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Comments: I was very excited at how good my shoulder felt that morning. (thanks Sue!) My range of motion was better and the pain was much less intense. Still, though, I knew I'd have to try to avoid people during the swim because I'm weak and the recent decrease in the pain is precarious at best! Of course, that led me to spend so much time trying to stay away from people that I veered WAYYY off the course! The only hard part was about 3/4 of the way thru my shoulder started hurting again and I was thinking about hanging it up, but I figured in the time it'd take for me to get to one of the kayaks I would probably be almost home, so I pushed that idea, and the pain, out of my mind. Overall, I was still thrilled with my time. I didn't expect better than 40 minutes right now. What would you do differently?: Nothing. I had to protect myself and make sure I could live to fight another day.  Transition 1
Comments: Wasn't worried about trying to be speedy. Just took my time. Wetsuit got a little stuck, but not too bad. What would you do differently?: Nada. Just happy to be here.  Bike
Comments: I found it very crowded. I don't think I was safely on the right without having to pass someone more than 100 or so meters throughout the whole race. People were 3 and 4 abreast in some places, trying to pass. Some roads gave us 3 or 4 lanes to use, but other parts were only two lanes and a little nerve wracking. Speedwise, though, I was very happy. Transition 2
Comments: Very careful to make sure I got the socks, knee support, race belt and water carrier on and NOT FORGET ANYTHING!!! :)  Run
Comments: It felt so good to run. I've been hurting for so long that I haven't gotten to do enough of it. (which also means I FELT the run for days after!). I'm happy. Only walked 2 water stops and one visit to the loo (I know...TMI). Post race
Warm down: Walking, stretching. met up with family who came to cheer for us. It was great. They even made up a sign for us during the race!!! What limited your ability to perform faster: Shoulder injury months ago that's been misbehaving. Not much training, weight gain, you name it. Doesn't matter. I'm REAL happy about how it turned out. Event comments: I think it was, overall, a great experience. I've never been to D.C. before. However, I think it was too crowded, especially on the bike. Also, post-race PBJ was sort of a letdown. Last updated: 2009-08-16 12:00 AM
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Sunny
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Age Group = 45-49
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Got up, did the coffee thing, got drinks and transition stuff the rest of the way together. Bob and I took a taxi to the transition area with a guy we met at the front of the hotel, also trying to hail a taxi to get down there.
Not a lot of warmup. I don't have much endurance, so I was afraid to do much of anything short of gentle stretches and getting my arm ready to do whatever it can. Once transition closed, we were pretty much relegated to the "swim pen" for the next hour-and-a-half until my wave went off.