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blue water halloween triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: i came out pretty fast and even got a few strokes in per breath. then i started thinking about it, freaked a little, and started breathing every stroke. i had no problems with sighting, but i did have a problem with a meandering swimmer. i gulped a mouthful of water towards the end and needed to stop and choke for a second! What would you do differently?: probably do better at getting away from other swimmers.  Transition 1
Comments: i don't know why this transition took so long. my wetsuit came off pretty easily and i got my shoes on without a problem. i struggled with my shirt a little and when i put on my glasses there was condensation all over them, which i had to clean off. i ate a little gu and drank some water. What would you do differently?: move faster!!  Bike
Comments: this bike course was not too bad except for the half a mile of torn up, bumpy, ridged road and the speed bumps! at one point i thought i would be better off with a mountain bike! on the first loop i slowed down too much for the speed bumps and on the second loop i just barrelled over them. overall, i felt good on the bike. What would you do differently?: not slow down so much for the speed bumps. Transition 2
Comments: no problems here. i took a drink and was off and running, only to realize that i forgot my race number. luckily i hadn't made it too far. What would you do differently?: put that damn number on.  Run
Comments: i drank some gatorade at the beginning of the run and felt great throughout the run. i didn't walk once!! i saw a 32 year old in the distance and decided that i needed to pass her, so i did. then i made sure there was lots of distance between us so she didn't pass me at the finish! What would you do differently?: push even harder! Post race
Warm down: i walked around and ate a few bites of banana. i knew there was a casino buffet in my future, so i saved room! What limited your ability to perform faster: the speed bumps and crappy road conditions. Event comments: this was a small race, so there was not a lot of fanfare after the race and there were no massages. naturally, i had fun at this race because i did well. it definitely boosted my spirits in light of my performance in my last race! Last updated: 2004-10-31 12:00 AM
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 2004-11-01 9:27 PM |
Extreme Veteran  412  las vegas |  Subject: blue water halloween triathlon |
| 2004-11-01 10:13 PM in reply to: #78066 |
Expert 1279  Northern VA | Subject: RE: blue water halloween triathlon Congratulations on getting the GOLD!!!!! First place!!!! You should be very proud of your accomplishment. Keep up the hard work over the winter. (If you have winters in Las Vegas) Great race report, thanks for sharing. Edited by glf33 2004-11-01 10:18 PM |
| 2004-11-01 10:34 PM in reply to: #78066 |
Expert 1152 wrightsville beach, North Carolina | Subject: RE: blue water halloween triathlon Congrats on your podium spot!! Glad you had fun and won, wahoo!! Wish I was in arizona and able to do a tri this time of year, you are lucky! |
| 2004-11-01 11:20 PM in reply to: #78066 |
Member 10 Edwards AFB, CA | Subject: RE: blue water halloween triathlon Gold! That's gotta feel Awsome!!! Congratulations! |
| 2004-11-02 12:12 PM in reply to: #78066 |
Master 2233 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: blue water halloween triathlon |
| 2004-11-02 2:11 PM in reply to: #78066 |
Elite 2553 Tucson, AZ | Subject: RE: blue water halloween triathlon Wow...congrats on 1st place! Awesome!  |
| 2004-11-02 4:45 PM in reply to: #78066 |
| Veteran 120 Ankeny, Iowa | Subject: RE: blue water halloween triathlon CONGRATULATIONS!!! You may not have had a lot of fanfare at you event, but a first place by a BTer will get plenty of fanfare here. |
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we stayed at the hotel that was hosting the race, so we got to sleep in a little! i went down and set up my transition area then went back up and showered and ate.
i didn't do much of a warm up. it was freezing out and the swim start was quite a distance from the transition area. i jogged to the swim start just because my feet were going numb on the concrete!