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Comments: Wow my first beach start! I felt like the guy in the Cliff Bar commercial. I did ok the first 100m. But I should have started upfront more instead of at the back. So I did swim over some people. On the first half I did feel out of it. But near the beginning I veered waaaay to the left. Oops! so I cut back in. (Later I told my family that it was me but turns out another guy behind me went so far out he had to be stooped by a kayak. No that was not me). Once I was in the final strech I really turned it on. Felt much better. Overall it was slower than Belwood. If it wasn't for the dismal first Half I think I could've boken 15mins. What would you do differently?: Warm up properly so I can get into my groove quicker. Like I said, I'm sure my second half was smokin' (for me at least). Oh, and sight more in the beginning :).  Transition 1
Comments: Googles up, pull down cord, top of wetsuit down, run! Wetsuit was stuck but not like Belwood. Jumped on bike and went. What would you do differently?: Figure out how to stop getting stuck at the ankles.  Bike
Comments: So I got on the bike and it started raining. Oh joy. But I came out of T1 with a familiar face. Carsen, a duathlete in my AG (I volunteered with/ crossed the finish line before him in Belwood). So we get out of the park. But I felt way out of it the first 5k. A tad sick to the stomach even. It quickly passed however. I noticed I could still strom up the hills faster than most. But I found myself not passing as much as belwood, although at similar speeds. I think I came out of the water with some equal cyclist (well caught them just before the turn around or they caught me). There were three of us playing tag (NOT drafting ;)). Soon thereafter the bike leg was over. All and all I felt good about it. But I wished I was in the groove for the first 5k. That definatly would have helped. I did have a Gu just before the turn around (30mins into race?). What would you do differently?: Feel better the first 5k. I think I would have been closer to 35km/h (PB) but something definatly felt wrong). Oh well, the guys I rode with made me go faster in the wet. Transition 2
Comments: hopped off the bike and this is when I felt it. At my metatarsuls (sp?) where my cleat is? Yeah, no feeling. Anyway, I peel from the entrance from my rack and I hear Kevin announce "From Oakville, Jordan K!" Big smile on my face at this point. Shoes out of plasic bag, on and out! What would you do differently?: Nothing, everything went as smooth as could be. Very impressed.  Run
Comments: Happy happy happy! I feel exstatic about this run! I started off at a pace comparable to belwood and slowly picked up the pace. I was still getting passed but not as often. And the last hill and TA#2 I let someone get away from me. Maintained, and kicked it for the last 300m! Yeah!!!! What would you do differently?: I might hold a faster past throughout. I had maybe too much kick left but its a 4:31 pace so I'm glad all and all. Post race
Warm down: AHHH!!! Finally my stomach issues were better. Legs hurt more than stomache which is good. Met up with my families and Tring at 44 again. not much to add exept put on dry clothes. What limited your ability to perform faster: Umm.. rain, wind, outofitness. Event comments: Despite the weather this was a really fun race. Last updated: 2006-04-08 12:00 AM
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Canada
Subaru Triathlon Series
14C / 57F
Precipitation
Overall Rank = 43/307
Age Group = M19-
Age Group Rank = 11/17
Welcome to Dancing With Ernesto. I am your host jknapman and will now take you on a journey, a wet, wild jouney. Involving no waterslides or theme parks. So I had spent the week at the cottage gearing for this race. Pasta the night before as usual. We got up pretty early that morning to clean the cottage. Vaccuum, pack, etc. Then the two hour drive to Guelph. We aimed to be there for noon as to not be stopped at the gate from the TAT. We got there at 20-to so we went to the local Tim's. Upon arrival I set up transition, pumped tires, made sure my jersey zipper was undone (see last two RR's). But then I noticed something. One of my bar end plugs was missing! This is my warm-up.
I run to the trailer and truck bed. Nada. I look for the vendors bu I don't see any of the shops. Over the the Info booth. "Yeah, they've left for the day because of the rain" DAMN! I start asking people for a spare to no avail. In the end the RD told me to use electrical tape and hope OAT didn't notice. Such a nice guy, Mitch. So there was my warm up. But me thinking the race started at 2:00 (I KEW it started at 1:30 but I wasn't thinking). Then I meet up with Jon (jonow6). He racks next to me so we chat as we finish set up. Then tring at 44 comes by. good to see all these Bters (but were is Elly). I only had time to take one Gu. I usually take 2. Crap. So I don the wetsuit and head to the lake with Jon. Splashed around a bit and got wet the headed for the start.