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Comments: I felt good about my swim. My goal was to relax and feel more comfortable in my wetsuit. I know I did a better job pulling up the wetsuit to fit more comfortably. I definitely accomplished my goal. I got into a good rhythm about 1/2 way through the course with sighting and staying on course. What would you do differently?: Get my rhythm going more quickly!!  Transition 1
Comments: I changed into a bike jersey, which I preferred to staying in the tri jersey. I realized about 1.5 miles into the ride that I didn't put on my watch. I thought I had put it in my bike shoe. Initially, I was very upset, but decided to just relax since I really couldn't do anything about it. I am not very fast in this transition. I seem to need time to get my head on straight. What would you do differently?: Practice, practice, practice transitions. Put my watch on the bike.  Bike
Comments: Overall, I enjoyed the ride. Within the first few miles of the second loop, there was a huge 10 min procession of motorcycles doing a 911 memorial ride. It was very inspiring and made me forget about my aching back. After they finished, I got a huge burst of energy for the next few miles. I was extremely happy I was familiar with the course and knew what to expect. My second loop felt better than the first. The last few miles was shared with the run course. This was a little difficult to maneuvar with the cars on the left and runners going in both directions on the right. What would you do differently?: Push myself more, especially on the flats. Remember my watch!! Transition 2
Comments: I was focused on finding my watch. I didn't see it and thought it must have been taken. I was kind of pissed off! As I was getting ready to leave, I saw my watch upside down about 8 feet away. I have no idea how it got there!! I picked it up and put it on. I had to fiddle with it to see if it was working. In all my focus and distress about the watch, I forgot the endurolytes, which I had just bought! What would you do differently?: Work out the watch issue!  Run
Comments: My left foot was still hurting from last weekend. My original plan was to run 10 min, walk 1 min. However, due to the hills and my foot, I decided early in the run to walk the uphills and run the rest. I was able to accomplish that, but it was very slow. On my way out, I saw the spin instructor Jen, from Warrington. She recognized me and rang her cowbell! She was there for her husband, who also did the Olympic. It gave me a big boost! At one of the aid stations, I drank both water and gatorade. I never drink gatorade during a run. It did not sit well with my stomach! What would you do differently?: Not run 31 trail miles 6 days before a race! No gatorade on the run! WATER only!!! Post race
Warm down: I got water and pizza. The awards were getting started as I was getting my stuff out of transition. I realized I hadn't seen very many women my age on the course and decided to hang around for my age group. As it turns out, I was the only one in my age group, so I won a lovely trophy. It was still very exciting, even if I didn't have any competition. As it turns out, I was the oldest woman out there by 5 years!! What limited your ability to perform faster: My feet hurt all week after my 50K trail run. Event comments: This was a great experience for me. It is my favorite race, so far. I really liked the small size and easy access from my house. It was a great day. I had lots of fun! I also saw Heather and Matt from the Pocono ride. Last updated: 2011-08-22 12:00 AM
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Genesis Adventures
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Overall Rank = 99/108
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 1/1
I woke up at 4:30am. I had coffe and ate a banana. I brought a pb&j sandwich with me, since it was several hours before my race. I arrived to the Marina at 5:50am. I was the first one in line to pick up my packet. I expected to follow a huge crowd and fight for a parking space, as I did for Steelman. This was a completely different race and different atmosphere. It is a very small, laid back race. I set up transition and sat in the car listening to my ipod and ate my sandwich. I watched the start of the swim for the half and went back to the car to relax. I got on my wetsuit at 9am and went to do a final check in transition.
There was a brief swim warm-up before the start. I never warm up for the swim, but decided to do it since I have noticed I feel much better during my training swims after a good 10 minutes. I knew immediately that my wetsuit felt better than at Steelman.