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Comments: The aquatic center is made of up of two very large swimming areas. We swam the perimeter of the larger swimming area. The water was very warm and I didn't bother to wear a wetsuit for such a short swim. We all waded into the swimming area, warmed up a bit and then it was off to the races. I wasn't positioned very well, but that didn't matter as it didn't take long for the good swimmers to seperate from the not-so-good swimmers. What would you do differently?: My sighting wasn't very good. This can only get better with experience. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: There were no individual section times. So I don't know how I did in any given area. What would you do differently?: Nothing, seemed to go well overall. ![]() Bike
Comments: The bike route was well laid out. We basically biked around the dam area. My buddy got a flat about 200 yards in. He was bummed out. I was not ready yet for such a hard ride. One rider passed me and I passed two riders. So not too bad in my book. What would you do differently?: Train more, I hadn't put any serious bike training in since before California. All of my training has been running and swimming and I fealt it. ![]() Transition 2
Comments: Nothing to report. T2 was smooth. In both transitions I went sockless. What would you do differently?: Nothing. ![]() Run
Comments: This was the first time that I did a complete trail run. It was different. I let the guy that was about 20 meters behind catchup and then we talked for about a mile. After a mile he didn't have anymore gas in the tank, so I left him. Good hard run, I gained lots of ground on the guy in third, but still ended up about 100 yards behind. ![]() Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of bike training. Event comments: The race was perfect for what it was. It was a low-key event that was close to home and only costed $25. It was the best race I've run. Great value to fun ratio. I really hope the race director makes it an annual event. He did a great job on a small budget. Last updated: 2005-08-13 12:00 AM
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United States
Los Angeles Parks and Recreation
70F / 21C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 4/60
Age Group = Adult
Age Group Rank = 4/60
Racked the bike, paid for entry, got marked, went to the bathroom 5 times.
10 minutes to race start the director let us in the water.