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Make a Wish Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: For my first ocean swim I was very pleased. I started slow and towards the back as to not get caught up in the chaos. I am glad I went in the ocean the day prior to get used to my suit and the ocean. The day before the water was rough and I was a bit worried. I think this also had to do with me being the only one in the water. For the race, I felt very comfortable. What would you do differently?: For my next one I will attack the start. I was one of the top swimmers in my wave and I think the slow start cost me a couple minutes. I am still happy with the way I approached the swim though.  Transition 1
Comments: Not a bad T1. The only issue I had was some cramping out of the water. My right calf especially. I took a bit to kind of stretch out. I think I can drop a minute or a minimum of 30 seconds next time with little trouble. What would you do differently?: Not much but hopefully not have to stretch in transition. Hopefully my fun to the transition will be easier. I felt like I couldn't bend my knees...  Bike
Comments: I really need to work on my biking in the off season. I got passed by everyone. Ugh. This was the event I was least comfortable with and it showed. I will do better next race. What would you do differently?: Train more on the actual bike rather than the stationary!!! Train more on the bike overall. Transition 2
Comments: Can't say I'd do much different here...hopefully dismount better, but I was super tight! What would you do differently?: Dismount better.  Run
Comments: Quads were tight throughout. Never walked...fairly satisfied. What would you do differently?: Train more bricks...I did all of mine in the gym (stationary bike/treadmill) Post race
Warm down: Walk/stretch What limited your ability to perform faster: Experience. Event comments: This is a fantastic race for an extremely good cause. I highly recommend it to anyone in a relatively close area. The post race picnic was fantastic. Last updated: 2004-07-07 12:00 AM
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 2004-09-28 2:07 PM |
Expert  743    Olney, MD |  Subject: Make a Wish Triathlon |
| 2004-09-28 8:05 PM in reply to: #67423 |
Regular 90 Harrisburg, PA | Subject: RE: Make a Wish Triathlon Way to go! That was a solid performance all around. I was considering the Make a Wish this year, but I got a worried about what would have been my first ocean swim. Congratulations on finishing your first race in the Atlantic! -Matt |
| 2004-09-28 11:38 PM in reply to: #67423 |
Extreme Veteran 412 las vegas | Subject: RE: Make a Wish Triathlon way to do a race for a good cause and congrats on a great first ocean swim!  |
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Sunny
Overall Rank = 173/331
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 22/40
Two months to go and damn I'm nervous...
I didn't warm up much...I didn't realize how early they were telling us to head to the beach for the swim. Little did I know that we had to walk the swim distance to the start. This was actually a good warmup and helped me with my nerves.