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Comments: I took a MINUTE off of last year's time :) Good thing I have a memory for numbers, b/c they didn't get my swim time :( What would you do differently?: Keep going and pause less. ;)  Transition 1
Comments: Got to practice getting OUT of wetsuit (at least over the ankles/heels). 1:44 better than last year :)  Bike
Comments: 7 minutes off of last year's time. I knew it was a warm day and I managed to drink almost all of my 16 oz gatorade on the course. 45 sec better than last year ;) What would you do differently?: Replace 11-23 cassette :/ In big debate over this right now... Get out of shoes EARLY! I waited too long, got sidetracked thinking about T2. :( Transition 2
Comments: I wasted time doing things that either should have happened on the bike or on the run. (on the bike, shoes off and inhaler; on the run, race belt/number and visor)  Run
Comments: I took FOUR MINUTES off of last year's time :) I was very good about keeping a steady pace (slow as it was) I also made it a point to take in a gatorade, pour a water, take in a little water to wash down gatorade, and pour the rest of that cup. The run got REALLY hot!!! What would you do differently?: Eat more solid. While I survived w/out much stomach issue, I know had this been twice the distance in a half, I would've had the same problems I had at Vineman w/ the sloushy stomach :/ Post race
Warm down: Forgot to stop my watch when I crossed... I'm guessing it was as much as a 2 min lapse. The gals at the finish line were completely side tracked, I had to ask for my bottle of water and take the wet towel right out of her hand (b/c she was so clueless) Not sure what was initially at the finish line but it was picked over by the time I got there :( I grabbed an orange slic or two and went to find friends. Event comments: Oh boy... so many high's and so many low's :( Timing is WAY screwed up and two days later they still don't have it figured out. Remember when I said I moved to Athena... well, they moved me to Athena SPRINT! :( I should be 3rd in Athena Olympic. Of course even the splits they have posted for me don't add up to the total time they have posted. Never-the-less, I feel confident that my total time is relatively correct which means I took FOURTEEN minutes off of my time from last year. While some of that is due to thinking I had a flat tire last year, most of that is due to better race execution. I hydrated perfectly to not drainout and not need to pee ;) I hope they DO get the timing correct. As that one lady I know SHOULD be second overall, but due to the screw ups it keeps leaving her in third :( Hoping that the timing gets better, I will be back next year (unless my friends convince me to do St George 70.3 ;) ) Last updated: 2012-05-15 12:00 AM
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We arrived in caravan of 3 camper trailers on Fri afternoon. We got the trailers set up and then headed in to town for packet pick-up. At packet pick-up I weighed in and realized that I qualified for Athena, so I asked to move. After packet pick-up we headed over to the reservoir. The wind was blowing pretty hard and creating some short white caps and waves of about 1.5 to 2 ft. While I knew that it would not be this rough in the am, I still got in to help relieve anxiety for any chop at Boise if anything.
I couldn't help but wake-up early w/ the lights from transition shining right into the window by where I was sleeping. Got up, got dressed, gathered my gear and got prime spot in transition. THEN I headed back to the trailer to put in my contacts, eat, etc. Ate a bagel, banana, yogurt, apple juice, and a red bull. I grabbed a gatorade, but didn't drink all of it.
I got in at the ramp and swam a little to get some water in my suit. Didn't really do a whole lot to warm up. Hung out w/ the others while waiting. :) Prepped my watch and was ready to start.