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Comments: Overall I felt good, kept a pretty good pace, sighted well. PR at this distance OWS for me. What would you do differently?: Maybe I would push a little more though I was pretty fatigued coming out of the swim.  Transition 1
Comments: I practiced my transition a lot, did visualization and had a very definite plan which I stuck to. No real issues here and I was happy with my time. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: HAving the course open to traffic was a little hairy at times. I wish they would have coned off part of the road - I did get stuck between cars a couple times. Also the water bottle handoff was in a awkward spot and I couldn't quite get there so I missed that. I was acutally afraid based on how my quads were feeling that I was expending too much on the bike and would burn up on the run but it ended up OK. What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 2
Comments: First time doing a flying dismount - yay! Felt like this went pretty well. What would you do differently?: Maybe practice dismounts more but OA I felt good here as well.  Run
Comments: I wish there had been one more aid station - I felt like I needed water at mile 3 and there was no so I had to wait till 4 for that and to take my gu. I was trying to catch 2 girls ahead of me but they were significantly faster on the run than I am. As it was I PRed my 10K (tri or running race) but 3+ minutes and I know I couldn't have given it any more so I have no regrets. What would you do differently?: Nothing Post race
Warm down: Got a massage, some food, chatted with people. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing - everything came together for this race so well I seriously could not be more happy. I think letting go and not caring so much really made a big difference from my last race. The nice weather and small race were bonuses as well. Event comments: I think for a first year race it was good - I would like to see more buoys on the swim, some more directing of traffic on the bike. The people in the neighborhood were super friendly and the volunteers were great. I would definitely do this race again. Last updated: 2011-05-03 12:00 AM
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United States
Charlottesville Multisports
Sunny
Overall Rank = 20/43
Age Group = W 30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/10
*note that OA ranks are just out of women - I was 91/136 total contestants*
It was open racking so I got there early to ensure a good spot. No nerves. I changed up some equipment, my night before meal, a bunch of other little things just as a trial before Eagleman - no problems. The day before I swam the course a bit and previewed the bike and run courses - this was key to my success. Sipped nuun and EFS in the Am, ate a banana at 5:30 then had coffee and oatmeal at 6:30. A gel about 20 min before the start of the race.
Ran about a mile 45 min before the race then swam for a couple minutes closer to the start. Chatted, stayed loose, did a lot of visualization and listened to music.