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 Swim
Comments: Felt ok. I expected to go a few minutes slower than last year which I did. I drafted off of Ken until a little after the first buoy then lost him. Navigation was ok. I pretty much just did this swim drafting off of people who seemed to be going my pace. I'd lose them at turns and pick up a new person. The last half of the canal I didn't have anyone to draft off of. Just took this easy.  Transition 1
 Bike
Comments: Infinit on the bike worked really well for me. I drank more and got in more calories on this ride than on previous HIMs. Transition 2
 Run
Comments: Rough run, the heat was a factor. About 3-4 miles in, I started having GI issues. My stomach didn't want to empty. I didn't want a repeat of Tupper Lake so I started walking. Walked most of miles 4-8, then started increasing the running. It was basically trying to manage my gut. If I felt nauseous I walked, otherwise I ran. Started taking coke around mile 6, I think that helped. I was able to run the last 5k. At one point around mile 10 I was walking with an attractive young woman through an aid station and after we went through it I turned to her and said "Let's do it". She said "Ok" and we started running. Only in a triathlon can a middle-aged guy turn to a 24 year old woman he just met, say that, and get that response. I actually fell on the run course with about 1.5 miles to go. My left foot caught on one of the unmarked speed bumps and I went down. I remember seeing my hands in front of me as I was falling and thinking "that's a broken wrist, that won't do" so I pulled my hands back and rolled. Ended up back on my feet and kept running. I never actually stopped. Got a little road rash on my left hand and shoulder. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Very disappointed with this result. I'm sure the lack of sleep was a factor, but I really expected to do better. My training was much better this year but my performance was only marginally better. I could definitely have used more run training but it wasn't that bad. I have my work cut out for me for my HIM in Sept. Event comments: Love the Musselman. Great, great race. Last updated: 2010-02-15 12:00 AM
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United States
Musselman Triathlon
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 591/793
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 53/67
Did this one on very little sleep. Busy day on Saturday with the Mini-Mussel aid station and the kids, then doing a gig Saturday night, so no nap. The gig wasn't a big deal, it was just an acoustic thing at a private party. I played for two hours sitting down from 8 to 10 and was home at 10:40. I would have done that at home probably anyways. The problem was that I have a problem with chronic pain in my left hand and it was on 11 Saturday night. It woke me up a few times and prevented me from sleeping. I got around 2.5 hours sleep total. Not enough.
Picked Dud up a little after 5:30, set up transition, found Ken and hung out until start time. Didn't have time to set up the EZ-UP.
All things considered, I felt ok.