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Re: RattleSnake Triathlon & Relay Team Triathlon 2010 Reviews

guest — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:45:48 GMT

This swim course was the worst, I have no idea what they were thinking having the first lap circle back to the start line. It was a complete mess.

The road course is deceptively hard...It is very windy coming back. The condition of some of the roads wasn't very good, there were a lot of flat tires. If you do this, be sure to pack a spare. The run course was decent.

The facilities on site are nice, but the organizaion was a bit lacking. Not having pre-race packet pick up was frustrating, plus the start times were confusing, they should have just done waves.

As Colorado goes, the site is medicore it isn't very picturesque...If you are looking for a good Olympic in CO, try the Lake to Lake in Loveland.

I think I'm gonna puke! Nutrition question.

guest — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:02:36 GMT

Ok...I've done two Olympic Distance Tri's in the past three months. About five to ten minutes after the race, I get this extreme reaction like I'm going to puke. It lasts for about 10 - 15 minutes before it eventually goes away.

After the 1st race, I thought that I just drank too much water too soon quickly after finishing the race. At the second race, I tried to ease up when I finished, but it didn't help.

Both races started with a banana, coffee and a Gatorade Prime before the swim. I have used the shot blocs, race gel and sport beans during the races. I only eat during the bike and I only ingest liquids during the run. On the second race, I only had one small cup of Gatorade...maybe an ounce or two max.

Does anyone have any ideas and to what is causing that....I'm aiming to go longer distances and I fear that it will hit me during the race.

Thanks,

MIke

Re: Loveland Turkey Trot 2009 Reviews

guest — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:55:43 GMT

Overall it was a fun race, lots of people. I'm not that concerned about the lack of swag considering its being done for a nice local charity.

My only complaint is that they packet pick up was a complete disaster. It was a cluster-bleep only Michael Brown could have topped. I hope that next year they work on the pre-race organization. They also ran out of shirts, which isn't a huge issue but they made you wait in line for 20 minutes to tell you that the were out, instead of just announcing it. Again...I'm not to concerned about the shirt, but the event organization was awful.

Re: Bike Recommendations...

guest — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:44:49 GMT

Thanks for the response. I'm looking at a 09 Trek Madone that's on sale for $1,800 at a local bike store, I'm hesitant to pull the trigger. They also have an Orbea Fleche for under $1K....

We'll see. I'm glad you like the blog, I started it as a way to chronicle my descent into the multi-sport world, though unlike you, I doubt I will ever be much of a threat to win my age group or anything else...I enjoy the training and the competition.

Bike Recommendations - Newbie racer...Plz help

guest — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:32:43 GMT

Ok...I'm a newbie Triathloner.

This summer I did two Tri's a mountain tri and sprint tri...I'm working up to an Olympic next summer and I need to get a good road bike.

I'm looking for some recommendations on a good entry level road/triathlon/racing bike. I'm not rich, so I'm really interested in getting good value and building up to better equipment...

Your recommendations are greatly appreciated...

Mike S

PS...check out my training blog at http://plainyellowmustard.blogspot.com

Bike Recommendations...

guest — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:52:37 GMT

Ok...I'm a newbie Triathloner.

This summer I did two Tri's a mountain tri and sprint tri...I'm working up to an Olympic next summer and I need to get a good road bike.

I'm looking for some recommendations on a good entry level road/triathlon/racing bike. I'm not rich, so I'm really interested in getting good value and building up to better equipment...

Your recommendations are greatly appreciated...

Mike S

PS...check out my training blog at http://plainyellowmustard.blogspot.com

Re: Fat Tire Triathlon (off road tri) Reviews

guest — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:47:09 GMT

It is a really great location for a Triathlon...the scenery is great and the support was really good. It was my first time, and I thought they did a very nice job handling the parking and race support.

I enjoyed the event overall, though my only criticism is with the bike course. I'm a beginner mountain biker and the single track racing was not a lot of fun, I was more worried about not getting hurt or crashing into other riders. Though, for the more experienced mountain bikers it didn't seem to be a big issue.