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Comments: I didn't swim poorly, but I also didn't seem to swim to great either. I am not really sure why I was so slow. I am currently swimming three times this distance. Maybe it was the higher water temp and changing lanes under the ropes? What would you do differently?: Overall not much, I was only about 1-1.5 minutes slower than I wanted to be.  Transition 1
Comments: Long run to transition and then a long run to the front of transition. I had a second gel but didnt want it after getting out of the pool. What would you do differently?: I think I can shave a few more seconds off but since I dont have bike shoes and put on my running shoes, I dont know how low I can get this. I think next tri I want to tri a bucket to sit on and see if that makes putting shoes and socks on easier.  Bike
Comments: Grrr .99 almost had the 16mph I wanted. My bike legs just keep getting better. I am starting to get a feel for what gears I want to be in and when I should be shifting. I made sure to drank lots of gatorade on the bike to stay hydrated and not cramp up on the run. I will say it was a tad bit confusing heading for T2, cars where lined down the side of the street and it was hard to know where to turn in. What would you do differently?: Go faster Transition 2
Comments: Bike racked, helmet off and out. What would you do differently?: Not much, putting my running shoes on in T1 really helps here.  Run
Comments: I think the course was closer to 3.2 but I wont knit pick to much because even with the listed distance I managed to shave a minute per mile off my time. Since the run is my weakest discipline I decided that I needed to have a strategy. My strategy was to use my watches timer and jog 2 minutes/ walk 1 minute. Coming out of T2 I started jogging but was still a bit winded from the bike, so I switched to a 1 minute jog/ 1 minute walk. That worked great, I was able to mantain that to almost the finish line where it broke down to about 50s jog / 1:10 walk. What would you do differently?: Nothing, the goal now is to work up to 2minute jog/ 1 minute walk. I finished in my fastest time yet. Post race
Warm down: 2 scoops ultragen, ice bath later Event comments: This was a huge success for a first year tri. A few things that could have been done a little differently, but overall an awesome tri. Last updated: 2011-05-02 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 174/200
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 30/32
Woke up and had my normal breakfast, had packed most everything the night before. A quick double check of the gear and off to the race.
Tried to bike the run course until I got lost, ended up biking just under 3 miles. Set the bike up in transition and then went for a light jog around the block. After announcements got a few lengths in the pool. Overall one of my better warmups and something that I need to make sure I do more often. Gel before the swim.