Swim
Comments: One of my better swims in a race. No problems with the upper back. Did have a few times where I had to go to the back stroke to get water out of my goggles. Other than that, felt really good the whole way. Swam very relaxed, found a few feet to draft off of and stayed face down the whole way. As much as I don't want to admit it, the swim is becoming my best leg and it's the one I train for the least. What would you do differently?: New, different, better goggles. The leaking is becoming an issue. Train more, maybe get some lessons to really take advantage of the swim. Transition 1
Comments: Second year in a row with a great location. Outermost rack, closest to the swim/bike in. Only problem was the dirt, made for some very dirty feet. What would you do differently?: Not much. Made it out and onto the bike without busting any toes this year. Bike
Comments: Not much to say here. Probably my most disappointing leg. My lack of training really showed today. Almost 2 mph slower than last year. What would you do differently?: Train, not work 2 full time jobs, train, eat better and train! Transition 2
Comments: Once again my rack location was awesome! In from the bike, racked, and out as fast as I could possibly hope for. What would you do differently?: Lube the inside of my shoes a little more. I think the dirt caused some unexpected rubbing. Ended up with a few small raw spots on each foot after the run. Run
Comments: The run KILLED me. I started out hoping to go under an hour for the run, that would have put me in just under 3 hours for the day. Got onto the run with 63 minutes to work with. Tried to keep a comfortable pace out of T2. Was able to hold sub 10 minute mile pace for the first 2.5 miles then the lack of training ran me down! Started to slow down as I approached the turn around. At the 4 mile mark I was down to 23 minutes before I went over my goal. I just could not hold the pace. Finished the run in 1:04 which put me at 3:01:+ for the day. What would you do differently?: Train, not work 2 full time jobs, train, eat better and train! Post race
Warm down: Ice towel over the head, stopped at medical for some ice, my right knee started bothering me towards the end of the run. Had the same nurse that took care of my toe last year. Promised to stop meeting her under these circumstances. Walked around for a few minutes, got some food, got a beer, got a massage then watched the awards ceremony. What limited your ability to perform faster: Train, not work 2 full time jobs, train, eat better and train! Event comments: For as big a race as this one is, it is really well run and the support is great. 5i50 hasn't screwed this one up. Last updated: 2012-02-06 12:00 AM
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United States
5150 Triathlon Series
86F / 30C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1695/2689
Age Group = Under 39 Clydes
Age Group Rank = 36/58
Up by 3:45am, toast, PB & Nutella, 1% milk, One-a-Days men's and 2 Aleve. Out the door by 4. Found parking, walked to transition, got marked and then set up by 5:30. Thought about waiting around for the pros swim and T1 but decided to go back to my truck and try to sleep a little bit. Managed to get an hour plus of sleep/rest then headed down to the swim start. Hit the porti-pottie line then went to the beach for some warm up/stretching.
Mostly static stretching plus some arm swings & circles. Right upper back started spasming the day before so I was a little worried that might cause problems on the swim. Did a few more upper body stretches than normal.