tygab
07-28-2008, 05:25 PM
I have a long and maybe boring report at the blog... but here's the abridged version...
I too had a t-storm awaken me at 3 am and at the time it looked dubious to race at all. But the weather held a window just for the race. There's an oly and a sprint, I signed on for the sprint. Got to start with the newbie wave (this group allows newbies in their first year).
My 2nd tri ever, first this year, and first event with men and women. Also first time I got transition times (my first race didn't give t times).
Check point enroute to Oly in about 1 month... training in June was sporadic at best, July was better.
For the positive spin ;) I finished 5th in my age group. Ok, it was only 8 total, but I'm still happy.
Here are my results:
174 of 206 at 1:40 total.
Swim: 13:58, 136 overall, which I find baffling because I breast-stroked half
the time out of fear and anxiety. Imagine if I just put my head down and swam...
T1: 2:54 no gloves, no socks, no drink/food. What else to do to be faster?
Bike: Felt great but takes a while to get my stride after the swim, 47:43, 176 overall. Passed only by a few people, almost all were the Oly elite folk who started after my wave. A little disappointed in the actual time but I should have been riding more so...
t2: 2:00 - cycling shoes latches stuck again, and had a drink. maybe 1:30 minute without these?...
Run: 34:05 for 5k, 186 overall. Felt great also here too. For me this is a good 5k. I have yet to break 30 even on a standalone.... so I'll take it. I had to walk a lot of the 5k in my first race last fall.
Needs to focus on before next race: biking miles. OWS swimming, but need buddies to do this. I should be more confident in my swimming because both races I've swum faster than I thought. somehow figuring out how to eat but not wasting time in transition.
-Tasha
I too had a t-storm awaken me at 3 am and at the time it looked dubious to race at all. But the weather held a window just for the race. There's an oly and a sprint, I signed on for the sprint. Got to start with the newbie wave (this group allows newbies in their first year).
My 2nd tri ever, first this year, and first event with men and women. Also first time I got transition times (my first race didn't give t times).
Check point enroute to Oly in about 1 month... training in June was sporadic at best, July was better.
For the positive spin ;) I finished 5th in my age group. Ok, it was only 8 total, but I'm still happy.
Here are my results:
174 of 206 at 1:40 total.
Swim: 13:58, 136 overall, which I find baffling because I breast-stroked half
the time out of fear and anxiety. Imagine if I just put my head down and swam...
T1: 2:54 no gloves, no socks, no drink/food. What else to do to be faster?
Bike: Felt great but takes a while to get my stride after the swim, 47:43, 176 overall. Passed only by a few people, almost all were the Oly elite folk who started after my wave. A little disappointed in the actual time but I should have been riding more so...
t2: 2:00 - cycling shoes latches stuck again, and had a drink. maybe 1:30 minute without these?...
Run: 34:05 for 5k, 186 overall. Felt great also here too. For me this is a good 5k. I have yet to break 30 even on a standalone.... so I'll take it. I had to walk a lot of the 5k in my first race last fall.
Needs to focus on before next race: biking miles. OWS swimming, but need buddies to do this. I should be more confident in my swimming because both races I've swum faster than I thought. somehow figuring out how to eat but not wasting time in transition.
-Tasha