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Comments: Swam way off course into the middle of the race route in between the out and back - there were quite a few other girls over there with me, due to the fairly strong current pulling in that direction. I have really got to work on sighting - I have come to rely way too much on drafting during my group open-water swims, and not sighting enough, because I always know the person I'm drafting off of, and can depend on their sighting ability. Clearly not the case in this race. I am really surprised that I pulled off fourth in my age group because 2:40/100y is a dismal pace. Felt pretty good through the swim - strong and smooth - just ended up swimming some extra yardage due to poor navigation. Not happy when I looked at my watch coming out of the water. This was the first race that I opted to not wear a wetsuit in, and almost everyone else did wear a wetsuit. Really not sure how much of a difference that made. What would you do differently?: Work on navigation!!  Transition 1
Comments: Being that I did not wear a wetsuit, this was a pretty quick T1 - no problems at all. I did wear socks that I ended up having to sit down to put on, so it could have been a little faster if I had gone sockless. I will need some better bike shoes before that can happen though.  Bike
Comments: Went out on the bike course with a mission to pass every woman I could see - which I pretty much accomplished. I did not see one other woman in my age group on the bike or run, which at the time, I didn't know if that was good or bad - now I know, it was very good - there was only one ahead of me - by about one minute. The big hill was tough, and I braked more than I should have coming back down. The turn-around was a little tight also - almost went into the cones!! Otherwise, I was pretty happy with this. What would you do differently?: Stay off the brakes!! Transition 2
Comments: Didn't take much time to drink while riding, so took a few extra seconds to get some Cytomax in before beginning the run. Would have been more efficient to do all my drinking on the bike.  Run
Comments: Pushed it throughout the entire run to stay under 8:00/mile. Walked at the aid stations to get some water in and douse myself. Couldn't have gone better. This is a major PR for me by far. Post race
Warm down: Waited around for the race results to be posted - and actually ended up not finding out that I made second in my age group until they called me up to the podium!! Very, very exciting moment! What limited your ability to perform faster: Poor navigation in the swim. Event comments: Very well organized, well-run race. I would do this race again. Last updated: 2012-06-24 12:00 AM
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BBSC Endurance Sports
91F / 33C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 13/139
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 2/17
Ate some breakfast - waffles and egg with cheese, orange juice and coffee. I wasnt worried about eating such a big breakfast knowing that I had 4 hrs until my wave start-time. Got down to Sandy Hollow early - took the shuttle into the park, and made it to the transition area by 6:30.
This race was unique in that the start was so late. Gave us lots of time to set everything up at a very stress-free pace, but by the time we started, I was really ready to start!! Watched the kids race, which was really cute, ran a little bit and swam a little bit to warm up.