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Comments: The start was crazy. I opted to start front and center. Never had and thought I was fast enough to keep clean water in front of me. It was a little rough. A few kicks and punches absorbed and dealt. Just as I was finding my pace, we reached the waves ahead of us. Not no bad to navigate. Once I rounded the extreme markers and headed back, it was all good. What would you do differently?: I had trouble seeing the markers and found myself just following people in front of me. My goggles are pretty scratched up and may need to be replaced to help see the markers.  Transition 1
Comments: T1 was not bad. I noticed a lot of bikes on my rack which made me feel a little better. Wetsuit and socks took a little longer than normal. Ranked 25th of 606. What would you do differently?: Run faster to transition. get socks on quicker.  Bike
Comments: I felt very good on the bike. I was lucky to have a guy pass me and I made the commitment to use him as a carrot. He would pull away, but i would climb back to him. This yoyo effect seemed to help me forget about the pain. What would you do differently?: Maybe drink more water. I had some left over and I felt that it could have helped me on my run. Transition 2
Comments: The problem was when I started running off, I felt a rock in right foot. Had to take shoe and sock off. I put my foot back in shoe and felt the rock again, it was in the shoe, not the sock. Cost me 15+ seconds. Other than that great transition. Rank 190 of 606 What would you do differently?: Take a second to brush foot off.  Run
Comments: Well, something went very wrong. I was looking to do 22:30 and came up well short of that. I just could not move fast. Had a cramp in my side, which I never get training. I was also thirsty. May not have hydrated enough on bike. My HR ave. was only 168 which means I was not pushing it as hard as I should have been. What would you do differently?: More water on bike. Need to work on bricks and focus on running. Post race
Warm down: Just walked and drank. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not sure what happened on that run. Need to figure it out soon. Event comments: Let me start by saying that I came Sat. to pick up my packet and saw several groups of cadets sweeping the shoulder of the highway! That was awesome. The transition area had brand new bike racks with air pumps at each rack! The event was well organized and the venue is great. The bike course is great and that is enough to ensure I will be back next year. Last updated: 2010-02-15 12:00 AM
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United States
West Point Triathlon
80F / 27C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 49/606
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 12/88
Got there way early. Got body marked, set up transition area.
Brought stationary trainer and road bike and warmed up for 20 mins. The parking area is a little far off, so I didn't cut it to close to start time. Ran with backpack to staging area and ran for about 5 minutes (not enough). Got wetsuit on and swam in water for about 5 minutes, but then had to stand around for about 25 mins waiting for wave start.