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Comments: The swim was about 30-40 seconds slower than what I would have liked. I had trouble passing because the lanes were so clogged up with other swimmers who went before me but were slower. I passed quite a few people in the swim and nobody passed me. What would you do differently?: I would start sooner. I underestimated my start time which was what they used to seed us. When I saw a guy dog paddling in the "under 6 minute" group I knew I'd be in trouble.  Transition 1
Comments: I don't have any split data for this, I think they just factored it into my swim or bike time. It was FREEEZING. Coming out of the pool and getting hit by the icy blast was just horrible. I stopped to pull on my long sleeve shirt and then rode off. Way too slow in transition but when it's almost in the below 40 degree range, what do you want? What would you do differently?: Bring a hat, gloves, and long pants.  Bike
Comments: I thought my fingers were going to freeze to the shifters on my bike. By the time I finished this ride I couldn't feel my hands, feet, legs or head. Never again will I do an early season race without cold weather gear in transition. My kingdom for a hat and some gloves at this part of the event! I just couldn't get my groove and was miserable. To give you an idea, my average bike speed last august in the Chicago triathlon which was twice as far was almost 23MPH, this time I was about 17MPH. What would you do differently?: Warmer gear. Transition 2
Comments: Again, no time split recorded. I was so numb in my fingers and feet that I could barely undo the velcro from my shoes and pull them out while on the bike. I jumped off and ran to the rack ok but I was so numb in the fingers I couldn't unclip my damn helmet for the first few tried, I thought I'd have to run with it on! When I finally managed to slip my shoes on (thank god for Yankz) and started running I felt like I had 2 stumps below the knee. Have I mentioned that it was cold out?! What would you do differently?: See what I put in this block for the above sections; the same applies here!  Run
Comments: This run was horrible. I just couldn't find my legs until the turn around. By the time I got my feet and turned it on it was too late to record a great time. At this point the sun was starting to come out though and the campus looked as beautiful as ever. Post race
Warm down: Find shower. Turn to "hot." Stand there for an hour! What limited your ability to perform faster: I knew from the second I walked my bike out of the hotel that morning that I'd be in trouble. I have nobody to blame but myself for lack of preparation. I really was hoping for a PR at this race but regardless I had a great time. It was fun being back at campus and the wife and I had a great time seeing some old friends. Event comments: HFP, as always, ran an outstanding race! The volunteers were awesome and I thanked all the ones I rode past on the bike course because these college kids would have much rather been in bed early on a saturday but they stood out on these farm roads freezing to death so we could go out and play. I will do this again next year, only dressed warmer! Last updated: 2006-04-10 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 25/253
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 5/?
The main reason I signed up for this race is because it was at my college which I haven't really been back to since I graduated like 5 years ago. I figured it was time to go back and visit Miami and see some old friends. My pre-race routine involved going out drinking on Friday night and somehow waking up before the alarm clock, grabbing my bike and riding over to the Rec to set up transition.
Warmup is laughable because it was FREEZING out. I was completely under dressed and unprepared for this race. No hat or gloves, tri shorts and a long sleeve underarmor shirt are all I had. It was COLD COLD COLD. I swam like 100m before the race for the sole purpose that I wanted to see if my tri shorts would fall off when I flipped my turns! I've never worn them in a pool and always with a wetsuit on over them, so I wanted to make sure the crowd in the balcony wouldn't get a surprise view when I push off the walls.