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What would you do differently?: The swimming will come with more practice. I knew this to be my weakest event. So, do differently... not stress over the fact that I could not do the front crawl (freestyle, or whatever it is called). That stress added to my hyperventilating and panics each time a was swamped over by water in a breath.  Transition 1
Comments: Estimated time; deducted 2 mins from the Official Posted Bike time. Put on shirt, sat on towel, put on socks and shoes. Had a drink of Gatorade. What would you do differently?: Nothing. For me and my abilities, this was fine.  Bike
Comments: Twice had some Gatorade. Probably should have taken in more fluids. Left calf really hurt early on; whenver I could coast a bit, tried to massage that muscle, and sometimes step up on the pedals (standing) to try and stretch out leg muscles. What would you do differently?: I tried to hammer the bike ride early on, perhaps a little frustration at my swim performance. I did eventually recover my breath, but probably not a good idea to really push that hard that quick. Especially on a cool day just out of the pool. Transition 2
Comments: Estimated the time, and deducted from posted Run Time. Parked bike, adjusted sneakers (were loose), had a little Gatorade. What would you do differently?: Take 10 seconds to stretch out leg muscles. Had tried to do a little on bike, but with left calf already hurting, should've given it a little attention prior to running.  Run
Comments: Ran well. Coming from a year of running races, and more practice on roads, I was happy to get on land. Ran well for the exhaustion I felt at this point. What would you do differently?: Ran about as well as I could've hoped. Post race
Warm down: Couple bottles of Gatorade, banana. Walked around a good deal to relax. What limited your ability to perform faster: Swim segment took more time and more of a toll on me than I anticiapted - physically and mentally. Therefore started the bike harder than I should have ridden. Got to remember to stay within myself and with my plan. Event comments: Chaotic main entrance - bike out, bike in, run out, run in. Should've set up lanes to make easier to follow to make sure heading correctly. Also, lots of Health Club auto traffic in/out of parking lot - crossing competitor traffic. Profile Album Last updated: 2009-04-06 12:00 AM
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F.I.R.M. Racing
55F / 13C
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Overall Rank = 147/198
Age Group = Male 45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/12
Got up at 4:30 am.
Like most days, had a coffee, english muffin with hard-boiled egg, and a banana.
Drove with the family in the Camper for the one hour drive to the race site.
Jogged a little before the pool segment.
Some stretching in the pool area. While race started at 8am, it was staged where swimmers started their pool swim every 15 seconds. My number of 165 meant I had quite a wait from my warmup to starting in the pool.