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Comments: Decent start but it was tough getting into a groove with the tough surf. Hard to site as well as the 'flags' were white and green...no big orange floats or anything to site off of...not the best...but once I got to about the 150m mark I was able to settle in a bit..felt ok finishing...ran up the beach to transition...swim appeared to take alot out of people as many were walking through the sand... What would you do differently?: Nothing other than possibly get some more ocean swimming experience. My fitness was fine...it was a rough ocean...I only mark this below average as it was longer than I wanted...I haven't looked at the times but my ranking put me in the top 1/3 of the race so it was more an average swim probably...  Transition 1
Comments: I continue to be pretty decent at transition. My T1 was faster than the guy who won my age group so I don't feel like I'm losing any time. The next step for me will be to have my bike shoes clipped onto my bike...that will take practice but will shave probably 10-20 seconds off my time. What would you do differently?: Time to learn how to do this transition with my shoes already clipped onto the bike...then I would rock it!  Bike
Comments: Very short ride. Course was changed due to construction so it was shifted to just 8 miles from it's original 13. Dissapointing frankly but I knew then it was going to be short and fast...so I really tried to keep a solid 20+ MPH..which I was able to do. Averaged over 23 with a top speed of 25 on the way out but then hit the winds and it pulled me down to 20-21 avg...overall felt strong...was only passed once or twice but I passed a ton of people which was good. Even one guy on a much better bike than mine...fitness was good...and I finished 55th overall which was my best event ranking. What would you do differently?: Not much..fitness only limited me from going even faster...If I'm going to move up next year into top 5 I need to get a bit faster.. Transition 2
Comments: Pretty good transition...putting on socks took the longest...probably could have run this w/out socks...would have been under a 1 minute transiton w/out messing w/ my socks... What would you do differently?: don't put on my socks...  Run
Comments: Heart rate was high coming off the bike so I tried to get it down for the first mile..so I kept my pace down to get my average into the high 160's...so that limited my pacea bit in the beginning but by the half-way point I was ready to cruise..don't know my splits but they were definately negative... What would you do differently?: Not much...continue to train and improve fitness.. Post race
Warm down: Walked around and into transition. Met family immediately afterward. What limited your ability to perform faster: This was my best race in 3 years from a pace and finish perspective. I just need to continue to train....open water swim practice would be good... Event comments: The only issue I had with this race was really the swim portion...of course they were looking out for our safety in the water by trying to make the start point decision based on current and conditions but frankly there were not many lifeguards supporting the 380 athletes...only two guys on jet skis..no kayaks or paddleboard lifeguards...it couldn't have been challenging if someone had gotten in trouble. I would have liked a longer bike to challenge me more but they obviously had limitations..hope they change that for next year. Good race to kick off the season! Last updated: 2010-02-17 12:00 AM
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65F / 18C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 66/380
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 8/33
Set my alarm for 4:15...but only for Mon-Fri so it didn't go off on this Saturday...my father in law woke me up at 4:38 with a flashlight....thankfully he had already racked the bikes on his truck. I dressed in my 'uni', grabbed my pre-packed tri-bag, a powerbar and G2 drink and headed out with Bill driving by 4:48.
Arrived in Sea Isle about 5:20. We parked, went to pick up our packets, got numbered and set up transition. We racked our bikes beside each other near the bike in/out. Skies were overcast and the ocean did appear to be a bit rough.
Once the Sea Isle lifeguards decided where we were going to start (sent us from the south flag to the north flag and then back again...) I got into the ocean with Rich and did a few strokes to loosen up and condition myself to the colder water. This was the third time in this race so I was mentally ready but I didn't realize how rough the ocean was going to be this morning.