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 Run
Comments: Went off in waves of 50. Caught up to some slower runners from the previous wave pretty easily. It was a narrow path along the river for the first 1/4 mile, so passing was somewhat difficult. Pace was good and comfortable. The trail segment near the 2 mile mark was somewhat unexpected.  Transition 1
 Bike
Comments: Went out on the bike strong and was able to pass a lot of people. Once I got through town and out on the highway I settled down and into a good pace. Once off the main road the surface got rough with some deep cracks. The zip ties on my torpedo mounted bottle cage kept slapping against my aerobars and I thought it might eventually come off. The surface was pretty tough on my nether regions, but once I made the turnaround the road surface was a bit smoother. Missed a turn about mile 22 despite a police officer and a course martial stopping oncoming traffic and waving an orange flag. Only went about 200 yards and turned around. Lower back hurt quite a bit in the aero position near the end of the bike, tried to stay down as much as I could. Wind gusts were mainly from the side, so wasn't too bad. What would you do differently?: Work on core strength to say more comfortable in the aero position. Get better used to get a bottle in and out of the torpedo mount while down in the aero position. Transition 2
Comments: Remembered my flying dismount when it was too late. What would you do differently?: Go over the impending transition in my head while still on the course. Run
Comments: Calves started to cramp up and little bit about 200 yards out of transition. Dialed it back a little and tried to bring my breathing under control. Pushed on and the cramping thankfully went away until after the finish. What would you do differently?: Hydrate more on the bike. Post race
Warm down: Walking, warm shower at home. Event comments: Over all a good experience. Thought the bike course was a little on the long side and favored strong cyclists. Stayed decently warm on the course despite the temps and the wind. Last updated: 2012-10-02 12:00 AM
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United States
Midwest Sports Events
36F / 2C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 76/428
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/23
At a very simple dinner the night before, some lean meat and potatoes and that plenty of water.
Woke up at 4:30 on race day and started hydrating. At 2 eggs, a pork chop and a few big handfuls of carrots. Drank about 24 oz of Powerade to get some more sugar in me.
Was nice not having to travel and hour + to a race, just across the river so I had plenty of time to take care of business at home. Got to the race site, set up transition and did some more business.
Some easy jogging to acclimatize to the cold temps as best I could. Did some active stretching and some strides and got my run gear together.