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Comments: Got a little swim swagger back. First in AG by a nice margin. Running start and I did the high knee run and got deep. I got an excellent draft to the first buoy then left the guy. I hit the second buoy which was a sharp right. I did my fancy free/back/free turn and kept moving. I pushed to the final buoy to turn home. I started running into the first wave after the last turn in a big way. I ran over a guy that turned right in front of me. What would you do differently?: I faded a little in the home stretch. Just need some more endurance. Otherwise, it was a great swim.  Transition 1
Comments: I smoked this transition, I had the speed suit down to my waist before I hit the foot wash pool. Ran hard to the bike. stripped off the speed suit, helmet on, ran to the line with shoes on pedals, jump on and go. Second fastest in AG and respectable overall What would you do differently?: nothing...  Bike
Comments: Course was longer than 18 miles...19.2 to be exact. This was a very fast course. I felt great for most of the ride. Few uphills sections were slow as I did not want to burn all the matches on the bike. McQ came roaring by me early and I tried to hold sight of him for a time then let it go. At about mile 14 or so, i saw him again as the course doubled back. He was flying. What would you do differently?: I thought it was a good ride. I will take it. Transition 2
Comments: This was the highlight of the race. I practiced getting the feet out of the shoes at speed. As we turned on to the road leading to the park, I unstrapped the Velcro. When I hit the guard shack, I took my feet out of the shoes. I was still at speed down the hill and to the right. The race people were yelling at me to slow down, but the rules said no passing, not slow down. LOL. As I went to the line, a volunteer yelled "you must dismount before the line." I jumped off as I hit the line and kept running. The women yelled "and that is how it is done...that was great...very Nice job." I loved it. This as the fastest in the AG and among the fastest of the day. What would you do differently?: nothing.  Run
Comments: I ran out of transition and felt good. I was careful with my pace as I wanted to run hard the whole way. The pace on my garmin took a little while to show run pace. I just kept plugging away and talking to myself about form. There was a nasty little uphill section to wards the end. KraigM was volunteering on the hill. I had a funny exchange with him. on the final 3/4 of a mile I decided to push for the guy that was in front of me. I slowly ran him down, but got caught by a pack of guys at the same time. I was hurting at this point and the finishing shoot was coming up. McQ was at the finish line yelling to me to push. He made a funny comment about my "hurt locker" face. What would you do differently?: with my pre-race calf issue, I will take this run. I was fine. Post race
Warm down: McQ and i got something to eat, got our t-shirt and cleaned up transition. We walked back to the cars. I wish I could find a way to train more with McQ. What limited your ability to perform faster: This was a good race, so I can't really say anything negative. Event comments: Great new race. They did an excellent job. This will be a popular race next year. Last updated: 2011-04-23 12:00 AM
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PT Solutions Sports
81F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 39/500
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/32
I was very laid back on this race. I did not give it much though before race day. I was looking forward to racing, but not hyped. Maybe I should take on this mentality more!
Got up at 4:30 and had a nice sized breakfast. Drove 30 mins. or so and drank a 28 oz. bottle of water. I used my new TYR bag which was really great. I ran into Rocketman and talked about "challenges of age". He always gives me great things to think about. I met up with McQ on my way to transition. Always good to spend time with a bud at races. I setup transition. I laughed at how small my "foot print" is compared to the guys around me. McQ and I chatted for a good while and passed the time.
I swam about 300 yards which was out to the second buoy. Felt really good. This is always a good sign for me. I felt comfortable and stroke was strong.