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Comments: Heart rate is through the roof after swim which is killing the first 20 minutes on my bike, plus setting me in a chase mode for the rest of the race rather than being more relaxed and comfortable. Goggles malfunctioned due to arriving late and not being properly prepared and had to stop to empty water out of them. Also had a big problem with fogging so couldnt sight properly at all What would you do differently?: More training Arrive earlier to fix goggles problem Apply defogger!  Transition 1
Comments: Should have been quicker here but was out of breath after swim so struggled to get breathing right. Also pressed wrong button on my Garmin Forerunner which caused me to waste time trying to reset it again on the bike What would you do differently?: Press the right button!  Bike
Comments: Heart rate was way too high due to the swim which shows in the overall time. Took me far too long to find my legs and the race had passed me by at that stage. Made a water bottle malfunction as I had brought an old bottle with a broken cap. Had to unscrew the cap to get water. I also had ice in it which i had to flick out to get to the water. Ended up that I had a third of the water I planned due to silly mistake, along with the wasted time on the bike. What would you do differently?: Fix my swim and get some more miles in and don't bring a non-functioning water bottle anywhere near a race bag! Transition 2
Comments: Transition was bit slow for my liking which was due to the water bottle malfunction and pausing to catch my breath. Feet were cold, which meant i had to struggle a little to put my shoes on which I had not banked on.  Run
Comments: Felt good at the start of this and quickly reeled in a few people. When i checked my pace i felt i could do a good run. Got running with another guy and we ran together for about 2 miles. Felt my achilles ache with about 2 miles gone and that really killed my time. Think there was another 2 mins i couldve knocked off my run if id kept up my pace What would you do differently?: Bad swim and hydration on the bike probably influenced my achilles tightening Post race
Warm down: Cycled back to the car about a mile What limited your ability to perform faster: Poor training Bad planning Poor hydration Inexperience Event comments: This is a great race, well organized and plenty of volunteers to help. Love the course as it is not a beach race of which there are many in Florida. Disappointed with my performance but it gave me a very fair assessment of where I am right now. Last updated: 2012-04-10 12:00 AM
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United States
Red Hills Triathlon
65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 174/278
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 17/24
Arrived late, so ended up parking some way from the start and from then after I was under pressure to get registered and my transition set up to my satisfaction. Had a banana, coffee and oatmeal on the way to the race which was perfect for me. Slept pretty well also
Warm up was the cycle down to transition/registration carrying track pump and transition bags i.e. no warm up at all. Lesson learned here!