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Comments: Stupid swimming. What would you do differently?: All of it. Trees were pretty though.  Transition 1
Comments: Wetsuit would not cooperate at all. I was just a mess. Actually SAT DOWN during T1, which is a big no-no. Then I decided on arm warmers and gloves. They just would NOT go on. I should've ditched them and sucked it up, as they easily cost me a minute. What would you do differently?: No arm warmers, gloves, or wetsuit at IMRAL means I'm going to need to step up the swim pace a lot. I need to practice transitions a lot in the coming weeks, like 2x/week at minimum, and get it optimized. Will seek out youtube videos and other aids.  Bike
Comments: Overall pleased with the pace. I'm not sure if I'm undertrained or overtrained, as I felt pretty flat on the bike, but I also had been pretty tired this week, and did not sleep well at all Friday night. Opened up a gel from my pocket on 50, and it had crystallized. Folded it up and brought out my backup, and it was okay. Took another gel about 45 minutes in. Hydration was one bottle with a Gu Brew electrolyte tablet mixed in, was just the right amount. Drank every 5 minutes or so. What would you do differently?: Rest more. More tempo rides, push more. More hillwork. Transition 2
Comments: Pretty slow here unfortunately. Long run with the bike. I had long runs with the bike on the way out and in, which sucked. What would you do differently?: Figure out the flying dismount someday.  Run
Comments: I knew coming off the bike that I had zapped my quads. I stood up about a mile from bike finish and my quads tinged with the start of cramps. I slammed down the rest of the Gu Brew electrolyte I carried on the bike. Carried fuel belt handbottle with water and Gu Brew electrolyte tablet. Held off on taking gel till after the first turnaround, to get my stomach settled from the bike. What would you do differently?: Run faster. Post race
Warm down: Louis and Greg were still in finish area, but had 2+ minutes on me. We chatted, got chips turned in, and got a water bottle at the finish. Then Louis and I moseyed down to the food area and I got some cookies. Then we all headed out. The rest of my warm-down was at InsideOut Sports on the way home. I went by IOS Cary for the open house, got a hot dog, and won some Tifosi glasses (Edde asked for anyone with a Boston Marathon logo on, and I was wearing my hat). Gave them to Lainey, she likes them. What limited your ability to perform faster: Swim Event comments: Couple of things: Work out the park entry fees ahead of time like at FS Half. More efficient packet pickup morning of race. Going to North Raleigh on a Friday afternoon is not convenient. Bring back the pizza or something with carbs and protein. Loved the food truck idea at FS Half. USAT official needs to have her act together and not waste time searching for stuff to talk about. Aside from that I enjoyed racing with everyone and trying to chase them down. Didn't work. Last updated: 2013-02-18 12:00 AM
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56F / 13C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 43/182
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 9/41
Up for good around 6. Slept miserably, couldn't stop my mind from racing about the swim. I was very uncomfortable with my swim recently, and my mind would not stop fretting over it. Temperature, wind, pollen, etc. all weighing on my mind. Typical prerace meal of peanut-butter-banana-honey sandwich and OJ. Took an ibuprofen prerace (hip was dodgy), and drank my first cup of caffeinated coffee in several days. I was chipper at the race site for sure.
Left home approx 7:15, and was at Beaverdam by 7:50, going the slow way. Big snafu with entry (those that picked up packets Friday night got a parking pass, those of us that didn't had to pay $6). It was a mess.
Took my bike and gear straight to T1 and racked it, then walked to packet pickup and stood in line for ~15 minutes. Guy behind me drove down from Ohio, ended up winning our AG. He was on his way to practice swim in Florida, then next race is Augusta, then IM Cozumel. Strong chance he'll KQ this year. Anyway, got racked and set up, and started seeing everyone (Louis, Alan, Greg, Todd, etc.) Good camaraderie on the rack, helped a girl with taping her Gu to top tube, neighbor let me borrow ankle spray lube. Trip to the potty about 9:00, short run about 9:10, then put the wetsuit on. Went and dipped myself in the water for a few minutes, then got out for announcements/moment of silence, then we went down to swim start area. M sub-39 went first, we went next, all women went after us. Ate half a clif bar about 9am. Honey stinger 15ish minutes before expected start.
Short jog to first side road and back. Hip still not feeling right, so was hoping the swim and bike would warm things up. Not a promising test run though.