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Comments: I intended not to go too hard on the swim really focusing on letting someone else lead and following their feet. Initially my choice to follow was just too slow, so I took the lead momentarily, but found another person to follow. This went well until the last turn in which the leader went WAY wide and I didn't figure that out until about halfway down the back stretch. But no worries, I kept the HR down, felt smooth the whole way. What would you do differently?: Nothing. I wanted to follow a leader and go easy on the swim, and despite the fast time, I didn't feel like I put out a large of energy.  Transition 1
Comments: Didn't have my shoes in my bike AND I had to put a shirt on. This was bad and this transition took me about 3:00. It was miserable! What would you do differently?: Always wear a shirt under wetsuit. Put shoes in bike.  Bike
Comments: I went out on the bike with the specific intention of just keeping a smooth cadence. Not pushing it too hard, really focusing on being comfortable so that when I got to the run I would be relatively fresh. This was really to focus on developing a pace for my ironman race. So, I took it out VERY slow (probably about 19mph) on the way out. I pushed it a bit harder on the way back as I was frustrated with how slow I was riding. I ended up averaging about 19.4mph so I believe I was going about 20mph on the way back. NOTE: The way the race did time, both transitions are looped into the bike time. By my estimation my actual bike time was about 1:17. Need to be down at 1:08 What would you do differently?: Need to figure out if I can push the pace a little bit because taking 5 or 6 minutes off the bike is necessary. Transition 2
Comments: Need to put my quick laces in my shoes. Otherwise, not so bad.  Run
Comments: Came out of the run DETERMINED not to push my run too hard. Again, focus was on ironman distance. Got out of transition determined to run slow. I kept what felt like a comfortable pace out of the gate and really didn't feel like I was pushing it at all. At mile marker one though, I was at 8:17 pace. That was to fast (probably not, but it was). So I tried to back off, but I think it just slowed over time due to the hills because while I backed off my pace stayed at 8:30 for mile 2. The 8:30-8:45 pace was comfortable for the rest of the run. What would you do differently?: Nothing really. I kept a comfortable pace. I think I could have pushed the run harder if I had wanted to, but overall can't complain. Post race
Warm down: Stretched a little bit. What limited your ability to perform faster: Bike Event comments: They didn't use timing chips which was weird. Otherwise, it was a good race. There were just two aid stations on the run, would have liked a third. Overall, nice course, nice race. Last updated: 2011-05-25 12:00 AM
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TBF Racing
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 68/192
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 15/19
This race I selected due to timing and money. It was significantly cheaper than a closer race and looked like the course was a bit better. I knew I wanted to do an Oly about this time. However, I had to drive to the race the morning of. So my pre-race routine consisted of normal breakfast (eggs & oatmeal) and then a 2 hour drive to the race which I downed a full water bottle and coffee.
When I arrived I signed up for USAT membership (unplanned extra 15 minutes) and then got my packet. I realized I forgot my race belt which well, made me spend 20 minutes pinning everything to my shirt....grrr. I got all my stuff laid out and had a good spot in transition to be able to get to everything, so that was nice.
I rode my bike for maybe a half mile to check everything and then stretched out. I headed down to the water about 10 minutes before the race and just went out and did about 200 or so. Then waited and was ready.