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Comments: I strongly dislike pool swims - too chaotic! They started us off, one at a time, lined up by projected swim time. My breathing was way out of control from the beginning - I think I felt panicked and stressed about having to keep my pace or being a bother to the people behind me. My form was horrible (which Kirk confirmed, watching from the pool deck) and I just couldn't get a rhythm going. I much prefer an open water swim, where I can do my own thing. (did I just say that?!?) What would you do differently?: Practice in a 50 meter pool and calm down.  Transition 1
Comments: Run to T1 was a little wierd, you had to run through this cement drain thing from the pool to the transition area. Was pretty quick getting there and getting on shoes and unracking bike. It was raining and everything was slick, so I was slower taking the bike out of transition. What would you do differently?: I need to get better at running from the water to the transition, I'm usually catching my breath from the swim.  Bike
Comments: The course was much hillier than I expected. We were constantly cranking up a hill and getting a short rest to recover while flying down the other side. The roads were wet (rained during the first 1/2), which was a little scary. All the turns were taken VERY slowly, so I wouldn't crash. I was a lot stronger on the hills than I expected though (yeah!) and I was going much faster down the hills than I expected (yeah, again!). I really tried to push this leg hard and I felt very good about my performance. At the start of the last 3 miles, there's a sign that says rough road. Okay - that was advertised and expected. NO - this was ROUGH road - and I mean ROUGH!! I think we turned from a road race into an off-road race, but didn't get a chance to change bikes. It was extremely scary (remember, it was wet, too!) and I slowed down a lot here. I don't even know how to explain these roads, it was almost like it was paved a LONG time ago and then paved over in patches across the road and then (while still wet cement/asphalt) driven over with a tractor and other vehicles. Very wierd... I think I would have been at least another 2-3 minutes faster if the last 3 miles hadn't been like it was. What would you do differently?: Get comforable going aero on the steep downhills. Transition 2
Comments: Again - slow running with the bike (slippery pavement) and had some trouble reracking my bike (other people reracked differently and I had to use the other side of the rack. Had covered my running transition area with a plastic bag (smart idea i read somewhere on the web), so my stuff was nice and dry. Wiped off my wet feet quickly, pulled on socks and shoes, grabbed race belt and gel and was off. What would you do differently?: Slower than normal, but I think it was okay for conditions.  Run
Comments: My goal for the run was to, well, RUN! Since this leg has been such a disaster recently, I just wanted to run the whole distance - and I did! I did it slowly and deliberately - I wanted to make sure I had the energy to finish the whole thing. I stopped shortly at the water stops to grab a sip of water, but other than than I ran the whole thing. Had plenty left at the end and sprinted a little to the finish line. What would you do differently?: Run a little faster, I had plenty of energy left at the end. Post race
Warm down: Walked around, packed up transition, grabbed some food What limited your ability to perform faster: Swim - what was with that? - and rough road conditions at end of bike. Event comments: Great race overall - I would definately recommend a race put on by this group. Everything was well organized and they had a ton of instructions for beginners, so that everyone felt comfortable. Post-race food was yummy (hot dogs, chips, cookies, PBJ sandwiches, smoothie king, granola bars, oranges, bananas, coke, water). I think they could have posted results a little faster though. The bike splits weren't posted about 20 minutes after my finish. In my previous races, this has been faster, but it's just a small thing - no biggie! :) Last updated: 2006-07-21 12:00 AM
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 2006-07-29 6:32 PM |
Expert  882    Marietta, GA |  Subject: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon |
| 2006-07-30 8:34 AM in reply to: #497082 |
Master 1404 Atlanta, Ga | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Nice race Heather. I find the pool swims interesting simply for the fact that they are SO different than the open water swim. If you do a few more, it will become like any open water swim. As you mentioned, I would bet that your anticipation of people swimming behind you was what made you go out to fast and lose energy and form at the end. I only assume that because I did the same thing at Emory last year. Your bike was nice. Sorry about the rough roads. That would have irritated me. Good job on a tough course. Excellent job on the run. Met your goals so you know you can do this. Since you had energy at the end, next time just up the pace ever so slightly. Great job and keep up the good work. |
| 2006-07-30 8:47 AM in reply to: #497082 |
Master 1888 Winder, GA | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Great job Heather! Sounds like you did your thing and had great times to show for it! Sorry about the crazy pool swim! I don't think I would have like that either. Swimming with so many people in that close of a vicinity would have freaked me out too. Awesome job running the whole distance! I know that was one of your main goals and you did it! Nice race! When's your next one?
