New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon
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New England Season Opener Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon
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Comments: This actually went better than I'd expected. Definitely still a poor performance for the average triathlete, but this was close to my best time on this course. I also wasn't in the bottom 20% of my AG, which I tend to do a lot. What would you do differently?: I haven't done much swimming over the past month, so that probably would have helped if I had. It would also help if I could practice more in my wetsuit prior to the race, but it's too cold around here for that. I should also lose some weight so it's not as tight! Transition 1
Comments: Felt okay running to T1 out of the water, but as soon as I tried to start putting on my shoes, I realized I was pretty disoriented and almost fell down. Managed to get changed, but likely wasn't as fast as I could have been. Bike
Comments: I'd hoped my pace would have been a bit faster, but I did go on a 4 hour ride yesterday, so my legs were kind of tired, especially on the hills. Wind was a bit gusty in places too and I had to hold on tight! What would you do differently?: Nothing really. It would have been nice to be more rested up, but training for my longer races/rides is more important at the moment... Transition 2
Comments: This went a bit smoother than T1, although I always have trouble yanking on my shoes and today was no different... Run
Comments: Fairly solid run. As with the bike, my legs were a bit tired from training this past week, but my main goal was to get my average pace under 8 min/mile and I was able to eek that out at least. Felt kind like I wanted to puke rounding the final corner, so I seem to have given it my all for today. Post race
Warm down: Found out I was 3rd in my AG so I stuck around for the awards with Mike. It was a beautiful day, so it was nice to relax for a bit before heading back. What limited your ability to perform faster: I'm training for an HIM in early June, so I wasn't able to recover from my relatively high volume week. I'll get to do this course again in September for Title 9, so I'll hopefully be better rested then! Last updated: 2014-05-12 12:00 AM
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2014-05-12 2:47 PM |
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70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 214/430
Age Group = F3539
Age Group Rank = 3/14
Woke up at 6AM and had the bagel and latte that Mike was nice enough to pick up for me. Setup in transition, then hung around with Mike for a bit.
Around 8:15 I hopped in the lake to do some practice swimming. I actually didn't find the water to be as cold as I was expecting. The bigger issue was that my wetsuit was really constricting. I still haven't done much to lose the 10 lbs or so that I should to make it more comfortable...