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Gulf Coast Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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 Swim
Comments: I saw 2 people hit the T1 relay tent at 26 - 28 mins after the relay team swim start. INSANE!! These people were some serious swimmers. Needless to say, I was gettin' antsy watching people take off on their bikes before me.  Transition 1
What would you do differently?: Bring MP3 so I don't have to listen to other peoples non-sense at T1.  Bike
Comments: Seemed like most of the cyclist in the mixed relay were men. I played the passing game with a few of them for an hour or so and then everyone started to spread out. What would you do differently?: Train more. The distance was fine - started to have muscle fatigue around mile 40, but I really would like to get faster. I can't complain too much, however, since I'm up from 16 mph to 17 mph in 5 months. Transition 2
 Run
Comments: Ken took off on the run and I anticipated he'd avg 9.5 min/mile. That's what he posted for the 1st half of the ING full. But due to the heat and stomach issues, it took Ken much longer. Finding him on the course was difficult b/c I didn't know what pace he was keeping. Come to find out later that he had a cell phone with him. (Would've been nice to know early on.) When we finally saw Ken coming down the home stretch I decided to run in with him. (Wasn't this a "Team" thing. Shouldn't we all get to cross the finish line??) Post race
Last updated: 2007-03-19 12:00 AM
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 2007-05-14 6:44 PM |
Extreme Veteran  342   Marietta, GA |  Subject: Gulf Coast Triathlon |
| 2007-05-14 7:56 PM in reply to: #800470 |
Master 2379 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Way to go, Elena (and father and Ken  )...16 to 17MPH in 5 months is nice progress - keep it up!! |
| 2007-05-14 8:14 PM in reply to: #800470 |
Pro 3705  Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Yeah you for crossing the finish line ... relays are by definition a TEAM effort - and 56 miles is no ride in the park when you have the heat, head winds and bad road conditions. Congratulations on upping your sustained mph. |
| 2007-05-14 8:23 PM in reply to: #800470 |
Regular 88 Lilburn, GA | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon You really improved that much over 5 months? What's your secret -- I need it. |
| 2007-05-15 8:23 AM in reply to: #800470 |
Master 1432 Woodstock | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Great job! You have really improved on the bike! congrats on a great race |
| 2007-05-15 9:49 AM in reply to: #800470 |
Champion 5529 Nashville, TN | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon I think we need to have you tested for EPO...you are getting fast out there! Congrats |
| 2007-05-15 12:57 PM in reply to: #800470 |
Master 1888 Winder, GA | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Awesome job, Elena! Riding 56 miles is no small feat, congrats! And congrats to all members of your family relay team! |
| 2007-05-15 2:49 PM in reply to: #800470 |
Expert 882 Marietta, GA | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Awesome job - your pace keeps going up and up! Sounds like a fun race, makes me want to do a relay at some point. Congratulations! |
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Overall Rank = 27/33
Age Group = Mixed Relay
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Got up at an ungodly hour so that I could set up my bike stuff in transition. I technically didn't start racing until my father ran into T1 from the swim at appx 7:41am, but still had to make sure all was ready for my ride since the race officially began at 6:15 a.m.
Ate banana and whole wheat bagel with PB at 4:30a.m. 2 cups of chai tea.
Chit-chated with the competition while we waited for our peeps to hit the T1 tent. Some people were confused as to whether they could wear socks or gloves at T1 (the rules only specified no bike helmet and bike shoes at the timing chip handoff). I said screw it and put on all things non-helmet and non-shoes. I figured someone would tell me to take them off if it was against the rules. Others followed suit.