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Comments: I started out at almost above my olympic distance pace beforei settled in behind a few others. The first k of the two flew by as we swam with the tide. Before what seemed like no time at all we were at the far turn around and swimming back against the tide and into the rising sun. Both making the going tough. The tide wasn't great but you certainly could tell you were not swimming as fast as you were on the way down.  Transition 1
Comments: A bit slower than usual as i was taking on extra stuff that i wouldn't do in an olympi, ie extra food and spares, so made sure i had everything i needed  Bike
Comments: The hilly section of each lap i carved up, but i really struggled with the flat section. Each time in the flat section my legs were burning and i was really struggling to hold a rhythm, my lower back was killing me and it was really uncomfortable to hold my position on the aerobars. Each time i was hanging out to get back to the hilly section of the course. It was getting quite warm and i was going through most of a bidon of water on each lap. The kids working the bidon exchange were fantastic. They were loving running along side the cyclists and handing off the bidon of water or powerade. What would you do differently?: Try to get more comfortable in the flat sections of the course. Transition 2
Comments: Pretty straight forward, no real dramas.  Run
Comments: i settled into a rhythm and was running quite strongly for me, not being a strong runner. i was estimating early that i might go about 1:45, but the last 6k's were terrible as i slowed to a real slow run, but i was refusing to walk. The last k was good and i picked up the pace again and even past a guy from my age group in the last 300m. The run took me 1:53 for a 4:48 total. Post race
Warm down: A free massage after the race and then sat in the pool at the apartment complex for 20 minutes. Ahhhhh! Last updated: 2005-03-01 12:00 AM
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 2005-03-01 7:51 PM |
Member  49  Currently in Vancouver, Canada |  Subject: Australian Long Course Championships |
| 2005-03-01 9:20 PM in reply to: #124223 |
Veteran 276 manitoba, canada | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships Wow! What a great race. And awesome how you picked it up at the end. Very inspiring!! |
| 2005-03-02 1:05 AM in reply to: #124223 |
Member 49 Currently in Vancouver, Canada | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships It's always amazing how you can find what you need to run the last bit a lot faster than the preceeding parts. Yeah it was a lot of fun. A training partner asked me if i was going to do a local sprint distance race this weekend. I told him it was too short for me now!  |
| 2005-03-02 1:14 AM in reply to: #124223 |
Veteran 158 Brisbane | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships To compete in a race for almost 5 hours is crazy!!! or you really love your sport. Well done, unbelievable effort!! How did you pull up the next day?? |
| 2005-03-02 3:48 AM in reply to: #124223 |
Member 49 Currently in Vancouver, Canada | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships |
| 2005-03-03 3:49 AM in reply to: #124223 |
| Member 32 Wellington | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships Aaron. That was fantastic, what a great effort. Bet you are still walking around now with a huge smile on your face. I am so in awe of your accomplishment. How do you bike so fast and then manage to do a run as well? You are well on the way to your iron man goal - go for it. Enjoy a few well earned beers this week. Cheers. Susan. |
| 2005-03-03 8:37 AM in reply to: #124223 |
Champion 4902  Ottawa, Ontario | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships Aaron, that was an excellent triathlon ... congratulations! I love that 33.55Kmph average on the bike leg; over a distance of 80Km's, that's is pretty darned good, especially as you were having problems on the flats. |
| 2005-03-03 8:42 AM in reply to: #124223 |
| , Alabama | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships |
| 2005-03-03 12:33 PM in reply to: #124223 |
| Member 16 Vancouver, BC | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships Solid job Aaron, way to pound it out till the end!! Nice to see the only thing sub-par were the "Post-Race Activities"... although "beer" and "pool" don't sound too shabby.. Your effort is inspiring!! ROAR!  |
| 2005-03-03 6:53 PM in reply to: #124223 |
Member 49 Currently in Vancouver, Canada | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships Thanks everyone for the feed back. It was a good race and if you are ever in Australia i really recommend it. Hopefully it's not 31C/88F again on race day though. Yes it was a qualifier for Long Corse Worlds, but 21st doesn't make the team, as each country can fireld 18 in each age group, also we have a half ironman series that also counts as qualifiers in Australia. Denmark would be cool though. Actually the Long Course worlds are in Australia in 2006 in my home town of Canberra, so maybe this year people won't want to go. Hmmm Denmark in May??? Maybe if i wasn't going to Canada in August for 15 months. See you all at a race soon. The 2006 summer in North America i'll be there. Let me know some good races to do over that way! Cheers Kestrel (AB) |
| 2005-03-03 8:28 PM in reply to: #124223 |
Member 49 Currently in Vancouver, Canada | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships Actually the Worlds are in August... A round about trip to Canada perhaps??? |
| 2005-03-04 12:14 PM in reply to: #124223 |
Official BT Coach 2210 Englewood, CO | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships Fantastic race. A 2:23 bike and 1:52 RUN, THAT'S PRETTY DAMN FAST! |
| 2005-03-04 5:58 PM in reply to: #125407 |
Member 49 Currently in Vancouver, Canada | Subject: RE: Australian Long Course Championships Thanks. It's not fast compared to the winner of the race Simon Thompson (Australia's number 1 ranked olympic distance triathlete) who did the run in 68 minutes!!! My goal is to get down to where i am running sub 1:40 on the run for 20ks. |
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31C / 88F
Sunny
Overall Rank = 145/425
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 21/52
The usual breakfast, bowl of cereal and crumpet, was quite nervous so couldn't stomach the banana and second crumpet.