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Comments: What to say? This was a race in which I hadn't trained for 7 weeks. I was here to have fun, and I did. Up until the gun was shot to start, I was chatting with someone I recognized from a yoga class once. While swimming, I was contemplating how clear the water was, how warm and pleasant it was, how sunny the day was and how beautiful the sky was. I obviously realized that I wasn't going to break any personal records, so I just had fun. What would you do differently?: Maybe draft off someone a bit faster.  Transition 1
Comments: T1 was pretty simple. No wetsuit, so everything else went smoothly. When getting onto my bike, I swerved a little bit too much and lost some time, but I was just impressed that I remembered what a bike was, let alone not fall off it! What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: I'm just amazed that there were ~20 people that were slower than me. I sucked at biking before I left, when I did the HIM, and obviously now I suck more. Thankfully, I plan on getting better and better over the course of the next 1.5 years so that I will KILL my first Ironman. This was a good bike course, although the cornering was a bit too sharp. What would you do differently?: Nothing, I was having a blast out there, watching awesome triathletes zip me by. One day, not far from now when I actually start some proper bike training, I will be the one leading the pack of female racers! Transition 2
Comments: T2 is always simple. Shoes to unvelcro and throw off, shoes to pull on... and GO. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: I got off that bike, started running, and ran at whatever pace felt comfortable. I had started my Garmin, but refused to look at heart rate, pace, or distance. I just ran the first loop comfortably, and then when the 2nd loop came around, I just ran faster. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Post race
Warm down: Walking around, chatting with people in transition. What limited your ability to perform faster: Being gone for 6 weeks in Peru doing research; suffering from malnutrition in Peru, and thus being underweight; only having 1 week back home to gain weight (from lost fat and muscle) and to "train" - 1 workout each of swim, bike, run to remind myself of what a triathlon was. Event comments: For a "fun race", this was perfect. There were a lot of young people my age (it was apparently the cup championships or something), so there were plenty of people to talk to. The swim was gorgeous, the bike was pleasant, and the run was fabulous. I came out of this race having achieved exactly what I set in to do: to re-establish my love for triathlon and to re-dedicate myself to the sport for the next year and more. Last updated: 2009-08-19 12:00 AM
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25C / 77F
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Overall Rank = 240/293
Age Group = Women 20-24
Age Group Rank = 4/6
Wake up, grab everything I need, remember to take clean socks out of dryer, make Gatorade, have breakfast, brush teeth and pack the car. I love that the pre-race routine is getting mechanical and automatic. There is less worrying involved. :)
Do I ever have a warm-up? Honestly, I was still trying to figure out how many loops I had to do for each part of the course about 10 minutes before it started. I signed up for this race with no intention of actually racing it; instead, my goal was to simply attend, have fun, and remind myself why I do triathlon in the first place! I was gone for 6 weeks in Peru, living in the Amazon rainforest... and if you don't have a existential life crisis there, then your accommodations are too posh. We did NOT have posh accommodations, us researchers. So, I came back from Peru with drastically reduced athletic ability (other than walking, shit I can walk for days non stop) and no drive to train. Bad sign. So I signed up for a race as quickly as possible...