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Hot Dam Olympic Triathlon - Triathlon
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Comments: I feel good about the swim. It's my first non-training swim at this distance and it went well. In hindsight, I could have pushed myself a bit more.  Transition 1
Comments: I took my sweet time in transition, and I don't feel bad about it at all! I wanted to keep my heart rate down, get as much water off me as possible (so it didn't end up inside my shoes/socks). I drank about 6 oz. of water in transition. What would you do differently?: Speed up...but as I said, I'm not upset with myself. I purposely set goals for today to just be patient so I could have a decent run.  Bike
Comments: My goal was to take it easy on the bike. In fact, I'm pretty surprised that I averaged 17mph. It looks as though I took advantage of the fast first half. I did get 'stuck' behind a few riders on the hills where they were riding just a smidge slower than I. I couldn't get the momentum to get past them on the hills, so did have to hang back a few places where I could have stepped on the gas a little more. What would you do differently?: I'm pleased that I stuck with my plan not to overcook the bike. It paid off in the end. Transition 2
Comments: Again...I didn't rush through transition. I'm finding I'm having a tough time keeping my heart rate down coming out of transition, particularly this one. I made myself sit down to put on my running shoes, drank about 6 oz. of water while there, and tried not to allow my adrenaline get to me. I did put on my Garmin while in transition so that I could ensure I wasn't starting the run at a pace that is too fast.  Run
Comments: The first 5 minutes were pretty rough. My heart rate was high, I was breathing heavily. I took advantage of an aid station about .5 mile in to the run, grabbed a sip of water and walked through the station. This let my HR drop enough that I could then pick up a nice pace that I could keep throughout the rest of my run. I was surprised that after the first mile, my legs felt pretty fresh and I could maintain the pace I set for the duration. I'm not a fast runner, but a 10:00/mile pace is pretty solid for me. What would you do differently?: Figure out the HR coming out of transition. Post race
Warm down: Grabbed water, walked around, stretched my calves, hammies and IT band. Last updated: 2013-05-04 12:00 AM
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 2013-09-07 12:28 PM |
Member  836    North Augusta, South Carolina |  Subject: Hot Dam Olympic Triathlon |
| 2013-09-07 3:11 PM in reply to: #4849491 |
Master 3058  South Alabama | Subject: RE: Hot Dam Olympic Triathlon Great job! You are ready for Augusta!! |
| 2013-09-07 3:21 PM in reply to: slornow |
Member 2098 Simsbury, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Hot Dam Olympic Triathlon Great job!! |
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Overall Rank = 65/95
Age Group = NF
Age Group Rank = 1/1
Up at 4:15...breakfast of cream of rice cereal made with almond milk, topped with blueberries and walnuts and a cup of coffee. Drank 24 oz. of water.
Swam 100 yards then got out of water and froze!