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Comments: Terrible swim Lots of wave and could not breathe or swim - we had waves coming from everywhere Felt a little unwell during swim (motion sickness) Usually out of water in 13:00 Goggles were also leaking - STOP BEING CHEAP AND BUY THE AQUASPHERE VISTA ... What would you do differently?: Use ear plugs stop getting discouraged when swim is bad - know that the bike will allow you to catch a lot of people GET NEW GOGGLES  Transition 1
Comments: Getting better Calmed down and tried to stop dizziness - had to sit down What would you do differently?: Prevent motion sickness - will try ear plugs  Bike
Comments: This is where the race fell apart I passed everyone - got passed by one Duathlon dude which was a little annoying going up 'the beast of the east' Managed to handle bike very well on cross winds Going down I had to move left quickly as wind and branches came across the road; almost went in the ditch - 75kph on a bike - try to stop... Regained composure but by now i knew someone from OAT had seen me... What would you do differently?: Try to stay on the right side of the road - DO NOT CROSS THE YELLOW LINE AT ALL COSTS Transition 2
Comments: This was the best I have done so far once I get to the rack What would you do differently?: Nothing  Run
Comments: I felt great after the first 2k got into a groove at 4:45 per k - the first to were slightly over 5:00/k Getting better What would you do differently?: Try to get into a groove earlier Post race
Warm down: Had a few drinks and did some stretches Talked to a few team members and went to look for time - improved by 25 positions and 3 minutes form last year as of 15 minutes post-race Went to look at results later to find out I was DQ'd which I knew it was a possibility Went to speak to OAT officials - while I understand their position, they were simply not listening - another guy from my age group had a similar situation - so 3 out of 11 were in the 45-49 AG and two of us were pretty close in the final time ... What limited your ability to perform faster: poor swim - mental thing again Event comments: This is a local favourite every year - the competition is tough in 45-49 AG as always; improved by 3 mnutes and 20 positions from last year Lots of volunteer and great food Due to unforeseen events going down the "Beast of the East" I cannot say I am happy with the end result Profile Album Last updated: 2013-04-29 12:00 AM
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Canada
Trisport Canada
22C / 72F
Sunny
Overall Rank = 63/339
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 8/29
Got up early - ate the same breakfast minus the PB on flat bread (kind of forgot)
Day did not go as well as planned - more on that later
Picked up team mate and arrived on site at 7:30 am
Got organized - met team mates and went to water
Did a few strokes and waited for start