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Comments: Swim went well - felt much more confident without the wetsuit. The swim is affected by the tide. While my time was not significantly better than the last time I did this event, my placement went from back of the pack (56 of 61) to middle of the pack and that is a good thing! What would you do differently?: Continue to work on swimming  Transition 1
Comments: If I did a lot of sprints, I'd start to run and ride without socks. Since I'm more active in the endurance side of triathlon, I take a the socks putting on penalty here.  Bike
Comments: My number came off during the bike. I didn't know what to do - try to fix or jam in pocket? Fixed it and that cost me some time. If I had jammed it in my pocket or bento box, would that have been a DQ or penalty? They said it was 12.5 miles) but it seemed shorter that it's shorter than that. I forgot to turn on the Garmin at the beginning of the bike so I missed a chunk of the course on that. What would you do differently?: Find out what to do if your number comes off your bike. Also, review the rule on drafting/passing cars. Continue to bike more. Transition 2
 Run
Comments: I'm pleased with the run. This was actually my biggest area of improvement from my previous sprint and Olympic distance triathlons. The sky was overcast during the run and that was very helpful. What would you do differently?: Continue to run more. Post race
Warm down: This was about a three and a half minute improvement from my 2010 time in this event. Event comments: I enjoy events run by Setup Events. They do a nice job. The volunteers for both this event and Beach2Battleship, also sponsored/hosted by the Wilmington YMCA, are really awesome. Not only are they very competent at what they do, they are pleasant and genuinely enthusiastic cheerleaders. That makes the event so much better for the athletes! Profile Album Last updated: 2012-08-06 12:00 AM
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70F / 21C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 463/875
Age Group = F 45-49
Age Group Rank = 13/26
My goal for this race is to have fun! I’d like to see my swim improve from 2010 but with the tides, etc. that may be difficult to measure. I’d be delighted with a sub 30 minute swim (assuming no wetsuit). It was not wetsuit legal in 2010 when I did this race but it was in 2009 and 2011.
We drove to Wilmington on Friday and did packet pickup. Had a pre-race meal at Mellow Mushroom.
On Saturday, I got up at 5:15 am. I had an English muffin with peanut butter on it and a banana. I also had a water bottle of Camelbak Elixir. Kevin walked the Emma while I was getting dressed. Then he dropped me off near the transition area and went back to the hotel to have his breakfast, etc.
I set up my transition area at the Wrighsville Beach town hall and walked the half mile to the swim start in front of Blockade Runner. Once I got there, I ran a little bit, did my dynamic stretches and ran back. It was about 63 degrees out when the first swimmer hit the water (water temperature officially 79 degrees). The air temperature was in the low/mid 70s when the event finished.
Note: The event provides buses from transition to swim start, I just chose to walk. They also provide gear transportation from swim start back to transition. I used this to send my shoes and t-shirt back.