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Edinboro Triathlon - Sprint Course - Triathlon
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Comments: the first half was good, getting to the boat was good, passed some swimmers and tried to be courteous with hitting people. But the Turn around the boat bunched people up way to long. Could not get back into a rhythm. Guy couldn't swim straight behind me and kept running into me. So I ended up side stroke for about 200 meters. What would you do differently?: Got my wetsuit one week before the race (backordered for 3 weeks). I would have done more open water swims. But I think all was good if I could have just stayed out of traffic a little more. Otherwise it was good. But I'm not a good swimmer, started swimming in November. (couldn't swim 100m without rest)  Transition 1
Comments: Having only taken off my wetsuit one time, it was not hard. I can't stand my feet being sandy and grassy, so I had to get them cleaned off. Wet didn't bother. Did get a drink but didn't carry one on my bike. Forgot to grab a bite of energy bar. What would you do differently?: Bigger towel to wipe feet off with, and had a plan where to throw my wetsuit.  Bike
Comments: Bike was good, passed a lot of racers, and didn't get passed once. Missed a shift on an uphill, but recovered pretty good. What would you do differently?: Being a short race, I should have gotten out of the saddle a little more on some of the uphills to gain some momentum. Eaten something small before getting on the bike. A little extra energy would have helped. Transition 2
Comments: Pretty good transition, but forgot to drink and take a bite of energy bar. What would you do differently?: Gotten a drink in transition, and bite of bar, but went pretty well.  Run
Comments: Would have liked a flatter course, but it was ok What would you do differently?: Drank in transition, and tried to maintain a little faster pace in the first 1/2 mile, but steep hill was a killer at about the 1/3 mile. Post race
Warm down: Family at the finish, took about 5 minutes for heart rate to go from 170 to 115 after finish. Ate Banana and water, and protein bar. What limited your ability to perform faster: First timer - got to swim better, and run faster Event comments: It's a good race for a beginner. Pretty Cheap (value) for a first race. Too expensive to do one of those Sanctioned races for your first one. But I will do one next year. Water clarity was bad, could see bubbles and feet at 2 ft and less. Last updated: 2013-06-03 12:00 AM
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Edinboro Triathlon
70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 75/131
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 10/12
First time setting up for transitions - Cooler (to sit on, and drink)
Nothing special, relax and walk back and forth from parking to transition