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New York City Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: Bad swim! OK swim performance, but poor swim strategy that messed everything up... before getting into water, i decided that i would swim to the inside, sacrificing some current for more space and less people around me... bad idea! After approx 200 yards, the entire pack had left me! I swam out to the right side of lane for more current and caught up to back of pack after a short while; swam some of it down there and then cut back over to wall when next wave started to catch up; swallowed much too much water and almost threw up at one point; feet touched bottom a few times towards end of course... disgusting; water last few hundred yards was pitch black... couldn't see hand pass in front of face What would you do differently?: Make better use of current!!! Swim on outside of lane towards center of river and don't worry so much about being run over by everyone else!; more open water swimming practice and more group swimming practice  Transition 1
Comments: Time looks to be about average, maybe on long side; T1 included approx 200 yard run (jog) to transition area barefoot; shirt got very stuck on my back! What would you do differently?: Learn how to get my shirt on without it getting stuck!  Bike
Comments: Was pretty cool to be riding on West Side Highway! Winds felt strong, but maybe was just me!; felt good on the hills; felt good on ride overall Transition 2
Comments: Average; legs were beat after bike!; elastic laces worked well  Run
Comments: Run was not good; felt ok coming off of bike, but legs cramped up horribly going up hills; cramped up to the point that i couldn't walk on Harlem Hill and had to stop and stretch and rest for about a min; someone who saw me and i caught up w later gave me electrolyte pills; not enough water on course, and not where it was published that it would be, likely playing into my cramping!!!! What would you do differently?: I don't know! Leg cramping definitely seemed to be caused by hills and not sure what to do to avoid it... practice more BRicks? Post race
Warm down: Stretching; looking for family; cheering on other racers; massage at massage tent (was ok) What limited your ability to perform faster: Poor swim strategy and leg cramping on runs on hills Last updated: 2006-12-21 12:00 AM
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 2007-07-30 5:20 PM |
New user  1 New York, NY |  Subject: New York City Triathlon |
| 2007-07-30 5:26 PM in reply to: #907333 |
54 | Subject: RE: New York City Triathlon FYI I thought the winds were strong also, especially going uptown. Did you feel a big difference in the current by being closer to the edge? Keba |
| 2007-07-30 5:26 PM in reply to: #907333 |
| 54 | Subject: RE: New York City Triathlon FYI I thought the winds were strong also, especially going uptown. Did you feel a big difference in the current by being closer to the edge? Keba |
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United States
NYC Sports Commission
73F / 23C
Sunny
Overall Rank = /~4300
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 325/404
Woke up at 3:45AM for Rob to pick me up at 4:30AM (altho he showed up about 20 mins early!); packed everything the night before... good; had oatmeal w soy milk and made whole wheat bagel w peanut butter & power bars to go; got to transition by 4:30AM & had plenty of time to set up and claim space; found many former TNT teammates & coaches around; walked to store for water afterwards
After set up closing, walked to swim start; put on contacts; hit bathrooms (crazy lines); found Tutu & Rob's family & Tania... really great to have supporters there!!!; short jog to get blood flowing; power bar about 45 mins before race; energy gel about 15 mins before race; watched other racers for strategy ideas