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Accel Triathlon - Olympic Course - Triathlon
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Comments: Very pleased with this effort, I've basically been swimming once every week or two, so I'll take it! Due to the course kind of being reshaped due to wind, rather than hugging the buoy line on the way out I straight-shotted it to the turn buoy, which saved a little distance, and kept tight on the buoy liine on the way back. The race staff lined the buoy line with colored swim noodles like Peregrine Tri used to do, and it made navigation easy. Still managed to screw it up somewhat though :p What would you do differently?: Push harder, I didn't know what to expect given lack of training though, so I went easy most of the way.  Transition 1
Comments: Pretty solid transition for the first tri of the year, a little slow getting my helmet on though, and I always wear socks so that slows me down obviously... What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: Again pretty happy with this, I've only ridden about 300 miles so far this year. I did some major adjustments to my position though (lower in the front, more narrow in the shoulders) that probably accounted for a lot of my speed haha. I'm excited to race again when I'm well trained in this position. I did do a lot of strength and flexibility work over the winter as an enabler for the improved position. The first half was with the wind for the most part and felt pretty easy. I probably used too many matches on the second half though, probably hurt my run a little. What would you do differently?: Train more, ease up a bit late in the bike... Transition 2
Comments: Made a mess of racking my bike and stupidly stood there putting my number belt on rather than doing it on the run, but not too bad time wise I suppose... What would you do differently?: Address the above issues  Run
Comments: Really struggled to maintain pace on the run. This is not a difficult course, so I expected better, but got what I deserved for not working hard in training. Still happy I kept it under 7 min/mile. The middle 2 miles were mentally challenging, and I was passed by two people during that time. The course was probably 2 tenths of a mile long though. What would you do differently?: Train more Post race
Warm down: Stretched a little, checked my results, grabbed a muffin and donut, packed up my gear, and waited for awards. What limited your ability to perform faster: Really just came down to lack of training and lack of desire...but I think this race kind of lit the fire again. I've had a couple good workouts the last 2 days. Event comments: This race was a little more bare-bones than it was in the past (as Peregrine Charities Tri), but it's always a good time! Thanks to the great volunteers! Last updated: 2013-05-13 12:00 AM
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 2013-06-11 5:06 PM |
Regular  247   Waterloo |  Subject: Accel Triathlon - Olympic Course |
| 2013-12-11 9:40 AM in reply to: #4773709 |
| 475 | Subject: RE: Accel Triathlon - Olympic Course Great race for you! Find it crazy that you hadn't been on the bike much! You are super fast! I was thinking of adding this race to my early season this year because I am doing the Florida IM in November and need to get a few races in before I hit it hard. I won't be going crazy on the training as I don't peak until November for Florida but I should have a solid Olympic-distance base by this time. Would you recommend this race? What is the actual course like? Biking is my weakness so hoping for around 1:16 on the bike. If I can avearge 19 mph I will be okay with it.  GREAT JOB! |
| 2013-12-19 4:10 PM in reply to: midwesttrimom |
Regular 247 Waterloo | Subject: RE: Accel Triathlon - Olympic Course Thanks, it's all about what you look for in a race. If you like low-key races with decent competition, this is a good one. If you like big event-type races you'd probably be a little disappointed. I personally really enjoy it. The level of difficulty mostly depends on the wind, the bike has a few hills, but nothing terribly difficult. It is mostly in exposed farm country though, so if the wind is blowing hard it can be tough going. Run is mostly flat. |
| 2013-12-28 3:26 PM in reply to: ersnyder3654 |
| 475 | Subject: RE: Accel Triathlon - Olympic Course Originally posted by ersnyder3654 Thanks, it's all about what you look for in a race. If you like low-key races with decent competition, this is a good one. If you like big event-type races you'd probably be a little disappointed. I personally really enjoy it. The level of difficulty mostly depends on the wind, the bike has a few hills, but nothing terribly difficult. It is mostly in exposed farm country though, so if the wind is blowing hard it can be tough going. Run is mostly flat. Thanks. Nope, I'm from Iowa so low-key races are my favorites. Hy-Vee has gotten a bit too "over-hyped" for me over the past couple of years. I think they are practically giving away Nationals qualifying slots so I am hoping to try some different races to check out some new venues within the state. Thanks! |
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Age Group = M30-34
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This race is only a couple miles from my house, so it was nice to sleep in my own bed the night before a race for once! The weather's been pretty lousy around here lately, and I definitely haven't been feeling super motivated to train, so coming in my fitness definitely isn't the best and I'm 15 lbs over ideal race weight. But enough for excuses haha, on with the show. I had a ton of yardwork and stuff to do around the house Saturday, so I didn't really relax much. Had some lunch at B-dubs with friends and got packet pickup out of the way Saturday afternoon as well. I found out the run course was changed to a double out and back due to flooding on part of the intended run course. Got to bed early and slept well, and got up around 5:30 to head out to the race site. I set up transition quick and realized I forgot my helmet in my truck, so I headed back to get it and to leave my clothes in the truck since it looked like rain. I downed about 32 oz of perform since I don't like to drink a ton in shorter races, and had a gel about 10 minutes before the start.
Didn't warmup, but then I rarely do.