Swim
Comments: felt great on swmi, much better sighting, calm breathing, kept thinking about distance/stroke What would you do differently?: nothing Transition 1
What would you do differently?: for individually numbered bike racks, still mystified why I could not find my bike, mistaking someone else's pack (zipped closed) for mine (open like clam shell). Bike
What would you do differently?: not shove bike in sedan, not let husband experiment with tune up on race week Transition 2
Run
Comments: Kicked in too early at the false finish, but kept eye on staying around 9 min/mile pace. Tried holding back a little at the beginning to sustain pace throughout. L1: 8:43 L2: 8:50 L3: lost gps L4: 11:30 L5: 8:57 L6: 8:56 L7: 8:54 What would you do differently?: Need to work on mile 4 . . . always lose a lot of pace at that juncture. Despite the course being long, made a friend along the way and we kept each other motivated. Thank you Sara! Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Bike chain. Grrrr. Event comments: Olympic + sprint had 3,500 participants. I would not come back in later summer for the Nation's Tri where I've heard there can be 6,000. Not worth the aggravation of a congested course. It is logistically challenging because start and finish are in 2 different locations. Had to take shuttle from finish to transition and bike several miles back to car. Also, rack bikes on Saturday. Last updated: 2011-01-05 12:00 AM
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United States
5150 Triathlon Series
75F / 24C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 781/1338
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 10/40
the usual: oatmeal, oj, coffee. the water/p&j while waiting for swim. food felt just right, tried not to drink to much water while waiting. Felt right.
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