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Comments: Swim time includes long run. I was out of the water at 39:33 slightly over a minute to transition. What would you do differently?: I haven't been swimming. I think I swam about 3000 meters over the last month and that was mostly in races. I need to work on this.  Transition 1
Comments: Because of my sore foot I decided to put socks on in T1. I'm glad I did this and my time here was pretty good.  Bike
Comments: This was the highlight of my day! I wanted to go under 2:20 here and managed 2:18:18 and a 24.3 mph avg. It was a windy day and I can't remember having any significant tail winds accept on a short stretch that was slightly uphill. Shortly after leaving T1 I saw Dillard (he was fresh of The Wild West Relay and 34 miles of running the day before); Mark told me that KiloDave was just ahead and to go catch him. Dave and I are pretty evenly matched on the bike and I thought that if I could keep him in site, my bike split would be stellar. I saw Dave a minute or so after passing Mark. I passed him and just rode hard at my own pace. I was passing everyone! At one point on the first lap, my average was over 25. I finished lap 1 in 109 something and new that I was on pace to reach my goal of <2:20. On lap two the winds picked up considerably. I worked hard but didn't slow and actually finished the 2nd lap faster than the first lap. This is probably the best bike leg of any triathlon that I have ever done! What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 2
Comments: Excellent transition. I was in and out fast. I'm glad I put socks on in T1. 2nd fastest in AG What would you do differently?: Nothing  Run
Comments: Running is probably my strength, but not today. I was a little slower than last year and I fell apart at mile 10. I was also battling a bruised foot from yesterday's race. Still, I'm glad that I I kept it together and finished as strong as I could. What would you do differently?: Probably not race the day before an A Race. Post race
Warm down: beer drinking with my friends! What limited your ability to perform faster: As I said above, the race the day before probably effected my run. Event comments: This was the final 5430 race. Next year it will be an M Dot event. I don't think this is good. I guarantee it will be the end of the free beer tent. That tent has been one of my favorite summer time things to do for the past 4 years.  Last updated: 2009-05-12 12:00 AM
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5430 Sports Corp.
85F / 29C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 48/1250
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 3/133
I raced on Saturday and then had beers with friends all afternoon. I made it to bed by 8:30 and woke up at 12:30... showered and was on the rode to Boulder by 2:00. I got to there at about 4:20 and waited for transition to open. I had some oatmeal before leaving, then a Pop Tart and Kona Blend Coffee on the way and a Red Bull about an hour before the start.
I didn't warm up. I am not much of a warm-up/cool-down kind of guy. I just set up my transition, fixed my bike computer and then hit the potties.