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Comments: I was not happy with my swim time. I think I needed to warm up more on the swim. This seems to be a common thing with me that I am not taking the time to warm up. I just get that initial shock that goes away after a little while. I felt I could have swam a better time but at the start I just went out a little too fast. I settled in about halfway and started to pick up the pace. What would you do differently?: Warm up more. Don't be afraid to blow your wade in warm up and go out there and swim a few hundred yards...not just a hundred. This will probably get rid of that initial fatigue I feel.  Transition 1
Comments: There was a LONG run to Transition...I would say close to 300-400 yards. I removed my cap and goggles perfectly and placed them in the sleeve of my wetsuit...then they fell out right before the timing mat. Probably cost me 5-10 seconds. After the long run I absolutely ruled T1. The only thing I grabbed was my helmet and I was gone. Fantastic Job here. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: I was only passed by one person...well, three but I passed the other two back. Everything went great on the bike, I just need more power. That's ok though...that will come with time. Handling skills really helped me pass a few people. Funny how much people slow down when the course gets technical. What would you do differently?: Nothing...just need more time in the saddle. Transition 2
Comments: Another awesome transition. I purposely got my transitions down to nothing for this short race as I knew it would be important. Helmet off, shoes on...adios. Had one of the best transition times overall. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Run
Comments: Took off on the run and legs felt wobbly. I expected that though because the short bike course was pretty much an all out. I was really happy with the run time. I was not passed by anyone on the run and caught 3-4 people. I'm making great progress on my running and am at the point where I need to start experimenting with faster paces. I'm just not used to my body being able to handle running this fast...so I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to hold a pace to the end. This pace was right on. I didn't use a Garmin for this run as the plan was to just pin it since the race was so short. What would you do differently?: Nothing Post race
Warm down: Not much. Just got something to drink and relaxed. Headed to transition and picked up my gear and headed to the car. Loaded up and then went back to the Expo to get my medal for 3rd. What limited your ability to perform faster: Just need more training. Still very new to all this. Event comments: This race is soooo well run and was so much fun to be a part of. Volunteers were literally everywhere helping out making sure you knew EXACTLY where to go. I had a great time and will definitely be back next year to hopefully move up two spots on the podium! Last updated: 2010-04-29 12:00 AM
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TC Tri Productions, LLC
60F / 16C
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Overall Rank = 17/514
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/52
Woke up at about 4am as I had about a 45 minute drive to Redondo Beach. I took a shower and had breakfast, cereal and a banana with some OJ...didn't eat it all as I wasn't that hungry and it was pretty early. Girlfriend showed up at 5am and we headed down to the race. Transition setup was a breeze and I was ready to go.
I wanted to try and get a ride in but the racks where filling up fast so I decided to leave my bike and go for a short run. I ran about 1/2 mile up and back at a pretty good clip just to get the blood flowing. After that I headed back to Transition and put on my wetsuit. Walked down to the beach and went for a quick swim out to the buoy and back...felt good. I was ready for the start.