Silver Lake Triathlon
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Silver Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Made it about 50 yards freestyling and managed to take an upper cut (think her heel hit me spot on) to the jaw from someone who came from the right. Saw stars and immediately flipped over on my back to gather myself. I checked my teeth first, good, nothing loose and no bleeding. I was a little dizzy and didn't feel comfortable going back to freestyle. What should I do? Quit, float for awhile, hang on a kayak? First reaction, laugh at both myself and the absurdity of the situation--what the heck am I doing out here anyway? I am not a swimmer. Hmmmmm.....how about some backstroking to at least move. Never practice the backstroke but what the heck. I was actually moving very well albeit very crooked. Sighting was pretty challenging! I heard a lot of, "Hey, orange cap, go to your right/left", that made me laugh. What would you do differently?: Duh, not take an uppercut to the jaw. Violated one of the sacred rules of triathlon--nothing new on race day. New wetsuit, never worn before. The bulk of the thick neoprine is in the legs and hips hence a much lower head position in the water which may have contributed to me not seeing the woman that kicked me. Oh, being Captain Obvious, way more OWS practice with the wetsuit on. Transition 1
Comments: Wetsuit got stuck on my right heel. Couldn't get it off so I sat down. Pulled and pulled and it finally came off. Whew--felt like trying to get Gumby off of my leg. Top came off fast and the left leg came off fast, as Meatloaf sang--two out of three ain't bad. What would you do differently?: The wetsuit problem probably cost me at least two minutes. The rest of the transition was pretty quick compared to my first triathlon. Bike
Comments: The first half of the bike was too slow. I should have been able to average over 18 mph or more on this course--no excuses. The snot and spit were flyin' on the second half of the ride. Head down, pound the pedals, and start picking off other riders. Passed a boat load of women. MPH fell between 18.4 and 23.8. The moms on mountain bikes didn't have a chance. I derived great pleasure from passing two women on Trek Madone road bikes. I wanted to yell, "steely passing on your left", but held myself in check! What would you do differently?: Push it much harder the first half. Still trying to get my bearings and eased into the ride for way too long. Transition 2
Comments: Came back to the rack only to find that my spot on the rack was overtaken by a mountain bike on the other side. Nowhere to rack my bike. So, I had to move the road bike next to me down far enough to make room for the mountain bike on the other side of the rack and then rack my bike. Definitely lost some time there. Did fine with the rest of transition other than having to tie my shoes. What would you do differently?: Get some speed laces so shoe tying doesn't take so long. Find a pair of socks that can be worn for both the bike and the run. Run
Comments: The goal was to run the whole distance, no walking. Check. The suffer fest wasn't quite as bad as I had anticipated. The piriformis was still none too happy with me after this run. What would you do differently?: Not be injured? Post race
Warm down: Walked around, stretched a little. Feasted on sub sandwiches and bananas. Drank 20 ounces of Cytomax. What limited your ability to perform faster: Inexperience, lack of run training, knowing when to push it harder, and getting transitions down. Could have easily cut off over 4 minutes in transition time alone. OWS skills need a lot of work. Event comments: First year for this race--you would never know it. The RD deserves much praise, nothing to complain about other than no mile markers on the bike or run. Enthusiastic volunteers of all ages--grandparents, kids, etc.--some of them in the middle of nowhere all by themselves still cheering us on. Nice fruit, great sub sandwiches, bagels, peanut butter, water, and soda. Last updated: 2007-08-26 12:00 AM
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United States
60F / 16C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 176/227
Age Group = W40-49
Age Group Rank = 22/30
Luna Bar
2 Bananas
1/2 cup of coffee
15 ounces of Cytomax
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