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Comments: 23 overall men with slow swimmmers in front - wow! What would you do differently?: Ensure 100yd time is submitted well before closing!  Transition 1
Comments: Practice for one hour day before REALLY helped!!! area was setup perfect and went well. Didnt run or rush but had one of best times in AG! What would you do differently?: next time choose position on rack nearer to stand to allow for more 'Free room'. Take smaller bag.  Bike
Comments: This was on my MTB! - really pleased with ride even though slower than previous attemmted. Goals were to keep pushing hard on flats and over hills - achieved.Spin going up hills - achieved. Keep HR above 150 - achieved. Eat gel/Drink water - achoeved. Dont unecessarily pass people - achieved - great results. During first two miles couldnt ride my pace as woman in front - didnt want to waste energy early by passing. finally made move at traffic lights then settled into my pace! Felt confident drinking water while spinning. What would you do differently?: practived pushing more up long grades. Buy a road bike! Transition 2
Comments: decided to place garmin on bike and remove during T2 Tx. fiddly and wasted afew seconds. What would you do differently?: Enusre laces tighter - maybe even uese yankz instead on lace locks. Lave garmin on bike and take Karens 405 for pace only. Not use HRM.  Run
Comments: paced really well but felt horrible - tired legs and body BUT pace was good. I was too conservative becasue I knoew hill was at end and wprried about bonkig like usual. Found some one to run alog wih at 8:40m/m then camae to hill and easily climbed it then forget to sprint for finish!! wasnt until some one shouted go! that I sprinted last 100yds to line. wasnt even out of breath - darn it! Removed HRM as started to feel constricted, only use pace in future. What would you do differently?: not bother with HRM. Trust in training that I will finish strong. Post race
Warm down: none as not exhuasted. little stretching duriong eating lots food! Pizza, pasta, banana, water, gatorade. wore lots warm clothes as chilly. What limited your ability to perform faster: wrong swim time; not passing slow bikers, using MTB, slow up hills; fear of bonking and not trusting training. Event comments: this was an excellent race and well run - seemed really friendly community race. Race Director was really helpful as were all staff. will gladly do another TTS/setup event in future. Last updated: 2011-12-12 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 61/103
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/14
started a weel out - planned my timetable, goals etc. as teh week went by tweaked until final draft on friday comeplte. wrote it out neatly to help me with scheduling and goals for each event - ride over top, swim to wall, 9:30m/n starting pace etc.
Also spent the week eating good carb snacks and gatorade with water to 'load up'. Day before ater dinner at lunch and light snacek before bed.
Spent one hour practiving transition - even wet feet - really haelped with expectations, where to lay everything and finally pack my back with confidence.
ate oatmeal 2 hours before, felt little hungary 40 mins out so nibbled on clif bar and water. 20 mins before start took gel and water.
none - it was too cold to get wet and hang around after runnin so decided to use the swim as warm up. Did a few arms stretches.