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Comments: This was a time trail start with 7 going off every 10 seconds or so. Sat on edge of dock and then in we went. I resorted to my normal breastroke/free style routine fairly early. Just kept on going. Took in some water about halfway and ended up stopping to cough a bit. Felt very strong but just cannot keep up freestyle in open water up for very long. I feel that it drains me too much and I regain quite a bit of energy 'resting' while doing breastroke. Best sighting I've done to date at a race. What would you do differently?: Think I need to start doing some breastroke training.  Transition 1
Comments: Good transition. 7 out of 50. Had some difficulty getting socks on wet feet. I may think about bringing a bucket to sit on next time. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: This was a strong bike performance for me even though the course was rough and had lots of hairpin turns. I felt strong and smooth. Engaged my core. My age group so off in the middle of all the men so I was surrounded by men the entire race. Only passed a few women on the bike and got passed by only a few women. What would you do differently?: Not much really. I might have bike too hard given my run performance but I don't think so. Felt like this was a solid effort that I should be able to duplicate in the future. Transition 2
Comments: Good transition! 3 of 50! What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: So...the run...it is usually a strong point. Not so today. I felt fine for the first 5K and then 'wham'...I just started to really struggle. Could not keep up a good pace and had to walk periodically for the last 2 miles. No energy, feet hurt, knee hurt, legs tired. Was a struggle. I could feel blisters (wrong sock selection). One of my slowest run times at this distance. What would you do differently?: Get in the running miles needed for this distance. A look at my logs showed that I only got in 31 miles in August and 3 the two weeks prior to this race. Performance showed this. Post race
Warm down: Grabbed some food and headed to the massage tent. Massage focused on calves (ouch!!!) and legs. What limited your ability to perform faster: Sub-par preparation for the run. Can tell that I gave a good effort based on how I feel today (next day). Legs are still tired. Feet still hurt. My neck and shoulders are stiff...not necessarily from bike effort I think but from all the major bumps and being tensed up on the bike course. Event comments: I am giving this an average due to bike course. If they keep this bike course for this event next year, I will not register. I'll find another race to do in September. Average swim performance, good bike performance, sub-par run performance. Last updated: 2012-12-21 12:00 AM
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United States
The Nation's Triathlon
75F / 24C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 141/947 w
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 7/50
As usual -- got to race start really early to make sure I could get decent parking. This race is a bit tough for folks that need to drive into the city. You either need to get dropped off or get there very early to get a parking spot.
Blueberry bagel and coffee once settled in parking spot. Spent about 30 minutes hanging at the car before heading to transition.
I thought there was the off chance the race would be wetsuit legal. But it was not. So after getting all set up I walked back to the car to put the wetsuit away. Then back to transition for last minute check of stuff. Then headed to an area of little used porta-potties.
None really. This is a big race with lots of waves. I did some stretching but that was about it.