Redman Full Distance Triathlon
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Comments: large group start left me very wide and off course for a while. tried drafting for a while. got in a groove the second loop and picked up the pace. My calf cramped once each lap making me stop and stretch my foot back. Had to kick a little harder to navigate around other swimmers. swam all the way up to the shallow beach and was able to run fairly well to T1. What would you do differently?: Start closer to the buoys, use more bilatteral breathing to see them on my left. Transition 1
Comments: Used the changing tents to apply Chamois Butter and sunscreen. (Never sunburned the whole race!) Ate a gel and grabbed my nutrition for the bike. Bike
Comments: Probably bikes too hard for the hot conditions. Paid for it during the run. What would you do differently?: practice more long rides in my arrow bars or raise them up higher. Transition 2
Comments: lesson learned, Body Glide will melt in the hot sun! opened it up and it ran all over my transition mat. Still mananged to smear it on my nipples and toes before the run. What would you do differently?: my trisuit chaffed under my arms. Need to run with a different top. Run
Comments: More emotional at the finish than I have ever been after a race. I was sobbing as I crossed the finish line and hugged my wife who sacrificed so much so I could train these last 9 months. Post race
Warm down: Great massage tent. Last updated: 2012-09-27 12:00 AM
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RedMan Triathlon
68F / 20C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 11/173
Age Group = 35-40
Age Group Rank = 3/12
Excited about my first IM race. Drove from KC Friday morning and dropped off bags at the host Marriot. drove 3 miles to race site and rode the 10 mile trail around the lake with my wife, Adrienne, then ran a couple of miles. It was over 90 degrees by 4 PM and knew the heat would be a factor tomorrow. Had some pasta at Macaroni Grill with friends from KC, soaked in the hot tub at the Marriot, then went to sleep surprisingly easily. Up at 0400 for oatmeal, bread with PB and honey, and coffee. Off to the race for an uplifting message and prayer from FCA leadership from headquarters in KC.
No warmup other than a quick jog and stretch. Great national anthem, then got ready to get in the lake. The "Ultramax guy" gave out last minute swim instructions while waiting on the red-dirt beach of Lake Hefner. The water was perfect temp for wetsuits and ended up plenty deep once away from the beach.