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Comments: Probably my best swim ever. Not bad considering this was the first time I had my wetsuit on this year, (stupid I know). Caught my grove about 200 in. Had a little trouble siting the second turn buoy. Stayed pretty comfortable the whole way. Pushed a little harder towards the end. Hit the ramp and took off for T-1. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Transition 1
Comments: Pretty smooth T-1 What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: Rode smart on the bike. Didn't push overly hard and used the easier gears going up some of the bigger hills. Had a mandatory dismount at mile 31 due to an oil spill in the road. Ride was pretty uneventful. Hydration and nutrition was right on. Drank 1 bottle of Hammer HEED, 1 bottle of Gatorade and 1 1/2 bottles of water. Ate a Powerbar gummy every 1/2 hour. Bike performed very well had no trouble with shifting or braking. What would you do differently?: Maybe push just a little harder overall. Transition 2
Comments: Couldn't get my bike on the rack because of some overcrowding, ended up leaning it against the rack. Sat down to put my shoes on. Downed the last bit of my Gatorade while running out. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: Run was hot. Sun was out and the temp. was getting up there. I ran between the aid stations and walked the stations. Took a couple cups of gatorade and water at each station. Racing a little more controlled on the swim and bike definately helped my run. 5 miles in my quads started to cramp. Stopped to try and stretch them but as I stretched my quads my hamstrings started tightening up so I just kept going. Pretty much a mental battle the rest of the race. I was constantly checking my watch, I was determined to come in under 6 hours this year. Was great to see my family and friends cheering when I went by our campsite. Didn't take anything from the last 2 aid stations. When I saw 5:58:00 on my watch I took off at a sprint for the finish. Ended up coming in with 34 seconds to spare. Great finish line celebration. What would you do differently?: Not much. Post race
Warm down: Got some water and gatorade. Hit the ice bath for awhile which was great. Event comments: Had a blast at this race. Was glad that I could hit my goal time, dropped about 22 minutes off last year's time. Even happier to be blessed with the opportunity to race and spend time with family and friends. Shawn, Andy, and Justin all had good races. Enjoyed the weekend with my family. Met some new people and Brian caught the bug to race again, great weekend. Last updated: 2010-02-12 12:00 AM
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Sunny
Overall Rank = 960/1591
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 97/135
Drove down to the race site on Friday. Got my packet picked up and bike checked in on Saturday. Supper of pasta the night before, to bed early, and slept pretty good. Got up around 04:00, ate a Powerbar and muffin for breakfast. Got my stuff all packed and walked with Shawn, Justin, and Jeff down to T-2 and dropped my run stuff. Down to T-1 and got my bike ready.
Stretched a little while watching the earlier waves take off. Just tried to stay calm. Got my wetsuit on and swam from the dock to the start line when my wave was called.