Ameliaman Sprint Triathlon
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Ameliaman Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Swim
Comments: While I would have preferred to have a full tri, I was happy it was bad enough to cancel. I was concerned it would just be bad, yet acceptable and rather tough for me, and that might be a bit much. Transition 1
Bike
Comments: Loved the TT start on the bike. Lots of people to pass. Started hard and kept it going. Some early parts I just stayed left as I passed multiple people. I managed to make it over 13 miles before someone on a tri bike passed me, and only got passed by a total of 3 riders, all on tri bikes. What would you do differently?: Just keep working on the speed. I'm doing well and getting faster. Transition 2
Comments: A little slow due to wet feet and changing socks. What would you do differently?: Get socks out of the ziplock. It kept them dry though. Run
Comments: Started of a bit fast, and brought it back on my run pace. Tried to get a drink on the way back and that didn't work well. Started coughing after choking on the water a little. What would you do differently?: Run more and skip drinking on the run. I'm getting faster, but 8:23 min/mile won't cut it. There isn't enough bike distance to make up for my running. Post race
Warm down: Walked around, drank water, grabbed a little to eat. Felt fine. Checked times, found I was 5th, even with no swim (I just lose time on the swim). What limited your ability to perform faster: Need more running. Biking will help more too, but that's pretty good for only 2 1/2 months of biking. Event comments: Race was really well done. The police and volunteers did a fantastic job. I only had an issue at one round-about, and there was nothing the police could have done about it, that driver was just a pain driving so far right through the round-about we made a right turn in on the way back. I liked the call the RD had to make on the swim portion. The TT bike start was fun. Looked at last year's results and adding in my slow swim and a T1 and I may have been 1st or 2nd, so I'm happy with my speed. Faster people showed up this year, and I've only been biking again for 2.5 months and really working on my running for not much longer. With that in mind I'm happy. Last updated: 2012-10-02 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 34/108
Age Group = M45-59
Age Group Rank = 5/8
Couple of pop-tarts, juice, then Dr Pepper; want that GI tract empty. Got the bike over Sun morning, started setting up and got rained on. Should have put everything in one of the garbage bags I had in my backpack.
A little light running.