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Comments: The water temp. felt really good - not too cold at all! The water was REALLY salty, so I tried hard not to swallow any. My navigation was really good until I made the big turn, and then I went off course a bit before I realized I wasn't with the pack any more. I felt like I finished strong once I got straightened out. The wetsuit stripper had my suit off in a flash and the timing mat was about 100 feet from the water. What would you do differently?: I need to keep improving my navigation skills, but I feel like my swimming is getting much stronger overall.  Transition 1
Comments: This time is just an estimate. It is the bike+T1 time reported on the site - the time on my bike. I have a feeling T1 was longer than this and that my bike time was a little shorter. It was a LONG run from the water to T1 - down the dock, through a parking lot, down a driveway, across the road, and all the way to the other end of the transition area. My bike rack spot was right inside the entrance end, so I had a long run out with my bike. All of our stuff had to be in a bag, but I felt like I got everything out and tied it back up pretty fast. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: I maintained a HR of right around 140 which was the upper end of my target range. I felt like I maintained a pretty high cadence the whole time. I started w/my pb sandwiches 15min. into the bike and then 2 more every 45 min. after that and finished with a gel. I drank from my 270kcal Perpetuem bottle every 15min. in between. I felt like I paced myself well, and sustained the hardest effort that I could for that distance. The ride was beautiful! My rear end got REALLY sore towards the end. It would have been much easier with real bike shorts. What would you do differently?: Consider using better bike shorts. I think a faster bike and a better bike fit will be the next step here, but tons more miles will help, too. I was pretty happy with where I was with what I had today. I probably needed to drink a little more, as I seemed dehydrated at the end of the race. Transition 2
Comments: Someone grabbed my bike the second I crossed the line. I hardly got my helmet off in time to hand it to them. All of our transition stuff was in a bag, but I got my running shoes on pretty fast. I had my race number, visor, and bottle tied together, so I just grabbed it all and put it on on the run. What would you do differently?: Nothing. I was really happy with this transition.  Run
Comments: I maintained a HR of right around 150, which was also in my target range. I was a little disappointed with my pace, but I felt that I gave it all I had. I think this was the trade off for backing off of some of my planned run training when my pelvis became sore a month or so before the race. It didn't bother me at all here, so I think I made the right decisions. What would you do differently?: I probably need to drink more here, too. I will try to see a chiropractor for a gait analysis to see what I can do to train harder and stay healthy. Post race
Warm down: I walked for about 15 min. and tried to drink some water. My stomach cramped up pretty badly right afterward. I ended up taking two Pepto tabs and that seemed to help a lot. Eventually, I was able to eat some trail mix, and drink more water. What limited your ability to perform faster: Probably just the fact that it was my first tri season. I was very happy with my race overall. Profile Album Last updated: 2009-07-05 12:00 AM
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65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 29/163
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 10/27
Got up at 5:15 and ate 3 hours before the race - oatmeal, navel orange, cherry juice, trail mix, greek yogurt w/cinnamon (approx. 600 cal). Got dressed, got a cup of coffee, used the bathroom, and headed to the race site. Pumped up bike tires, put nutrition and bottles on bike, and got body marked. Used the bathroom a WHOLE bunch of times! Hopped on the bus at about 7:30 to head to the swim start. Put on my wetsuit, studied the course, and tried to relax. Took a gel and some water at 8:30 (15 min. before start) and then dropped off bag of stuff to pick up at finish.
Didn't really do a warm-up for this one. With the shuttle to the swim start and a lot of waiting time, and the fact that it will be a pretty long race, I decided I'd warm-up enough eventually!