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Comments: This was billed as a 1/4 mile swim, but it was definitely longer than that. My time was 14:33, and my last 1/4 mile swim in a tri was 7:28. It was an ocean swim and there was a little wind and the waves were maybe 6 inches in height. That doesn't add up to an additional 7 minutes, though. I hadn't trained to swim for this long, and I think it caught up to me later on the run. What would you do differently?: Do more swim training. I'm doing an olympic at the end of August, so I'll be spending more time in the pool.  Transition 1
Comments: There was close to a 1/4 mile run from the water to the transition area, part of it through sand. Other than the longer run, transition was ok.  Bike
Comments: Felt great on the bike. A little tired at the start due to the longer than expected swim. First part of the bike had a headwind with speeds around 22-23. There was a tailwind on the return with speeds around 25-26. Passed about 12-15 people and didn't get passed by anyone. What would you do differently?: I drank a bottle of gatorade, but looking back I probably should have taken another bottle to drink. Transition 2
Comments: Rack was a bit messed up when I got back to transition - asked a volunteer to try fixing it as I left. Somehow my Garmin 305 got knocked off to the side and it took me 10 seconds to find it. Could have probably been a little faster overall.  Run
Comments: The run absolutely killed me in this race. I started out around a 7 min pace, but about half a mile in I started to get a real bad cramp. This was the first cramp I had gotten in over a year, either in training or in racing. Maybe it was the temp and humidity (85 degrees and nearly 100% humidity) or not taking in enough liquid on the bike, or the longer than expected swim. Either way, I stunk it up big time. I have run this course in about 21:30, and I went 7 minutes slower. I was hoping to run at a 6:30 pace, but averaged 8:17. Even running 25 minutes would have put me in 13th place overall instead of 32nd. I was so pissed after the run - why a cramp? What would you do differently?: I'm honestly not sure what brought to cramp on. I guess I just need to put more training time in in the heat. Due to work, other than on weekends, I can't put training time in during the hotter part of the day. I think getting my body accustomed to heat during training would have helped out. Post race
Warm down: Walked around and drank a bit and ate some food. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not really sure - I was well hydrated before the race and even after the race. I think I need to swim more, as I was planning on a 7-8 minute swim - not a 14:33 swim. Those extra 7 minutes could have fatigued me. Event comments: The food after the race was pretty poor - rice krispies treats and coke? Where were the bagels? Overall, it was a well run race. I'm glad that I beat Scott Brown and Jenny Thompson, who were competing in the race as honorees. Last updated: 2010-03-22 12:00 AM
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 2010-07-11 7:55 AM |
Master  1770     Bedford, MA |  Subject: Nantucket Triathlon |
| 2010-07-11 4:10 PM in reply to: #2973248 |
Champion 7704  Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Nantucket Triathlon Didn't know they had a tri on nantucket how cool!!! Sorry you are unhappy. I'd kill for that run pace. Its all relative. |
| 2010-07-11 4:47 PM in reply to: #2973248 |
Master 1770 Bedford, MA | Subject: RE: Nantucket Triathlon Yeah - this was the second year. Last year there were around 350 people and this year there were nearly 700, and it sold out. The race director is the son of some neighbors on the island. It was a very well run and cool to have two senators and an olympic champion there to kick off the race. |
| 2010-07-11 5:26 PM in reply to: #2973248 |
Pro 4482 NJ | Subject: RE: Nantucket Triathlon Great job out there. The conditions were tough and no way was that a 1/4 mile swim. I was quite a bit further back than you (as in lifetime BOP) and the bike jammed up in spectacular fashion. An out and back bike on narrow roads, partially shared with the run, and open to to traffic made things interesting. I had to unclip twice. Great job under less than ideal conditions. That said, I thought it was really well run overall and enjoyed the afternoon. |
| 2010-07-11 5:27 PM in reply to: #2973248 |
Pro 4482 NJ | Subject: RE: Nantucket Triathlon Great job out there. The conditions were tough and no way was that a 1/4 mile swim. I was quite a bit further back than you (as in lifetime BOP) and the bike jammed up in spectacular fashion. An out and back bike on narrow roads, partially shared with the run, and open to to traffic made things interesting. I had to unclip twice. Great job under less than ideal conditions. That said, I thought it was really well run overall and enjoyed the afternoon. |
| 2010-07-11 7:30 PM in reply to: #2973248 |
| Member 47 | Subject: RE: Nantucket Triathlon Very happy to know there's a tri on ACK. Will definitely participate next year. Thanks for posting. |
| 2010-07-12 6:35 AM in reply to: #2973248 |
| 6 | Subject: RE: Nantucket Triathlon Thank you everyone who participated in the event. Yes the swim was longer than .25. We made a race day decision, based on the water level, to add .10 to the swim course. As always, the swim portion will be challenging because there is some distance between swim exit and the TA. As for traffic, we worked hard to get the Town to allow road closures for the race but this was rejected. We are hopeful that due to the traffic and congestion issues that arose this year, they will consider it for next year. Post race food is an issue due to licensing issues with the concessionaire at Jetties. We are working on it, but it has not been as easy as one would think and we are limited in what we can do about it. We have found the run to be deceptively difficult despite the mostly flat course. The heat and humidity was also a challenge. If you competed this year, please please please participate in our post-race survey which should go out in the next week or so. We are committed to constantly improving the event. Jamie Ranney Race Director Nantucket Triathlon www.acktri.com |
| 2010-07-12 8:00 AM in reply to: #2973248 |
| 1 | Subject: RE: Nantucket Triathlon The swim seemed considerably longer than 1/4 mile. I had been doing that amount in about 12 minutes in training and I came out at almost 19 minutes. I was dying coming out of the water. Frank |
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Overall Rank = 31/672
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/39
Regular breakfast, but race start of noon threw me off a bit in terms of taking in food. Had an apple and cliff bar around 10:00 and some cliff bites around 11:00. Lots of gatorade and water during 24 hours prior to race - very well hydrated.
Short run and then bike to course (1 mile)