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Comments: Much improved over my last race. I swam pretty well, but I winded myself a bit coming out too hard and being nervous. I did a great job navigating and swimming straight. Good swim for my current skill level. Good to see some improvement. What would you do differently?: I've got to learn to come out easy. Other than that I swam my race and did well. I'm pleased. From a preparation standpoint I have got to get out in the open water and train.  Transition 1
Comments: I don't have tri shoes so I put them on in transition then mount. T1 went well. I wore socks because I train that way. No issues or needed equipment. What would you do differently?: I wouldn't DO anything differently, but I could prepare more.  Bike
Comments: Good ride. Good average pace and representation ofwhere I am at right now. I have improved over time. Nice course, average roads with some spots of rough and some stretches of brand new. Held a good pace, not sure if I could have pushed harder. What would you do differently?: Nothing really. Good ride, just keep up the improvement. Transition 2
Comments: Decent transition, went smoothly. What would you do differently?: I could use some yankz, or something similar. Also, I should practice my transitions as stated above.  Run
Comments: The run saved me overall. This is a PR for this distance. Improved pace over last race for a similar distance. I need to keep my time as I didn't know I was running so well/fast I actually thought I was doing poorly. I didn't drink. I tried to drink on the run and that didn't work out at all. Poured some water on my head and it really didn't help. Post race
Warm down: Walked around drinking water until my breathing and pulse lowered to a comfortable level. Then I got some course snacks. What limited your ability to perform faster: I wasn't well prepared. I felt bloated from eating so heavily. I was a little dehydrated and tired from the day before. Average to poor sleep all week didn't help. I think that despite that I ran a good race. Maybe I would have been a little faster had I been prepped better, but I did good anyway. Event comments: Very fun race on a great fast course. Warm salt water, flat roads. The event was organized and went smoothly. Last updated: 2012-04-12 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 122/275
Age Group = 40-45
Age Group Rank = 11/15
Pre-race wasn't that great this time. I spent Friday at my side job doing live fire training at a fire academy so I spent the majority of the day in firefighting gear going into a hot environment. I got done, packed up the family, and headed for the race city. We had a late dinner with friends (other racers and friends) and got to bed kind of late. I think I overate prior to the race as I felt like I was dragging. Not a really good night sleep. Woke up not feeling 100%, but was very excited to go.
I got there early and was not in a rush setting up. I lost track of time a little so I didn't have a lot of time to swim before the race so warmup was a little short.