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Comments: The wind was blowing around 15mph so there was some decent chop. First time I've ever swam in anything but flat water so it was extremely difficult for me. Every time I started to get a rhythm either the wind would change or someone who couldn't control their direction would run into me. What would you do differently?: I need to get the proper training in for open water swimming. Aside from the fact that I'm a poor swimmer, I need to get the experience of swimming out doors. I'm going to start making frequent trips to Lake Anna to get that experience.  Transition 1
Comments: I was completely exhausted and disoriented after the swim. I had a really hard time even running (which I did) and getting my bike shoes on. (still need to purchase tri shoes so I'm not putting these bike shoes on before even mounting the bike. Putting my shoes on literal took at least a minute. So I lost a lot of time. What would you do differently?: Shoes need to be updated. And the number one thing is working on my swim. That will drastically improve my T1.  Bike
Comments: Bike went very well. I struggled with my HR mainly because it was so high during the swim. I got it settled down about 3/4 the way through the first lap. The next issue I dealt with was hydration. I only took one bottle of water. I was expecting a water stop on the course. Unfortunately it didn't have one. I struggled with cramping during the first half of the run because of this. What would you do differently?: Hopefully improve my swim so my T1 and the start of the bike is smoother. Additionally I'm going to make sure I always take at least 2 bottles of liquid from now on. I'm also going to pre cut my food containers. (for example I struggled a little bit with my shot blox packages) Transition 2
Comments: The hydration issue was immediately apparent as soon as I got off the bike. My legs were starting to cramp as soon as my feet hit the ground. Fortunately I had half a bottle of water at my transition. I spent some time stretching before I headed out for the run. Unfortunately I forgot my race number belt and I was sent back after exiting T2. Lost at least 5 minutes on the run because of this. What would you do differently?: First not forget something while leaving T2. Second, I'm not going to change much until I get Tri specific bike shoes.  Run
Comments: Struggled with cramping for the first 3 miles. Did a lot of run walk stretch. Fitness was OK. I was definitely tired, however if not for the cramping I'm certain I would have maintained a 10min/mile average. What would you do differently?: Hydration. First of all I would make the changes I suggested for the bike. And from now on I'm going to keep a run bottle with me in Transition in case I'm worried about hydration on the course. Post race
Warm down: Not much of a warm down. I needed to get home so I packed my stuff and took off. What limited your ability to perform faster: Swim and Hydration. I need to work on the swim and get practice in open water. I also came into this race with very sporadic training. I was sick off and on in January, Feb, and March so this contributed to the lack of proper training. Event comments: I'll definitely do this race next year. I rated the drink station as low, however if I would have read/attended the pre-race meeting I would have known there was no drink station on the bike course. Last updated: 2010-01-06 12:00 AM
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Set-up, Inc
65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 345/382
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 0/
Up at 7am. Drove to race (10min). Pulled bike out of the car, up'ed air pressure in tires. Made sure I had everything in my transition bag. Mixed my bike bottle. Walked to transition and got my race chip. Setup Transition, realized I forgot shot blox and sun glasses in car. Went back to car, got missing stuff, returned to Transition and made sure everything was right. Returned to car around 8am, and ate breakfast. Banana, and lunchable (cheese/crackers). Around 9am headed back to Transition and found a place to sit and relax until 9:30. Put wetsuit on and walked to swim start around 9:45.
Around 9am headed back to Transition and found a place to sit and relax until 9:30. Put wetsuit on and walked to swim start around 9:45.
Swam for like 1 min before the swim start. Next time I'm going to make sure I get in the water a little sooner to get warmed up.