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Comments: I was in the 2nd wave. Tried to position myself close to the front, but it was hard to get a good spot. Off to a good start, but lots of traffic early on. Already passing a few floaters within first 50 yards from the first wave. It was a very narrow lane to et to first buoy and had to swim around lots of people. My form wasnt the best in this race, but overall I was happy with my results. What would you do differently?: not much. Try to get better position at start.  Transition 1
Comments: Since I wasnt wearing a wetsuit, it was a quick transition. You had to run up long rocky road to get to mount line which was a little hard in bare feet. Had shoes attached to bike and was able to hop on quickly and get up to speed. What would you do differently?: not much.  Bike
Comments: There were 2 speed bumps early on the ride. Water bottle launched off my torpedo mount at the first one. Oh well, looks like I will have to go without hydration. Glad it wasn't super hot. Legs felt stiff early on and never really got into a good rhythm. I knew 1 person in my AG (Mark) was ahead of me and was able to pass him right before construction area (gravel road). I couldnt remember what the rules were for this area and if we could cross over to the other side of the road. I choose to stay on the right side, but the person in my AG quickly passed me on the other side. Riding on the gravel side really slowed me down. http://tpks.ws/aedOBVDr What would you do differently?: Since this was not an "A" race, not much. It would have helped to drive the course before hand and understand rules for construction area. Transition 2
Comments: Good Transition for me. Hoped off bike, ran down rocky road to transition area and had helmet off and shoes on quickly. Took a quick swig of HEED bottle I had in transition before heading out. Put race belt on while running. What would you do differently?: not much.  Run
Comments: First half mile was hard. Looked at pace at first mile and saw I was going faster than I thought despite how I felt. I saw Mark from my AG around 50 yards ahead of me and tried to hold on as long as I could. I had to really push hard to stay. Course had lots of turns and sections thru parking lots. I was really starting to get hot and thirsty. Took a quick swig from first station and duped rest on my back and head. What would you do differently?: Run more. Post race
Warm down: drank water and Gatorade. Talked with a few friends. Ate an egg burrito and a yogurt. drank more water. hung around for award ceremony. nicely done. Event comments: Overall this was a fun race and I will do it again. Last updated: 2012-08-07 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 6/104
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/13
I wasnt really planning to do this race, but decided to give it a try and signed up a few days before. I was using this more as a workout in prep for AG Nationals. So I went into this race fairly fatigued.
Woke up at 5am, took a quick shower, ate some instant oatmeal, yogurt and a coffee. Headed out around 5:50. Arrived around 6:30. Picked up packet, set up transition area.
This was a non-wetsuit race (Water temp was 79.5).
Ate a banana and a gel before heading over to swim area.
Quick swim to buoy and back. Water was warm. Wasnt too bad swimming in my one piece tri suit.