Alcatraz Challenge Aquathlon
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Alcatraz Challenge Aquathlon - Biathlon (swim/run)
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Comments: Great view of the Golden Gate bridge, I will never forget seeing that on my right side when breathing. Swim felt good, and I managed to stay on a true course to the end. What would you do differently?: Get at the front of the line to jump off the ferry boat and start the swim, today I was almost at the end and lost a lot of ground since they started the race before everyone had entered the water. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: Felt strong coming out of the water and had good mental focus during the transition. The fatigue didn't really hit me until about a minute into the run. What would you do differently?: Just left my wetsuit and unneeded gear scattered on the groud, instead of taking the time to put them back into my transition bag before starting the run. Sometimes being neat does not pay. :) ![]() Run
Comments: A few men passed me, but no women. I even overtook a few women at the end! That surprised me, since I expected to be weaker on the run, turns out I held my own. My knee felt terrific most of the way, but did start to get sore the last 2 or 3 miles. What would you do differently?: At the start of the run, less looking around and more focus on setting a quick pace. Although it is hard not to be distracted, and lulled into an easier pace, by the beautiful scenery and the tourists/joggers just strolling along. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Brief stretching at the race site. Ice my knee and more stretching later in the day. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not knowing how fast a pace to set on the swim and run. I might have underestimated my endurance, since I was not completely exhausted at the end. Event comments: I placed 5th in my age group (24-29) and 14th overall. Haven't seen all the official result so not sure how many women entered, but had to be around 200 since there were about 500 racers. So I got top ten percent overall, not bad! Excellent in fact, considering this was my first open-water swim and first multisport event. My inexperience showed in my getting a bad start, but my swim, run, and transition were very good. All my hard training paid off. This was a really fun event, I will be back next year! Last updated: 2004-07-30 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 14/200
Age Group = 24-29
Age Group Rank = 0/
Met-Rx bar for breakfast.
Jump up and down on the ferry to Alcatraz.