Fall Frenzy Triathlon
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Fall Frenzy Triathlon - TriathlonSprint
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Swim
Comments: Found 4 other people with the same projected times. One lady behind me kept touching my toes, so I let her pass me. Otherwise a good swim for me. I got out of the pool at 8.11. I struggled through the final 100 with my breathing. My heart rate shot up after the first 100 and stayed there until I finished the race. What would you do differently?: I just need to keep swimming. I shaved close to 2m off of last year's time. Without some serious personal coaching, I think I've reached my limit in terms of improvement. Transition 1
Comments: Long run from the pool to T1. I didn't go all out in either transition, so I lost a little time here. Bike
Comments: I didn't feel strong at all on this bike. I struggled up the hills, and did more resting on the downhills where I should have been hammering it. I managed to shave about 15" off of last years time. Transition 2
Comments: nothing special. Again, I could have rushed it a little more and saved a few seconds. Run
Comments: The first mile was a struggle. I wanted to stop. I could feel my heart pounding, and tried to lower it by slowing down a little. At the turnaround, I picked up the pace, and pushed it all the way to the finish. Not my best, still working on that. I took off about a minute from last year. Post race
Warm down: I met my wife and kids at the finish. Talked to some BT'ers and waited for the results. My first podium, as I took 3rd in my age group. What limited your ability to perform faster: Total time on my watch was 1:09.15 (roughly 2' better than last year), good for 3rd in my age group. It helped to have a guy in the 35-39 get top 3 overall. The race stats list me as 5th, but the 4th place guy is missing his T1 time, so I should be ahead of him. I've been in a funk since the 5430 Long Course. I've trained but with no purpose, and my eating habits have sucked big time. I raced 4-5lbs heavier than the HIM. Plus, I think I am coming down with my kid's cold. So, I guess I can't complain with today's race. But that all changes tomorrow, as I start a 9 week program to get ready for the Silverman HIM and I may throw in the Denver Half marathon as a warm-up, so to speak. Last updated: 2007-05-30 12:00 AM
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Fall Frenzy Triathlon
70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 23/535
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 4/56
My wave wasn't supposed to start until 10:45, so Ken and I got to the race site at 9:00am. People were leaving transition with their stuff while we were setting up. Found a spot close to the bike in/out.
Ran around the parking lot for a few minutes, but nothing special here. I didn't bring my HRM for this race. I figured it's going to be near LT for the whole race, so I didn't bother wearing it. And it was........