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Salty Pup - TriathlonMini Sprint
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Comments: Ben said that he passed a few people, and was passed by one. Overall he felt pretty good about the swim.  Transition 1
Comments: Long run, through Salt City Splash, to the parking lot where transition was set up.  Bike
Comments: Ben rode my hybrid, which was a good choice. He would have suffered on his mountain bike. He said that he passed 10-12 pups and one dog. He felt good about his biking, and thought it was his strongest leg. I agree. Transition 2
Comments: I'm not sure what took him 53 seconds -- no changing shoes, just racking the bike, taking off his helmet and running. They had told us not to run with our bikes in transition, so maybe he obeyed the rules/request. What would you do differently?: I'm considering getting Ben a road bike. He doesn't even have a decent mountain bike, and if he really likes cycling, he should have a good bike.  Run
Comments: Ben was suffering a little -- with side cramps. I'm not sure how to help him with those because I don't get them. I told him to walk if he needed to (which he did), and to try to take full breaths. If he could get that taken care of, his run time would really improve. We got to run together for the first half mile, then he turned around and I continued. It was fun to run with him. He really can't complain about this time since he didn't train for the run very much. He said he and another boy were sprinting toward the finish, and he was going to take him, but the boy's family was there cheering him on, so Ben backed off and let him go to the finish on his own. I was proud of him. Post race
Warm down: Banana. ART on his calf/Achilles. Cupcakes. Jimmy Johns on the way home. We shared a pickle and half a loaf of day-old bread. What limited your ability to perform faster: He didn't really train adequately for the run. He did a good amount of swimming and cycling, but he should have run more. Tuesday, the week of the race, he was diagnosed with Tonsillitis and put on antibiotics. He was pretty much out of it until Thursday, when we picked up training again -- really at that point, I was just trying to be sure he knew how to handle the transition element and that he practiced on my bike. Too late for much else at that point. Event comments: Very fun race for his first time out. He loved it and wants to do another one, but "This time I will train for it." :-) Last updated: 2012-08-12 12:00 AM
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 2012-08-12 3:41 PM |
Master  2770     Central Kansas |  Subject: Salty Pup |
| 2012-08-12 7:47 PM in reply to: #4359514 |
Master 4452 | Subject: RE: Salty Pup Wow! Great race, Ben!! Especially after being sick for the week! You are a very special young man to let the other boy cross the finish line on his own. That is what triathlon is all about  . Good luck in your training for you next race! |
| 2012-08-12 8:13 PM in reply to: #4359514 |
Master 6595  Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Salty Pup Nice job BEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the fact that you let the other boy go! That shows you are a man of character!!!!!!!!!!! As for the side stitch, when I was getting them it helped when I started my inhale and exhale on the side opposite the cramp. Nice job on every leg, even the run! You are an awesome TRIATHLETE!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 2012-08-12 8:27 PM in reply to: #4359514 |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Salty Pup Awesome job, Ben! Keep on training and you'll keep on getting better. You'll have those side stitches beaten in no time! And bonus points for the kindness shown to the other runner. |
| 2012-08-13 6:40 PM in reply to: #4359514 |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Salty Pup Great race Ben! Super times and even more super character. |
| 2012-08-16 2:29 PM in reply to: #4359514 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Salty Pup Congratulations, TRIATHLETE! Ben, you did awesome. Not easy to do your first race, with all the different things going on (I still get confused swimbikerun transitionshelmetshoes aaaaaargh), and way to keep going even with the side stitches. |
| 2012-08-20 3:48 PM in reply to: #4359514 |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Salty Pup Sounds like you have a very stand-up guy for a son, Felicia! Obeying rules and being considerate of other racers and having the maturity to do both. Heal well from your tonsilitis, Ben, and congratulations on a great race!  |
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Hutchinson Rec Commission
70F / 21C
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Overall Rank = 18/55
Age Group = under 12
Age Group Rank = 12/26
Got up at 5:00 a.m., dressed, then drove to Hutch. Ben ate a frozen yogurt and drank some water.
Ben swam 100m to get used to the water. After being all bravado about the event in the weeks leading up to it, he was very serious and focused the morning of.