sleep deprived. (Sleeping is overrated anyway) |
| 2006-06-05 8:52 AM in reply to: #442649 |
Master 1480 Plant City, FL | Subject: RE: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) Holy crap Kendall!! That is an amazing race!! Clermont is a kickass course and it looks like you handled it with ease!! You freakin' rock!!
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| 2006-06-06 5:58 PM in reply to: #442649 |
Extreme Veteran 527 Jacksonville, FL | Subject: RE: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) Nice race Kendall! Looks like the masters swim classes are a good idea??? I'll probably join you in that program in Aug after graduation from UNF & no longer have access to their pool. Keep training & at this rate looks like I'll be way you behind at the HOT! |
| 2006-06-06 7:48 PM in reply to: #442649 |
Frugal Gear Geek 2199 having fun with the kids | Subject: RE: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) great job! Now if you can just figure out how to generate the same power on the lighter bike....watch out! |
| 2006-06-06 9:24 PM in reply to: #442649 |
| Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: Central FL Tri Series #1 (International Distance) Nice race Kendall...plenty consistant in everything. Sounds like you had a great time, now you gotta come up here and do a race with the wacky New England gang!
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Went to Denny's and ate the Grand Slam breakfast along with the drunk people coming home from Saturday night. Listened to the waitress tell about the guy who threw up on her. :o
Swam out to the first buoy and back. Beautiful morning!