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Comments: This was my first OWS (open water swim) it didn't phase me. The only thing that was weird for me was the full body wetsuit. It felt like I had resistance bands on my shoulders. With every stroke my shoulders burned. The buoyancy factor of the wetsuit definitely out-weighed the shoulder burn. What would you do differently?: I now know that I drift to the right as I swim in open water, so I need to navigate better. I will use a sleeveless wetsuit next time.  Transition 1
Comments: My first transition ever. I had issues getting the wetsuit off, the zipper was kinda tricky. I had an issue getting my tank top on. I ate several gummy nutrition things. What would you do differently?: Wetsuit practice, dry off upper torso more.  Bike
Comments: I didn't train hard enough for the hills/false flat portions of the course. I didn't train hard enough period. BUT I wanted to do the bike in under an hour and I did. I ate some gummy nutrition things. What would you do differently?: Train HARDER!!! Transition 2
Comments: Nothing too interesting here. Took a minute to collect my wits and get a drink and get psyched up for the run. What would you do differently?: Not stop to drink, especially when there is an aid station a half mile away.  Run
Comments: I didn't train hard enough for this course. The hills and off road portion killed me. My quads cramped up for the entire last mile. I couldn't feel my legs as I crossed the finish line. What would you do differently?: Train appropriately for the course I'm doing. Post race
Warm down: Walked over to my family, thanked them for coming. Tried to get the feeling back in my lower extremities. Got a massage. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of training for the course at hand. Event comments: Overall this was a great thing for me. My estimates on each sport were almost right on. I thought I would do 15 minute swim, I did just over 16. I thought I would do the bike in 1 hour, I did it in 54 minutes. I thought I would do the run in 30 minutes, I did it in 34 minutes, damn cramped quads... Thanks TriUtah for a great race!!! Last updated: 2009-08-23 12:00 AM
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TriUtah
90F / 32C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 303/850
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 15/16
Woke up at 6 am. Ate a whole wheat bagel, a banana, and a protein bar. I drank a glass of water and a glass of Powerade. I went over my equipment checklist one more time and packed everything into my car, and I was off. I arrived at the parking area at 8:15 am.
You have to ride your bike about 3 miles from the parking to the starting area, it's a downhill don't worry. So that was the first part of my warm-up. I got my stuff set up at the transition area (only one in this race) and went for a light 1/5 mile jog. Then I got my wetsuit on and got in the water about 10 minutes before my wave started and did about 20 yards of warm-up swimming.