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Comments: I didn't train the swim much over the last month, and I paid for it. The distance wasn't tough, I just couldn't get going very fast. Got passed a lot by guys wearing wetsuits, and I think it really does make a difference with the swim speed. But it didn't make that much difference. I just wasn't trained for the swim. What would you do differently?: TRAIN more for this portion. I thought that I was good enough that I wouldn't have to focus training on the swim that much, and I paid for that decision.  Transition 1
Comments: Was a bit gassed after the swim and long run to my transition area. What would you do differently?: I need to practice running and jumping on the bike. Not that it saves that much time, but I am pretty slow with that portion of the race.  Bike
Comments: This was one of my best bike legs ever. The first lap, I held off a lot of the best riders, only to have them pass me during the 2nd lap. 21+ mph is a great ride for me, and I feel very good about keeping that pace up. I would guess that I did the 1st lap at closer to 24 and the 2nd about 19. What would you do differently?: Should have done a bit more easy spinning leading up to the transition, but I felt good and wanted to post a good bike time. Transition 2
Comments: 3 of my last 4 transitions have been exactly 1:28. Pretty consistant. What would you do differently?: I could move a bit quicker with practice. But overall I did this transition well.  Run
Comments: I have to say, it's a bit frustrating to still be doing 8 1/2 miles. I started at well over 9 min/mile and got to my pace of sub-8's at the half-way mark. What would you do differently?: It's time to get serious about running! I need to train 3-4 runs per week and get one brick workout in there with one of them. If I could do 7:45 miles, that would be 3 minutes right there. Post race
Warm down: Walked around and found the nutrition cabin. Ate 1/2 orange, 1/2 banana, some cookies and drank a Gatorade. Felt fine within 10-15 minutes. What limited your ability to perform faster: Training swimming and running like I need to. I now know what it's going to take from me to really start taking some time off these events. When I focus on one event in training, that portion reflects that. So, I've got to increase the work load per week somehow. Even if that means waking at 5:15am every day. It's going to take 2 swims/week, 2 bikes/week and 3-4 runs/week. I can do it. Event comments: Aside from choppy water and a lack of swim training, this race was a success. It wasn't really a focused 'goal' race for me and I almost hit my goal time of 1:23:50. Way to go me. Last updated: 2006-04-23 12:00 AM
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Set-up Inc.
70F / 21C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 259/744
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 28/52
Picked up race packet the night before and stayed overnight in a small efficiency and got a fair night's sleep.
Woke at 5:20 and showered, made a cup of coffee and had a Hammer Gel...mmm.
Picked up timing chip and got body-marked early and had plenty of time to stroll around the grounds and get my transition set up.
Probably should've warmed up on all 3 events a bit more than I did, but didn't want to overdo it.
Bike- none
Run- only some light jogging for 5 minutes.
Swim- got in the water 15 mins prior to when my wave left, and it was pretty damn cold!
Got loose though and didn't think I needed a wetsuit even though the water temp was 70.