Swim
Comments: Nothing extraordinary here, swam freestyle the whole way, could have turned better, could have pushed harder. Unlike last year, didn't pass anyone and no one passed me. What would you do differently?: Slightly faster than last year, but didn't exhaust myself. Transition 1
Comments: First transition with shoes on the bike and no socks. Missed on the mount, took a couple tries to get my foot square on the shoe to get over. After I was on the bike, no problem getting into shoes and up to speed. What would you do differently?: Need more practice on the mount. Bike
Comments: Went hard on this, was over 23 the entire course, over 24 for a good bit of it. Too many turns to have a great average though. Passed dozens of riders, especially on the second loop. Lots of kids and mountain bikes all over the course. What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 2
Comments: Everything went well. What would you do differently?: Nothing Run
Comments: Red-lined the whole way, up to the point of incurring a side stitch. Very hot by this time,even though it's only 8am. Closest I've come to tossing the cookies in a race, took me several minutes to settle things down after finish. What would you do differently?: Nothing. I'm not going to be faster than this in these conditions. Post race
Warm down: After catching my breath, walked back to the transition to pack my stuff. Drove to the 'dome and visited with people until they handed out the awards. I got the second place medal in my AG, though the standings this morning show I was first. What limited your ability to perform faster: Heat, turns on the bike, swimming speed, but this wasn't a bad performance for me. Event comments: Good event for a great cause. Short course makes it good for first-timers as well as thouse who want to blow it out and hurt for 40 minutes or so. Last updated: 2005-07-22 12:00 AM
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United States
Games of Acadiana
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 18/146
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 1/7
Wake at 4:30, coffee and cliff bar, shower, pack, out the house for 5:30. got to race, set up transition area, visited with a few friends then went to warm up.
Jogged 1/2 mile, then rode the run route.