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Comments: One of my better swims. The practice going under lane lines helped a lot. Had a no show in front of me and a break behind me leaving me lots of room to swim. This includes a longish barefoot run to the timing mat into transition. What would you do differently?: Nothing during the swim. Remember gel and stay warm ahead of time.  Transition 1
Comments: Decided to turn the Garmin on and see if it could find the satellites before I was ready to go. Even with the extra fumbling, it wasn't. Hesitated a second and shoved it in my jersey pocket. What would you do differently?: Turn on the Garmin before the race. Get the bike mount figured out and attached. Focus on getting through smoothly and quickly during the race and practice transitions ahead of time.  Bike
Comments: I think I did a fairly good ride, staying aero and puttingin a solid effort, but I just didn't have the speed I thought I should. Early in the ride I checked my Garmin and found it was working. Realized I hadn't take a gel so I had to rework the plan. Never caught Jessianne on the bike. Discovered later she was a little faster than expected and I was slower. What would you do differently?: Train more. Execute my plan better. Transition 2
Comments: Better than I realized. Sat, helmet off, shoes off, shoes, on, grab belt and flask, and go. I didn't worry about the Garmin until I was off and running. What would you do differently?: Nothing, although I may have to give up the flask with this jersey.  Run
Comments: Early on the flask fell out of my pocket and I had to go back for it. Took a gel trying to make up for the blown plan. Glad I did, because I still had 30 minutes left. Saw Jessianne a little over a mile in, but didn't make the pass until shortly before the turn around. Walked near the end. I let my tired legs and a watch showing 5K already conspire to convince me to walk. I had already walked a short steep hill and a longer hill. What would you do differently?: I may need to reconsider carrying a flask with this tri top. Keep pushing. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of consistent training. Forgetting things. Event comments: This race is great, especially early in the season. I don't understand why it is getting smaller each year. I've done it with 500 and with 115, 250-300 is probably ideal. Last updated: 2013-04-29 12:00 AM
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60F / 16C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 56/70
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/10
Woke about 5:20 kid of easily. Cooked Turkey, egg, and cheese sandwich at home. Had my usual Coke. Decided to drive seperate so I could just put the bike in the back without using a rack. Arrived about 6:45 and got setup easily. I went in search of electrical tape and got lucky.
I forgot to start my Garmin or even pull it out of my bag. I also forgot to take a gel 15:00 before the start.
I did ride out to the front of the neighborhood to get a feel for the tight turns to start and get in the right gear. Also swam 150 yards. Tried a hot shower just before my start, but it just left me wet and cooling off fast waiting in line.