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TriDeltaThon - TriathlonMini Sprint
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Comments: I didn't have a great swim. I don't know if it was standing out in the cold or what, but I just didn't get in a good rhythm. Got passed by two people but tried not to let it phase me, just focused on getting out of the water as soon as I could. What would you do differently?: Probably skip the warmup in the water next time.  Transition 1
Comments: Seemed like a pretty good transition for me. No mishaps, everything seemed to go right. Out on the road and into my shoes pretty quick, although the rubber band I used must have been the worlds strongest... it refused to break until about halfway through the ride!!! What would you do differently?: Use weaker bands :)  Bike
Comments: It's the first time I've ever used my roadie in a sprint over my tri bike... so I was a bit apprehensive. This course has a lot of turns and climbing, so we (myself and David) decided that the Roadie + Shorty bars (and a disc / jet 9) would be the best route. It turned out to be absolutely fantastic. I had the aero position for the straights, but all of the control of my roadie over potholes and through tight turns. Also, the crits I've been doing I can tell have made a difference. I was much more comfortable holding all my speed through turns. I don't think I used the brakes once. What would you do differently?: Nada, I was happy with it. From the results posted I was in 1st place after the bike. (which just shows I still suck as a runner) Transition 2
Comments: I remembered last year having trouble getting out of my shoes up a hill, so I had them off extra early this year. It worked out great, so yay. Everything went well except I ran to the wrong side of my rack to mount the bike, so I had to hop underneath to get to my shoes. Woops. Otherwise a good t2 What would you do differently?: not be a doofus.  Run
Comments: I started off the run the same way I do at the Trideltathon every year... with a side stitch!? #@$@%!!! I don't get it, I NEVER get side stitches (in fact the last one I got was last year... at this race) but I always get one here... I suppose it has to do with the cold weather. Anyways, I wasn't happy about it but I somewhat expected it, so when it hit I wasn't caught off guard. My mental blocks were up and I ran the first two miles at my normal pace despite the pain in the side. This is a big step for me, I'm hoping that in another season or so I'll be a real runner. No water!? Yeesh... they didn't have the stations set up fast enough for the first people coming through, so we missed all water. Not a dealbreaker, but it kinda sucked. What would you do differently?: Run more. Duh. Post race
Warm down: Crossed the line (got outsprinted...sigh) got some fuel and found the family. None the less, I broke the cycle of 3rd place finishes and squeezed out my first 1st place (AG) at the Trideltathon! YES! What limited your ability to perform faster: Not sleeping the night before :) Event comments: I like this race, the Delta x3 girls make it worth going to :) There were plenty of drinks / food (even mcdonalds) post race, which my dad enjoyed :P Overall a great race in Knoxville. Last updated: 2013-04-11 12:00 AM
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 2013-04-15 8:50 AM |
Champion  7136     Knoxville area |  Subject: TriDeltaThon |
| 2013-04-15 11:28 AM in reply to: #4700423 |
| 7 | Subject: RE: TriDeltaThon He's got the splits posted now, but looks like transitions are lumped in with the bike. I looked for your tri bike but didn't see it, so I didn't think you had done the race until they announced your name at the awards. I was going to introduce myself, maybe next time. I managed to get second place in my age group, but there were a couple more my age ahead of me who placed in overall or Clydesdale, so I really was fifth I guess. They didn't have the water set up when I came thru either, and trust me, I was nowhere near the first people through!
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| 2013-04-15 12:08 PM in reply to: #4700423 |
Champion 7136 Knoxville area | Subject: RE: TriDeltaThon ahh sorry I missed you. It's pretty unusual of me not to be riding on of the tri steeds  Thanks for the heads up I'll try to get the splits up. |
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I have a long history with rough days at the Trideltathon... seemingly each year something has to go "wrong." This year is no exception. I go to bed at around 7:30 Saturday night, and lay there... for HOURS. I don't know what it was, I just couldn't fall asleep. It wasn't nerves, I slept like a baby the night before big races, I don't think it was caffeine... no idea what it was. Finally around 1:30 in the morning I move to the couch and watch Anchorman. At 4 I decide it's pointless now to even try, so I get up and start mainlining Espresso. I get to the race venue around 7 and realize I forgot my powertap headunit... sigh. Great start.
I run a bit, ride the course and then hop in the pool. It's outside and still quite cool,so as I stand and wait for the national anthem to finish my teeth are literally chattering it's so friggin cold.