So I did MM a week and a half ago. Finished well, but did some things wrong:
- average swim
- trouble getting wet suit off in T1
- tried to balance a water bottle on aerobars with a gel pack while running out of T1 - had to abort that idea and lose the bottle and stuff the gel pack in my shorts
- gearing to hard to start the bike - wobbled sideways to get started
- went out too hard on bike and lactic acid took all the fight out of my legs in the first couple of miles and had to recover for the better part of a short bike
- missed dismount zone
- didn't sprint out the finish
- didn't do a bike warm up
So I finished in 57:12; the winner was 53:31 - so how do I make up 3:41 next year?
- 30 seconds off the swim - go out behind a fast swimmer and follow their feet - clear water - doable
- 45 seconds from T1 - just learn to get out of wetsuit fast out of the water and don't screw around with a water bottle on the bike - others were 45 seconds faster or more, so this is doable
- 2:20 minutes off the bike
- 30 seconds will be gained from getting up the hill faster, mounting right and not balancing a water bottle and tucking a gel in my shorts
- 1:40 faster by: warming up on the bike, faster mounting start (easier gear), and starting don't burn the legs out too early (easier gear)
-10 seconds with a good dismount
- 15 second faster run - push hard at the bottom of the hill to the finish
Man, this is a tight race - no mistakes!
- average swim
- trouble getting wet suit off in T1
- tried to balance a water bottle on aerobars with a gel pack while running out of T1 - had to abort that idea and lose the bottle and stuff the gel pack in my shorts
- gearing to hard to start the bike - wobbled sideways to get started
- went out too hard on bike and lactic acid took all the fight out of my legs in the first couple of miles and had to recover for the better part of a short bike
- missed dismount zone
- didn't sprint out the finish
- didn't do a bike warm up
So I finished in 57:12; the winner was 53:31 - so how do I make up 3:41 next year?
- 30 seconds off the swim - go out behind a fast swimmer and follow their feet - clear water - doable
- 45 seconds from T1 - just learn to get out of wetsuit fast out of the water and don't screw around with a water bottle on the bike - others were 45 seconds faster or more, so this is doable
- 2:20 minutes off the bike
- 30 seconds will be gained from getting up the hill faster, mounting right and not balancing a water bottle and tucking a gel in my shorts
- 1:40 faster by: warming up on the bike, faster mounting start (easier gear), and starting don't burn the legs out too early (easier gear)
-10 seconds with a good dismount
- 15 second faster run - push hard at the bottom of the hill to the finish
Man, this is a tight race - no mistakes!
