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Comments: Unfortunately, after the first turn the sun was directly in our eyes -- so the following buoys along that leg of the triangle were basically impossible to see. Just followed everyone else :-P Maybe next year they'll have us go counter-clockwise (meaning left turns, meaning sun's at our back) What would you do differently?: Nothing really...the swim was pretty rough at the get go -- jockeying for position, but around the halfway mark it actually became a decent swim -- one where I could actually stretch out and see what's going on. It was good minus the sun stuff.  Transition 1
Comments: Had a smidgen of difficulty with mounting the bike -- couldn't get my cleat into the pedal...but once I got it in, it was great! What would you do differently?: NO SOCKS.  Bike
Comments: The winds across the bridge got pretty intense, enough to change my pace. And on the way back, I felt a headwind coming towards the transition area....wasn't diggin' that. What would you do differently?: nothing really Transition 2
Comments: First time using the yankz in transition....went alright, just need to ditch the socks next time, they became an issue when I was tossing the shoes on. What would you do differently?: No socks....learn to ride on top of the shoes.  Run
Comments: That hill sucked. Had to walk up it I was so tired...also my calves were killing me. However, I'm pleased with the times that I posted...8:35 per mile? Not too bad, I think. I'm really glad that I sprinted at the finish though -- while showing that I had some left in me, at least I finished hard. What would you do differently?: Nothing really....just for next time I'm going to do more running in preparation. Post race
Warm down: Walked around trying to bring the heart rate down...drank water and had a half of a banana. Also had some Jamba Juice :) Finished with a massage, which hurt because my muscles were so tight :-/ What limited your ability to perform faster: Running training...looks like I could've mustered up a third place finish if I had a better run. Possibly my T2 was a bit long too... Event comments: Really enjoyed the race overall. The swim could've been done a bit better, but overall I enjoyed it. Last updated: 2005-07-18 12:00 AM
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 2005-07-18 2:08 PM |
Member  156   Bellevue, WA/Chicago, IL |  Subject: Seafair Triathlon |
| 2005-07-18 7:02 PM in reply to: #201346 |
Champion 6931   Bellingham, Washington | Subject: RE: Seafair Triathlon Good job, the bike course sounds like the opposite of the Escape From Mercer Island sprint tri. Hopefully you can send out some e-mail to the race directors pointing out the swim into the sunrise. |
| 2005-07-18 11:06 PM in reply to: #201346 |
Expert 623 Issaquah, WA, | Subject: RE: Seafair Triathlon Great race! I think I saw you wandering around before we were ushered into the "staging area". Were you wearing a red drag suit and orange swedes? I had the same problem with the sun! It totally sucked! It really slowed down my swim. I swear the course was long too. I was one of those people walking my bike up Day St. and I walked up that hill on the run course. |
| 2005-07-19 9:51 AM in reply to: #201346 |
Member 156 Bellevue, WA/Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Seafair Triathlon spence - yea, I might...I don't think it'd be terribly hard for them to implement either... harmony - hah, that could've been me at the LAST triathlon! At this one I wore a red desoto tritop and some trishorts...but I did wear swedes -- 'cept they were "smoke" :-p But I know who you're thinking of. I went up to them at my last tri because I was sportin' the drag suit just like they were and everyone else had wetsuits... |
| 2005-07-19 12:16 PM in reply to: #201346 |
| Subject: RE: Seafair Triathlon So were you glad to have a smaller (participant wise) tri under the belt before the larger tri? |
| 2005-07-19 8:50 PM in reply to: #201346 |
Member 156 Bellevue, WA/Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Seafair Triathlon yes and no... I personally thought that the people at the Issaquah one were a bit more hospitable (the people being the athletes) but then again, I didn't go around saying "so, this is my first triathlon what do I do.......?" However, when you say that you were 197th out of 1200, it sounds a lot better than 180th out of 400 :-P but I think it all comes down to just getting out there and doing more of them. Experience is the best teacher. |
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Seafair/Benaroya Research Institute
70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 197/1170
Age Group = 16-19
Age Group Rank = 5/16
Got up, got dressed and drove over to the site. Left the house around 4:50ish because the TA was opening up at 5:15. Arrived, setup my site, ate a clif bar, and just hung around in TA -- guarding the stuff (didn't want anyone to move my stuff around, as the racks were getting crowded)
Nothing really...a bit of stretching, but nothing intense.