What went well?
- The bike
leg. I had a good bike, including getting
up to warp speed on lap two.
- Getting a
bike check three days prior (primarily because I couldn’t get my darn
front wheel off, ha ha)
- Passing
people on the run (oma rapiti!)
- Having
exactly what I needed in transition (eventually), nicely laid out
- Bike to run
transition went smoothly
- Petrol in the
car the day before
- Breakfast
(porridge good)
- Support crew
- Race photos
What did not go so well?
- Getting into
the city fringe on the Motorway and finding it closed, so having to go cross-country. It later transpired that the motorway
closed due to an overturned truck losing its load of watermelons,
mushrooms and something else. Thank
heck I always leave early but even then I was cutting it fine
- Getting to
transition about 15 minutes after it opened, and ending up with a crappy
rack spot, resulting in losing my bike every time I went into transition.
- Too much swim
training the day before
- Having my gel
too late in the event
- Swim to bike
transition needs a bit of practice
What do I need to work on for
next time?
- Leave an
extra 20 minutes early for any triathlon involving a trip on the motorway
(and random fruit spilled on said motorway)
- Arrive before
transition opens – about 15 mins before at least
- Sorting out
my left ankle ligament pain, I am sick to death of the pain when running.
- Find a yoga
class. I need some flexibility!
- Need to have
my caffeine gel straight after swim, not halfway through the bike. That way it should kick in right when I
need it (on the run). Therefore, I
will tape the gel to my seat.
- Continue to increase
fitness and muscular endurance
- Could do with
a shoehorn in transition…LOL
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