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Comments: mass start was waching machine style with girls that were not navigating very well .Had to breastroke to dodge them. my breathing was bad and i didn't get into a good beat till the last stretch.Considering that i just freestyled about 40% of the course i am satisfied with the time i've done. What would you do differently?: move far right for the first 100m  Transition 1
Comments: i got confused and lost a lot of time because i lost a shoe and had to clip it back,then went the wrong way for the bike exit! I also lost time trying to fit my ponytail out of the helmet wich caused problems during the bike section. What would you do differently?: pay attention to the signs and prep earlier to memorise the course.  Bike
Comments: helmet was hurting,squeezing my head in a thight grip. I tried to loosen it but to no avail. I was dizzy at the end. For the first time, i was calling it quits. I signaled to my hubby at the end of the bike that i was done. I was scared all of this was caused by the heat and i didn't want to visit the medic tent. What would you do differently?: yank the ponytail! Transition 2
Comments: as i was walking to the bike rack i saw that i wasn't alone. i felt way better when i took my helmet of and saw my time so far even if i walked my time would not be as bad as my worst tri in 2007...so i kept going.  Run
Comments: a walk/run combo What would you do differently?: drink gatorade at the 1.5 mark Post race
Warm down: a nice volonteer had a hose so i had a wonderfull shower (minus the soap) What limited your ability to perform faster: heat and lack of training in the heat. i also was not at my ideal weight...got to get my nutrition sorted out. This and running needs a lot of work (and the most will power) Event comments: for the first time in 4 years of racing i was about to call it quits.i am still not sure if i will race in sept or end my season right now. I need to re-assess what i will do. Motivation was not there this year. Tri club lacked coaching and this affected me more than i tought. I need to find a coach or join another club next year.Or maybe i just need to do something else. It was fun to meet Robert and to see a friend do his first tri. Last updated: 2009-08-17 12:00 AM
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triomax
32C / 90F
Sunny
Overall Rank = 118/120
Age Group = 40-45
Age Group Rank = 4/4
woke up at 7:30 with my friend's call. She told me that she wouldn't participate because of injury and the heat. I battled with my brains wondering if i was going to go because i suffered what i think was a heat stroke last year. It was different last year :the event was changed to a duathlon because of bad water conditions.So i decided to go and give it a try and left home at 9:30.
Prep was mostly: drink, drink and drink because my start was at 12:30
a few strokes in the river, i was nervous and had a bit of nausea. The event was scarce with ordinary gals like me, tri machines were the main bulk of the crowd...very hard on the self esteem