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Comments: Was still afraid of sharks, even though they've only been spotted north of us this past week. Water was crystal clear, flat as a pancake, just brisk enough to make you want to go fast...AKA perfect! Actual swim time was much faster than that. Swim was long, probably at least 600 yds (the fastest guys came in over 8 minutes, so it was DEFINITELY long) and the run to transition was ~1/4 mile (up the beach, thru the tunnel, down the path, across the parking lot) to get to the chip pad to mark transition. What would you do differently?: swim faster!  Transition 1
Comments: Wetsuit stuck a little on the hips (UH-OH!). Long, narrow bike rack area. What would you do differently?: Have thinner hips?  Bike
Comments: Bike time also included T2...forgot to click the lap on my watch. I was SOOOO happy with how I did on the bike. Most of it was 21-22 mph...slowed only for the bridge and when actually in the park. Did I mention it was a PERFECT day for a tri? What would you do differently?: Keep working on it! Transition 2
Comments: Very smooth...no problems. All the sand seemed to be off my feet.  Run
Comments: Very happy, but was thirsty. One water stop we passed twice, plenty for a 5K...just thirsty. Post race
Warm down: Light jog down the race path to another friend in her first ever tri and trotted her in. Event comments: Only thing I didn't like was being in the 5th of 5 waves, with a 7 minute span between waves...but it was necessary. The bike course was narrow and they needed a way to try and keep folks more spread out. Once again, my age group was the toughest (40-44). Had I been 39, I'd have placed 2nd in my age group instead of 8th! Last updated: 2005-04-02 12:00 AM
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 2005-04-10 2:56 PM |
 , Alabama |  Subject: FAU Wellness TRiathlon |
| 2005-04-10 3:02 PM in reply to: #140679 |
Master 1741    Boston | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon Yay! You didn't get eaten by sharks. Glad you wore the wetsuit, if only for protection from the sea creatures.  It was a perfect day here for a tri, couldn't have asked for any better. That's crazy how competitive your age group is! 8th still is pretty darn good. See you in a few weeks for St. A! |
| 2005-04-10 3:09 PM in reply to: #140679 |
Extreme Veteran 386 Fort Worth, TX | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon Great race Sharon!! Glad to see the sharks didn't mistake you for a seal :grin: I'd KILL for a bike leg as fast as yours! |
| 2005-04-10 3:17 PM in reply to: #140679 |
Expert 1152 wrightsville beach, North Carolina | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon Defintiely another member of the 'HOSS CHICK NATION'!!!! Great race!! |
| 2005-04-10 4:19 PM in reply to: #140679 |
| Extreme Veteran 380 | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon Hi Sharon, it was nice to see you again. What a beautiful day we had. You had a great race, really nice bike split! And don't worry about the sealife, just do what my daughter does, CLOSE YOUR EYES! If you can't see it, it doesn't exist. See you in St. Pete. |
| 2005-04-10 6:48 PM in reply to: #140679 |
Master 1791 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon Sharon...you kicked some tail girl! Way to crank it! Congrats on a fine race and great finish. |
| 2005-04-10 9:00 PM in reply to: #140679 |
Master 1480 Plant City, FL | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon Awesome race Sharon!! How the heck did you have such a quick T1?? It takes me 10 minutes to get the wetsuit off!! You'll have to share your secret!! |
| 2005-04-10 10:23 PM in reply to: #140679 |
Master 1478 Southwest Chicago 'burbs Bronze member | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon Sharon - it looks to me like you totally nailed both the bike and the run section of this tri, and the swim wasn't too shabby either. And hey - 8th in your AG - well, let's just say that doesn't suck. |
| 2005-04-11 8:14 AM in reply to: #140679 |
Expert 1049 Jacksonville, FL | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon Your hips are fine!! Don't worry about sharks. They will probably go for those either in front, back or on the sides. Just stay in the middle of the pack. |
| 2005-04-11 11:38 AM in reply to: #140679 |
Expert 852 Evergreen, Colorado Bronze member | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon Nice race Sharon!!! Great practice for St. A's Your T1 looks pretty fast to me considering you got the wetsuit stuck!! |
| 2005-04-15 4:21 PM in reply to: #140679 |
Expert 644 Evansville, IN | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon I love it when the add a fourth leg from the water to T1. :-) Looks like a nice solid race with some good times. Way to go. |
| 2005-04-16 10:08 AM in reply to: #140679 |
Extreme Veteran 439 Germantown, MD | Subject: RE: FAU Wellness TRiathlon One Q: Did you take your wetsuit off in the transition area or immediately after exiting the water? In cases where there is a long run from the swim exit to the transition area, some people take the wetsuit off immediately upon exiting the water. That way it is still pretty wet and removes easily. By the time you got to the trans. area it may have dried off, making removal difficult. BTW, great job on the bike leg! |
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Overall Rank = 19/172
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 8/34
Long walk to transition from parking area. Still deciding if wetsuit or not. Water is wetsuit legal, but not too bad, but I need the practice of getting that thing off quickly in transition...
Light jogging, stretching. Still deciding on the wetsuit...I HATE practicing things in a race.