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What would you do differently?: I really should've taken a few warmup strokes and staked out a better place on the start line. I got stuck behind slow swimmers, had to dodge people wading at the shallow side/end of the line. I've never had to stand up and do dolphin dives in a swim before, but did today! It was very frustrating to feel like only in the last 500m did I really have water/space/time to myself.  Transition 1
Comments: Time was slower on the clock than it felt during the race. What would you do differently?: Get feet clean and into shoes more quickly!  Bike
Comments: Just didn't feel much power in the pedals yesterday, and coasted too much when I could've been pedaling more through downhills What would you do differently?: A lot -- getting the cyclocomputer hooked up again would help. Not eating PizzaHut the night before might help, too. I did have a cinn/raisin bagel with CC this morning, but it didn't seem to be in the tank. Mentally I was just a little too tuned out. I wanted this race to count for my team and to best my time last year, but I slipped into 'cruise control' mode too often for that to happen. I didn't catch any other Athenas on the bike, and I should have. I have to dig deeper, plain and simple. Transition 2
Comments: Fine transition, but again, slower than I thought it should be. I lost my running hat again and had to dig around my stuff to find it --grrr. What would you do differently?: Keep the dang hat on top of my shoes, not let it get lost or trampled under my wetsuit, cap, etc.  Run
Comments: In hindsight, I ran a fair race but the drive to really best myself wasn't in me that day. I got to the first hill and instead of bouncing up it, I walked it. I resolved to not walk again till the covered bridge, but then walked through water stop #2 and #3. Quickly resuming pace is good, but I can't just walk through to win. Seeing no one ahead "to catch" discouraged me. I felt like I was one of the last 10 runners out on the course. Truth be told, I was like #12 from DFL, and that hurt when I saw it on the standings. Not good, not good at all. What would you do differently?: Lots!! *Resolve to run, not jog *Resolve to drink on the run, not walk *Really open up my stride and quit babying myself *Put up a performance I can really say was my "everything" and my best Post race
Warm down: Walking, standing, sitting in the shade to eat with teammates from Wheelworks, chatting and acting happy (well, it was nice to be done) but really feeling crappy for having had such a lack-luster race performance. I realized I'd raced it as if I were just adding training miles, and that's not OK with me. What limited your ability to perform faster: Mental toughness and willingness to push myself just wasn't there yeseterday, and I didn't really know why at the time. I know better now. Mental perspective is everything -- I have to decide and dedicate myself to the race, period. Event comments: I raced it last year and loved it, so I don't know why my performance felt so mediocre this year, but I'm sure it had nothing to do with the race itself. It was all nicely done. Last updated: 2007-08-01 12:00 AM
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 2007-08-06 11:22 AM |
Master  1641     Cambridge, MA |  Subject: Greenfield Lightlife Triathlon - International Dis |
| 2007-08-07 12:36 PM in reply to: #914801 |
Master 1641 Cambridge, MA | Subject: RE: Greenfield Lightlife Triathlon - International Dis Updated RR now that I have some perspective on why my performance was so blah and lackluster. Thanks for reading, sharing any insights, -Sunny |
| 2007-08-07 4:02 PM in reply to: #914801 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Greenfield Lightlife Triathlon - International Dis Sorry for being unhappy about the race. Things seems to have started out wrong, starting with the night before. I guess one can't have all races that were good. Many things you can't control - like the swim and looking for your hat. There is alway a next race. I'm sure you'll go well next time. |
| 2007-08-08 8:12 AM in reply to: #914801 |
Expert 783 Spokane, Washington | Subject: RE: Greenfield Lightlife Triathlon - International Dis Ah darn, sorry you didn't have the race you were hoping for. That's the pits - hope you are feeling better. I'm sure you're next one will be better with the learnings from this one! Hang in there! |
| 2007-08-08 2:38 PM in reply to: #914801 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Greenfield Lightlife Triathlon - International Dis Sorry the race didn't go as planed but it seems you took away some thing that in the future will be helpful, no? I still think you did pretty darn good..it is a very hilly/challenging course. People keep encouraging me to try it...well not next year I have IMLP to do. Nice race!
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| 2007-08-08 5:34 PM in reply to: #914801 |
Master 1641 Cambridge, MA | Subject: RE: Greenfield Lightlife Triathlon - International Dis Thanks ladies, you lift my spirits with your encouragement and understanding. I guess we've all been there...on the last page of finishers, feeling like a failure somehow, when just finishing really isn't the same as winning, at least not mentally. It's tricky. All I can do is try for better planning, better mental execution at Timberman in a few weeks. Keep on tri'ing, -Sunny
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Sunny
Overall Rank = 168/191
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 5/6
Starting with the night before:
I drove out to Greenfield with my teammate, Anna, and got a room at the Super 8. It was fine, and the 99 Restaurant next door looked good, but wasn't open yet. :( I wandered over to KFC/TacoBell for a PizzaHut personal pan pizza -- it was dried out, old, and gross -- for dinner. The nutella on banana back at the room was far tastier. In any case, I slept about 6 hours and was happy to wake up and not have a long drive ahead of me.
Setup at the T-area went fine, just one trip to the porta potty, and then I was off to the river to zip up and jump in. I had no time for a swim warmup, but wished that I had taken a few mins at the back of the waves to test my stroke/roll/etc.