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Comments: not good...had a panic/asthma attack right away and couldn't catch my breath. It took many minutes to calm down and get back into a good stroke. about halfway through the swim my new googles leaked and the antifog got into my eye. struggled the rest of the swim. really struggled with the rocking of the waves. took one 2nd surge before swim What would you do differently?: everything!!!! ![]() Transition 1
Comments: just a long run from swim to transition area...very upset from bad swim so took my time to gather myself and refocus to make sure I had everything for the bike What would you do differently?: get wetsuit off quicker ![]() Bike
Comments: about 5 miles in crashed my bike and had to put my chain back on. At about mile 40 had to pull over and go into the woods due to stomach upset. had two bottles of accelerade, two profile bottles of water/gatorade, margarita shot blocks and half of a cliff bar plus sportlegs and enduralytes What would you do differently?: wait longer to take in the cliff bar and accelerade...need to take it in slower as well to avoid the stomach cramps ![]() Transition 2
Comments: had to stop at the porta potty but overall had a good transition ![]() Run
Comments: I took this run cautiously due to the heat and wanted to finish not feeling dead. I could have pushed more and not took as many walk breaks. Able to take in fluids very well. What would you do differently?: push harder ![]() Post race
Warm down: praise from coach at finish line was great!!!! should have drank more fluids and taken some pictures What limited your ability to perform faster: fear!!!! I just didn't know what to expect with my first half ironman. Event comments: I did meet my goal of less than 7 hours as well as meeting my time goals for each of the legs but could have pushed harder. Will definetly do this race next year and push much harder!! Last updated: 2011-03-20 12:00 AM
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United States
HFP Racing
97F / 36C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1262/1741
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 62/98
ate a banana and peanut butter toasted sandwich, cup of coffee and gatorade. The entire week prior...excessively hydrated in anticipation of high heat and humidity as forecasted. Took sportlegs and enduralytes
got to race site early..set-up transition area and pumped up tires. Took in the excitement and tried to calm the nerves