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Comments: I'm slow, people. But, I accomplished my goals which were to finish in under an hour and not to use a kayak for support. My navigation could have been better as I veered off course from time to time. Also, heading back into the wind and chop made me a little seasick and disoriented, but overall, I was pleased with my swim. What would you do differently?: Just keep training for more stamina and speed.  Transition 1
Comments: I love wetsuit strippers. That really helped. I was a bit dizzy upon exiting the water and those folks were great. Granted, I was near the end and they were bored, just waiting for someone else to come in, but maybe that's to my advantage. I also took a few extra minutes in T1 to get my bearings and hydrate a bit. I didn't really care to speed through this one. What would you do differently?: It all depends on the swim, if I'm disoriented, I'll continue to take it slowly, if I'm not, then I'll move more quickly.  Bike
Comments: Like I said, the wind sucked, but still, I managed to make up some time, especially on the second loop after I knew where the course went. What would you do differently?: nothing except for drive/ride the course prior to the event. I love the ride portion of a tri. Transition 2
Comments: nice, normal transition. I'm not out to set speed records here. What would you do differently?: nothing.  Run
Comments: Did I mention it was windy? Still, I was able to make up more time. I felt strong throughout the run and attempted to keep my pace right near 8:30. Only near the end did my legs begin to fatigue. What would you do differently?: keep on running. With solid runs and bikes, I can overcome my lack of speed in the water. Post race
Warm down: water, gatorade, cheering on other BTers, bananas, oranges, bagels, more gatorade, etc. What limited your ability to perform faster: my swimming. Event comments: I had a lot of fun. For our anniversary, to both complete the oly distance within seconds of each other was special. Last updated: 2007-01-28 12:00 AM
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 2007-04-22 10:15 PM |
Expert  683    Fort Worth, Texas |  Subject: Playtri Olympic |
| 2007-04-23 9:51 AM in reply to: #772266 |
Expert 853 Fort Worth, Texas | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic Great job! I know the swim is not your favorite, but you have made huge progress and your hard work is paying off. I had a GREAT anniversary! |
| 2007-04-23 10:01 AM in reply to: #772266 |
Member 24 | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic Great work! Keep pushing forward! |
| 2007-04-23 2:13 PM in reply to: #772266 |
Extreme Veteran 498 Montana | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic |
| 2007-04-23 5:01 PM in reply to: #772266 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic I love wetsuit strippers. That really helped. I was a bit dizzy upon exiting the water and those folks were great. Granted, I was near the end and they were bored, just waiting for someone else to come in, but maybe that's to my advantage. Hey! I was wetsuit stripping! Towards the end, just myself and Callie were left to wetsuit strip. So, if you showed up and there were only 2 of us, I was one of them! Bored? Oh gosh, towards the end I was exhausted.  You didn't get them on the swim... but you chewed everyone up on the bike and run! Smoking fast times there! Great job! |
| 2007-04-23 5:05 PM in reply to: #772266 |
Expert 1103 Plano, TX | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic Awesome job on the bike, especially in that wind, and a really solid run, too! Looks like you had a great race. That's the second race I've done with wetsuit strippers. I've gotta say that it's really nice to have them there. Sorry we didn't at the race, but maybe another one soon. |
| 2007-04-24 2:00 AM in reply to: #772266 |
Elite 3020 Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic You'll get faster on the swim and you are already smoking on the bike/run. Good job! Of course, it may be that you are just executing your super secret strategy of letting everybody get ahead of you so you can pass them all later. |
| 2007-04-24 8:27 AM in reply to: #772266 |
Champion 5522 Frisco, TX | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic Great job. I still just dream of being able to swim that far. |
| 2007-04-24 5:06 PM in reply to: #772266 |
Veteran 113 Texas | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic Awesome job, Doug, coming in under 3 hours!!! It was great getting to meet you and Jill! It makes the events a lot of fun when you have people to talk to! |
| 2007-04-25 10:24 AM in reply to: #772266 |
Expert 696 Sugar Hill, GA | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic Very impressive, great race. What a nice way to spend your anniversary, very cool. |
| 2007-04-25 10:54 PM in reply to: #772266 |
Expert 902 Wylie, TX | Subject: RE: Playtri Olympic It was great to meet you and the Mrs on Sunday. Good job on the bike and run. You had an excellent race. |
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Age Group = 40 (35-39)
Age Group Rank = 25/33
We arrived at the host hotel location on Saturday for the pasta party and a little BT get-together. It was nice to put faces with avatars and screen names. We also went out and walked as much of the swim course as we could. It looked terribly long from my perspective. Then, a reasonably decent night's sleep, a 5:45 wake up and the migration to the transition area.
light jog w/some sprints thrown in.