Ft. Collins Triathlon
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Ft. Collins Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Felt like a pretty good swim, but I should have passed that dude earlier. Hindsight is always 20/20 though. What would you do differently?: Not drafted off of the guy ahead of me for so long and passed him earlier. Transition 1
Comments: Good transition. I'll have to get some ideas from others to make this much faster. What would you do differently?: Nothing Bike
Comments: Felt great on the bike and even caught a guy (#60) who started 1:20 ahead of me. Caught him around mile 3 or 4 and we passed and re-passed eachother several times until the 3rd lap when I dropped him heading up one of the small hills. Settled back down into the aerobars and tried to conserve energy for the run. I was feeling good and just starting to rehearse my transition and subsequent run in my mind when I felt my front tire go flat about 1.5 miles from the bike-run transition. I briefly considered riding it the rest of the way but decided against it. As the obscenities flew from my mouth, I knew my race was effectively over. I changed the tire as quickly as I could and I suspect it took me 5 minutes easy. (My tire changing skills are less than professional). I heard Jen (Numberswoman) say something as she went by, but I only heard her voice. At the time, I was secretly thankful that someone could vouch that I had a flat and not just a really poor bike ride. Once back on the bike I hammered it as hard as I could to make up time (more on that later). What would you do differently?: Double checked and probably replaced the rim tape on my front wheel. I think the rim tape has slid off to expose the interior of the spoke and that is probably what caused my flat (might have even contributed to my crash earlier this week). Transition 2
Comments: Was slow getting my running shoes on. What would you do differently?: Get some Yankz! or something else to help me speed up putting my shoes on. Run
Comments: My run was a whole lot slower than what it should have been. I should have at least been able to hold a 7 minute pace, especially since this was a short course. What would you do differently?: Not hammered the the bike after my flat. Gotta learn some discipline/self control there. Post race
Warm down: Walked around a bit and even briefly though I might puke although I think the nausious (sp?) feeling was a result of my disppaointment in my overall time. What limited your ability to perform faster: Flatting on the bike. Pushing too hard on the bike trying to make up time. I think I might have been better served making up time on the run Event comments: Although I was disappointed w/ my race, I still had a good time. Seeing Adam (TriGreenie) win our age group was fantastic and hanging out w/ all the other BTers (blackbud, numberswoman, luv2ride, himself, my wife and Mrs. Trigreenie) was great. The Colorado BTers are a great bunch and I can't wait for next season so we can begin taking over the whole Male 30-34 age group :) Last updated: 2005-09-13 12:00 AM
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United States
Ft. Collins Club
70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 94/258
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/19
Woke up at 4:45 and ate a cliff bar, a banana and some gatorade. Things got a little hectic and before I realized that I should have probably eaten a little more, it was race time.
Met the BT crew at the parking lot and transition area. The first big disappointment of the day came when I found out when I spoke to Ryan (himself) and he told me that he injured his back the night before and was going to be unable to race. He was the one guy that I really wanted to beat. Even more than that though, I knew he was race-ready and seeing the benefits of all his hard training was something that I know he was looking forward to.
Took a short ride on the bike to make sure it was in good working order and then swam 100 yds to get the blood flowing. This was the first workout I'd been able to get since my bike crash and I felt pretty stiff.