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Comments: I really enjoyed the swim but I still am not comfortable banging around with other swimmers so I tend to go off to the side which adds distance and in this case I caught myself going abit off course and having to swim back on course. This was a large lake swim through a channel and around an island and the buoys where spaced far apart for someone who is near sighted. What would you do differently?: Just man up and stay in the pack and swim like a salmon upstream. Transition 1
Comments: This was my first time racing with clip in shoes and pedals. I was warned about trying to do this with very little practice so I did a modified version. I ran with my shoes, jumped on the bike and was able to pedal away cleanly before looking down to get my shoes clipped in. All in all it worked just fine. What would you do differently?: I tried pulling my swim cap straight off the top and it let go like a rubber band and shot the cap and my googles out of my hands and into the sand. Damn! Not sure what to do about the heals as this was first time having that problem. Bike
Comments: The bike course worked out great. I feel I did what I could do at the best of my ability. I was able to maintain a strong pace through out the race. I got in some burst passing efforts and I was able to rest on a couple spots. What would you do differently?: Nothing except get stronger and faster. Transition 2
Comments: My toes had gone numb on the bike so running off the bike was more of a hobble. What would you do differently?: Nothing Run
Comments: I was absolutely surprised by my run performance, only 2 minutes of my PR pace. Probably could have pushed a tad harder. What would you do differently?: Nothing Post race
Warm down: Just chilling out in the post race area catching up on fluids and getting a little to eat. Checking race times, etc... What limited your ability to perform faster: I think the only place I could have improved on this race would have been the swim. I think I could have honestly could have cut 3-4 minutes off the swim with better sighting and a little more aggressiveness Event comments: They had some traffic entry issues that delayed alot of people and then they had traffic control volunteers that where simply rounding folks round robin into a already full parking lot. It was very frustrating and it was totally dark, all of that was a first for me so I let it get me rattled. They also did not have enough bike rack space, in my opinion. BUT once the race started I had a great race and the venue was a excellent place to set a PR. Last updated: 2016-11-08 12:00 AM
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2016-11-08 10:06 PM |
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United States
65F / 18C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 104/234
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 12/25
Traffic Issues, Parking Control Issues, Got into transition late, no room on any bike racks. Ended up racking my bike on a tree and refused to be herded into overcrowded bike racks.
Started the morning out with a immediate 2 minute penalty for improper placement of equipment.
No warmup, had to cool down in the water and cool my jets after getting rattled with early morning delays and race official argument and 2 minute penalty. Boo, I got a trick instead of a treat, haha.