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 Swim
Comments: Was nervous about going in to this swim. Once in the water I found I couldn't put my face (had a hard time catching my breath). Managed to keep moving forward with keeping my head up while doing FS. Also did side stroke when I started feeling tired. About 3/4 of the way in to the swim it felt like my asthma wanted to bother me, but I told myself to not think about it and to just keep moving forward (it worked,,, no asthma attack). Managed to run more then I expected once out of the water and on the sand. Was happy to see that I passed a couple of swimmers,,, but that soon passed when the people in the wave after me came flying by me in the water. LOL. What would you do differently?: Trained more. Get more swimming lessons. Do more OWS and do some of thos ows in the ocean to get use to the salt water.  Transition 1
 Bike
Comments: Enjoyed my ride despite getting trapped a couple of times. Right hand/arm keeps going numb. Like riding when the roads are blocked off since it makes me relax more. What would you do differently?: Spend more time training on my bike so my shifting would have gone better and I would have been better conditioned for the ride. Transition 2
 Run
Comments: Legs felt tired during the first 2 miles. I told myself "slow and steady finishes the race", so that was my focus,,, just keep moving, even if it was slow. Took about a 15 second walking break at a water stop. Legs felt better during the last 1 1/2mile. What would you do differently?: Trained more. Post race
Warm down: Walked around, got a massage. Had a gatorade and 1/2 a powerbar. Light stretching. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of consistant training leading up to this race. Making sure I don't re-injure hamstring that has been bothering me since Aug 2008. Event comments: Really a nice race. Was also a nice weekend away with my family. Would most likely consider doing this race again. Profile Album Last updated: 2009-04-23 12:00 AM
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Up at 4:30am. Loaded the truck with my bike and bag. Went to have my banana but it was mostly brown and since I forgot to pack my peanut butter to have with it, I tossed it. Didn't have any hot water handy to make my oatmeal, so my youngest son and I took a trip to Dunkins. I had a plan bagel with a little cream cheese, bottled water and a few sips of gatorade. Woke up hubby and he dropped me off at the beach around 6:10.
Not much time for a warm up since the bathroom line took so long. I did manage to take a quick dip in the water to see how it felt. Ended up helping out a woman who showed up a little late. She didn't have her body glide or ear plugs. I had new silicon ear plugs that weren't used so I gave her two and let her use my body glide. Also took a picture of her and her hubby and they took a picture of me (she said she was going to email it to me, so we'll see).