Hello everyone I´m sorry for the delay in this race report but the weeks
after the Age Group Canadian Championship have been
pretty tough.
Like most of you know this
was my first Olympic distance race (non-drafting). I learn a lot about me in
the process so here it is part by part:
Swimming
Since the beginning I wanted to go all out so I quickly went in front
keeping my rhythm high and going kind of just by myself most of the first lap.
I ran into some competitors from other categories and my whole thinking was :
‘’keep the rhythm.’’ When I exited for the second lap I noticed that someone
else was in front of me so I went all out to catch him. By
the end I narrowed the gap and in the transition area I ran and passed him.
Bike leg
When I got onto my bike my
thoughts were: relax, keep cadence and be as aerodynamic as possible. I wanted
to average at least 40km/hr in the whole course. It was easy to check because it
was a 4 lap course meaning that every lap sizes 10km. Every time during the
whole course I was repeating the same thoughts as in the beginning. It was a
tough course to ride alone becausethere was a lot of wind going downhill and
there were hills but I gave my best to maintain the speed. That was my goal.
Run leg
The course was flat with a
part on dirt downhill/uphill terrain. As I got off my bike and started to run I
felt all the work I did in the bike. I stayed relax and said to myself “ok
you´re tired but give your best, go as fast as you can. Leave nothing”. And
that’s how I went for the rest of the race keeping an eye on my pace which was
slower than I thought it would be.
I focusedby staying relax
and keeping my knee as high as possible. I kind of felt like Brownlee running passing
people (of course I wasn´t going as fast as him but I felt that way).I think the
run was the toughest part because I was all drained out but I just kept saying
“reach the next one in front of you. Go!!”
When I finished I was barely able to stand by myself but I was happy. I´ve just finished my first Olympic (1st place)
and I did it pretty well. Of course I still have a
lot of work to do and details to fix but I knew I did my best and I was proud
of it.
I gained a lot of knowledge
from this race and now I know where I´m at in this kind of race.
Since then I have been
working a lot to improve specially my run. I´m getting better but still I need
to improve more. It´s a long way that I have to cover but I know I´m in the
right path to do it.
Thank you to
my coaches Corinne and Sergio, my teammates Eduardo and Armando and the whole
Team Oaxaca.