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Comments: Reverse tri - this was the last pasrt. I knew going in that the swim wasn't going to be blazing so I just went for consistent. Started well but got bottlenecked behind a bunch of people that were breast-stroking and back-stroking that I had a very hard time getting around. Lasted for 100 - 200m of the 400m. Probably could have matched last years time if I hadn't gotten blocked in.  Transition 1
Comments: This was run to bike; not sure of time as it was part of the bike time, but it was quick, and efficient. I got in and out, gained a number of places on other people. Overall very pleased. What would you do differently?: Was tired and fast walked instead of ran out with my bike.  Bike
Comments: This went decently but was not as strong as I would like. Started out strongly but faded due to lack of training. Had trouble getting around people riding in the center of the road that was blocked off for us and were obviously inexperienced so I didn't want to get too close. What would you do differently?: Training. Run faster to get out there with the more experienced triathletes. Transition 2
Comments: This was bike to swim. No exact time, based on estimated. Went well except for forgetting to take sunglasses off and having to go back. Figured it out before I got to the end of the rack.  Run
Comments: I worked on keeping a constant pace, but went out a little quicker than I had planned. I walked down and up the big hill on the golf course (better than sliding down on my butt, the likely consequence of running down, and better than hitting my max HR, the consequence of running up). I had a little abdominal cramping issues (not suprising since I'm due to start) but was able to work through it. Kept a decent but slow running pace most of the time with little changes in speed overall. What would you do differently?: More training before hand, maybe run the course ahead of time. Post race
Last updated: 2007-08-17 12:00 AM
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 2007-08-19 10:11 AM |
Regular  98  , Oklahoma |  Subject: Hiwaay Sprint |
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Sunny
Overall Rank = 333/446
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 16/23
This race was extremely limited by my preparation. For the 6 weeks before the race, 4 of them were spent working around 80hrs/wk plus the hours required to do presentations. With the extremely hot weather (100+), I got in very little training. The last two weeks, I had some training that was limited by my lack of fitness going into it, weather, and studying for my board lisencing (sp?) exam. So this was extremely limited and I wasn't expecting much out of this race. Just wanted to race since I had to miss so many I wanted to do because of work.
Woke up at 4:50, ate a hot pocket (not the best choice), got ready and drove to the event. Had a little more than an hour before the first heat went off. The day was extremely humid and the temp going up quickly.
For warm-up, I walked around, did a little jogging (note little), and rode my bike around checking out the gearing.
This was a reverse tri, so the run went first.