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Rattlesnake Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Awesome swim. It was a timed start with someone starting every 5 seconds. I passed at least 20 people on this swim. I felt like a machine. I did away with the fast and furious and just kept with my deep pull and long glide. My water time was 6:32, which I'm thrilled with. The chip time included a long run up a hill, which I'm never good at, and a wetsuit stripper. Note to friends - I actually swam a straight line and had great sighting! No more left pull! What would you do differently?: Nothing. Sprint faster up the hill, maybe?  Transition 1
Comments: Good T1 for me. One of the faster times out of all the women. I did have a bit of trouble getting my foot onto the pedal when I'm wet. I have LOOK Pedals and have found this to be true every time. They slip and flip around on me. I might have to investigate a new set of pedals. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: This bike time is downright pathetic! I was faster at Danskin 3 years ago! There I did this in 40:46, on an ill-fitting bike, and with 3000 other inexperienced bikers! I have no one to blame but myself, as my bike training time has been seriously slacking. I forgot how big these hills were. What would you do differently?: Train more hills! That is my goal for the next month, before Crescent Moon. I have revenge to seek on September 18th! Transition 2
Comments: Good T2 again. I am glad I've finally got these down. This felt slow to me, but the time is up in the top 5 of every age group. I always thought transition times didn't make that big of difference, but they do once you get faster and a matter of minutes really can make a place difference. What would you do differently?: nothing  Run
Comments: This is a decent run time for me. I could have ran faster but I have this bad habit of "saving some for later". On a sprint, I can't say I really need to do that. I had enough at the finish to out-sprint some guy for 100 yds. I have always looked at those people and said, "If she can sprint like that, she should have run faster." Well, that was me at this race. What would you do differently?: Run faster the entire thing. I think I need to do some training that will help me keep my tempo even during the entire run. I feel I can run 9:00 miles consistently, but I always run these huge negative splits. Post race
Warm down: Walked off my sprint heart-explosion. Cheered Velocomp and PearlDad on and then had lunch with them and PearlDad's family. Headed home early. What limited your ability to perform faster: Poor bike training! Last updated: 2007-08-18 12:00 AM
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 2007-08-21 6:01 PM |
Expert  997    Littleton, CO |  Subject: Rattlesnake Sprint Triathlon |
| 2007-08-21 9:12 PM in reply to: #935012 |
Official BT Coach 2210 Englewood, CO | Subject: RE: Rattlesnake Sprint Triathlon Yes they finally posted results! Way to go girl. It was nice meeting you! |
| 2007-08-22 7:14 AM in reply to: #935012 |
Master 2946 Centennial, CO | Subject: RE: Rattlesnake Sprint Triathlon Good job Mel. It was fun hanging with you and Josh out there. Way to go on the swim and I thought you run was pretty good. Guess with your swimming straight you don't need me anymore.  Just kidding, get that bike in shape for the crescent moon. On that note, let me know if your available for a Friday Morning Ride. Good job. |
| 2007-08-22 6:43 PM in reply to: #935012 |
Veteran 269 Denver CO | Subject: RE: Rattlesnake Sprint Triathlon Great race. Have you ever tried having your pedals already clipped in on the bike. Works very well for me. It seems much easier to me to get into the shoes on the bike then run with them and try to clip them in. |
| 2007-08-29 5:16 PM in reply to: #935012 |
Elite 3488 Lakewood, CO | Subject: RE: Rattlesnake Sprint Triathlon Happy for you that you got to get out of the OLY and into the Sprint. Hopefully you can build up the hill work by Crescent Moon. |
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Overall Rank = 243/487
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 17/43
Drove to race. Regular Power bagel and banana. Gel 15" before swim.
None. I'm not really a warm up girl.