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Comments: Good first open water swim in competition. I really enjoyed it. Next time I will get after it a little bit more, but I had a good swim. What would you do differently?: Push it a little bit more, but not too much.  Transition 1
Comments: I just removed all of the swimming paraphernalia, put on socks and shoes put on the helmet and shades and ran out of the transition area then jumped on! I felt pretty good. What would you do differently?: I could have gotten out of the swim gear a little quicker, I will practice this one.  Bike
Comments: I am just not fast on the bike! I need to work on it. The course was not ridiculous, it was just not a well tuned engine! I will get after it. What would you do differently?: Train like a cyclist. Transition 2
Comments: Good transition. I had done this transition before so I felt good. I need to figure out how to get my shoes off before I get off of the bike. What would you do differently?: Learn how to get out of my shoes while on the bike.  Run
Comments: A good run, I just could not push any faster. I gave it all I had, and I guess 9:05 pace is all I had. What would you do differently?: Train like a runner Post race
Warm down: walked around and put whatever I could find that was liquid in my body. I ate a brat and headed back to the house. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing really, just training a little harder and smarter. I guess the IT band issue in late May and the lost couple of weeks of running could have hampered my ability to push the run a little faster. All in all, my second triathlon and I finished about 5 minutes and 5 places off of the podium, I am fired up about that! I can get those 5 minutes in a years time, but I might not be a clyde. I don't really care about that, just getting fit, and I am more fit now than I have been in the last 12 years. That is what this is all about. Event comments: A good race. I personally could have used a drink station on the run every quarter mile instead of one, but that is just me. A great company and a great race. Last updated: 2010-06-11 12:00 AM
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Sherpa Sports/Ultramax Events
85F / 29C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 83/212
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 7/18
A nice drive to Topeka through some pretty country. The clocks in Lawrence all said 80! I was ready for a hot one! I was very surprised when the announcement was made that the race would be wetsuit legal, I said what the heck, I bought it, I may as well use it. I kept pouring powerbar endurance (drink) down my neck because I knew that the sweat loss was going to be a factor. Walked around the race area to familiarize myself with transitions and where the run and bike left from.
Walked, stretched, jogged stretched, swam a quick 100 then headed to the start.