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Comments: Upon start, I immediately scrape the skin off the top of my foot and ankle on submerged concrete and rebar. Yes that water is brackish and dayum that salt stings. This was one of the most violent OWSs that I've ever been in, probably because they jammed fifty or so men into such a short course. Other than the pushing, pulling, shoving and kicking, it was a pretty decent swim. Probably shorter than the advertised 400 meters, maybe even closer to 300. What would you do differently?: Not lacerate my foot.  Transition 1
Comments: Longish run (quarter mile or so) up the bank from the lake to transition. Running on the gravel road I step on a rock and punch yet another hole in me, this time in the bottom of my bare foot. Rest of transition is uneventful except everything is damp from the rain What would you do differently?: Not step on rock.  Bike
Comments: I struggled from the start here. Lack of riding is finally catching up with me. Probably the worse biking split I've ever had in a race. Averaging all of about 20.5 when, about 1-1/2 mile from the finish, the effort gets harder. Finally it dawns on me that the rear tire is nearly, no, wait, all the way flat. Curse for about a minute, finally decide that it would be more expedient to change it and ride in than to wait for the SAG or walk the 1-1/2 miles. Doesn't take but a few minutes to do the change and pack up, but seems like half the field passed by in the meantime. What would you do differently?: Train. Not flat. Transition 2
Comments: No longer in any hurry, manage to get through it with no problems and, all things considered, pretty quickly. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Run
Comments: Coming out of tranisition, Dante' was working the water stop. Took a cup of water from him, drank half, dumped the rest on his head and hauled butt (Picture 1, below). Now the sun starts to break through and it's not just muggy but downright steamy. Don't push too hard, just a decent jog while enjoying the sights, since now I'm in the midst of the female wave that started last. Of course, I have to run back past Dante' and he's waiting with a full cup(Pictures 2 & 3). What would you do differently?: Eh, not flat, train a little more. Post race
Warm down: Drank a couple gatorades, swapped flat stories with the other racers. Counted at least six flats out there today, may have been more that I didn't see. Far as I can tell I'm the only one who changed his and went on to finish, so I'm declaring myself winner of the Flat Tire Division. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of training especially on the bike and, of course, the flat. Event comments: This is our tri club's race series, and we do a great job if I must say so myself. Great venue, good food after. Rain didn't help, but we can't control that. Profile Album Last updated: 2008-05-31 12:00 AM
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Precipitation
Overall Rank = 96/119
Age Group = M 50-54
Age Group Rank = 5/6
Coffee and bagels, shower, pack and drive to race. Ten minutes from the race site the skies opened up, rain accompanied by thunder and, of course, lightning .
Rained right up until race time, luckily the lightning stopped in time for the RD to make a determination, ten minutes before start, that we would indeed swim.
Have to set up my transition area in the drizzle so that everything gets fairly soaked. Once the swim determination is made, I have time for one more portapotty stop, then have to jog to the lake for the swim. Get there just in time to get my goggles on before they start counting down to the start.