My First Tri (Cooper)
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My First Tri (Cooper) - Triathlon
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Comments: Struggled on the swim as I figured I would. Haven't yet fully prepared for anything but figured I would give it a shot because the distances aren't long enough to really be a problem. Bad swim kind of ruined the rest of my race. That said I got our of the pool with the time I expected, probably should have eased through it a bit. What would you do differently?: I know I need to spend more time in the pool. This should give me the motivation to get in regularly. Transition 1
Comments: Slow. No real problems, just slow. I was definitely in just finish mode, especially after coming out of the pool at a high HR and winded.My cycling shoes aren't the best for quick changes - tri shoes are on the list but don't want to commit the funds until I'm more certain I will stick with it. What would you do differently?: Train more for the swim. Bike
Comments: Bike was a about the speed I expected. Had trouble with people passing me then slowing. Getting passed wasn't the problem but there were at least 4 people that passed me only to slow down and make me go around again. There was a long downhill stretch heading into transition and I was able to comfortably accelerate and pick off a few more people, unfortunately there is a sharp right about 200M before the dismount line and a slower rider in front of me swing left forcing me to slam on the brakes or takes us both out. Got my adrenaline going, my heartrate up and put me in a bad mood. What would you do differently?: Train more for the swim so the start on the bike doesn't seem so hard. Transition 2
Comments: Being in a bit of a negative mood I took my time getting out of the cycling shoes and into my running shoes. What would you do differently?: Not much. I know I can be faster but need to get my training in order before I worry too much about transitions. Run
Comments: OK on the run, focused on controlling my pace and trying to bring the HR into a manageable range.Walked through a water station and took another short walk break to crest the "hill" Pace was about a minute off what I hoped for, but probably right on for my training. What would you do differently?: Train more swim to setup for a better race and structure my running training better. Post race
Warm down: Grab a gatorade and walk a little with the family before heading to transition to clear out. What limited your ability to perform faster: My swim training, or lack thereof was really the problem. My swim is definitely my weakest element so I need to commit some time to get my form in shape so I can get out of the water more comfortably. Event comments: This race is pretty well organized. Delays at the start were due to the city, not the race organizers. My daughter completed her first kids triathlon here and it was extremely well run as well. I highly recommend this location to anyone looking for a nice tri in North Texas Last updated: 2016-07-16 12:00 AM
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2016-07-16 11:54 AM |
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Woke up earlier than necessary but expected that, never trust my alarm to go off when I need to get up early.
A little jog and active stretching. Being in the mini tri group we got to wait until all other swimmer were out of the water to start. Event was late getting going due to some issue with the city, then once the other 360 participants finished their swim, we got to go.Spending over 2 hours waiting to get started was a little frustrating.