Swim
Comments: Need to work on my navigation. Felt like I swam about 2000 yds. What would you do differently?: Swim straighter! Overall I didn't feel too bad for my first OW race. Transition 1
Comments: Decent T1. No problems getting out of my suit for the first time. It was what seemed like a long commute to the bike. Up the hill and into the chute. Tried to keep HR down. What would you do differently?: Move faster! Bike
Comments: Stayed within myself as planned on the bike. Average wasn't what I wanted, but didn't want to be smoked for the run. HR started out in the 150's (135 AT) for about 5 mi's then settled into the low 140's. Overall this was a pretty challenging course in some nasty wind conditions. I knew going in this was my weakest event. I need to RIDE LOTS to pick things up a bit. What would you do differently?: Go faster! Transition 2
Comments: This transition went pretty well. Stomach was acting up a bit so got some water in me. What would you do differently?: Don't dally quite as much. Run
Comments: Stayed within myself on the run. I netted quite a few passes in my age group and caught many others in waves that started before me. This was a challenging run in the heat. I was much better at conserving energy going uphill than normal and it paid off when I passed folks in the last 5k. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: I was still a bit sore from doing plyos on Wednesday. Arms/chest were a bit tender. Don't do those prior to an event. Event comments: Very well run event. Last updated: 2006-04-28 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 134/229
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 21/38
Fuel up, arrived in downtown Buffalo at 6:30 to get a good spot in transition. Note to self: Buffalo has assigned bike racks according to race and age group - no need to arrive so early.