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Comments: Shins hurt a great deal. Started out way too fast and had a hard time keeping my breathing. I was at the turnaround before I knew it and paced myself coming back in so I wouldn't completely screw up the bike. What would you do differently?: More running in general. Put my pride in my pocket and start out a little slower.  Transition 1
Comments: Really hard to decide what to wear. Ended up wearing everything I had, which was the good decision. Didn't take any nutrition or water. Didn't untie my running shoes, bad idea which screwed me up later on. What would you do differently?: Need to start practicing transitions.  Bike
Comments: Rode enough so far this year that my butt didn't hurt and I didn't need to walk up the hills. That said, I am OK with the result considering the wind and cold. What would you do differently?: Ride more, as this is only my second race of the year... Transition 2
Comments: Now what do I wear? Took off the vest and changed from skull cap to hat. Took some water. Ended up not being that cold since I had a snug tri-top under my long-sleeve tech shirt. What would you do differently?: Untie my shoes in T1. Practice transitions. Run
Comments: Had to take off my hat and several times felt like I was going to blow over. Also, I usually sprint the last 1/2 mile and the combination of the wind and heavy breathing was very uncomfortable. What would you do differently?: OK with my effort in context. Tighten my hat before I left T2? Couldn't do it while running. Post race
Warm down: Had some bananas, oranges and had a family photo with Senator Scott Brown, who passed me like I was standing still on the run. What limited your ability to perform faster: Fighting some tonsillitis and somewhat under-trained (got that career thing, you know ;) Event comments: I chose to sign up for the duathlon because the weather is iffy around Mother's Day here and I am not a strong enough swimmer to do this race in this kind of weather. I think Tim's races are very well organized and he pays great attention to the athletes and the details. In the individual results, I show as 3/4 in my AG, so despite the lack of tangible hardware (they calculated the leader results some other way - who knows?), I will score this as a win. Despite the cold weather and wind, I had a good time. Plenty of racks, the check-in was efficient, plenty of water and potties. Caterer was OK, food was good but he was understaffed and insisted on tea-spooning the food out himself. Smarter minds than mine will figure out what the heck happened out there in the water. Profile Album Last updated: 2010-03-06 12:00 AM
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46F / 8C
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Overall Rank = 74/108
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 3/4
Woke up at 5:30, slept OK but fitfully last two hours. Stayed up late to watch Betty White on SNL - she slayed!!!
2 bananas, coffee and Diet Mountain Dew for breakfast. Stayed to protein and potato yesterday so no GI issues. I think I have that part of racing figured out. Kathy, Emily and I loaded the car and got a fairly close spot. Brought bike down first and then went back to car to layer up. Very cold and windy.
None - didn't allow enough time and too cold. Kathy switched to the Duathlon, so we were able to start together.