Twin Lakes Triathlon (Palatine)
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Twin Lakes Triathlon (Palatine) - TriathlonShort Course
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Comments: A "busy" swim as one of my rack mates said as we were getting out of T1.. .and I have to agree... There was alot going on... alot of people thrashing in the water, and just alot of hectic activity. Nearly as bad as the Chicago swim starts... but not quite! What would you do differently?: Not much. I've had a couple of really decent OW swims the past 2 days. Am happy. Transition 1
Comments: Nearly ran out of T1 with my swim cap under my helmet. Not thinking clearly. Rainy... my socks were wet before I even got started on the bike. What would you do differently?: Maybe no socks... Don't know how my feet would react to that, and race day is not the time to find out... but the socks just felt gross and didn't seem to do much good. Bike
Comments: I got myself all worried about this course...and it was a bit technical, however, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it might be. What would you do differently?: Been a teeny tiny bit more aggressive. I played it very safe due to wet road conditions. Transition 2
Comments: Had a bit of trouble racking my bike... DUH. Also had a bit of trouble tying my shoes. What would you do differently?: The socks again... should have left the socks off entirely. Run
Comments: The running misery continues, however I'm getting a bit faster. I really am. The run times include T2, so I actually was a bit faster than the times indicate. Last year at this time I was slogging along at about 12:45 minute miles... So I'm making progress.... Slogging a bit faster these days. What would you do differently?: Not much. Have been working my run and it seems to be coming along slowly. Post race
Warm down: Finished... saw hangloose and some others at the finish line... ate an entire orange (4 quarters!) and a banana... wandered around looking for K & P. Waited for my friend Kathy to finish... What limited your ability to perform faster: Would have been more aggressive on the bike had it not been for the rain. Really didn't want to fall today. The run is getting better, slowly. Must continue to work my run. Event comments: As always a great way to spend a Sunday AM. Too bad it rained, we all could have been a bit more carefree and agressive on the bike had the pavement not been so wet. Last updated: 2006-03-13 12:00 AM
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United States
65F / 18C
Precipitation
Overall Rank = 58/120
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 15/25
Got up at the crack of dawn to meet Katie and Pete at Pete's house. Then drove to Palatine. Met my friend Kathy and talked to her and saw where she racked her bike, etc etc... The obligatory trip to the porta potty... then on went the rubber cap and off to the swim start!
Ran into Mr. hangloose at the beginning of the race... He was psyched and ready to go!
Not much of a warm up.