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Comments: I have never run from the beach into the water. On the practice, I would wade in and take my time. I stayed to the outside to avoid getting trampled. Just stayed in my routine. I was shocked to be passing people since I never thought I would do that. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Was pleasantly surprised. Just will keep working on the swim.  Transition 1
Comments: Took for ever to get on my gloves. My hands were shaking. But I was happy to be out of the water. What would you do differently?: Maybe not use gloves or put them on while biking. Also, I started in a high gear and barely had the energy to move forward. Big mistake.  Bike
Comments: Enjoyed the bike. Was glad to be out of the water. It seemed uphill the entire way. I lost my energy gels but that seemed to be fine. The last few miles were all uphill and I passed a lot of bikers. My turns were poor and I slowed down quite a bit. Road was uneven and had to pay attention to avoid some holes. What would you do differently?: Tape energy gels to bar. Practice riding with the aerobars. Tried it for a bit and swerved all over the place. But my pace was faster than I expected. Transition 2
Comments: I dismounted too early. Better safe than sorry. Was still in bit of a fog and the bike rack was full. Someone said I could use another one. Took a few seconds for the guy to locate my bag since I didn't set up this transition area. What would you do differently?: I would know where the dismount was. Wasted some time on that.  Run
Comments: Wow. Didn't realize how hilly downtown Los Angeles is and I live in LA! I walked twice for maybe a minute on the hills -- didn't want to do that but needed to regroup. What would you do differently?: Practice more running hills. Wasn't really prepared. Also, I have never ran more than a 10k and doing it at the end of a triathlon is tough. I should have had a run of 9 or 10 miles so 6 wouldn't seem forever. But, I did beat my one time a ran a 10k race by two minutes! Post race
Warm down: I was just relieved. Spent a lot of energy and that was the farthest I had ever done the individual distances as well. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not enough training time. Started 10 weeks prior on a fast-track program. Also, I have never done more than the distances in the race. Event comments: Well, this was my first major triathlon so it is hard to rate. But knowing the logistics of Los Angeles, it was pretty incredible. Tons of policemen and traffic officers. It was incredible to ride down major intersections with no traffic. I was pretty beat after but it was fun to shatter my expected time. Last updated: 2006-09-11 12:00 AM
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 2006-09-11 1:26 PM |
Expert  1169    Sherman Oaks, CA |  Subject: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance |
| 2006-09-11 1:36 PM in reply to: #536620 |
Expert 660 Central New York | Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance That's a great result. Can't tell you how impressed I am with your run time. The hill on Grand Ave chewed up and spit out lots of us. Looks like you crested and the continued on at a near constant pace. Thanks for sharing your report. |
| 2006-09-11 1:51 PM in reply to: #536635 |
Expert 1169 Sherman Oaks, CA | Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance Xan - 2006-09-11 1:36 PM That's a great result. Can't tell you how impressed I am with your run time. The hill on Grand Ave chewed up and spit out lots of us. Looks like you crested and the continued on at a near constant pace. Thanks for sharing your report. Thanks. That run was much tougher than I expected and I drove in my car the run race! Doesn't seem the same until you actually have to put one foot in front of the other after having completed the swim and bike. Running into Staples Center was awesome. I have never been part of an event like that. My wife and my mom were both in shock that I did something like that and the magnitude of the event itself. What is next on your plate? Cheers |
| 2006-09-11 1:56 PM in reply to: #536652 |
Expert 660 Central New York | Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance I'm going out to Death Valley at the end of October for a century ride. Tried it in the spring and bowed out at mile 87 with nausea/headache/chills. Hope to do a bit beter with hydration/nutrition this time around. Not sure about the tri calendar. I'm hesitant to call it quits for the season. Might register for the San Dimas/Bonelli Park Oly on Sept. 30. Long Beach Sprint also sounds like a well run local event. Edited by Xan 2006-09-11 1:57 PM |
| 2006-09-11 2:09 PM in reply to: #536620 |
| Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance Wow, first tri, LA Oly with 10 weesk training and go sub 3, I am impressed! Great race! And xan, Long Beach isn't bad, the swim is kind of gross but super easy (no waves at all). The bike is mostly flat, couple rises, but lots of wide flat downhills, and the run is all flat. |
| 2006-09-11 4:21 PM in reply to: #536688 |
Expert 1169 Sherman Oaks, CA | Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance ChrisM - 2006-09-11 2:09 PM Wow, first tri, LA Oly with 10 weesk training and go sub 3, I am impressed! Great race! And xan, Long Beach isn't bad, the swim is kind of gross but super easy (no waves at all). The bike is mostly flat, couple rises, but lots of wide flat downhills, and the run is all flat. Where is your race report Chris? |
| 2006-09-11 5:18 PM in reply to: #536887 |
| Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance GolfMark - 2006-09-11 2:21 PM ChrisM - 2006-09-11 2:09 PM Where is your race report Chris?Wow, first tri, LA Oly with 10 weesk training and go sub 3, I am impressed! Great race! And xan, Long Beach isn't bad, the swim is kind of gross but super easy (no waves at all). The bike is mostly flat, couple rises, but lots of wide flat downhills, and the run is all flat. Hopefully tonight. I have to say I am impressed with the accenture immediate posting of times and splits. Edited by ChrisM 2006-09-11 5:19 PM |
| 2006-09-12 12:40 PM in reply to: #536620 |
Extreme Veteran 452 Los Angeles | Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance Your times and your commitment in 10 weeks to do an Olympic is impressive. GREAT JOB! Hope to see you at a race sometime! Glenn |
| 2006-09-14 12:18 PM in reply to: #536620 |
| Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance You rocked that run! Suhweet! I wish I could of done that well with just 10 wks of training. Can't wait til next Tri Season. Things are pretty quiet here in NC now with Tri's. It's getting too chilly. Yeah, I sit and daydream about my old hood in Cali. I'm thinking of moving back!! |
| 2006-09-15 12:55 PM in reply to: #541184 |
Expert 1169 Sherman Oaks, CA | Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance bridgetnroberts - 2006-09-14 12:18 PM You rocked that run! Suhweet! I wish I could of done that well with just 10 wks of training. Can't wait til next Tri Season. Things are pretty quiet here in NC now with Tri's. It's getting too chilly. Yeah, I sit and daydream about my old hood in Cali. I'm thinking of moving back!! Thanks. The run was pretty good considering it was the farthest I have ever run in my life. I heard somewhere that you should build up to 50% beyond each individual part but I didn't have the time to do that on a fast-track program (haha). I have two more tris lined up. Hermosa Beach and Catalina. I like NC. I am a golfer (duh -- nickname). Last year I was out at Pinehurst in early October and it was still gorgeous. Good and bad to Los Angeles as you well know. Cheers |
| 2006-09-15 12:56 PM in reply to: #538047 |
Expert 1169 Sherman Oaks, CA | Subject: RE: Los Angeles Triathlon - Olympic Distance TriathleteNut - 2006-09-12 12:40 PM Your times and your commitment in 10 weeks to do an Olympic is impressive. GREAT JOB! Hope to see you at a race sometime! Glenn You can meet me at Hermosa or Catalina. Plan on doing both. Cheers |
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Got there early and set-up the transition area. Prayed that the surf would quiet down which only seemed to make it get bigger. Had some liquids.
Quick jog. Some stretching. Played in the water. Tried to relax.