Swim: 14:28 (8th)
Bike: 56:24 (6th)
Run: 44:37 (21st)
TSB (Biking/SBR): 1.9/-3.0
Swim
Water temp was 72 degrees, which surprised everyone. I choose the sleeveless wetsuit and that was perfect.
I was extremely confident in my swimming abilities so I went to the front of the pack and tried to stay with the lead pack as long as possible. I ended up three minutes behind the leaders, but did finish 6th in my class. The only issues I noticed during my swim was my right arm drag was very weak and I didn’t push myself as hard as I should.
When I got in my groove, I lost focus on my non-breathing arm (right) so I did not create much pull. I corrected it every time I thought of it, but I’d eventually fall back into my groove and the arm would have a weak pull again. It’s 100% mental issue, not strength issue. Being in a groove on the swim is great, I just need to make sure I train myself to maintain the same level of pull while in my groove.
Bike
I already had one race at Fort Custer this year and I do know the trail extremely well. Once I got my bike I put the hammer down and took off. True to the nature of Xterra’s, I was quickly stuck behind a line of slow people. The
The rest of the bike went fine. I found myself behind slow riders again in Grannies Garden, but managed to get around them quickly. Other than that it was smooth sailing. I did not go 100% all out on the bike since I knew my greatest weakness was next: trail running.
Run
The top runner had a 7 minute pace. I had an 11 minute pace. Very very slow. My training going forward is really
As for this year, nothing really went bad other than every time I tried to get to a 9 minute pace, my engine sputtered and died. I was over-heating, mentally crashed and just wanted to cross the finish line. I did not walk one inch, which is the only victory I can hold on too. I wanted to in some situations but knew that would be the ultimate defeat for me.
I met a few people there which is always nice, although the ones I met after the race I was kind of zoned out so I apologize to anyone that was talking to me. The weather was perfect for the race and as always EE put on a great event.
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