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Greater Cleveland Triathlon - International Distance - Duathlon
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Comments: I felt pretty good on this run. Obviously could have gone faster as it was just over a mile, but didn't want to start the bike out too out of breath. What would you do differently?: Probably nothing. I think this was a good pace for me.  Transition 1
Comments: Good T1 - kind of nice not the be soaking wet and struggling into socks.  Bike
Comments: I was mentally unprepared for the hills and that kind of threw me off. About 3/4 of the way through the course, after a series of seeming endless step-up hills, I was damn close to tears, the climbs seemed to never end and my legs were toast. What would you do differently?: I probably should have asked other folks about the course. It seemed odd to me that given the location of the course, that it would be flat. The east side of Cleveland is notoriously hilly. I think if I had known going in that it would have been that painful, I could have prepared myself. Transition 2
Comments: This seems like a slow T1 for me, but I did fumble a bit getting my bike shoes off and the bike on the rack, not really sure why. What would you do differently?: Not sure. I think being physically and mentally wrecked on the bike course probably caused the fumbling, at that point, I don't think there was much help for it and overall it's not a terrible T2 time. Run
Comments: Considering the beating I took on the bike, I felt strangely good on the run. The sun came out early in the run and baked me for a good couple of miles, but abated on the return half, which was really nice. I got a really bad hot spot on the outside of my right forefoot and had to focus on not landing there. I was in a fair amount of pain by the end of the run because of it. What would you do differently?: Not much. I do not know what causes the hot spots, but I get them sometimes on my long runs and they are brutal. They abate almost immediately after I stop running, but It literally felt like someone was shoving a hot poker through my foot for the last two miles. I really would have like to have kicked it in the last mile or so, but the foot prevented that. Post race
Warm down: Nothing, which is not good. My training pals (henceforth to be known as the A-team) were all at the finish line, so I stood and chatted with them (more like bitched about the hills). What limited your ability to perform faster: The hotspot on my foot was probably my biggest limiter. I think the bike thing was more mental than physical. Event comments: This race was well-organized, with excellent volunteer support. Last updated: 2013-04-09 12:00 AM
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 2013-08-05 7:18 PM |
Veteran  159   Cleveland area, OH |  Subject: Greater Cleveland Triathlon - International Distance |
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Overall Rank = 67/104
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/7
Rolled out of bed at 4:45 a.m. (UGH!!!) and rode with a friend to the race site an hour away.
Swim was cancelled due to some rather sizable waves. Totally swimmable in my opinion, but they had a death during the swim at this race last year, so I think they were playing it extra safe. They replaced the swim with a 1.2 mile run, so I did a nice easy jog to warm up somewhere between .5 - .75 mile.