Cooper Sprint Triathlon
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Cooper Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon
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Comments: I felt great in the swim (despite the fact that I hate pool swims). I was caught almost immediately by a teenager that started behind me (he was in line with his dad, so I think he should have started way before us). He was the only person that passed me. I caught 5 other people during the swim (drafted off of the last person I caught for the final lap). I figured that meant I was having a really fast swim, but after looking at my time I guess I was just the only one that realistically projected my swim time. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Transition 1
Comments: T1 frustrated me. I had the best transition spot of all, about 20 feet from bike in/out. I was making great time, but then my shirt (compression top) wouldn't go on over my wet body. Spent about 30 seconds jacking with it. Wasted time. What would you do differently?: Take a little time to dry my body. Bike
Comments: Despite my lack of speed on the bike, this was my fastest bike split in a long time. I felt really good. It was a really fast course. I was thrilled with being able to stay above 18 mph. What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 2
Comments: The only thing that aggravated me about T2 was that there was race staff standing directly in front of my rack. I unsnapped my helmet as I running with my bike and trying to get around him and he yelled "hey, keep that on, you can't do that yet." Yes, I can . . . check the rules, man. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Run
Comments: Another slow run, but that is just due to the weight I am carrying and my lack of running lately. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Post race
Warm down: Walked around for 40 minutes and waited for my friend to finish. We grabbed breakfast after that was provided by the race. Event comments: Great race. I hope to do it again in the future. Last updated: 2014-07-23 12:00 AM
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2014-07-23 8:40 AM |
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United States
Cooper Fitness Center at Craig Ranch
73F / 23C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 185/369
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 26/36
Up at 4:30, coffee, out the door at 5:20 with my friend (his first tri).
We set up our transition, walked around for a bit, at a banana with PB, then stretched and waited for the race to start. It was a pool swim, and they started late, so there was a lot of standing around. We were all put in corrals in the grass behind the pool based on projected swim times.