Beware of the Barracuda
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Beware of the Barracuda - Triathlon
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Comments: I had the best swim out of any race I have ever done. Doing the open water swim training on monday nights has really helped me. For the first time, I was out of the water before more than half of the people. What would you do differently?: I would have maybe looked up more instead of depending on the swimmer around me. Transition 1
Comments: The transition area for this race was weird. There was about a 1/4 mile jog to the transition area and then you had to run around the transition area to get your bike. What would you do differently?: Need to practice jumping on my bike and getting up to speed. Bike
Comments: The hills killed me!!! I did start making it up near the end of the course but I still need to train on hills more. Some of the hills I was in the lowest gear spinning and I felt like I could walk faster. I did pass most people on the uphills and I took Mike G advice and pushed hard on the uphills and was more relaxed on the downhills. What would you do differently?: Train more on hills. Transition 2
Comments: Took longer to put on my shoes than usual, but I was so happy to get off the bike. What would you do differently?: Move faster. Run
Comments: Had a great run and felt like I could have gone for another 3 miles. I passed 6 people on the run and no one even came close to passing me. What would you do differently?: I would have like to have someone to pace with because I think I would have had a better time. Post race
Warm down: Walked around and found out that someone hit my car during the race. CRAP!!! Since I had a good race I wasn't that disappointed. The person left her number and name and some got their license plate. What limited your ability to perform faster: I think I still need to train more on the bike (I sound like a broken record). If I trained more on the bike I could have came in the top 10. Event comments: The race started over a half hour late and the race was not chipped timed so some of my split are not exact but I tried my best with what I had. The post race activies were pathetic at best, and they ran out of water. I paid 65 bucks for this race and expected more in that area. The bike course was not well marked and my friend was in a bad accident which could have been alot worse. The awards were nice but the award ceremony was over 45 mins later than planned. They bike course was really hard for a triathlon but very scenic. This was the first race I actually got an award in, so I was really happy and did make it as bad as it was. Last updated: 2007-08-13 12:00 AM
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United States
YMCA
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 18/70
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 3/5
Nothing really
Well the directions were wrong on the website so I got there at 8:15 with the race starting at 9 am. I rushed to pick up my race packet and assembled my bike within five mins. I quickly found a spot in the transition area and then jogged to the beach to warmup in the swim.