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Swim
Comments: I wasn’t too concerned about this swim as this is usually one of my stronger legs, however this swim was a bit elusive. This was my first non-lake swim of the year. I started next to the buoy and headed for the 2nd one and was fairly straight. I decided to kick as little as possible to save my legs for the bike. After the 2nd buoy I couldn’t see the next one due to the sun and checked every few strokes, but couldn’t find it so I just followed the crowd. By the time I figured out where the buoy was I was pretty far off course. I tried to work my way back, but it seemed like I kept getting lost and I couldn’t seem to swim straight (not a problem in lakes). I eventually found the turn and had the same problem on the return. I thought without the sun in my eyes it would be better, but I still seemed to swim way off course and had to keep correcting. What would you do differently?: Do a better job sighting the course ahead of time and use breakstroke if I don't see the buoy after 2 looks. Use my shaded goggles if it is sunny. Transition 1
Bike
Comments: Man… that’s a long way to ride. This was only the 2nd time I have ridden over 42 miles. Two weeks before the race I did a 62 mile ride (supposed to be 58, but I made a wrong turn). It was much easier in my bike shorts as compared to my tri shorts and a couple ten minute rests would have been nice. I wasn’t sure what to eat on a ride like this, but luckily my new Triathlon Bible arrived at my doorstep as I was walking out the door to head to the race on Saturday. My wife, Lynn, was nice enough to find the nutrition section while we drove and we figured out how often I should probably eat and how much. I chose to eat gu gel and hammergel every 45 minutes, had an endorolyte every hour (until I ran out) (p.s. – Greg, thanks for the tip on the pouch for the tablets), and drank as much as I could stomach. On the first pitstop I got a replacement Gatorade and as I was putting it in my slot on my bike I dropped it. So much for the extra liquid (luckily I made it to the next stop before I needed it). I proceeded to drop the next 2 Gatorades that I tried to grab, but finally got the hang of it (maybe slowing down a little would have helped). The ride was long and windy, but I felt better than I thought I would. The last 20 miles was tough and I stood up fairly regularly to stretch my legs. What would you do differently?: Maybe focus a little harder on staying in an aero position when I'm crouched. Make sure I have enough endorlytes. Slow down slightly when I pickup drinks. Continue to make sure I eat before I'm hungry. It was good to set my watch timer to alarm when I should eat. Transition 2
Run
Comments: Ughh… When I started the run I had no idea how I would finish. The most I had ever run was 12 miles less (less than a week before the race). I ran frequently in training, but I haven’t done the long runs and I wanted a little confidence before the race. I wouldn’t recommend running so far this close to a race. Luckily, my leg cramps subsided the day before the race. As I was about a half mile into the race, I decided my goal would be to not walk on the run. I never walked on a run before, so figured it was a good goal (granted I never ran a race longer than 9 miles). I figured I could slow down a lot, but I wanted to try not to walk. I made it through the first water station (Mile 1) still jogging and sipping some water (felt awful). Well before the 2nd water station (maybe Mile 3) I realized I wouldn’t make my goal and walked through the station. For the rest of the run I focused on making it to the next mile marker or water station (walked through every one). Luckily, the mile markers seemed to be spaced between the stations, so it gave me something to shoot for. Each water station consisted of 2 cups of water (one to drink and one to pour on my head) and 3 saltines which I would like the salt from (since I lost my endurolytes I was afraid I would start to cramp, but luckily I didn’t). I kept thinking… why couldn’t a marathon be 24 miles, so a half would only be 12 miles. I met lots of nice people along the way and plugged along as best I could. I was timing my miles and was happy when I figured out that the mile markers weren’t set properly. I was concerned when my 1st mile took 10.5 minutes (goal pace was 9 min/mile), but when I ran a 5:50 min mile on Mile 6 I knew the markers were off since my pace hadn’t changed. What would you do differently?: Put ice down my shirt and maybe chew on ice to cool down. Bring more endorolytes so I didn't have to waste time licking the saltines. The visor was key. Post race
Warm down: I walked around for 2 hours before I sat down. What limited your ability to perform faster: Heat, training Last updated: 2005-06-16 12:00 AM
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2005-06-17 7:48 AM in reply to: #176489 |
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United States
74F / 23C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 250/1390
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 45/207
Didn't get enough sleep. Drank water before the race instead of gatorade which I think helped. Had endorolytes, but I needed more, stored them in a pouch.
Stretched a little. Jogged about 100 feet. Swam a few strokes in the water before the race.