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Comments: Issues with my wet suit. It is a full body suit and it chokes the crap out of my neck. I was prepared this time expecting that choking feeling and I tried ignoring it and dealing with the sensation. I started fast for the first 50 yards and then I slowed down to get my breathing under control and give time for the choking sensation to go away. Four guys from my wave passed me before the first buoy and from then on my only thought was to pace myself and relax on my two stroke breath.... What would you do differently?: Swim warm up to get the muscles loose.  Transition 1
Comments: Struggled to get the suit off trying to un-strap the velcro. It took to long. What would you do differently?: Not only practice transition but get another wet suit that does not have a neck strap.  Bike
Comments: Pushed hard throughout the whole course and stood up only a couple of times. I passed a ton of people specially on the climbs and tried staying on the threshold mode but found myself going over it twice. What would you do differently?: Pushed harder on the climbs Transition 2
Comments: I tried getting my feet off the bike shoes but ended up snapping shoes off clips so had to run with shoes to bike rack station. This transition felt quicker but had to remove equipment from back pockets, slipped shoes and off I went. What would you do differently?: Slip off feet from shoes and run bare foot. practice!  Run
Comments: Legs felt great- I ran at a good comfortable pace knowing that the first mile was going to be tough. I did not wear the hr monitor so I went by rpe. About ten people passed me making me feel I was not running fast enough but I knew I had my 5k pace. The last half I pushed a little harder and ran at threshold. What would you do differently?: Run faster and not leave anything out there. Post race
Warm down: None- walk to transition to gather equipment, walked to food tent (1.5 bagel, banana, 1 bag of trail mix and two water bottles. What limited your ability to perform faster: Transition!!!! Event comments: I did not stay for post race activities- had to get out of there asap because I had to go to work. Last updated: 2010-05-07 12:00 AM
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Chris Kaag
68F / 20C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 76/588
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 17/91
I woke up around 4:15 AM and had an hour to wake up and drink plenty of coffee to get me going for the day. The night before I got the bike and all the gear packed in the car so the only thing left was just to jump in the car and go. Right before heading out I had two pieces of whole wheat bread. I was not in the mood to eat anymore nor I was hungry (note to self- not too many cocktails the night before a race :)). I arrived at the race parking lot by 6:45 and within 5-10 minutes I had my race packet.
I chose not to warm up even though I had a 1.5 hour wait before starting the race. The warm up was pretty much setting the transition area and then walking briskly to a bikers tent in a desperate search for a water bottle. I left mine in the refrigerator back home. Not really panicking as I could have carried a regular water bottle in the jersey's back pocket... ate a small banana with 45 minutes before start time. I was on the ninth wave (out of 10) which was scheduled for 8:45.