Swim
Comments: The water was choppy, it was a crowded swim with a lot of bumping going on, navigation was somewhat difficult, my breathing was thrown off by the big waves and attempts to navigate, swallowing several mouth-fulls of salt water didn't help anything either. The water was very temperate and enjoyable. What would you do differently?: Get better at swimming in choppy water, practice OWSs more leading up to the event. Transition 1
Comments: I practiced getting out of the wetsuit but the left ankle still stuck, the right foot slid right out though. I lost an earplug... What would you do differently?: Bodyglide? Otherwise nothing. Bike
Comments: Biking is definitely a weakness of mine and I put a lot of effort into training for it before this race, and it paid off. I pushed as hard as I could and got a decent result, though my ultimate goal is to break 20 mph. What would you do differently?: Nothing, just gotta keep training. Transition 2
Comments: Love those lock laces! What would you do differently?: Nothing, it was very smooth. Run
Comments: I was pretty gassed from pushing so hard on the bike, and the run felt more challenging than it did in my last tri (King Pine), but I still got a decent result. What would you do differently?: Nothing, I pushed as hard as I could and did by best. Post race
Warm down: Walked around trying to find my dad and cheer on the other competitors. What limited your ability to perform faster: Slooooow swim, other than that everything went well. Event comments: I thought I had finished the run then realized it wasn't done... other competitors had this issue too and eventually they stationed someone there to help with that. Overall the organization was good, I had a lot of fun (which was my main goal!). Last updated: 2011-06-03 12:00 AM
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United States
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Overall Rank = 18/685
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 1/14
Set up transition, find timing chip, put on wetsuit.
Splash in the water for like 30 seconds.