Swim
Comments: I had a great swim, freestyle the whole way no real breaks in stoke. DIdnt have to sight to often due to the large number of other swimmmers near by and the easy to follow. Must have been a great current, but even with that my time was in the top 1/3 overall. What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 1
Comments: Went as well as could be expected, they had wetsuit strippers so that made things quick. Stopped to use the Potty. What would you do differently?: Probably pack my Gas X on the bike instead of trying to find it after the swim on the ground. Luckly I didnt need it. Bike
Comments: I really enjoyed the ride maybe a little to much but wouldnt have changed much for my first one. Talked to as many people as I could got lots of smiles and that helped to feed the fire for later in the day What would you do differently?: I should have taken Sports beans or something different so I could have keep the blocks for the run. Should have tried to train with the on course drinks so I could have used it so I could have tried to get extra sports drink during the ride Transition 2
Comments: As fast as needed to be. Found the rack easy enough didnt use any of the short course ticks figured with the long course it wasnt needed What would you do differently?: I think it went well, dont need to change anything on this part Run
Comments: It was tough, maybe tougher than expected. Never got a cool sponge they were always not ready when I came though the aid station. Started dirnking Cokes at mile 7 and the rest of the way. What would you do differently?: Ate something different on the bike so I could have used the Blocks on the run, couldnt stomach the blocks anymore by the half way point of the run. Should have waited and got the cooling sponge would have been worth it. Needed to take more Endurolytes during early part of the run my calfs started to cramp up with 3 miles left and couldnt push enough to get under 6:00 Post race
Warm down: Eat Pizza and Drink waters What limited your ability to perform faster: Experience, didnt sweat much on the bike so I didnt think I needed as much salt during the run and started to cramp up. Event comments: It was a great race and I really enjoyed it, I would say it was worth every penny. Last updated: 2013-03-01 12:00 AM
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United States
World Triathlon Corporation
84F / 29C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1539/3200
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 272/400
Got up at 4am, had a breakfast of 1 1/2 english muffins with honey on them. A glass of sports drink, cup of coffee and 1/2 of a banana. After breakfast we packed up and headed to the race around 5am. Got to trans around 6, got set up qucikly and walked around looking and talking with friends from my group.
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