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Comments: What can I say? I swam fast. Could have been faster but I was weaving in and out of traffic. At 6'5" 245 I don't want to be an a-hole and punch and kick my way through. Overall satisifed, this is just part of the sport, right? I figure I could have maybe gotten down to 22:30 or so had this been a straight shot minus traffic. What would you do differently?: Maybe get some tinted goggles? Sun was bright.  Transition 1
Comments: OK. Had the shoes on the pedals but some minor issues getting into them. Not a bad transition. Since I didn't have breakfast I took a little time to get some gel and water in. What would you do differently?: Not much- other than remember the Glide to get the wetsuit off faster. Pretty good though.  Bike
Comments: Fine ride. Opted to use the aero bars very little- after last weeks back disaster I didn't want to ruin my run. Felt wonderful on the bike, I LOVE this course. Never did the 1st part where the road takes you to the divers area- it was pretty rough surface. Overall pretty happy with this. Passed by Mollyland @ about mile 21, always nice to see a friendly face. Felt bad she was having GI issues. What would you do differently?: Remove the aerobars and save the weight if I'm not going to use them. Or get fitted would be an even better idea! Pretty happy though. Transition 2
Comments: Took my time here. I wanted to make sure I was going to be composed for the run. Did not want a repeat of S-M-D. Could have probably pushed it a little harder, but oh well. What would you do differently?: Don't know....  Run
Comments: OK, this looks bad. But consider after exiting transition I stopped at the port-a-pot to pee. Also took the chiropractors advice and sprayed biofreeze all over my back. Pulling off a soaking wet racesuit took some time... I'd say I was in there for a good 4 minutes, making my run pace really about 10:20? Still not great, but I'll take it. Out portion was uphill and had to walk up some hills. About mile 2 saw Cassi from CAC cheering us on- that was pretty cool! Felt good- spectators make me happy :) Finally got my legs and feet at about mile 3. Turnaround was great- the volunteers were spraying water. That was pretty refreshing. 2nd half of run went well- I don't have a Garmin but I'm willing to bet I was down well under 10 on the pace. Finished really strong, trying to beat the clock. Did it! 2:59:18- goal was 3 hours! What would you do differently?: Run more, run faster. Post race
Warm down: Walked around- found Drewulu and Mollyland. Had some pictures taken. Welcomed Jon back in. Ate a great lunch and drank a beer :) Little stretching and laughing with friends. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not eating. Although I don't think it made a huge difference. I need to brick more. Thinking I may get a Garmin for motivation. Have to sell the wife on that idea :) Event comments: Love this race! Had an awesome time, and it's always fun to race with my buddies. Thinking I may do the Crazy-Back-To-Back next year. Last updated: 2009-08-16 12:00 AM
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70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 191/448
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 6/16
Got up 5AM. Rode with Jon, so it was nice to relax. Maybe too nice- forgot my breakfast! DOH!
Standing in the line to get my #. Absurdly long time to get it, like 30 + minutes in line. Had just enough time to get back to transition, get set up and get into my wetsuit. Swam a but and kept trying to move to keep warm- the water was a little cold. Would have preferred to run but that wasn't going to happen in a wetsuit....