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Webster, MA
United States
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Total Time = 2h 02m 42s
Overall Rank = 1414/1604
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

ate banana, english muffin and pnut butter at 4:45 am. drove 45 minutes to race course, set up transition area and oriented myself with my surroundings.
Event warmup:

mental warmup only.
Swim
  • 14m 10s
  • 900 yards
  • 01m 34s / 100 yards
Comments:

Surprised myself on the swim. I shaved 5 minutes off my regular pool time during this swim. Took advantage of the woman swimming infront of me who was doing the breast stroke and could see the bouy every stroke. Didn't have to look up as much
What would you do differently?:

Get anti-fog stuff for the goggles.
Transition 1
  • 08m 7s
Comments:

Sensitive feet got the best of me here. Getting from the lake to the transition area was really tough. It was like walking on pins and needles. I was saying "ouch!" with every step I took.
What would you do differently?:

leave shoes (tevas) at the swim finish
Bike
  • 1h 02m 11s
  • 12 miles
  • 11.58 mile/hr
Comments:

Thought at the beginning of the race that I'd be suffering with the run...until I biked this course with what seemed like the never-ending hills.
What would you do differently?:

Train more on the bike. Stay out longer while training on the bike and fit more larger hills into the route.
Transition 2
  • 03m 25s
Comments:

Don't have biking shoes, so didn't have to worry about changing them. Took my time, deliberately, to drink as my body was craving water, not the cytomax that I had in the bottle on the bike (which is usually sufficient).
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 34m 48s
  • 3 miles
  • 11m 36s  min/mile
Comments:

Still am unable to run a 5k without walking. Instead of running what I could, and then walking/dragging my feet for an unexcuseable ammount of time I planned to run 5 telephone poles and walk 1 (ONLY ONE!). I did that regardless of how I felt. This was my personal best 5k time that I've run, despite swimming and biking horrendous hills before hand.
What would you do differently?:

Continue training to be able to run whole 5k.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking around the finish area several times while drinking water looking for a Beginner Triathlete sign...Ellen & Max, where were you?

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Work travel and vacation travel (totaling 3 weeks) all within a month of the tri wasn't the best for training. But, I can't not be pleased with the results from tri #1 because I crossed the finish line in one piece! Also, carrying around 30 extra lbs while biking and running doesn't help either! (at least in the water it floats!)

Event comments:

I thought that this race was very well organized, but was very disappointed that there was only watermelon to eat afterwards. No bagels, no cookies, no hot dogs :), no nothing. I say that the overall course was "just right" but I thought for beginners the HILLS were tough.


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Last updated: 2004-08-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:10 | 900 yards | 01m 34s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/1604
Performance: Good
Suit: sports bra, tank exercise top, bathing suit bottom
Course: counterclockwise triangle
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 08:07
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:02:11 | 12 miles | 11.58 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 1466/1604
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Three long repeat hills in the beginning, then onto rolling hills for the remainder of the course
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Bad
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 03:25
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:34:48 | 03 miles | 11m 36s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 1432/1604
Performance: Average
Course: out and back course, not difficult
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2004-08-03 10:06 AM
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Subject: RE: Danskin Tri- Webster MA
Julie, I am so sorry we missed each other! I looked for you before the race but not after, I left right after I finished.

Looks lik eyou had a great race, especially since your training was interrupted so often this summer. Weren't those hills great?!! LOL
Anyhow, congrats to you on a great job
2004-08-03 11:16 AM
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congrats!  I love your attitude
2004-08-03 1:23 PM
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Good race Julie.  Sorry we missed you, we had put the sign up on the fence right at the entrance to the transition area.  I hung around there until about 30 minutes before the start of the swim, then made my way down to the beach.  There were so many triathletes, I know it was hard to find someone.  I had a rough time locating Ellen and Evelyn and I've met both of them before several times!  Next time perhaps, but in any case, I'm glad you had a great race!

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2004-08-03 10:49 PM
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Subject: RE: Danskin Tri- Webster MA
Congrats....Next year we should plan ahead for a BT group meet ??Weren't we lucky it didn't rain til the end ? What swim wave were you in ?
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