Paint Valley Tri/Du
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Paint Valley Tri/Du - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: My arms felt like lead weights after rounding the first bouy. I couldn't seem to settle into the swim. Once I rounded the final bouy, I was in direct sunlight. I couldn't see anything! I just guessed where I was going and tried to keep an eye on the people just ahead of me. What would you do differently?: Get tented or mirrored goggles. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: Forgot to lay out my "after the swim" water bottle, so I didn't get that. I had to drink the gatorade off my bike. Otherwise this was a good transition. What would you do differently?: Lay out my water bottle. ![]() Bike
Comments: I did the entire bike course, however I did it backwards. I didn't realize it until I was about 5 miles out of my way. I should have turned at the first main intersection, but there was a truck turning and the cop motioned him to go ahead then he motioned me straight, I am not sure why?! I should have paid attention to the arrows on the road, but after reading the news report of the triathlete in Colorado who was killed when a cop motioned a vehicle to go ahead, I was paying more attention to the cop and the truck. (this was not a large race so there weren't many other biker's to follow) I am glad though that this was not one of my series races so it doesn't hurt my points standing. I just decided this would be a training session for me and finished anyway. I didn't want a DNF. If I had done it right I would have placed 2nd in my age group instead I DQed myself. What would you do differently?: Go the right way!! ![]() Transition 2
Comments: Good transition. I took it slow because I knew I had already been disqualified. ![]() Run
Comments: Took it easy. In my mind I had already given up after the bike so I didn't push hard at all. My quads started to cramp on the big hills, but eased up when I got back to the flats. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Walking. (kicking myself in the butt for messing up!) My hubby laughed at me. What limited your ability to perform faster: Myself - I gave up after I realized I did the bike backwards. Event comments: There were no splits for times. They had a "timimg anomaly". I just got the total time. Otherwise HFP/Athletes in Action put on another great race. Last updated: 2004-08-15 12:00 AM
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79F / 26C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 54/73
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Up at 5:30am, Coffee and 1/2 clif bar, drove to race, got packet, set up transition area, body marked.
Stretching, light jogging, pre-race prayer.