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Comments: I thought I was ready for this! I should have waded a lot further, like everyone else. But I wanted to get swimming. And then it didn't work, and I lost all confidence - went back to wadeing/stroking, then tried to do some swimming but asthma had kicked in and I couldn't breathe. Then it the waves started coming in and the current was stronger then what I was used to - I kept telling my self that it would help on the way back in.. Thought when I turned the first corner it would be better, but wasn't, so reverted to back stroke for the first time all year, to try to catch my breath. Oh yeah... and the burping. Finally turned the corner back in... did them most actual free style here, but just couldn't make it continuous. What would you do differently?: Get more race experience so I don't get freaked out? Get a wet suit, even though it wasn't cold, for buoyancy and confidence? Swim ALOT more. Help the pool translate to the lake? Loose weight.  Transition 1
Comments: Good - 1 minute faster than last year? What would you do differently?: maybe just don't bother with the bucket - sitting down still made it longer then necessary?  Bike
Comments: Figured since I can't swim or run, at least I could do this well! What would you do differently?: Get my breathing better so I can go even faster! Asthma was an issue today. Took the inhaler before each segment. Transition 2
Comments: I thought I did this well. Even took time to take my inhaler again. Oh - this is when it started raining the first time. What would you do differently?: Nothing?  Run
Comments: I don't know why there were no ranks given. Maybe they'll print a more detailed list sometime? Just couldn't get my breathing under control. Talked myself into running to the turn around, but then let myself walk 3 times on the way back, trying to get my breathing back. It was sunny at one point, and rained at least twice. What would you do differently?: Not let myself walk. Get better at running. Post race
Warm down: Walked a lot. Did stretch while waiting for Dan. What limited your ability to perform faster: My head. My asthma. Drinking Diet coke before the race. Not getting enough sleep the night before. Life. Event comments: I'd like to do it again next year, but better. I thought I would do it better this year. While I can say that the 5 extra minutes it took me this year was because the swim was so much longer than last year (the real 600 meters, which it was not last year) I just didn't swim or run better like I'd wanted to. I don't know why on the swim. The run I've been struggling with since I got that cold at the end of June, so I suspected that would happen. Profile Album Last updated: 2011-02-23 12:00 AM
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Ironman/Irongirl
74?F / 0C
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Overall Rank = 567/1047
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 99/170
Got up at 4:00 - breakfast took care of dogs, set out with Dan from Dad's house. Mistake #1 - Coffee from Dad's wasn't tasting right and I didn't have my non-dairy creamer so grabbed a diet coke when Dan stopped for coffee. He waited to point out until the way home that it caused burping during my swim. Oh. That's why I couldn't do more than a few strokes with out coming up for air.
Anyway - set up transition area - checked air in tires - nervously, because back tire was flat when we loaded it into the Element yesterday and Dan graciously changed it for me when we got there.
Then helped another girl who didn't know how to use a bike pump....
Got in the water at about 6:30am - felt great, it was so humid I was already sweating. Did some nice relaxed strokes, out and back, beautiful. Ready to go!