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Comments: sighting into the sun still sucks, followed the mob though and did alright, a nice swim, relaxed What would you do differently?: swim harder I s'pose  Transition 1
Comments: funny fog-film over my eyes when I exited water, kept blinking to make it go away, could have just been from looking into the sun over and over + orange goggle lenses, was weird though What would you do differently?: move faster  Bike
Comments: Olde Stage kicked my butt, not necessarily physically but mentally...I had a panic attack and had to stop & recover, then later dry heaving, ended up walking the last 1/3 mile or so (I was NOT alone in this though) can I just say that eventually all the 'on your lefts' got a little old, 'cause really where else was anyone going to pass me? [sic] I got really used to it and eventually resigned myself to my training pace...sigh. I'll go out there one of these days soon enough to try it on again though, maybe I'll perform without the pressure of so many people doing better than me. ate half a clif builder bar, alternated clif cherry blox with margarita blocks, pounded water What would you do differently?: more practice climbing hills Transition 2
Comments: not much to report here, little tough time getting shoe on, then forgot to tighten lace, then realized forgot race number & went back to get it (dumb) What would you do differently?: move faster  Run
Comments: wore the floppy camp hat, looks silly but I need the shade alternated clif cherry & margarita blocks every 20' or so first 2 miles got into rythm, then panic attack felt like a fish gasping for air...battled brutal inner demons walking mile 2 to 3, entailing crying & throat constrictive breathing...then a weight lifted, I looked up instead of at the ground, started a good pace at mile 3, picked up a buddy shortly after and we finished in strong style. What would you do differently?: not walk at all, I'm hoping this is the last I'll see of the throat constriction panicky attacks, I'm really tired of it. run was below average according to training, I'm marking it average though 'cause it's an improvement over my last races. Post race
Warm down: walking around, cold towel on head LOVELY, stretching in the grass with other athletes, breathing where was the massage tent? What limited your ability to perform faster: nerves. I know if I can beat this nervous panicky thing & relax, have FUN, then I will be able to push myself harder get some better pace. Event comments: Don't know how the race will look next year since M-Dot has taken over, I guess we'll all have to see about it. A good race, SO much better than the sprint. And (although I'll have to look this up) I beat my previous Olympic time by 40 minutes. Last updated: 2008-12-10 12:00 AM
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 2009-07-12 6:22 PM |
Expert  1070   Denver Area |  Subject: Boulder Peak Triathlon |
| 2009-07-12 6:58 PM in reply to: #2279622 |
Pro 4528  Norwalk, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon |
| 2009-07-13 11:57 AM in reply to: #2279622 |
Master 4101 Denver | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon Wow, even with all the challenges you had, seeing it thru and STILL taking 40' off your previous best time is HUGE!! Congrats! |
| 2009-07-13 12:09 PM in reply to: #2279622 |
Master 1651 Breckenridge, CO | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon Great job Ada. Knocking off 40 minutes is HUGE! That's what matters. Forget about the people passing you. No matter who you are there will always be people much faster. That hill is brutal especially because the lead in to it is slightly uphill for miles. I know I was surprised by how hard it was for me last year. |
| 2009-07-13 12:53 PM in reply to: #2279622 |
Pro 4277 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon Great job taking 40-minute off of you previous olympic time...that's awesome! I think we all get nervous before these things...I know I do. For me the key is to start out telling myself this no more than a training event at a hard effort. Seems soon after the start I get get rid of the nerves and just focus on what I need to be doing. And don't think twice about people passing you...just do your thing. |
| 2009-07-13 1:52 PM in reply to: #2279622 |
Elite 3471 Evergreen, CO | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon Nice job Ada -- way to hang in there!!! |
| 2009-07-13 4:54 PM in reply to: #2281699 |
| 175 | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon Yay good job!! |
| 2009-07-13 9:36 PM in reply to: #2279622 |
Master 1402 Highlands Ranch | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon |
| 2009-07-14 9:04 AM in reply to: #2279622 |
| , North Carolina | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon Wow! You worked through some challenges and finished that thing in style. Now rest up cuz you got another one just around the corner! |
| 2009-07-15 11:22 PM in reply to: #2279622 |
| Colorado | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon Nice job Ada! (Sorry it took me so long to get here--on vacation and had to pay for internet at hotel) Knocking 40 minutes off is tough!!! Awesome job!!!!! |
| 2009-07-16 9:42 AM in reply to: #2279622 |
Extreme Veteran 362 Security, CO Bronze member | Subject: RE: Boulder Peak Triathlon Great Job! An improvement of 40 minutes is no small feat. Sounds like you are on the right track. Dean |
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Overall Rank = 499W/551W
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 114/121
4am wake up, quiet sitting few minutes breathing aka meditation, eat yogurt + nature valley granola, hydrate, grab bag into car, load bike stop to get gas
in transition ate a small apple, half banana, half homemade cookie bar, water
virtually none, some flexing warm, some swim about, otherwise just working on relaxing