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Comments: I was NOT happy with this swim time! I had expected it to be right around the 5:00 range. This was the first swim I've had that I've really had people bumping into me. I had women CLOSE on either side of me for the majority of the swim, I felt like the baloney in a baloney sandwich!... my fault because I didn't get my usual place of being on the side in the front. They herded us in pretty quickly and I was only able to get to the front, in the middle. I expected to pull away from the pack quickly, but there were some awesome swimmers and they kept up with me and even when I tried to really pull away I couldn't. Got bottlenecked by the turnaround buoy, just never got my swim groove going even though I was feeling strong. Water was kind of yukky and I gulped a couple of mouthfuls at the beginning, ugh. What would you do differently?: Line up on the SIDE and not the middle! Probably do a warm-up even if it was a long time before the swim.  Transition 1
Comments: This felt a little slow, almost lost my balance bending over to get the socks and shoes on. Couldn't really run with the bike, felt like I was tip-toeing on the cleats. What would you do differently?: Not sure... just get the shoes and socks on faster.  Bike
Comments: Loved the bike!! I had a bit of a problem getting clipped in at first, but once I got going I WENT! I think only one person passed me and I passed TONS of people! I was just flying! Really happy with this leg. What would you do differently?: Get clipped in quicker! Transition 2
Comments: Not much to say, pretty good transition, can always be faster!  Run
Comments: Legs felt pretty good off the bike. By the time the run started the sun had broken though and it was getting a little warm. First .75 miles was on a slight uphill. Passed some people and got passed by some people. I was breathing pretty hard and tried to slow down just a little, walked through the water station and walked about 15-20 seconds before we got off the road and back to the loop around the lake. Picked it up as much as I could on the last stretch... I was actually very surprised my pace as as fast as it was! What would you do differently?: Run FASTER. Gotta keep working on the run and bring that pace down, it's still killing me. I've made amazing improvements since last year, but still have a good ways to go... oh, and lose 10 pounds, that will help overall. Post race
Warm down: None. Met up with Tammy and got some fat-free soft-serve ice cream, and then a burger, chips and oatmeal pie. Waited around for the give-aways and the awards. What limited your ability to perform faster: Getting boxed in during the swim, run fitness still not where it needs to be. Event comments: This was a really fun race, lots or camaraderie among the women. There were some really awsome athletes in my AG!! I had hoped to bring home some bling, but even though I didn't, I was very happy with my performance and know where I need to keep working. Last updated: 2010-04-03 12:00 AM
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Jack and Adam's
70F / 21C
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Overall Rank = 53/426
Age Group = F 50-54
Age Group Rank = 5/32
Tammy and I drove down the day before the race, picked up our packets and headed to the race site to check it out. Everything was fine till we drove the bike route... there were 5 low water crossings, ALL of which had water going over them, a few as deep as 5-6 inches! We didn't know what would happen with that. We drove to our hotel and checked in and then had dinner at Olive Garden and went and saw a movie. When we got back we got everything ready for the race and got to bed around 9:15.
We woke up at 5:00, had our little breakfast and coffee and headed to the race site to be sure to get a good parking spot. Unloaded and headed towards transition where they body marked us on the way in. I had a dyslexia moment and told them the wrong number and had to go back and get it fixed, felt like such a dumb@$$! Hit the portapotty a few times and talked to some people and waited around for the start. Had a GU and some water when the first wave went off.
None... the swim warm-up was about 45 minutes before my swim, so I didn't bother, and I didn't want to get wet and then feel cold waiting for my wave to go off.