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Comments: Plan was swim strong not all out as always. I threw up a little on the first lap - I was on the end of 3 days of GI issues.. by the second lap the high water temp was getting to me. i was annoyed with the non swimmers. though USAT rules state bottom can be used for forward progress- i believe the intent was for entering and exiting the water. but people will always use loop holes in rules and laws. also they specifically said that no one was to be shallower than the markers to avoid water running. MANY people were violating this event rule. no one was penalized. What kills me more are the people who defend this form of cheating. What would you do differently?: nothing  Transition 1
Comments: I put on an Aquaman costume in T1 which more than doubled my usual T! time. The time is and estimate based on the difference of my watch reading of 27:xx min when I mounted my bike and the posted swim time. No official T1 time given.  Bike
Comments: time i posted is official time minus estimated T1 which was included in bike. i am becoming a much better biker. i did lose my chain early on but quickly got back on course also the past 2 races I have put more pressure in my tires which i believe has made a difference What would you do differently?: better gear choices Transition 2
Comments: i came into this easy as planned. found my gear easily. but then took longer than i should have to get my socks and shoes on. What would you do differently?: need to practice t2 - this was weak. i could have placed 2 higher overall just by correcting this.  Run
Comments: i had fun with this. i didn't push myself too hard - i was already guaranteed a win in my group of 1. i am still on the mend from a foot injury (almost gone). i was waving and talking to people dressed as Aquaman - I wanted to have fun with it. In the end i was pleased with my pace. it was very hot and i was wearing a long sleeve non wicking shirt and long light with fins. What would you do differently?: Nothing Post race
Warm down: rode my bike 19 miles back to alum creek What limited your ability to perform faster: Costume Event comments: I liked the actual ride and the run was pretty good. the swim needs to be deeper - period. I DO NOT CARE how the pros did. It would be nicer to have an award ceremony for amateurs. after all they are the ones paying for the race with entry and they are the target marketing audience for advertisers. Post race food from Giant Eagle was great. Overall I think it is a nice race but I don't know if I would do it again due to logistics. Last updated: 2011-07-23 12:00 AM
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78F / 26C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 73/328
Age Group = Superhero
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Weird. I was totally out of my element with a prior day set up point to point tri.
drove out to alum put bike in and grabbed registration.
rode my commuter bike downtown to hang my bag. i put a double sided photo of Aquaman on it to make it easier to spot.
ate regular
got to bed o time
up at 5:20. drove to alum, saw the line at chips / markings. i don't do lines so i set up my T1 then when there was no line i got chip/mark
race started a little late
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