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Comments: I had a hard time seeing where I was going due to the cloud cover and the sudden downpour on the second loop. What would you do differently?: Wear goggles with clear lens instead of tinted ones when the conditions are rainy and cloudy.  Transition 1
Comments: Short run up a hill into T1. Had zero issues removing wetsuit even though it was my second time having it on. Credit TriSlide lubricant by SBR. It is pricey, but man the suit just slips right off! Put on helmet, shoes(forgot to unbuckle them when I set up transition, doh!), sunglasses and ran out to mount line. What would you do differently?: Make sure shoes are ready to put on. Wear my gloves(more on that later).  Bike
Comments: Ride was going well... at least until I was at about mile 2 and then I crashed. I was getting a little close to the edge of the new paved road and attempted to come out wider into the road and my front wheel washed out and I went down. Operator error, and it hurts. I made sure nothing was broken, got up, picked up my stuff that had fallen out of my bento box and got back on the bike. What would you do differently?: I wouldn't crash if I could help it. Transition 2
Comments: Racked bike, took off cycling shoes, put on running shoes, removed helmet, put on visor, hit the road. Left sunglasses behind for the run. It was still raining. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: My wife couldn't believe I was heading out on the run after she saw me run into T2 all beat up. I was feeling it a little or so I thought. When I saw my pace, I was actually happy and surprised that I ran so well at that point. The guy who won my ag passed me with 2.2 miles to go, but I just didn't have enough in me to catch him. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Post race
Warm down: Went to medical tent to have the doctor check me over. The race official was concerned since I looked pretty scary! What limited your ability to perform faster: The rain and the crash. Event comments: I am giving this race an average because even though I got regular e-mails from the RD, they really didn't provide much useful information. I did not find out what the course layouts were until a couple days before the race giving me zero chance to check them out. Also, the race site was tough to find since I could not find an address on my GPS and the map showed the location,but not how to get there from,say, Indy. And right near the finish line, there was no one to direct me and I was essentially alone at that point. I actually came to a stop to figure out which way I was supposed to go. I am glad my wife was down near the finish line and yelled to me to make a left turn and get off the road onto the grass. I think with some more events under his belt now that he is on his own, things will get better. I most likely will do another event that he puts on. Last updated: 2010-01-25 12:00 AM
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75F / 24C
Precipitation
Overall Rank = 28/57
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 2/5
Got up at 3:30 am, put stuff in car, left at 4:30 and drove to race site 2 hours away. Stopped on the way at McDonalds for coffee and some food.
Got to site-went to body marking, chip pickup, then set up my stuff in transition. Listened to pre-race talk, went down to the water.
Got in the water and swam for a couple minutes. They shooed us out of the water pretty quickly so they could start on time.