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Comments: was quite pleased. goal was to make it out of the water and not be drained. seeded self correctly relative to those around me since i passed about as many people as passed me. last 3 turns off wall under ropes were traffic jams so could not get a good push. What would you do differently?: first time in any water for about 2 months due to pool/ water access and finances  Transition 1
Comments: took long since it was cold and decided to go with long sleeves. long sleeves over wet body takes time. cheap sunglasses immediately fogged completely so those were ditched. socks/ shoes on went on easily. race belt on and i was off What would you do differently?: tri suit or singlet to wear while swimming would definately increase speed. Not many more options here.  Bike
Comments: hybrid bike with somewhat knobby tires and shoes clipped in. hands were a little cold. only 3 people passed me by (2 tri bikes and a newer Felt road bike with clip ons). turn around was tight and some of the turns were rough. south farms smell was bad at times. the headwind on the way back was a pain. What would you do differently?: i think i did pretty good for a hybrid bike. maybe could have pushed a little harder, but no complaints, especially with the wind Transition 2
Comments: jumped off bike, ran through T2 with shoes on. kicked off shoes, put on running shoes with yanks, and off i went. very pleased with this time  Run
Comments: this is the fastest run i have ever had at this distance by ~45 secsonds including stand alone races and training. nice touch as they yell out your name as your coming to the finish chute What would you do differently?: potentially start my finishing kick a little bit earlier Post race
Warm down: finding family What limited your ability to perform faster: 0 swimming training ~2.5 months prior Event comments: relatively inexpensive and good short course on college campus. wide range of competitors. no complaints http://itsracetime.com/Results.aspx?ID=273 Last updated: 2011-10-04 12:00 AM
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 2011-10-04 2:55 PM |
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Overall Rank = 173/347
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 12/26
special K with blueberries, cinnamon pop-tarts! got to the site late. no open spaces on wood racks for bike. put bike in row between racks hoping it would still be there in T1. It was out of the way and caused no harm/ hindrance to nearby setups (i confirmed this after the race with the nearby competitors)
quick jogging from locker room to transition to pool to outside to other places looking for family and making sure they were all right since it was quite cold and wife and daughter were sick to begin with.
~25m in the pool