Bad Placement?
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
Congrats on the first race!
You'll just have to race your own race. Placement changes all the time, so just don't let it get to you :)
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Triguy98 posted 1 year ago.
I wouldnt worry about your race number. Your # definately doesnt correspond to the speed of those around you. You might have even been the 8th person to sign up for the race. Since they reserved the numbers 1- 100 for Elite, you were #108.
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
also will depend how the start is... waves, all at once, etc. If there are no waves your # won't matter anyways.
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JamieM posted 1 year ago.
Yeah, most likely you'll be surrounded by people within your age group, but of all different abilities.
Just have fun and enjoy the race.
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stewarba posted 1 year ago.
The one tri I was in and the ones I have seen (admittingly not alot), the elites always started ahead of the pack in a staggard start so they don't have to deal with the newbs and stuff. If I remember right, the elites even started ahead of the pack at the Ironman World Championships in Kona. With that said, I wonder what classifies you as an elite in Hawaii? :confused:
Living in Charleston, its interesting to see the start of the 10k bridge run. The elites get about a 25 yard headstart and there is always a group from the pack that sprints to catch up and run with them if only for a mile. I just don't see that being possible at the start of a Triathlon's swim segment. :)
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2008 Sprint Tri A race goals
S: 500m in 10:00 – FS Stroke only
B: 22mph avg over course
R: 5K <= 25:00
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danzielinski38 posted 1 year ago.
What race are you doing, cuz I'm signed up for on for August 18th and it has the same distances.
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Ironmom posted 1 year ago.
Beyond the elites being separated out (and they will usually go in a separate swim wave), race numbers typically don't have anything to do with much else. Chances are, you'll be in a wave with either your age group or your gender, depending on the size of the race, or even one mass start.
In any case, it's important to think about the race *you* want to run and not worry about what everyone else is doing. There's almost always someone faster and someone slower than you are, so just do your own thing and have fun!
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Well I just signed up for my first triathlon and I got my number.... 103 and 1-100 is elite. It's a sprint triathlon with 1/2 mile swim, 20 mile bike 5 k run. Is this going to be hard for me to set a pace seeing people pass me and the elite being way ahead? Any thought? I'm in good shape ( 20 mile bike 60 mins, 8 mile run in 55 mins, 1/2 mile swim under 18) but I'm worried this pressure will throw me off.