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Comments: Since everyone started from the water, the better swimmers should definitely start in the front. I was afraid of getting clobbered so I wanted to start in the back. But I could have easily kept in front of the scrum and avoided swimming through the crowd. What would you do differently?: Start in the front and swim a little harder. I still had plenty of speed left but I was more content to just follow those in front around the triangles.  Transition 1
Comments: I struggled pulling the wetsuit off and I was unsure about whether I needed my number belt or not. I chose not to take it, but I probably should have just put it in the back. What would you do differently?: Sit down and pull the wetsuit off. I tried to do it standing and couldn't pull it off over the timing chip.  Bike
Comments: I stink on the bike. I thought I had a good lead coming out of the water, but so many people passed me with their sweet tri bikes. The disc wheels flying by were quite aggrivating, but neat to hear. I just didn't have the leg strength to keep up a long strong pace. What would you do differently?: Train harder on the bike. Drop into the aero position and consider aero bars. Transition 2
What would you do differently?: Just be more confident that everything was going right.  Run
Comments: I was a little stiff coming off the bike and considered walking a bit, but never needed to. I think the hardest part was not knowing how far I had run. There was only one visible mile marker (1) and the turnaround which I assume was half the distance. Toward the end I think I was more concerned about finishing that really pushing myself. I really could have put more into the last half. What would you do differently?: Put more effort into the speed during the last half of the run. 5k isn't that far so maintaining a high speed should be achievable. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Muscle strength and training on the bike and desire to run faster on the run. Event comments: Nice and flat sprint. Last updated: 2009-06-16 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 123/609
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 14/32
Ate a bowl of wheat checks and left the house at 6:30. The line to get into the parking lot was long, but since I wasn't driving it was nice to relax and think through things. I also took a few Advil that morning to relax the kink I had in my neck from Thursday morning.
Thought about swimming before hand, but instead chose to stand in the water for 5 minutes. I figured standing around in the cold while wet would be akin to torture.