Swim
Comments: Goggles got fogged up. Made sighting difficult. Also, starting in a pack is tough. Spent a lot of time getting around other swimmers. Probably should have started closer to the front What would you do differently?: Start closer to the front and de fog the goggles before hand Transition 1
Comments: I was surprised how far we had to walk in transition. This added a lot of time to my race. But I wouldn't have run through it. Better to save the energy for the bike. What would you do differently?: Nothing, good transitions. I should have brought a banana on the bike ride. Bike
Comments: Great ride. I probably could have gone harder. I did stop for a couple of minutes for a fallen rider. I sure hope he's ok. It was a bad spill. I really wanted to save my strength for the run. Getting my speed up to the 18's wouldn't have been a problem, but I rode the race I planned so that was good. What would you do differently?: Probably gone a little faster. Going a little slower didn't help my running endurance at all. Transition 2
Comments: I ride with my running shoes on so transition is pretty much get my shorts on and strap on the knee straps. Everything went very smooth. What would you do differently?: I wouldn't bring the water bottle with me next time. Take the time and get some fluids, then go. Run
Comments: I need to get stronger. I walk way too much. Very very slow run time. What would you do differently?: Need to do more bricks to run stronger off the bike. Way too much walking. But my thighs are soooo tired. Post race
Warm down: Walked around with a cold towel, got my bike and gear, got in the car and drove home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Running strength and endurance. I felt great getting off the bike and really the first 10 minutes of the run was fine. After that, I was extremely fatigued. Event comments: It was awesome. anything wrong with this race is my performance. The race management and volunteers were awesome. Also the police that were out on the bike course. It was great Last updated: 2010-06-27 12:00 AM
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United States
CTA
87F / 31C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 505/1391
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 46/102
Got dropped off about 1 hour before race start. Ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a bottle of gatorade. Felt very good at the start. I had to hit the porta-john a couple of times for a nervous stomach, but once I got in the water I felt great.
Did some light stretching. But I feel the swim warms me up just fine.