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Comments: Hmm, I am NOT happy with my time per 100m. But it seems that no one's is really good, so my suspicions are confirmed: it was longer than 1500m. I didn't swim badly, I never veered off course, no one pushed me around (although I must admit I swam over people, and pushed them -- what? They were getting in my way!). And geez, the run from the beach to transition was long!! What would you do differently?: Nothing, I swam strongly. Maybe not as intensely as last time, but that was 95% adrenaline. And I was in the top 27% of swimmers, so that's pretty nice.  Transition 1
Comments: OH MY GOD. Not only was the run from the beach to the transition long (I'd say 300m), the run from transition to the bike course was DISGUSTINGLY long. It was like 700m of running awkwardly over a sandy beach, wooden bridge, small paths with non-athletes walking around. Oh my god, that added millions of minutes to my overall time. Everyone was pretty pissed about that... What would you do differently?: I would be the race director and organize the course better. Other than that, practice whipping the wetsuit off my heels.  Bike
Comments: Okay, yes, the course sucked. But the bike is definitely my weakest link, here. 115/134? God that sucks. Yes, yes, yes, I only started biking like 2-3 months ago... but still. This is where I will need to improve the most in the next year. I pass most people in the swim, they all pass me again in the bike, and I re-pass maybe half of them on the run. Hmph. What would you do differently?: More bike training. And, once again, change the layout of the course. Transition 2
Comments: Other than that 700m+ run to transition, T2 went so smoothly that I thought I had forgotten something. What would you do differently?: Nothing, it was perfect.  Run
Comments: This was probably the most well done of the 3. I got out, I ran, I drank well, and I finished in a respectable time. What would you do differently?: Figure out how the drink gatorade and run/jog at the same time. Post race
Warm down: Walk around, drink water and a bit of gatorade, eat a tiny bit, watch and take pictures of my friend coming in from her duathlon. Once she was done, we got food, and went to cool down in the lake. The chilly water felt wonderful. What limited your ability to perform faster: - My bike strength and speed - Those stupidly planned transitions - My laziness (honestly, I am just not tired or sore after races...) -- I get paranoid and nervous and conserve energy and don't go all out. I guess that comes with practice and knowing what the body can handle. Event comments: It's a beautiful site in a wonderful park, but god damn it, those transitions were horrible and sharing part of the pathway with pedestrians and recreational cyclists on the bike was horrid, and the run also had recreational cyclists and runners. Horrid planning and execution. Yeah, I'll probably go back because it's a wonderful, friendly atmosphere and the bike part is flat as hell, but I will complain a boatload first. Gender Place: 17/41 Last updated: 2009-05-30 12:00 AM
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Canada
Somersault Events
25C / 77F
Sunny
Overall Rank = 90/134
Age Group = Women 20-24
Age Group Rank = 3/4
Woke up at 6:30, out of the door by 7:15. Ate well, drank well. We got a little lost but still made it on time to pick up our race kits, set up in transition and go to the washroom. I put on my wetsuit maybe 15 minutes before the race began, took photos with my friend (she was doing the Olympic duathlon). We wished each other luck and parted ways 5 minutes before our starts.
I warmed up in the water (a gorgeous and pleasantly warm 15-16C).