Maine Sport Triathlon
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Maine Sport Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: I am a terrible swimmer. I thought I could do a modified crawl (no face in the water) because I had practiced it in the ocean. But I had not accounted for the lack of bouoyancy in the lake water. I felt a little panicked by the lake water. I did crawl, backstroke and side stroke. I got very offcourse while doing the backstroke. But I did it! What would you do differently?: learn to swim ![]() Transition 1
Comments: They didn't provide separate timing for events or transitions. I am estimating it took about 3 minutes but I could be way off. ![]() Bike
Comments: I hit 44.4mph as my max speed! This was a very hilly course. At one point we came screaming down a hill, had to stop to cross an unpaved section of road work then go up another hill on the other side. That was a killer. My computer stopped working at mile 20. What would you do differently?: I just got my new bike a few days before the event, so I hadn't ridden it over 10 miles. At about mile 12, my back started to cramp. I needed more time in the saddle to learn about road bikes. ![]() Transition 2
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Comments: I didn't expect it to be such a hilly run. It seemed like all hills! I was tired and didn't have it in me to sprint at the end. What would you do differently?: More hill training, longer runs. My longest run to date was 6 miles, and this race was 6.6. Because I had never run so far, I held back a little on the run, but I don't think I could have held a much faster pace. ![]() Post race
Warm down: dunked in the lake. What limited your ability to perform faster: training. Event comments: This is only my second triathlon, so I really cannot compare to much else. It was fun, but very hard. Last updated: 2004-09-06 12:00 AM
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70F / 21C
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3 mile bike ride.