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Tri For Real - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: not entirely sure of how long this took, but I wasn't too far back in the pack. I was surprised at how calm I was, given previous open water experiences. Strangely, having people around me helped. The only problem was that I wanted to pass a couple times and also found it hard to keep my head down until we passed the second buoy. What would you do differently?: Maybe not hang *quite* so far back at the start. Then I wouldn't get so boxed in. Transition 1
Comments: I'm guessing the time. I wore my suit the whole way, so just put on my bike shorts quickly & got my shoes on. This felt good and quick, tho I didn't have a split. The only thing that might be better would be to get lace locks. What would you do differently?: Lace locks. Bike
Comments: This is my strongest part of the race. I took the bike easy since I didn't want to blow it for the run. Also, I was psyched that the swim was over and I could now enjoy myself. I caught Sarah & Carol on their mountain bikes late in the ride (~mile 14?) then passed them. My bike computer said it was only 16.8 miles, but the race coordinators said 18 miles. What would you do differently?: Try it a little faster? Maybe, but in general this felt good. In general, this was a flat, fast course. Transition 2
Comments: Pinning the number on my suit was impossible with my heart rate that high. I wasted at least a minute with my hands shaking. Other than that, I didn't have to do much since I didn't have to change my shoes. What would you do differently?: Get a belt for the number or pin my # to a tank top before the race, then put that on. Run
Comments: It was still pretty cool for the run. My left ankle/calf was hurting from the ride, but I put it out of my mind. I tried to start & stay slow for fear of running out of gas. Lots of women passed me in the beginning of the run, but then it evened out. Carol & Sarah caught me about a mile into it & I told them to keep going. By the end I was still feeling good and surprised myself with an all-out sprint to the finish with 25 yards to go. Maybe I saved a little TOO much. ;) What would you do differently?: I'd like to train to run at a faster pace and get comfortable with a more effortful run. I think I could have done the run a little faster. Maybe practice in some 5k's? Post race
Warm down: Chatted with Aaron, Carol & Sarah about how great our first tri experience was. It turns out we 3 girls ended up with very similar times, but probably our splits were very different. What limited your ability to perform faster: It was my first, so I'm happy with it. Can't wait for the next one! Event comments: The race was good for me as a beginner -- not too hard or too intimidating. Maybe next race I'll pick one where I get my splits or I'll invest in a good stopwatch. Last updated: 2004-07-30 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 88/260
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 23/55
Got up at 4am, ate some homemade granola with nuts. Drove over and met everyone at Carol's. Left Carol's about 5:15am, got to Pleasanton around 6am. Setup transition area, attended first-timers speech (not all that helpful).
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