Rochester Triathlon - Olympic Course
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Rochester Triathlon - Olympic Course - Triathlon
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Comments: This swim was by far the worst I've had in 2 years of the sport. The longest length of the swim was against white capping waves. The water was 68 so I felt okay but couldn't get a solid stroke down in time to really take off. This was my first experience with really rough waves so I'm not totally down about my time. I also was unable to propel kick due to the broken toe, and was pulling for the entire swim. What would you do differently?: Try and kick more, maybe grab neoprene socks if I have a foot injury in the future. I also need to get more OWS's in so I have more experience with rougher waters. Transition 1
Comments: My toe slowed me down getting into my bike shoes. I went sockless so the trickiest part was navigating my foot in without bumping my toe. I had everything set up perfectly so this was actually a decent time for me. What would you do differently?: I am usually a slow poke in transition and really need to work on speeding things up. I am a worry wart so I need to work more on "things I need vs things I don't need" and "Do I have everything ready? Let's go" Bike
Comments: Coming out the water I could not find my stride. I was a bit distraught from the water and felt like I was really overworking the pedaling. After the first loop I got into a good cadence and mindset. Loops generally mess with my head but I knew what to expect and kept with a hard pedaling group. My food intake was ok, except I spilled Gu everywhere. I was well off my target time, but with every movement hurting my foot, I think I did ok. What would you do differently?: Get on my bike way more. I tend to have a much better race in all disciplines when I bike 2-3 times a week. I also need to work on my mood during looped courses. Transition 2
Comments: I did much better than usual in this transition compared to past ones. I got out of my shoes for the first time and pedaled on top with about 100m to go, hopped off and ran right to my rack spot. I threw my bike on the rack, hopped into my already wide open shoes, and ran off as soon as possible. What would you do differently?: Review where I place my equipment and go over the steps to get out quicker. Run
Comments: The run was very calm and quiet with exception of major foot pain. Right before my injury I had made a running breakthrough and really started dropping seconds off of my pace, however with the injury it was really hard to accept that I needed to slow down. I came out of transition hard with a sub 7 minute pace. For the first mile and half I was kept a solid pace up until the first major hill. I experienced heel pain (which I credit to making up for loss of use in right foot at trail race) and had to slow my pace way down. I hit the top and was able to take off until hitting a downhill. The pain was horrendous and I had to side step down a roadway hill...worst feeling ever seeing as I was able to dominate trail hills in no time at all...after the second turnaround I made a friend dealing with a calf injury. We chatted and kept a solid pace until he dropped off. I finished the run on a good pace alone, which I have gotten better at, crossed the finish line and broke down. What would you do differently?: Not run on a broken toe. I ignored the advice, please take care when running on an injury. Post race
Warm down: I received my souvenir glass, and immediately grabbed food water, and just stood against a tree. After some time, I watched some awards, grabbed my bike and headed out. I would have stayed longer since they had some great post race stuff going on, but I was ready to get home, crush a nap, and have some beer. PS the volunteers at this race ROCK. I am always thankful for them. What limited your ability to perform faster: Broken toe, not enough training during/after Vegas trip. Last updated: 2014-08-25 12:00 AM
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United States
Rochester Area Triathletes
70F / 21C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 60/82
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 8/9
The night before the race, I was toying with the idea of not racing. I had broken my toe in a trail race the Wednesday before the race and wasn't feeling 100% that night. My diet had been way off and I hadn't moved since the accident. I decided I would make it a Game Time decision and fell asleep far too late. I woke up a bit late, but had everything packed and ready to go so I wasn't too worried. Woke up, had some juice and some break, and my stomach wasn't really cooperating. I felt wide awake though so I proceeded to throw my stuff in the car...flat tire! Something always goes wrong and since I'm newer to the sport I haven't nailed down a routine.
Most of my warm up was ousted due to the flat tire. Thankfully a local bike shop had a tent there and some awesome dude was able to fit in time to replace my tire! I threw my bike on the rack, set my stuff down and jog around to get my heart rate up. There was a mandatory pre-race meeting so I didn't make it into the water until about 3 minutes to start. I was calmer than normal despite all the craziness.