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Comments: Seeded according to swim times. Swimmers sent in at 5 sec intervals. First number in was 201 I was 225 so definately in the fast group which was nice but.. that comes into play later :) My turn came up quickly - GO! run and dive - HOLY COW that's cold! Took my breathe away and the first 200m or so I just was trying to get into a rythem, establish bi-lateral breathing and relax - settled in on first bouy and passed a couple people - but wasn't pushing too hard. At the end of the laps it is shallow so there is actually some running to do, turned for second lap. Now there were more swimmers - some doing frog kicking, others just slower than I am. Swung outside - a little to far but still was passing people. Around the turns and heading for exit - got up and ran out into transistion - all in all pretty happy with the swim leg. What would you do differently?: Sight a little better  Transition 1
Comments: Tried to be rather deliberate in my actions not frantic but not pokey either, helmet on, glasses on, HR monitor on, sock and shoes - all in all not too bad, getting a dry shirt pulled on over a wet body was not very smooth but not bad either. What would you do differently?: Wear a one piece tri suit so could cut time on shirt and HRM. Not sure it makes a big deal with my run as bad as it is.  Bike
Comments: Being a fast swimmer unfortunately (?) put me up with the faster athletes. As expected the swarms started to pass me about 5 miles out of town. I am happy to provide the first passing opportunity for so many people today - In fact it became sort of funny. As they would blow by, I know they were feeling good about it. but I had to ride my race and not compare myself to anyone else. Rowdy was nice - told me to keep it up - he passed me pretty early, then this guy I see from the pool passed me - also offered encouragement - again appreciated. If asked how many people passed me on the bike - I think they ALL did. :) What would you do differently?: Nothing really, I was faster than my training rides and felt pretty good the whole time. Transition 2
Comments: Glad I had laced up shoes this morning and brought a small plastic shoe horn - made the shoes go on better. As we headed to run out a vol said "Good luck" a nice gesture to be sure, some little runner dude growls "Luck has nothing to do with it" Lighten up brother, it's the Batavia Triathlon not freaking Kona! Besides if you're just catching my slow fat a$$ now then you maybe need to work on few things ok? Cuz some of these people I am pretty sure passed me twice already! Humph! What would you do differently?: nothing  Run
Comments: Comments? Bataan Death March? Here to Eternity? The Longest Day? Gack I was slow.. no real problem getting my running legs (such as they are), but HR was high from the start - figure 90% is not really good just starting out, so we did some walking till it would drop below 85% then run again. The early part of the run takes you past the finish area, as I run past I hear "Hi Poppie"... my daughters were there with my ex wife - nice of them to come down so I was sure to be out of eyesight before I walked again. That pattern continued as I ran + walked the next 3 miles. All sorts of people passed me tall ones, short ones, fat ones, skinny ones, young ones old ones, yes it was turning into Dr Suess out there! At one point there was an old woman taking her sunday walk along the river - it was a very pretty morning for it, and everyone was huffing by her. Well heck - I gave her a cheery "Good Morning" and her face lit up - felt good. A little later, near a lagoon a couple of herons were have a terratorial dispute - it was like watching teradactyls. It's not like I wasn't taking the run seriously - but more like I was enjoying the experience knowing that I was going as fast as I could, and it's such a nice morning I may as well enjoy it. finally cam einto the end and pushed - funny how the crowd actually got me to come in a lot stronger than I really was the whole race. Looked better than I felt I promise. What would you do differently?: The three week taper didn't help. Maybe leave the HRM at home so I don't watch it too carefully or(?) Post race
Warm down: Walk around with wife, have some water and bananas, talk to Mike from the pool he came in about 13 minutes faster than I. Nice job Mike! What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of training last three weeks in particular. Need more volume. Drop another 10lbs would help but is unlikely this season (ah there will be more!) 23 years of smoking. Event comments: For my first I came in about what I expected - yesterday I predicted 1:45. I don't feel elated, but I do feel satisfied. I learned some things about myself 1)I enjoy interacting with people - the volunters and other racers. 2) I can enjoy myself even if I am not competative. 3) I need to lose more weight 4) Concentrate on run and bike in training 5) I'll be back! Profile Album Last updated: 2007-01-16 12:00 AM
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Multisport Madness Triathlon Club
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 358/453
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 53/59
Up at 4:00 - a couple slices of whole wheat toast with PB , water and a cup of coffee. Double checked the transition bag in case the gremlins messed with it while I slept - no all was fine. Mounted bike rack. Pumped up tires racked bike and woke the dear wife. Drove to the race, found parking nearby and got in line. So far so good.
After the mix up with the race numbers the previous two days what came next shouldn't really have been surprising. No chip for me. What? Twice you pooch me? As if I don't have enough anxiety already. So the RD comes over and there is another guy in my predicament. Rd talks into Walkie Talkie and disappears. WTF?
After 10 min or so I start looking at the sheets that had the chips on them - lo and behold mine is there, just in wrong place - GRRRR lost time for nothing - ah well roll with it.
Down to body marking then off to transition. That 10 min delay definately hosed up my selection of spots. Then this guy was taking a crapload of room. Hey Buddy can you move your stuff over there are two more folks who need to fit in here. Got a dirty look and he moves his bike hmm 2-3 inches - how nice of him! One in every crowd. Now the Volunteers are moving through "Transition is closing, move down to the beach" - Hey I just got here! - ok Breathe... Finish setting up - kiss DW and sneak off to pee in the woods then head down to the start area.
No time due to chip snafu. But standing around before start Rowdy came by and said hello, Nice fellow and I appreciated the introduction. He was the only BT'er there I saw pre or post race. And he saw me because of the shorts I'm sure.