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Comments: I surprised myself on the swim. I thought it would take MUCH longer and that I would be the last one out of the water... but that wasn't the case... I sighted well and there were still people swimming when I got out :) My time on the swim looks longer than it actually was since they added most of the transition onto the swim time... What would you do differently?: I had taken my flip-flops to the beach, I ran with them a little way, but ended up taking them off. I'll just go barefoot next time.  Transition 1
Comments: During this transition, I talked to my neighbor - who didn't finish the race...he looked fine, he wasn't injured, so I asked what happened... he said he swallowed a bunch of water and had a horrible swim - whatever - there's 1 person I beat to the finish!  Bike
Comments: I had Soooooo much fun on the bike... I was able to pass people and only got passed a couple of times. I like going fast on the descents! What would you do differently?: I put electrolyte mix in my aero bottle, but didn't put enough. Then I finished that and had to stop to re-fill my bottle. I didn't have any electrolyte mix in my 2nd bottle. I need to learn how to drink from the cage or at least re-fill from the cage without having to stop for the refill... Transition 2
What would you do differently?: I bought Yanks, but didn't practice with them, so I didn't use them. It took time to tie my shoes, and I tied them too tight, so I had to stop during the run to adjust the shoes.  Run
Comments: I expected to have trouble running, but not THAT much trouble! I figured I'd run & walk til I got my legs under me, but once my legs were under me, I started getting shin pain - DARN... I stopped to stretch, loosened my shoe laces, stretched again... someone offered me gatorade... I took a sip, and kept walking. It took a good 2.5 miles before I could run - and then I was out of energy. What would you do differently?: 1. walk more out of transition... my body needs more time to adjust. 2. Bring a hand-held with water or electrolyte in it. 3. do more bricks Post race
Warm down: got to the finish and grabbed water & a bagel... walked around a bit then went and stretched. Cheered for the winners in the awards ceremony. It was a LONG walk back to transition, I packed up my stuff and rode my bike back to my car. What limited your ability to perform faster: my run sucked! I need to practice running off the bike, and see if electrolyte replacement will help with shin splints? Profile Album Last updated: 2009-09-02 12:00 AM
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United States
Sunset Racing
90F / 32C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 210/238
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 11/12
I had laid all of my stuff out the night before the race, so on race morning, I just had to get dressed and pack the stuff into my back-pack and load my bike in the car.
I woke up early enough to eat a whole packet of instant oatmeal... usually nothing wants to go down that early... I also drank a bottle of water on the way to the race - about a 40 minute travel time.
I arrived at the race and met up with my friend and her roommate. We walked our bikes over to transition, got body marked and set-up transition and took a few pictures. I thought we were early, but there were hardly any spaces left... I got a GREAT space anyway...
The oly race started at 6:30, so we watched as the swimmers were finishing, then they let us on the beach for our warm-up... I swam to the nearest doc and back... I felt out of breath, and wondered how I'm going to be able to do this race...