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Comments: I was in the second wave, right after the elites. I tried to start out a little closer to the front than I had before. About 100 meters into the swim I got kicked in the face. Hard. I was a bit dazed but felt a little better after side-stroking for a minute. My goggles lost their seal on both sides and I couldn't fix them so I swam the rest of the way with water in my googles. I did pass some people in the last 100 meters. What would you do differently?: Start at the front and push harder. Swim more.  Transition 1
Comments: I had some difficulty with my socks and shirt. I really need to get a tri top that fits and to get used to riding/running in bare feet. What would you do differently?: Wear a tri-top  Bike
Comments: I made it a few miles before I started to get passed by people but even then there weren't large masses of people passing me like usual. I spent most of the second half of the route chasing down a clyde. I passed him with about a mile to go and smoked him on the run. As I came in a guy said that I was the third clyde off the bike. I was surprised by my time. I really felt that I had been faster. What would you do differently?: Go harder. Transition 2
Comments: A little better What would you do differently?: Not much  Run
Comments: This is always my most difficult discipline and it was no different today. Right out of transition I was getting passed by a bunch of people. I walked up the tougher hills and "ran" the rest. The results were surprising in a good way. I beat my previous best sprint run time by over 2 minutes. I guess I should have gone harder on the bike... What would you do differently?: Nothing. Post race
Warm down: Walked around with the family What limited your ability to perform faster: Issues with transition. Lack of training. Event comments: I was very happy with this race overall. I did a much better job than normal with hydration and my results were good. The race was very well put on and my family had a great time. Last updated: 2007-01-15 12:00 AM
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 2007-08-05 5:34 PM |
Extreme Veteran  441   Roswell, GA |  Subject: Culpeper Sprint |
| 2007-08-05 5:39 PM in reply to: #913974 |
Pro 4481 Reston | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Great race! Tough luck with your goggle issues... I know where you are coming from. I had the same problem at Lake Anna this spring. Glad that I got to meet you. |
| 2007-08-06 10:18 AM in reply to: #913974 |
Extreme Veteran 597 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Congrats on a great race! I'm glad you saw some improvements over your other sprints and are happy with your performance. You've worked really hard this year on the bike and run, and it's beginning to, and will continue to, pay off. |
| 2007-08-06 10:22 AM in reply to: #913974 |
Master 2379 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Way to go, Felix!! Sucks about the goggles; been there and water inside is never fun. Overall, though, it sounds like you had a great race!! |
| 2007-08-06 11:33 AM in reply to: #914660 |
Expert 882 Marietta, GA | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint AWESOME race!! I think the vacation taper this past week helped you with fresh legs, your splits look great! I agree that you can save some time in transition with a tri top and no socks for the bike, but that's a good learning to take away from this race. Great job - I'm envious of your run time. Congrats on an awesome race!!  |
| 2007-08-06 12:18 PM in reply to: #913974 |
Veteran 149 King George, VA | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Great race. Tough course to post a personal best on for sure! At least you didn't have the women age groupers molest you on the swim. Not that I am complaining or anything |
| 2007-08-06 12:28 PM in reply to: #913974 |
Master 1432 Woodstock | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Great job on the race! That run split was great! Congrats on an excellent race! |
| 2007-08-06 12:42 PM in reply to: #913974 |
Master 1845 Athens, Ga. | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Felix, great job! I love your "slow" run times of 9:06. I should hire you as a trainer so I can actually break 10 min./mile in a tri! |
| 2007-08-06 1:40 PM in reply to: #913974 |
Champion 5529 Nashville, TN | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Congrats. I want to know if you ever thought you would consider low 9's (with walking) as an OK run. You did an awesome job!!! |
| 2007-08-06 6:51 PM in reply to: #913974 |
Master 1888 Winder, GA | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Way to go , Felix! I liked the part about the alarm clock because that sounds exactly like something that I would do.  Your splits are great, I wish I could do 9 m/m in a race too! So glad your family got to see you, I'm sure they're very proud. Great job, you've come a long way! |
| 2007-08-07 9:39 AM in reply to: #913974 |
Master 1201 Woodstock, GA | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Great race. You have really improved, particularly on the run. I remember Emerald Pointe a year ago when you a bit slower. That was pretty funny about the alarm clock. |
| 2007-08-07 5:56 PM in reply to: #913974 |
Expert 862 BFE | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Great job Felix! Awesome progress over the last year. Now it's time for a ..... NEW DAMN BIKE................Just do it dude! |
| 2007-08-08 3:07 PM in reply to: #917241 |
Master 1201 Woodstock, GA | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint FALLS-RUNNER - 2007-08-07 6:56 PM Great job Felix! Awesome progress over the last year. Now it's time for a ..... NEW DAMN BIKE................Just do it dude! This is why I like David. He is soooo subtle. |
| 2007-08-08 3:07 PM in reply to: #917241 |
Master 1201 Woodstock, GA | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint FALLS-RUNNER - 2007-08-07 6:56 PM Great job Felix! Awesome progress over the last year. Now it's time for a ..... NEW DAMN BIKE................Just do it dude! This is why I like David. He is soooo subtle. David, you will be happy to know that Felix has the official ok to look for a bike now. Actually, I think he said "WOMAN!, I am tired of being diplomatic and nice. I AM getting my bike now!" Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahahahha! I fell better now. All teasing aside, Felix you have made tremendous strides on the bike, and everything else for that matter. You deserve your new bike, and it WILL make you go even faster! We are ALL happy for you about the bike. Edited by nealphelps 2007-08-08 3:17 PM |
| 2007-08-17 7:01 AM in reply to: #913974 |
Pro 4216 Sous Mon Diadème | Subject: RE: Culpeper Sprint Great job, Felix! Too funny about the alarm clock... I have done that before (got up, ate breakfast, sat in my driveway with my bike waiting for a friend to come pick me up to ride... wondering why it was still so dak out!). It's always nice to see improvement... just proof positive that you have made great strides in your training. Congratulations. |
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My alarm went off at 5:30. I ate an uncrustable and drank some Gatorade before I noticed that another clock said 1:30. I went upstairs to check and, sure enough, it was 1:30. NOT the best start to the day. I got up again at 5:30, relaxed a bit, and then drove to the race site.
Walked around a bit.