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The Yellow Creek Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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 Swim
Comments: This was a cold, cold start, waiting in my trisuit for the wave to start. Air temps 50-55 degrees, overcast and windy. I was glad to finally get INTO the water. Few saftey kayaks in sight (mabye 3?) This seemed LOT longer the 1/2 mile and I think my time reflects that. What the heck, I can swim 1 1/2 miles in San Fran Bay with waves, wind and fog in less than 2 min/100, but the yellow creek lake takes me 2'15"/100? Wierd I say...I was swimming much harder in this race too, since it was a sprint. Other folks seemed to have great times though,s o who knows. What would you do differently?: Nothing. It was nice change to race sans wet suit.  Transition 1
 Bike
Comments: I tried to push this bike really hard, and yet my legs felt like jello. I hadn't done anything at all since last weeks race. I was also racing on a mountian bike with slick tires...a different mtn bike than last years races so I can't really compare the times. Even still I got passed by a lot of people. Another confirmation since last week thatI need to work on overall biking strength and speed, in addition to building more base. What would you do differently?: Continue to build bike base and do more training rides at a faster pace. Transition 2
 Run
Comments: I am really pleased with this run. Even after my mediocre bike leg, this was my best run segment ever. The track & fartlek workouts I've done have tought me how to pick up my pace, even though it is only a fraction faster, I can feel the extra effort. I considered doing my usual run 10/walk 1, but I decided to see if I could run the whole event. Even though my legs felt heavy, I wasn't really getting tired and feeling liek a walk would help. I was just hoping for less than 12 minute miles. Every once in awhile I would pick up my pace just a tiny bit and try to hold it. In the end, I had my fastest run split yet! Yahoo! What would you do differently?: My run training seems to be working, so I'll keep it up! Post race
Warm down: Walk to pavilion for hot tea & cookies Event comments: This was a well organized race for a rural area. It was not USAT sanctioned, but I was impressed with the volunteers committment. Many of the volunteers/race directors were "older", like retiree age, and it was great to see them working so hard on this fun little race. It was a fundrasier for Habitat for Humanity. THe surrounding area is beautiful and i would like to get back up there to hike and bike around a bit. Last updated: 2006-06-11 12:00 AM
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 2006-06-11 12:53 PM |
Coach  9167     Stairway to Seven |  Subject: The Yellow Creek Triathlon |
 2006-06-11 1:49 PM in reply to: #450326 |
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Stayed in a creepy hick campground, slept for 4 hours fitfully in my car, got up, washed my contacts, drove to the park. At 6AM I was teh 3rd or 4th car there and the gates to the park were locked. The race director was just hanging out passing out pre-reg packets from teh back of his truck! He didn't seem bothered at all.
Had some fig bars & water 90 minutes prior to race start, and then a gel 30 minutes prior
Run warmups & jog few minutes, then rode my bike for about 5 minutes, then tryied to stay warm until race start. 6 minutes between race start & my wave, not to mention the pre-race announcments and national anthems. I was sans wet-suite and it was COLD!