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Comments: Sucked. Dunno what happened. Perhaps it was long. Perhaps it was the shallow water at the start and end, about 50m or so at both ends was wading over slippery clay bottom of the lake. What would you do differently?: Swim faster. Not backstroke the whole way? ( Just kidding, I didn't backstroke ) Looking at overall times, they all seem slow, like none under 20:00, which points to a long swim.  Transition 1
Comments: One of the high points of the race. I blazed T1. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: I finally blew up! :) My average power is 16 watts over my calculated threshold. That's a lot. Especially since I'm not tapered and carrying some fatigue. I rode too hard for the day. But, this was a bonus race, so I wasn't expecting to do superb. I hoped I'd do better than I did though. But I've verified my power zones now. :) What would you do differently?: Uhm, ride easier if I wanted to still be able to run. Bring another bottle on the bike. Good bike ride, bad triathlon bike leg. :) Transition 2
Comments: Fast again. Put on socks, shoes, grabbed race belt and visor, took off. What would you do differently?: Change my legs for a fresh pair. :)  Run
Comments: I was dehydrated coming off the bike. Only took one bottle, which usually is enough. Not today. And the promised aid station coming out of T2 wasn't. So I was without fluids for about 25 minutes. That didn't really help things. Neither did riding too hard on the bike. After about mile 1.5 when my legs still felt dead, I knew they weren't gonna come back, so my goal turned to damage control. I actually walked about 20 feet at each aid station to drink a full cup of gatorade and water each. Was feeling a bit better the last mile and point 3, but the crowd also helps with that. The hills hurt, especially with noodle legs. Mile 1: 7:33, AHR 163 Mile 2: 8:53, AHR 164 ( missed the mile marker a bit ) Mile 3: 8:36, AHR 164 Mile 4: 9:53, AHR 162 Mile 5: 9:38, AHR 159 Mile 6+: 10:15, AHR 162 HR was ok. Obviously carrying fatigue since pace didn't jive with HR. What would you do differently?: Taper. Bike easier. Not dehydrate on the bike. Post race
Warm down: Drank 3 or 4 bottles of gatorade and water after crossing the finish. What limited your ability to perform faster: This being a C race, I didn't taper at all. Riding too hard on the bike. Dehydrating on the bike. Event comments: It was Nationals, so it got lots of attention. A few annoying details like the missing aid station after T2, and the missing swim warmups between waves. Otherwise, a great race. Ultramax puts on a great event. Last updated: 2006-05-26 12:00 AM
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 2006-07-09 9:23 PM |
Pro  3906     St Charles, IL |  Subject: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship |
| 2006-07-09 9:28 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Champion 8766  Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Great race, Chris! I find it humorous that a "blown up" race for you still beats my PR! |
| 2006-07-09 10:27 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Champion 6627 Rochester Hills, Michigan Gold member | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Nice, casual weekend jaunt, Chris. C-races are exactly that...races to practice, and get a decent workout. Sounds like you got a little of both.  |
| 2006-07-09 10:57 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Elite 2706 Hurst, Texas | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Great job Chris. If it is any consolation, don't feel too bad about the dehydration, lack of taper, etc., because your run pace is my bike pace (ok, not exactly, but you get the picture). Sounds like you had a good time, dialed in your threshhold power numbers, and enjoyed the weekend. Awesome all the way around! |
| 2006-07-10 5:54 AM in reply to: #477267 |
Expert 1049 Jacksonville, FL | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Sounds like a tough day. Way to tough it out though. |
| 2006-07-10 5:59 AM in reply to: #477267 |
Champion 5183 Wisconsin | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship "your run pace is my bike pace..." HA! I love that. but yeah back to you: Looks like a great learning race. Awesome to be able to find good things in every race. Your T's are speeeeeeeeedilicious. I think you're cool. |
| 2006-07-10 8:35 AM in reply to: #477267 |
Coach 10487 Boston, MA | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship great race Chris, Congrats! |
| 2006-07-10 10:25 AM in reply to: #477267 |
Master 1978 Chelmsford, Massachusetts | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship I'd still love to have a 2:37 Oly. I think you did great. A 27 min mile swim would be pretty good for me. So I think you had a great day by my standards!! Congrats on even making it to Nationals...that's a feat in itself!! Woo hoo! |
| 2006-07-10 1:32 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Veteran 172 Pittsburgh, PA | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship The Rickster said it nicely. Great job with planning, racing and finishing. Sorry you didn't meet your goals. |
| 2006-07-10 1:46 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Extreme Veteran 321 New Jersey | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Way to go Chris...Looks like you figured out a few things from the race...Hey at least you didnt get penalized for drafting!! |
| 2006-07-10 1:54 PM in reply to: #477946 |
Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Nothing like Nationals for turning in in a 2:37 and almost getting last AG. Great race! Edited by run4yrlif 2006-07-10 1:57 PM |
| 2006-07-10 2:40 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship WOW..I think you did great!!! Tough too with the aid stations being messed up. Notaper either!! SOunds like you learned some stuuf too All a stepping stone to Kona baby |
| 2006-07-10 2:57 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Champion 6962 Atlanta, Ga | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Great job!! I'll get the train through a "C" race feeling this weekend. Hopefully I'll hold on as well as you did. |
| 2006-07-10 3:16 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Expert 1205 Herndon VA | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Hey Chris, It sounds like you had a good learning experience. There must have been some really strong competitors at this race. I would be happy with that swim time, especially with no wetsuit. Congratulations Ernie |
| 2006-07-11 1:34 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Master 2052 Colorado | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Clearly, you were missing jockstraps. BT needs a "Jockstrap Travel Fund", methinks.
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| 2006-07-11 1:53 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Extreme Veteran 435 Aurora, CO | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship You know, it was amazing how close all the times were. The guy dirrectly behind me finished only 2" behind me. I had never done a race than was that close. Nice race with no taper. |
| 2006-07-11 2:41 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Master 1791 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Way to get out and haul your non-tapered all over the course. LOL! You're in the freaking AG Nat Championship. Holy flipping hell. Grats on being there in the first place and grats on the finish. Was there some seriously fast MOFO's out there? |
| 2006-07-11 7:23 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Expert 622 Conifer, Colorado | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Beautiful performance - Great report! |
| 2006-07-11 8:42 PM in reply to: #477267 |
| , Alabama | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Congrats Chris! I'll always be proud of you!!! At least you got to go to nationals! Lots of fun there. Sharon |
| 2006-07-11 9:38 PM in reply to: #477267 |
Official BT Coach 2210 Englewood, CO | Subject: RE: USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship Looks like you had a good race despite the no taper thing! Sorry I missed you, I would have liked to meet you! Have a great season. |
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Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 55/59
Woke up at 5:30. Had bowl of granola, nanner, and 2 cups of coffee.
Ran for ~15 min. Bike's not allowed out of transition, so no bike warmup. They lied in the pre-race meeting about allowing warmups between wave starts, so no swim warmup.