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Comments: This was my first race and open water swim of the season, so all in all it was not a bad effort. I do feel like I had some trouble settling into a rhythm until the swim was almost over, and my breathing could have been better. But this was not too bad... What would you do differently?: Swim more the past few weeks, and maybe get in a couple open water swims before the race.  Transition 1
Comments: This transition area is huge and there is a fairly long run up from the beach, but this was not a great transition for me. Everything just seemed to take forever. What would you do differently?: Practice transitions in the off season.  Bike
Comments: Conditions were pretty ideal for the bike, there wasn't much wind, and though it was getting warm, it was still relatively cool. I pretty much just kept the hammer down and passed a bunch of people. Traffic didn't seem quite as bad as last year fortunately. I definitely faded a bit toward the end, but this was a solid effort for me. What would you do differently?: Bike more, just haven't been riding enough due to the cool wet spring we've been having and a busy few months at work. Transition 2
Comments: Nothing to see here, just got in an out as fast as I could. For the size of the transition area, this was decent. What would you do differently?: Nothing really.  Run
Comments: I think my legs were not fully recovered from the marathon 3 weeks ago, they just really did not want to move fast today. I did what I could, but was disappointed to be a little slower than last year. What would you do differently?: Not sure, think it was just a recovery thing... Post race
Warm down: Walked down to the lake and got in for a few minutes to cool off, stretched, had some pizza and beer, and waited for awards. Collected my piggy bank and headed home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Recovery from the marathon, 60+ hour work weeks, travel for work. Event comments: There's a reason I do this race every year, it continues to be one of the best in the area! Last updated: 2011-04-07 12:00 AM
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United States
Midwest Multisport
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 26/657
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/46
Hung out with some friends in a pool Saturday night until 9 PM or so, so I had to rush to pack stuff and load the bike in the car. I got to sleep around 10:30 and slept really well. We got up around 5 AM, I had a banana and some Powerade, then hit the road. We made it to the race site around 6 AM, did packet pickup, set up transition, and headed to the beach for the long wait until my wave was to go off (8th wave...)
Swam 150 yards or so just to get loose.