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Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon
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Comments: Sucked Sucked Sucked. Caught a lung full of lake water about 150m out. Never recovered. What would you do differently?: Not try to drown  Transition 1
Comments: Struggled with the suit a bit. Overall felt good What would you do differently?: I need my own wetsuit and practice stripping it in a race tempo.  Bike
Comments: I need a faster bike(I'm on a 1996 Trek MTB 21spd)... Peddled hard and smooth. Stayed in my top three gears the whole ride. What would you do differently?: Replace my bike before next season Transition 2
Comments: Struggled to find my little area. Need to practice coming into transition from both directions. What would you do differently?: Practice finding my spot from other direction. Maybe bring some sidewalk chalk to make a easier to spot mark(is that legal?)  Run
Comments: Felt good. Should have picked up my pace sooner. What would you do differently?: I should have picked up the pace passing mile 2 and not waited until mile 3 Post race
Warm down: Walked it out for about 10 minutes. Ate Event comments: Very good. Packed Schwag Bag. Profile Album Last updated: 2014-09-07 12:00 AM
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 2014-09-21 5:09 PM |
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| 2014-09-21 8:08 PM in reply to: #5052580 |
Expert 1255   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon Congratulations on a great first tri, Sam. That is an outstanding time for your first one, especially on a mountain bike! But, it is a PR. Nowhere to go but up. |
| 2014-09-22 10:15 AM in reply to: jackiep |
Member 2689  Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon Great job on your first race!! If you're looking for a decent road bike for not a lot of cash, there are several bike shops here in Denver that have used ones. I'm sure Boulder has its fair share of shops with used ones too, I just don't know where they are. In any case, glad you had fun and hope to see you at more races in the area. |
| 2014-09-22 10:23 AM in reply to: #5052580 |
Veteran 419 clayton | Subject: RE: Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon Great Job, Sam! yes you are allowed to mark with side walk chalk, duct tape, balloons, flags, street lights, or what ever takes your fancy. I use a very brightly colored unique towel and note the number of street lamps I have to pass. One thing I always do after setting up my transition area is to calmly walk the swim in, bike out/in (to the mount line) and run out/finish. While walking i try to visualize what i'll be doing during the race and noting any non-movable landmarks that stand out (i like to use street lamps). NOTE non-movable - that fancy colored bike or towel next yours may not be there when you arrive ;-) Here's to the next race!! |
| 2014-09-22 8:00 PM in reply to: markhodges1973 |
| 1941 , Vermont | Subject: RE: Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon Great job, Sam!! That is fast on a mountain bike!! Wow! Don't worry about the swim. As you get more experience in open water, it will come. I still hate the first 400 yards or so. It takes me a long time to get into my groove. Sometimes that wave catches you just right too. The important thing is you finished with a smile on your face and have gained some experience. Now you can apply it to subsequent races. Nicely done. Be proud and find your next race! |
| 2014-09-22 11:00 PM in reply to: markhodges1973 |
| 107 | Subject: RE: Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon Originally posted by markhodges1973 Great Job, Sam! yes you are allowed to mark with side walk chalk, duct tape, balloons, flags, street lights, or what ever takes your fancy. I use a very brightly colored unique towel and note the number of street lamps I have to pass. One thing I always do after setting up my transition area is to calmly walk the swim in, bike out/in (to the mount line) and run out/finish. While walking i try to visualize what i'll be doing during the race and noting any non-movable landmarks that stand out (i like to use street lamps). NOTE non-movable - that fancy colored bike or towel next yours may not be there when you arrive ;-) Here's to the next race!! Good to know!! Sidewalk chalk is going in my transition bag next time! I also only walked to my transition area from one direction so that's another big learning point for me. I can't thank everyone enough for the bits of knowledge that have come from this community. Thank you one and all. I can't wait to see what a difference a year makes... |
| 2014-09-23 3:29 AM in reply to: #5052580 |
Master 1609 Gold Coast Australia. | Subject: RE: Oktoberfest Sprint Triathlon Sam, congratulations! I hope you had a great time and celebrated the 1st tri with a good German beer. It's Oktoberfest after all. |
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Age Group = 30 to 34
Age Group Rank = 31/36
Nervous. Slept poorly. First timer.