Shifting from Olympic to Sprint triathlon - last minute!
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Aug 2014
11:33am, 13 Aug 2014
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icelandic trigirl
I'm signed up for an Olympic triathlon on Saturday but I am the ONLY person so signed up. There are a few people in the half. I suspect they will cancel the Olympic and ask me if I mind doing the half; and in any case, I would feel bad forcing the volunteers to stand about for 3 hours just for me. However, I am not trained for the sprint and I am not very fast (but have good endurance). Basically, my pace will be more or less the same over the shorter distance which is a bit rubbish. So.... tips? I've never done a sprint distance but I've done a couple of mini tris. How can I pick up my pace? And do I need to bother eating anything? If I take a gel and some pocket coffee before the swim and have some water on the bike, will that see me? I ran a half-marathon last month and didn't even stop for water. To give you an idea, my target for the Olympic would be 2.50 (I was 2.59 when I did the same route 2 years ago, but I crashed the bike and I've also got much better at running since then.) I don't see me finishing the Sprint in much under 1.25, taking into account the transitions. |
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Aug 2014
4:34pm, 14 Aug 2014
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icelandic trigirl
Standard tri just got cancelled, so half it is. Any tips? Anyone? |
Aug 2014
4:58pm, 14 Aug 2014
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Nick Cook
Just go out and enjoy it, I'm pretty much one-paced myself, so wouldn't try to go a bit faster for a shorter distance. I would have thought a couple of gels and water water on the bike would be sufficient for a sprint. |
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Aug 2014
4:58pm, 14 Aug 2014
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Nick Cook
(just one water) 
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Aug 2014
5:44pm, 14 Aug 2014
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icelandic trigirl
lol, yes, just one water. Thanks
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Aug 2014
10:28pm, 14 Aug 2014
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LindsD
No advice, just sympathy ((((ITG))))
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Aug 2014
10:46pm, 14 Aug 2014
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Battlecat
That's a bit annoying. You would have been guaranteed the win! What Nick said really. No need for much more than a gel or two. |
Aug 2014
10:59pm, 14 Aug 2014
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Ankhinoco
Only skinny people need gels. Oh, As you were
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Aug 2014
10:09am, 15 Aug 2014
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icelandic trigirl
Thanks all! Race starts at 10am so new "race plan" is: 9am: sports bar thing (Icelandic - no idea what it is or what it is in it) 9.45am: gel and pocket coffee (google it) 10am: race T1 Bike: drink some water, according to thirst; if I fancy it around half-way, suck gel which will be in pocket of bike jacket. It's going to be cold, windy AND pissing it down, so I will need to stick a jacket on.) T2 Run as if there is a rabid Alsatian after me. Fingers crossed! There are 5 women signed up and 3 men, but one of the women has a degree in sports science and works at a swimming pool. I suspect my butt will be well and duly kicked. Aiming for 1.20-1.25. |
Aug 2014
10:26am, 15 Aug 2014
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HellsBells
hope the weather is kind to you - my boy tells me they're getting an average of around 6 degrees and he's a bit chilly in his tent
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