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Comments: Started off slow and didn't feel very good in the water. It was a very tight start to the first turn so it was a real mosh pit and I got caught in the middle. Every thing backed up at that initial turn but then finally thinned out after 400 yards. But, I gradually settled down and felt like I had a very solid swim. Slightly slower than last year but the course was a little long (based on my friends GPS) and the waves were a little stronger. And I came out of the water solid. What would you do differently?: Immediately go wide out of the start. That first turn is a bitch and if you're caught in the middle like I was there is nothing you can do until the gang in front of you moves out.  Transition 1
Comments: Pretty good transition. Pulled the wetsuit quickly, grabbed the helmet and I was on my way What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: Feel very good about my bike effort. Dropped five minutes from last year...although the head wind we faced last year was worse. So, realistically, I probably dropped 2-3 minutes on the exact same course. Good effort and 16 overall is great for me. What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 2
Comments: Decent transition. No complaints. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Run
Comments: Not a good run for me. In fact, pretty mediocre. I was two minutes slower than last year...perhaps because I pushed hard on the bike. But I had a nasty side stitch for the first 2.5 miles. I took more water and walked at the halfway turn-around and started to feel better. But those first miles were quite nasty and I was way too slow. What would you do differently?: Not sure. Don't know how to prevent a side stitch and it's not at all normal for me. Post race
Warm down: Walked around. Talked with the other racers from the the area that I know. What limited your ability to perform faster: Skill, lack of training, age Event comments: I think BuDu does a good job with this race. It's on time and well organized. And they get the results posted very, very quickly. Last updated: 2013-03-13 12:00 AM
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BuDu Racing
75F / 24C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 19/102
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 1/5
Same as last week in Moses Lake. Got up at 4:30, ate oatmeal, left the house at 5:30. Stopped at Starbucks for a jumbo coffee and hit the road. Arrived at the race about 6:50
Not enough. Running late so by the time I picked up my race packet and got set in transition my warm up was pretty limited. Ran about one half mile with varying speeds and swam a 150 yards or so.