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Comments: It was a tough swim. I was prepared for the short swim from last year and went out way to hard, died in the middle, and then had to hang on after that. The only good news is I recovered very quickly and actually felt quick good in transition. But I wasn't pleased with my swim. What would you do differently?: Start at a most modest effort and pace myself through to the end.  Transition 1
Comments: Good transition What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: Felt pretty good about the bike. Pushed pretty hard and passed several people who were out of the water ahead of me while not getting passed at all. The only downside is I did pay for it a little on the run. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Transition 2
Comments: Not bad, but a little slower than I would have liked. What would you do differently?: Had trouble getting my running shoes on and set. Time to switch to my new shoes.  Run
Comments: I was just gassed from the bike and didn't feel like I could maintain my normal, desired pace. The headwind hurt on the gradual hill that came at about the halfway mark. But I was feeling pretty poor from the start and felt like I was getting close to blowing chunks. Eventually that went away and it was just a sort of "hand on" run. What would you do differently?: More interval training. Post race
Warm down: Walked around, ate food. What limited your ability to perform faster: Skill, talent and desire. Event comments: It's a decent race for the first of the year. BuDu does a good job and the events are always consistent and steady. I wasn't feeling strong at all to start, but once things got rolling and I got my HR up, I was into the spirit of the race. Last updated: 2013-03-13 12:00 AM
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United States
BuDu Racing
55F / 13C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 6/82
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 1/4
Got up at 5:00, had oatmeal and a banana grabbed my stuff and hit the road. Out the door at 5:30. After a stop at Starbucks for a coffee I was on my way. The drive took about 75 minutes to the race site.
Got to the race and did a short bike ride and then set up in transition. After that, I did a quick run and got my wetsuit on. Did about 200 yards of swimming and got ready to start.