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Comments: I started slow, at the end of the pack. I quickly caught up and started to pass people. My stupid googles really fogged up and could not see where I was going. I was off course a couple of times and it really hurted my time.. I could not draft at all... everybody was either going too fast or too slow... could not find someone to draft at a comfortable pace.... What would you do differently?: Get antifog googles.... definitly... and start harder... I think that the conservative start was way way way too slow. I know I could have done this faster...  Transition 1
Comments: The transition area was way off the end of the swim. I say it took me around 1 1/2 minuts to get there... What would you do differently?: make a faster transition.. but I think I did ok once I reached the transition area..  Bike
Comments: I had the beginnings of a cramp on my right calf in the bike. I realize that I was sweating a lot and needed some glucose and electrolite replenishement. did i mention they said they were going to have gatorade, water and gels in every water station... well they did not.. I am glad I brought my own, i took a gel and a salt tablet and I think that did it. My cramping sensation just went away and I just kept on grinding. What would you do differently?: get my cyclocomputer installed so i know how fast I am going and how hard I need to work. Transition 2
Comments: I had a good second transition. My rack was empty so i had all the room in the world to get ready.... What would you do differently?: Not much...  Run
Comments: I started slow trying to recoup from the bike. In about 5 mins into the run i settled into a comfortable pace... it was ok and I passed people... only two people passed me in the run which made me feel good aobut my pace. What would you do differently?: not much.... I think i needed to run faster. In fact I would have been able to crank it up a litte... but some reason the conservative me did not allow the risk-take me to do just that. Post race
Warm down: Got to the finish line and ate some goddies there. I drank all the gatorade that I was supposed to drink during the run and then I just stayed at the end and cheered for the finisherss for a while. Load up my bike and left... I was by myself there... My wife was not there so I had no one to hang out with and the results were not going to be posted until later in the day... thus... i left.. What limited your ability to perform faster: Two things... I should have swam faster and run faster... i know I could have done those things... next time I will try to do better Event comments: I think that the poeple organizing the triathlon need to do a better job in recruiting and organizing volunteers. Moody Gardens is a beautiful place and I think this event would be a great success.. but organization and some sense of direction would be the best thing to improve upon. Now... I wonder when the results are going to be posted.... well not soon enough i believe. Last updated: 2005-04-04 12:00 AM
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 2005-04-04 11:03 AM |
Expert  916   San mateo California |  Subject: International Galveston Triathlon |
| 2005-04-04 9:19 PM in reply to: #137706 |
Veteran 155 Houston, TX | Subject: RE: International Galveston Triathlon Your times look pretty darn good. Too bad the organization of the event didn't match the beautiful weather this weekend. With the exception of the wind of course.  I did the sprint on Saturday and cut my foot as well. It looks like it's going to take a week or so to heel. In any case, Good Job! Brittain |
| 2005-04-06 5:12 PM in reply to: #137706 |
Expert 615 Littleton, CO | Subject: RE: International Galveston Triathlon Congratulations on third place! What age group are you in? I read your whole report with my mouth open - what a mess!!! I admire your composure and your speed - GREAT JOB!! |
| 2005-04-08 3:45 PM in reply to: #137706 |
Master 2233 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: International Galveston Triathlon |
| 2005-04-11 5:02 PM in reply to: #137706 |
Expert 916 San mateo California | Subject: RE: International Galveston Triathlon |
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Got up early.... made myself a cup of coffe and ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Ate a poptar and half of a powerbar. Drove to moody gardens, which is a beautiful place, and found that there was not place for me to place my bike. everythin was packed, and of corse there were too many people that take too much space... So i decided to push someone over and made myself a little room closer to the exit for the run. Laid my things over and made a mental check of the things i needed and where I was supposed to leave them.
I ran a couple of minutes and then came back and put my wet-suit on. Streched and warmed up my arms. i started to talk to people around and they were telling me of the disorganization of the day before... I thought to myself... ooho ohoo... this does not sound good. I am bad with directions and i will definitly someone to guide me at everycorner.
made my way to the beach which happens to be like... far a way from transition.... and watched the halfiron peple get under way. The organizeres were telling us.. right thre that the bike course had been changed and that there will be aid stations with energy gels, water and gatorade at every mile in the run and a couple in the bike course... I thought to myself, if they are giving powergels, I should not be carrying my powergel puch and use theirs... What a thought!!