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Comments: A couple of dolphin dives and then there's a quick drop off. People go very different speeds, so I did run into some other swimmers. Lost some time trying to get back to the narrow exit chute. What would you do differently?: Stay closer to the buoys to save effort aiming for the chute.  Transition 1
Comments: This went well. I just went to the TCMC clinic on transitions on Tuesday so that was fresh in my mind. I still got a little stuck getting the wetsuit off my legs. Mounting the bike on an incline is a challenge, but it went ok. What would you do differently?: Practice getting the wetsuit off.  Bike
Comments: Went hard the whole time. Never laid eyes on another wave 5 racer the whole race after the swim start. Passed lots of people and got passed by fast bikers from waves 6 and 7. What would you do differently?: Not drop bottle and run it over. That was scary. Transition 2
Comments: My bike got stuck on my wetsuit so that slowed me down a little. What would you do differently?: practice transitions more.  Run
Comments: Had serious doubts about running after going full blast on the bike. Struggled running out of transition. Stopped at the aid station to drink both times. Tripped on a root in the last mile. Got vertical before I did a face plant. I forgot my garmin so I was pretty much not pacing. Just running hard. What would you do differently?: Do more than 20 minutes of trail running if I'm going to race a triathlon with a trail run. Post race
Warm down: Walk around the final stretch waiting for my wife. Lots of water and cool aid. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of trail running and need more experience on the bike. Event comments: This is my first time placing in an individual athletic event! What's even more cool is my wife placed second in her division too. Of course I stayed a long time, but left after the awards as our family was expecting us and they drew my number for the garmin. Argh. Stay 'til the end! Last updated: 2012-07-03 12:00 AM
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United States
Graniteman Endurance Series
85F / 29C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 62/316
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 3/26
Stopped drinking three hours before. Had banana and granola bar about 5:30am. Gel pack an hour before. Thought I lost my timing chip so got another. It was cleverly in my bike shoes so I couldn't possibly lose it.
Go for a spin on the bike after desperately adjusting brakes. I had borrowed race wheels that don't seem to play well with my brakes. I've never used race wheels before. Kris and I went for a jog on the path and noticed a lot of roots. Said hi to Christian with TC Multisport. Swam a little. Decided to use wetsuit as they were allowed and I had decided to go all out for speed on this race.