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Comments: Had a good swim. I started all the way to the right and came up really hard. I'd say it was close to a sprint. I actually didn't really plan to go that hard, but it just kinda happened. When I got close to the first buoy, I was expecting to hit some traffic with some other swimmers in my AG, but it never happened. I ended up catching the majority of the girls in the way before me. I felt great in the water and was happy with the way things went. The only complaint I have is the timing mat for the swim wasn't until right before the transition area and there was about 200 yards between the water and transition. As a result, my swim time was much faster than advertised. I'm pretty sure when I looked at my watch I was at our 8:15-8:20 coming out of the water, but I was happy about. What would you do differently?: Not too much, very happy with my swim, but you can always get faster.  Transition 1
Comments: Had a great T1...it was the fastest overall of the day. I got the wetsuit off quite quickly and jumped on my bike quite well. I had a touch of trouble getting the helmet on, but no complaints. I'd also like to mention I probably had the best transition spot of anyone. This definitely didn't hurt either... What would you do differently?: Nada  Bike
Comments: Pushed hard on the bike. My HR was really high the entire race, but I felt good the whole time. I pushed it up the hills and I'm very happy with my ride. I did smaller drinks of fluids more often, which I think worked out well. I also took one go about 3/4s of the way through the ride. What would you do differently?: Always can get faster. I was shooting for an average power of around 300 watts so I came up a bit short. Transition 2
Comments: Fastest transition time overall for T2 as well. I had a touch of trouble getting my left shoe on, but no complaints. What would you do differently?: I had a great day in the transition area.  Run
Comments: I'm not sure my run time is right as my watch had 20:51, but oh well. My numbers weren't where I wanted them to be on the run, but I did push hard. I didn't cramp at all which was great. There were a few times I felt like I was on the verge of cramping, but slowed down a bit and got away from it. What would you do differently?: Get Faster! I'm now willing to admit it, my run is my limiter! Post race
Warm down: Walked around a bit after and spoke with some off the other organizers and finishers as they crossed. I did what I could to help out and did stay to long after it was over helping to clean up. What limited your ability to perform faster: I mentioned it above, but my running still needs work. I'll keep working on it and getting faster. Event comments: I'm a little biased as an organizer of the race, but I don't think things could have gone much better. I had a lot of fun at the race and everything went smoothly. Unfortunately my Dad has a pulled groin so he wasn't able to race, but he volunteered and we spent a good amount of time together. Profile Album Last updated: 2010-03-25 12:00 AM
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Sunny
Overall Rank = 4/251
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 1/20
Woke up a few minutes after 5 and before my alarm clock which is always nice. Had a couple bananas and some orange juice, packed up the car, and picked up my Dad.
Since I helped organize the race, I had to get there extra early, but still didn't need to be there till 6, which wasn't bad. I did a lot of running around helping people and trying to make sure everyone was all set with their timing chips.
Did a short run out to the where I parked the car and back with a few strides. I also did a very short warm up in the water but there wasn't much room to work with due to the setup so I maybe did a 100 yards or so. I took one GU right before I left transition.