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Comments: The water kinda stunk and there was attacking seaweed and I can't steer yet, but I was pleasantly surprised (STUNNED more like!) with my swim. The first 100 or so I was just cruising. It's fun to swim in a wetsuit because I'm just so much faster, love it! This was a hand-me-down suit from a friend, too, so being free made it all the better! Now I just have to lose another 10-20 pounds to fit into it properly. What would you do differently?: Sight better, way better. The buoys were set up in a triangle. I did more of a circle. It's a waste of time and energy - duh! I'd also swim more, swim more, swim more and swim some more. I've just got to improve!  Transition 1
Comments: A bit slow of a transition. I probably need to think about not wearing socks and to start using my cycling shoes. What would you do differently?: Hurry up.  Bike
Comments: I thought I did good - and I did for me - but people were flying by me like I was pedaling through molasses. I actually ended up doing better in the swim compared to the rest of the field than cycling, and that really shocks me. What would you do differently?: I wouldn't have gone any harder, because I needed to leave some juice in the tank. Transition 2
Comments: OK, only had to drop off bike, take swig of water, get rid of helmet and go, go, go!  Run
Comments: Man, I am s-------l-----o------w! I passed one dude, and he'll probably have to undergo therapy now knowing that. But I got passed and passed and passed by a ton of runners. There were some non-moving objects that whizzed by me. But I kept going, churning away and didn't stop, so I'll consider that a success! What would you do differently?: I need to hit the road more and become a sub-10-minute-mile runner. Pronto! But for me, this was actually a decent run, believe it or not! Post race
Warm down: Glugged down water and chocolate milk, snarfed down some orange slices like I was a 7-year-old soccer player, ate some bananas and bagels, visited with a few friends and then skeedaddled to go clean my house/mow the yard to get ready for our son's baby blessing and family gathering Sunday. What limited your ability to perform faster: Being 40-50 pounds overweight, not training hard enough or long enough, being slow, not having as nice of a bike as some people, being short, having chunky legs, a big gut and butt....and that's just the beginning! Event comments: Fun race, close to home, really hope they do it again next year! I'd love to beat my time by about 10 or so minutes next year. Last updated: 2009-05-22 12:00 AM
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USTrisports
75F / 24C
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Overall Rank = 131/173
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 14/16
Loaded car, decided to not take a shower since I was just gonna get lake stink anyway, stopped to get an Egg McMuffin-type breakfast sandwich and a Diet Coke on the way. Pretty casual. Only had to wake up at 6:15 a.m., too, because the race was just 45 minutes away. Me likey!
Nada. Walked bike to transition about 1/4 mile and then walked about 1/4 mile to the lake to check out the enemy. That was it, though.