Swim
Comments: Breathing got a little labored and I had to agjust my stroke and turnover. What would you do differently?: Not much Transition 1
Comments: Feet were so cold I had real trouble getting my feet in. Starting on an uphill made it worse. Bike
Comments: Breathing was labored during the first 2 miles until things got out on the open road. It was cold and I only felt like I was in a rhythm for short stretches. The road surface varied wildly from one section to the next. What would you do differently?: Have a better lead up and feel better going into the race. Get my equipment in better shape. Transition 2
Comments: Only issue was getting the shoes on quickly as my feet were STILL cold. Still was the 3rd fastest in my AG. Run
Comments: Tough hilly run made worse by a calf cramp. Worked it out and kept slogging through it. Post race
Warm down: Ran 2 miles to transition to retrieve my missing chip What limited your ability to perform faster: Fitness and GI issues preceeding the race. Event comments: Liked the race, but the location is a little odd. Last updated: 2011-08-04 12:00 AM
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United States
FS Series
55F / 13C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 41/117
Age Group = 50-55
Age Group Rank = 6/7
I had GI issues for a day and a half leading up to the race. It was very likely some homemade chili I ate. I was in the can a lot the day before the race.
Up at 5 AM. Ate breakfast and headed to the race site. Drink a diet Pepsi on the way. Trip took about 30 minutes. Had to drop of the bike and check in and then drive 2 miles to the parking area. Rides were provided back to tranisition. Now it got interesting.
Had trouble pumping my tires. Went to the mechanic and he had no luck. He ended up taking my rear valve extender off and could not get one back on. Then the valve for the front tire got stuck. So race wheels were no good for the race. Went back to the truck and got my training wheels. One of the valves here was stuck and had to be replaced, but finally they were good to go.
Next it turns out I left my timing chip in my truck. So the guys that run the series told me they would manually time me. Got into my wetsuit and got ready to go.
Swam 100 yards.