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Comments: I waited nearly two hours from the time the first swimmer hit the water to when I finally started my swim. This gave me plenty of time to work up some good nerves about the swim! What would you do differently?: Estimate my swim time better to get a lower number and not wait so long to get in the pool. I was seeded 466 and placed 320 in the swim. I also plan to get some private swim instruction to help my technique.  Transition 1
Comments: Took a little time to catch my breath, put on my socks, take a gel/water, etc. Only strange thing was, for some odd reason, I decided to go under the bar with my bike. I did it fine but it retrospect, I would stage my stuff in a more logical fashion (i.e., on the other side of the bar, if that was the direction for exiting on the bike. At this point I wouldn't dream of a flying bike mount, so I ran my bike as best I could to the mount line, stopped and got on and got going. What would you do differently?: Set up transition better, in relation to the direction of the course. * Someone named ARAVIND IMMANENI did this transition in 30 seconds. If you frequent this board and happen to read this, I'd like to talk to you about how you managed that!  Bike
Comments: I wanted to make sure I didn't start too fast and burn myself out for the end of the bike and the run, so I moderated my pace early and picked it up gradually. Even though it was a short distance, 17mph is a good pace for me. I realized all my riding has been long, slow distances. Speedwork might help. Otherwise I felt pretty good about the bike. I could definitely see the benefits of my recent riding. What would you do differently?: Maybe train some speed. Transition 2
Comments: I felt good about this transition. Again, no major occurrences. Helmet/bike shoes off, running shoes (with brand new Yankz!) on. Took another gel and more water and off I went. What would you do differently?: Take the gel and water while running maybe?  Run
Comments: Running the bike back to the transition rack helped loosen my legs up. I moderated my initial speed on the run, just like the bike. I stopped a little bit for water, otherwise the run was pretty much on my current standard of 10 minute mile pace. Naturally I want to get faster! What would you do differently?: Get faster! Post race
Event comments: This was a lot of fun and a good choice for my first race. I'm now looking forward to even more! Last updated: 2009-04-22 12:00 AM
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United States
Richmond Multisports
83F / 28C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 329/449
Age Group = Clyde
Age Group Rank = 17/23
I did a pretty good job organizing ahead of time. Loaded up my car, packed my bags, got my coffee ready so I just had to press the button and set my breakfast on the counter so I wouldn't have to search for anything. This was crazy... The transition area opened at about 5:30am, and I live an hour or so from the race, so I set my alarm to go off at 3:10am (so I could hit the snooze a few times!). Well, there was a HUGE thunderstorm. Long story short it knocked my power out. No alarm clock (glad I was already awake), no lights, no coffeemaker, no microwave, so my morning plan was shot from the get-go. I wound up making a tiny peanut butter sandwich with French bread from the refrigerator (even though I couldn't toast it) and buying coffee from 7-11. Adapt and overcome!
No warmup really. Walked from the parking lot to the transition area. Set up transition. Body marking, chip pickup. Port-a-potties. Begin loooooooooooong wait for swim.