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Comments: This was my first non-wetsuit swim, my first deep water start and I have always been a weak swimmer. I felt this went well if you take into account all the nerves and lack of neoprene. My sighting was better than usual and my breathing seemed calm. What would you do differently?: I am looking forward to seeing my swim improve next year now that I have signed up for some actual coaching.  Transition 1
Comments: There was a long run after you excited the water to get to the bikes. It seemed slippery and muddy but went ok. When I got my bike everything went smoothly but as my bike was in one of the back racks there was another longer uphill run to exit T1 and find the mount line.  Bike
Comments: This is where to head games came into play. I am not sure what happened here… this was the slowest I have ever ridden by a good 20mins and the beginning of the total melt down. My bike stared to make strange noises around the 2 and a half hour point. Turns out my rear tire was loose and rubbing. Even worse, frustration started to wear me down approaching the 3hr mark. I started to beat myself up as rocket ship after rocket ship passed me. I am not sure where my legs were… this was crazy slow, and I knew it. Transition 2
Comments: First time ever having transition with bike catchers. I like that! At this point I was ready to just throw the bike on the ground… and kick it.  Run
Comments: I gave up… that's all I can say. I hit the run course knowing I was already 25mins behind where I expected to be and I gave up. In order to keep myself cool in the heat I made the mistake of pouring water right onto me. This lead to wet shoes. Wet shoes led to blisters. Blisters led to bleeding feet… and somewhere along the way I thought "Why am I doing this to myself? I'm already so far out of the running it's not even funny…", and I started to walk. What would you do differently?: Get my head out of my ass and run. Post race
Warm down: When I hit the finish I was relieved that it was done… and within an hour the regret sunk in. This was the first race I have even done where I know I didn't give it everything I had, and I hate feeling that. It's not me. I iced a sore knee and changed into dry shoes and contemplated the day. What limited your ability to perform faster: I feel there are so many ways I could improve upon this. I obviously need to continue working on the swim, but it's coming along. I need to figure out what is wrong with my bike… and hit some hills hard. I would benefit from some strength training and heat training as well. I need to work on speeding up my run and continue to build endurance. Most of all I NEED to realize that I love what I am doing and it's okay to have an off day but that I NEED to ALWAYS give it 100% of what I have that day or I will regret it forever… no matter where I place. Event comments: This race was spectacular… and after spending some time contemplating if I'm even cut out for this I realized that I need to earn my way back there and give it another shot… faster and stronger. This course will test you. It is supposed to. Last updated: 2012-07-29 12:00 AM
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World Triathlon Corporation
105F / 41C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1445/2159
Age Group = F35-39
Age Group Rank = 84/119
We arrived in Las Vegas on Thursday night and started to feel the excitement and atmosphere right away. This was my first major international race and only my second Ironman event. It was incredible to see some of the people I have looked up to for years, read about in magazines and watched on TV.
Friday we hit up the registration and expo. It was so well organized and amazing to see. More excitement and nerves kicked in as I started to realize that everyone there seemed to have fancy bike set-ups and 2% body fat. I felt so very out of my league. I think this is the point I started to talk myself out of… It becomes day to forget that you earned your way to this race.
Saturday was the pre-race swim. I went down in the morning and did a little loop. This went well and seemed to help ease some of my fears about swimming without a wetsuit.
Sunday morning I went and made sure everything was set-up in T1 and just tried to take it all in. Watched the pros start and waited. Not sure I loved being in Wave 13.