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Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon - Triathlon
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Comments: Of all my tris, half the time I get in the water and freak out. Today my goal was go get in the water, stay calm, keep away from the fray and just swim. Mission accomplished!! And it was a clockwise course so for a right side only breather it was great. Also it seemed like it was very spread out so there was very little contact (although I heard a different story from the men's wave). I'm very pleased with my swim. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Transition 1
Comments: T1 inlcudes a .3 mile run up a rocky dirt path - totally unfair LOL Someone gave me the tip to remove the wetsuit at the water's edge and run carrying - great tip! THANKS CHRIS! The run up is so long I made a strava activity of it at packet pickup the day before http://www.strava.com/activities/168078448 What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: This is favorite part! Still trying to find the perfect saddle but once I'm in race mode I kind of forget about my crotch and just go. Overall extremely pleased with my ride. And it didn't hurt to know that I beat DH by 7 minutes on the bike (and he won the male masters division for the duathlon - same bike course) HEH! What would you do differently?: Nothing! Transition 2
Comments: This transition also had a rocky run up. Ever try to run with Speedplay cleats on? Not fun. Then in transition I took a little time to fill my handheld. It was overcast for the first 4 miles and then the sun came out. I'm glad I took the time to fill it. What would you do differently?: nothing  Run
Comments: I guess I didn't realize I was tracking to be 2 minutes away from my ultimate "under 3 hours" goal. So next time I won't stop to pee and might push the run a little harder even though it was kinda hilly. I certainly didn't push it - but I did have a good time. What would you do differently?: Be more aggressive on the run. Post race
Warm down: Water, walked around, got PIE! What limited your ability to perform faster: inexperience Event comments: Overall I was very happy with my performance on my first Oly distance!! 7 weeks to my first HIM! WOOT Last updated: 2014-06-07 12:00 AM
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 2014-07-21 4:34 AM |
Member  2098   Simsbury, Connecticut |  Subject: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon |
| 2014-07-21 6:07 AM in reply to: #5028294 |
Master 3058 South Alabama | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Great job! You will be ready for the HIM. Solid result for your first olympic.......CONGRATS!!!! |
| 2014-07-21 6:28 AM in reply to: slornow |
Master 7712   Orlando | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Wow, what a great race! I particularly like that you beat your husband - good stuff. And being able to forget about your crotch is a good thing - I guess! |
| 2014-07-21 7:08 AM in reply to: #5028294 |
Veteran 1100 Dayton | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Haha, nice. I'll be doing my first Oly in a couple Sundays. Looking forward to it! |
| 2014-07-21 9:40 AM in reply to: ponderingfox |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Great race and it sounds like you had fun too! Way to smoke that bike course! |
| 2014-07-21 10:09 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Way to rock your first Olympic distance race! Swim goal accomplished! Strava segment of T1! (that really made me chuckle) Beating DH on the the bike! PIE!!!!! Lotsa really good stuff going on, congrats! |
| 2014-07-21 11:09 AM in reply to: #5028294 |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Good job! It must be nice to come out of this one feeling good and looking forward to the HIM. |
| 2014-07-21 12:21 PM in reply to: cdban66 |
| 184 SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Great job! Nice report... I will try to do this one next year. I like the Strava segment. I will need to start following you on Strava. Again, Great job and good luck on the HIM. -Dennis
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| 2014-07-21 3:37 PM in reply to: #5028294 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Congrats on a great OLY!!! Nice job smoking the bike... and for forgetting about your crotch You'll rock the HIM! |
| 2014-07-21 3:47 PM in reply to: #5028294 |
| Member 763 | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Congratulations on a great race! I've done that race a few times (and will probably do so next year again), and understand the challenge of that T1 run. That uphill path is no fun. Great job on the bike and run too. Again, congrats and good luck on your upcoming HIM. |
| 2014-07-21 4:00 PM in reply to: #5028294 |
New user 234 New Hampshire | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Awesome! Way to kill the bike course! |
| 2014-07-24 12:26 PM in reply to: GoldenSprocket |
Member 2689 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Yay!! Super job!! Way to focus on the race instead of getting sidetracked by things like swim freak-outs, rocky and long transition runs, and uncomfy saddles. You remembered the needed little tricks things to make the race a successful one. So what if you missed your under-3 hr. goal. You still FLEW on the bike (and beat DH - nice bonus!) and threw down a very respectable race. And pie!! What a way to finish things off!! You're gonna rock that HIM - you're totally ready. Can't wait to hear about it! |
| 2014-07-24 12:33 PM in reply to: laffinrock |
Member 2098 Simsbury, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Thanks peeps  |
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Hartford Marathon Foundation
70F / 21C
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Overall Rank = 155/273
Age Group = F4044
Age Group Rank = 5/10
Up early, breakfast, pack the door and out
Seriously - 70 degrees for July? After swimming around a bit I was shivering out of the water because it was so cold!