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 Swim
Comments: Swim canceled, replaced with 1.5 mile run What would you do differently?: Get better weather  Transition 1
 Bike
Comments: It started raining during my second lap. I saw the remnants of a few crashes as the road became slippery so I slowed down quite a bit. I was happy with my bike portion despite the rain. Transition 2
Comments: I changed my socks since my shoes were soaked. I ran out with my bike gloves still on but I shoved them in my back pocket and kept going. What would you do differently?: practice transitions more  Run
Comments: About 1/3 into my run it started raining with thunder and lightning. Once I got to the turn around I realized there were fewer and fewer coming towards the turn around and then none. It ends up they called the race about 10 minutes into my run, I ran back in a torrential downpour seemingly dodging lightning bolts along the way slogging through puddles and 100 yard visibility. I got to finish but not many did. About half the 2000 entires got to finish. Post race
Warm down: Grab stuff and go. There was up to 6 inches of water and people (non participants) wandering around the transition area when I returned. What limited your ability to perform faster: 1-the weather 2-Me Event comments: Due to horrible weather the race was called before most finished. I was one of those who did. As soon as I finished I grabbed my gear and headed back to my car as did everyone. It was to be my first triathlon but I will find another soon. The organizers did the best they could given the awful weather situation. Last updated: 2009-04-14 12:00 AM
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Awoke at 5:10 had a breakfast bar and drink. Left hotel about 5:45 in gray overcast skies and hear a clap of thunder in the distance. Arrived at the race parking near the Please Touch Museum and grabbed an extra goretex and plastic poncho before heading down about 1/3 mile to the transition area to get marked. On the way down the hill a rainstorm passed and we were able to wait it out 10 minutes under an overpass.
Due to weather the race was postponed a bit and the swim portion was replaced with a 1.5 mile run in addition to the 3.1 mile run.