Swim
Comments: I debated about wearing the wetsuit but knew I wouldn't be competing for an age group award so I thought I was just wear it. The swim went fine until I turned to head back towards the beach. My goggles were fogged and I couldn't see anything. I managed ok for a while but ended up going way off course til a volunteer yelled at me and told me where to go. I know this cost me some time. What would you do differently?: I need to find goggles that I can look into the sun and still see. This is the second race in 2 years where I have had this problem. Transition 1
Comments: Nothing special here though my last race this was under 2 minutes. Bike
Comments: I really wanted to push the bike but kind of feel like this was an average effort for me. I think the heat and wind played into that. One thing is that I brought my aero bottle with powerade and it wasn't nearly enough to drink. What would you do differently?: I need to bring more fluids on the bike when it is this hot out. Transition 2
Comments: Nothing special here. Run
Comments: What can I say here, I totally blew up on the run. I don't think I drank enough on the bike and with heat I just didn't have anything left in the tank for this run. I did my best but ended up walking most of the uphills and aid stations trying to stay cool. What would you do differently?: Train in the heat more often Post race
Warm down: Just got some water and food. What limited your ability to perform faster: The heat and humidity was a big factor. Also my issues sighting on the last part of the swim cost me some time too. That and I have been too busy to put a lot of time into training this year. Event comments: This race is like 1 mile from my house on the same lake I live on. This is my third year doing the race and I love it. However, I am starting to get annoyed at the amount of vehicle traffic on the bike route when I know there are other routes they could take that would be much less busy. Last updated: 2010-07-09 12:00 AM
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United States
Gazelle Sports
85F / 29C
Sunny
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 17/35
Got up and six, had some breakfast, then packed up and drove the bike the 1 mile over to the race. I love having a race I can ride my bike to.
Just did a short swim.