Ridgefield Tri (Sprint) - Ridgefield, CT
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bajapat posted 1 year ago.
Excellent job.. don't beat your self up about the run it was all fricking up hill. I did it in 52 min's but you know what we are all triatheltes now... good luck on your next one..
patrick
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tri-ac posted 1 year ago.
it's common to be a little dizzy after swimming...the blood is just resettling around your body again after being horizontal for 17 minutes. the solution experienced folks tell me is to kick a bunch before coming out of the water so that more blood flows to the legs before you try to stand up
and congrats on your first completed tri!
Adam
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Tikal Dog posted 1 year ago.
Believe it or not....... no matter how step a hill in any race I do.... my highest HR during any race is always in T1. Funny isn´t it??
It´s normal I think to feel a bit dizzy after the swim.
As for the aereo bars...... you´ll have to practice more. And maybe check out the way you are using them. After a while I learned I wasn´t positioning my arms correctly or at least not correctly for my own comfort.
Every tri you do is a chance to learn something new....and a chance to mess up in something else. You´ll see.
The important thing is: now you are officially a Triathlete. Congratulations.
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RedBaron1 posted 1 year ago.
Thanks a lot for the feed back everyone.
Baja- I know that was a hilly course but it shouldnt take me longer than 30 min to run 3.3, even if I'm exhausted. I'm not beating myself up, I just know what I can do. Thanks for the encouragement though! If you finished before me, you might have noticed me finish, I got into a sprint down the hill with one guy....it was hysterical.
AC and Tikal- Thanks for the advice, I will work on those tips while training for my next event.
Regards,
Curtis
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RV posted 1 year ago.
Congrats on the race!
Ya, increasing your kick at the finish does get the blood flowing and will help. As for the areo bars - have you been using them for training? A bike fit will help get you more comfortable on the bike as well as working on your core and flexibility.
RV
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bajapat posted 1 year ago.
naw i think you must have passed me some where on the bike.. maybe twoards the end at i was 14 min on the swim and 54 on the bike... or maybe we just passed each other in the trans area...
I have the Outlaw bike shirt on..
.5mi swim/ 15mi bike / 3.4mi run - June 3rd.
Over all, not so bad for the first tri I've ever completed. I didnt complete my first attempt at a tri (two years ago), so finishing this one was a huge step for me.
I finished in 1:45:57. The swim went surprisingly well, I finished in 17:53 which is about 10 minutes faster than I thought I would do. The bike was dreadful. I finished it in 49:24. I just couldnt get comfortable and my pedal stroke felt very weak. The run was mediocre at most, finished in 33:13 which is not very fast for me at all. The course was very hilly which might be distorting my impression of how I performed, so I'm trying to stay positive and optimistic for my next race (July 22nd in Kingston, NY).
Problems I experienced during the race:
During the first transition I actually felt very dizzy, disoriented and blacked out a bit. As weird as it may sound, I felt fine after I sat for a while and got my bike shoes on. I did eat that morning around 6:30am, the race was at 9am. Any thoughts?
On the bike, after 10mi or so, my upper back really started to hurt, on the left side only. I couldnt stay in the aero for longer than 30-60s intervals without having to change positions. Anyone?
Thanks everyone, in advance, for any feedback.
Regards,
Curtis
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