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Comments: a) spending more time in the pool b) buy car - get to open water to do OWS c) BUY WETSUIT!!! What would you do differently?: I would have tried to get used to the water temperature before the race started.  Transition 1
Comments: I'm not really sure what my transition time was - I think it was about 4 min, but I could be wrong. What would you do differently?: Not much - although this was slow, I think that had more to do with me trying to mentally change gears than anything else. I think I need to work on my head a bit.  Bike
Comments: Every time I did the bike loop, I got a little faster. I actually passed some people, which shocked the heck out of me. Last year my bike time was 1:05:13 for 20km, with an average speed of 22.1km/hr. This year it was almost 3 km/hr faster. What would you do differently?: Drink a little more, and not save as much for the run - I was never uncomfortable, so I think I could have gone a bit harder. Transition 2
Comments: Not much for me to change, so I think this went very quickly, although I don't have a time on it. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: I managed to keep a steady pace, which was good for me. Last year 5K was 35:50 (7:10/km). This year it was 27:18, with a 6:04 pace. Now, granted, this year the course was flat, and last year it most certainly was not, but I'm still pretty psyched about that time difference. What would you do differently?: Again, step it up a bit. I felt really good when I was done - I probably could have pushed a bit harder. I'll have to read this over before next summer to remind myself! Post race
Warm down: Stretched and walked for a bit. Got some water and a banana. Drove home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Well, my physical fitness for sure. I've only been training for around 2 months - next year I'm going to start earlier. Also, I need to work on my mental game. I keep thinking that I shouldn't be doing a triathlon - I'm not an athlete, and I don't belong. Once I get over that I think everything - races, training, etc., will go a little better. Event comments: My only complaint is the construction, and there wasn't much the triathlon crew could have done about that. Last updated: 2006-08-07 12:00 AM
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 2006-08-14 7:22 PM |
Member 30 |  Subject: Lake Chaparral Triathlon - Sprint |
| 2006-08-14 10:19 PM in reply to: #511561 |
Master 1320   Chilliwack, BC | Subject: RE: Lake Chaparral Triathlon - Sprint |
| 2006-08-15 7:52 AM in reply to: #511561 |
Master 2287 Calgary, Alberta | Subject: RE: Lake Chaparral Triathlon - Sprint Congrats. We certainly had a nice day weather wise. I thought I had a long commute from Northwest Calgary down to Lake Chapparal but I see you came all the way from Red Deer! At least you are equidistance from events in Edmonton as well. Were you one of the swimmers who did the swim without a wet suit? Brrr. That would be a shock. Keep up the training! See you there next year! |
| 2006-08-15 11:53 AM in reply to: #511561 |
Extreme Veteran 438 | Subject: RE: Lake Chaparral Triathlon - Sprint Way to go! It sounds like you had a great race. I can't believe you swam without a wetsuit.. You are really hardcore! I am also really inspired by the serious time you cut off your race. I am hoping that next weekend at Strathmore I can get my 5km run time under 30 minutes. My last 5 km race was 35 minutes, and last 10km race was 1:10. (My OLY run in June was 1:16 on a brutally hilly course). So I am really hoping to really to be a little more hardcore to get those times down. Great work... hopefully we will meet up at a Alberta Tri some time soon! |
| 2006-08-15 2:57 PM in reply to: #511561 |
Veteran 332 Calgary | Subject: RE: Lake Chaparral Triathlon - Sprint Wow, I saw a few folks in the swim without a wetsuit - no way I could have completed the swim without one. That lake was cold! Congrats on the improvements. |
| 2006-08-15 2:58 PM in reply to: #511561 |
Lethbridge, Alberta Bronze member | Subject: RE: Lake Chaparral Triathlon - Sprint Congratulations! I did the sprint without a wetsuit last year so I know what that's like.  Nice job! |
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Up at 5, drove to Calgary from Red Deer. Picked up my race kit, got the bike checked, set up my transition spot. I watched the start of the Olympic distances, and made some mental notes.
Didn't really do much - got in the water a bit, but didn't dunk my head. THAT was a mistake, because when I started the swim the cold took my breath away.