Salem Sprint Tri (16.6 Miles) 01:25:05, Place overall: 168, Place in age division: 25
Running Miles
Swimming Yards
Bike Miles
3.10
850.00
13.00
Fun race, great weather, and Racetri puts on good events. I was a little wore out for todays race due to the 47 mile ride yesterday. I'm in the middle of training for the Utah Half which is still another 10 to 11 weeks away.
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Brent on Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 15:19:32 from 76.8.201.223
John, nice race, more details? Negative and positive road kill amounts for the swim, bike and run? I take it that you train thru races and don't taper much? I am doing my first tri - Deseret Shark sprint in two weeks. I would interested on your take about Tris
Stay Kool, B ofBS Rools out
From TylerS on Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 09:20:53 from 66.119.143.249
Great job John.
From johnh on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 15:56:26 from 12.152.174.132
Brent, Yes I didn't taper for this event. I probably should have and would have put up a better time. What do you mean by "negative and positive road kill amounts'?
It's good to hear your going to try a triathlon. For me they've been great. I like the variety between the three different events. I've realy enjoyed them and have noticed the cross training helps my knees and joints feel better. I think it's partly due to running just three times a week. The training I'm in calls for 9 workouts a week; 3 bike, 3 swim, and 3 run.
Have you gotten any racing tips from other triathlets? There are a number of little things I've picked up along the way if you're interested.
From Brent on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 20:42:16 from 168.178.30.75
John, would appreciate any help. I am switching to Tris because of my knees and they make more sense as I get older. My biking is fairly strong, swimming is the weak link. After not swimming for 40 years, have been swimming about 750 to 1,000 meters the last three weeks, buuilding up. I now rest 15 seconds after each 25, before going on. Swimming is tough.
Stay Kool, good luck training for the half, B of BS Rools out
By the way, road kill means: beginning the start of the race, count how many tri-athletes pass you and how many you pass, if you pass more than pass you, positive road kill.
From johnh on Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 22:10:52 from 216.194.116.178
Brent, my knees are what got me into Tris. I hope their as good on your knees as they have been on mine. For the swimming I noticed at about week four of the training it started to get easier. Good job on your progress, you're doing great.
I got a hold of a swimming training video called "Outside the Box a Total Emersion Program for Success in Open Water". Some of the techniques felt awkward at first, but feel normal now. It's helped me get a more efficient swim stroke and develop open water techniques.
Good luck and have fun at the Deseret Shark sprint. By the way I'm going to count road kill at my next event. It sounds like a good motivation tool.
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