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What would you do differently?: Wear a thinner wetsuit with more flexibility and more open water training in surf.  Transition 1
Comments: I was surprised with the transition I made. I didn't time it but I was in and out of the transition area in under a minute. It would have been faster but wet wetsuits suck. I was halfway out of my wetsuit before I even exited the water. What would you do differently?: Use suit lube around my ankles  Bike
Comments: Terrible bike portion but this is what I was not focusing on for this race. My legs cramped the entire way and my bike quickly went out of tune. On some occasions the gear skipped on their own. The road was very rocky and would have thought the organizers would have sent a streetsweeper in to prepare for it. What would you do differently?: Different gearing altogether maybe even different bike. This was my first tri so my $300 Schwinn was fine to see if I liked it. Transition 2
Comments: Bike legs....all I can say about that. Dismounting the bike was a challenge and running to my transition area was pretty funny. What would you do differently?: need the shoes that strap not lace  Run
Comments: Great run but thats a Marine thing. Started after T2 and was cramping very badly. I stopped for about 15 seconds to stretch my legs but then I was good. I had to stop and pee during the run since I had been holding it since the swim. Saw family which gave me that extra motivation to finish strong and hard. What would you do differently?: Nothing....new shoes I guess Post race
Warm down: Stretches, oranges and gatorade. What limited your ability to perform faster: Inexperience Event comments: MCCS always jacks things up but the Marines that volunteered were awesome. There are several venues on base where a triathlon could be held. San Onofre is perfect and the waves do not try to kill you. Last updated: 2012-08-04 12:00 AM
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AC/S, MCCS, Semper Fit Division
68F / 20C
Overcast
Overall Rank = dunno/1500
Age Group = 32 and up
Age Group Rank = 0/dunno
Woke up at 4:30am, took a shower made some coffee. I tried to eat but was too nervous. Chugged about a gallon of water and took my vitamins. The car was packed the night before so it was a easy drive to the race. Check in was at 6 am and I was on time with fewer that 100 racers there. I was one of the first five to set up my transition area in my division so I had the pick of the rack. This was great due to some areas having puddles of water. I pee'd like 5 times before the race, no more coffee before a race. Went over my bike and gear about 20 times and made small talk with fellow competitors.
Ran up and down the ACU-5 ramp about 6 times at a gentle pace. A little shoulder stretching and electrolytes.