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| 2006-07-30 9:11 AM in reply to: #497082 |
Extreme Veteran 579 | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Nothing like cycling in a driving rain storm on a tri bike is there. I was there also, I ride a red P3 with matching wheels. I usaully do well on that bike course but not yesterday, the rain, the newly "paved" last 3 miles, that is exactly what I said afterwards it was like they laid down some surface patching asphalt and then farmer brown follows them driving his tractor up and down the road. It was like ride on a rumble strip for 3 miles. I was also very worried about flating but got lucky. |
| 2006-07-30 10:03 AM in reply to: #497082 |
Extreme Veteran 316 Nashville TN | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Great job heather! glad you enjoyed it. Yeah Team Magic organizes good races but try as they might, the swim is always chaos..I think it really affects me more than the OW does! Those bumpy roads..what a great way to describe...off road..that was plain awful. I though I was going to fly off the bike at some point! See you in Kiawah for sure! |
| 2006-07-30 10:50 AM in reply to: #497082 |
Master 1728 Pulaski TN | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Awesome job. Yes it was like off roading for a bit there. Next time you do a team magic race hope to ge to meet you. Just look for the two headed chris and rennee!!! |
| 2006-07-30 1:10 PM in reply to: #497082 |
| Extreme Veteran 313 | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Nice work, Heather  |
| 2006-07-31 10:41 AM in reply to: #497082 |
Veteran 199 Smyrna | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Awesome race Heather! I know that you have to be happy to see some of the progress all of your hard training is producing. Great job on keeping running at the end. It's so easy to tell yourself that you are just going to walk for one minute and then it ends up to be 4 minutes. Pool swims are a little aggravating. Someone inevitably seeds themself either too slow or too fast and so you end up with clusters at the ends of the pool and have difficulty passing. I got kicked more in the pool aquathon I did than I ever have in an open water race. Great race again. Glad you had fun (even in the rain)! Keep up the hard work. |
| 2006-07-31 11:35 AM in reply to: #497082 |
Extreme Veteran 574 Crossville, TN | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon That last 3 miles was very rough. It was almost like a dozer with metal tracks drove up and down the rode and left ruts like the warning strips on the sides of the interstate. At one point it was even downhill and I was picking up speed holding on for dear life. Believe it or not it was rougher last year. Good job on not walking. You can draw off of that experience for your next race. The rain made everthing slick and messy. |
| 2006-07-31 4:12 PM in reply to: #497082 |
Veteran 129 Norcross, GA | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Great race, Heather! I'm glad you got to accomplish your goals. The badly paved bike segment sounded awful, but I'm glad you got through it okay. I also got a bag when I did Chattanooga. It's great to take along with me to the pool! Way to go! |
| 2006-08-01 9:27 AM in reply to: #497082 |
The Original 7834  Raleigh/Durham | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Congrats ona good race! I also dislike pool swims- it's hard to get into your own pace and not worry about crashing into others. Nice bike time for battling hills! Awesome run!!! Looks like training by HR is paying off! Keep up the good work!! |
| 2006-08-04 2:01 PM in reply to: #497082 |
Regular 97 Near Atlanta | Subject: RE: Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon Good Job ma'am....
Shouldn't you be planning on doing the Acworth women's tri next weekend ??
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Drove into Lebanon Friday night and arrived at the hotel to realize we were on Central time! I know, this should be common sense, but I didn't even think about it before. Since we didn't get in until 10:15 EST, this was a fabulous surprise! :)
Woke up at about 5:45AM, got ready and we were out the door by 6:00. Ate my normal whole-wheat mini-bagel with peanut butter & honey and sipped on water on the drive to the race. Got a primo parking spot and unloaded for transition. Picked up the race packet and was pleasantly surprised - we got this nice little bag that you can wear as a backpack and a nice Tshirt!
Got in the pool to try a flipturn under the lane ropes and quickly decided that was never going to work. A nice lady said it was pretty hard to do, anyway, because people tend to stop and rest at the end of each lane.