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Comments: Did way better than I thought. Had plenty of chances to "rest" while correcting my course. I probably made a 400m swim into a 450m swim What would you do differently?: Need to learn to navigate better.  Transition 1
Comments: Walked into T1 to catch breath. Basically took my time throughout. Had trouble getting clipped in. What would you do differently?: Push T1 a lot harder. Run to bike and focus vs. lollygagging as there is ample time to get HR down putting shoes/helmet on and getting onto bike. Could have easily taken 2 minutes off my time.  Bike
Comments: Hilly and windy. Bike traffic toward the end was somewhat of an issue. What would you do differently?: Probably could not have pushed much harder. Felt pretty fatigued going into run. Transition 2
Comments: Again took my time a bit. Even changed socks! This isn't normal is it? Took a Hammer Gel and some water. Nearly left with my helmet on. Did leave with spare innertube in side pocket of my tri shorts. Highlight: Ran out of T1 area with Chris Legh - but couldn't hang. That boy is fast... What would you do differently?: Hammer gel and drink water during end of bike ride as opposed to in transiton. Focus more on getting in and out of transition area.  Run
Comments: Worked to maintain 160-170 HR for first 2 miles. Started pushing at end, but due to muscle fatigue never got over 175 bpm. What would you do differently?: I could not have run a better race. I've NEVER run sub 8:00/mi for 3 miles in all my training - adrenaline is a wonderful thing! Post race
Warm down: Immediately drank bottle of powerade and bottle of water. Walked around a lot to cool down. Ate the post-race meal, which I thought was pretty good. Met Natascha Badmann - she's got great spirit! Had to hustle home to take daughter to swim class. What limited your ability to perform faster: TRANSITIONS - Could have knocked 3+ minutes off time and gained about 20 spots in rankings. SLEEP - 3-year-old son came down with bad cough in the middle of the night. So ended up only getting about 5 hours of sleep. Event comments: Great organization. Very helpful and spirited volunteers. Last updated: 2006-04-09 12:00 AM
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~75F / 0C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 167/593
Age Group = M 30-39
Age Group Rank = 58/100
AFTERNOON (not night) before get gear together and loaded bike.
Up at 6:00am. Bowl of Cheerios and OJ. Visit bathroom for morning ritual. Nothing different from any other day.
6:30 - 7:15 Had banana, 1L water and Energy bar en route to race.
7:15 - 7:45 parked car, unload bike, put on tri-suit, walked to transition, set up and relaxed, soaked it all in.
7:45 - 8:30 met other BT'ers, hung out, sipped water (<6oz)
8:30 - 8:45 pre-race meeting
8:45 - 9:00 visited portajohn, put on wet suit and walked down to lake
Swam a little in lake while watching and cheering for earlier waves ( I was #13 at ~9:24am).