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Lake Montclair Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: It was a wave start with I think, 5 waves by estimated swim time. I was in the fourth wave. The lake had no waves and was a comfortable temp. I started out breathing every stroke. There was a bit of banging but then everyone settled in. I sited well and cut the dog leg well. On the way back I was able to relax and breathe every third stroke and swim without bumping anyone. Very pleased with the swim. What would you do differently?: nothing  Transition 1
Comments: Took my time. There was an inflatable pool at the edge of the beach to clean the feet. Walked to transition. Took two shot blocks.  Bike
Comments: I used my aero drink holder for the first time. Had that filled with Gatorade and had a gel flask. took a shot of gel on each lap. The good thing about 4 laps was you knew exactly where you were in the course. The bad thing was I was getting passed like crazy and it was inpossible if it was people from behind me or people from the front of the pack lapping.It was both of course. I was really slow on the bike, but I kept up a steady pace and had no difficult parts. What would you do differently?: nothing Transition 2
Comments: Was a bit of a steep hill into transition so I took it slow. Change my shoes, had two shot blocks.  Run
Comments: This was a very hilly course through neighborhoods and it was by now getting hot. It was a bit disturbing that for long stretches in the neighborhoods I would not see a soul. Not a worker, not a runner. At one point I thought I must have made a wrong turn, but I looked behind me and saw another runner about 100 meters back. I kept up a steady pace even though it was hilly and I was hot, I never felt I would not make it or had to stop. I carried a little bike bottle of Gatorade with me and I still had my trusty gel flask. I took a hit at every mile because there was water. Post race
Warm down: Got my finishers medal. Ate two slices of pizza. What limited your ability to perform faster: I am slow. I did not have any mechanical failures or wardrobe malfunctions. I can honestly say I did all I could do. Event comments: This was a very organized well run race. Last updated: 2007-02-06 12:00 AM
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 2007-06-26 2:51 PM |
Master  2010  Falls Church, VA |  Subject: Lake Montclair Triathlon |
| 2007-06-26 5:37 PM in reply to: #861332 |
Pro 3715   AZ | Subject: RE: Lake Montclair Triathlon Awesome job Maggie!! You had a great swim!! Like you said...you did what you could and did your own pace. You never felt like stopping or that you couldn't go on...and finished YOUR race! Good for you!! Aero bottle tip for you....(actually 2 tips) Many people ONLY put water in their aero bottles just to make sure it and the straw and scrunchy don't get funky. Easier to pitch a bike bottle if it gets nasty, but more expensive and inconvenient to replace the aero bottle. ALSO, if you had to lay your bike down to change a flat, etc....only water will leak out...not your precious electrolyte replacement. SO...I always keep the Gatorade or whatever in a bike bottle down below. Tip 2: A shower scrunchy works WAY better than the yellow thing that comes with the bottle. It doesn't move, and IF it somehow did, the little strap on it you wrap around the straw....so it's not going far. Also, there is NO splashing through it. With the yellow one I was ALWAYS getting splashed. Another reason to only have water up front....don't like being all sticky. Ok...I have used up enough of your RR to talk about aero bottles. SORRY! Just thought I would share in case it was in any way useful. Again YOU ROCK GIRL!!!! WOO HOO!! |
| 2007-06-26 7:55 PM in reply to: #861624 |
Master 2010 Falls Church, VA | Subject: RE: Lake Montclair Triathlon |
| 2007-06-26 9:01 PM in reply to: #861332 |
Expert 963 | Subject: RE: Lake Montclair Triathlon Sounds like a successful race to me! I really like how you completed the last section about what limited your performance: "I am slow. I did not have any mechanical failures or wardrobe malfunctions." Was this a Superbowl triathlon or something?
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Age Group = 45-49
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Got up and had a cup of coffee and a bowl of oatmeal. Got there plenty early and got a good spot at the end of the rack and got set up.
Put on wet suit.
Warm up enough.