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Comments: The first half was rough but oh, the second half. I really would have benefited from more practicing because when I hit that sweet spot, my strength training really kicked in. It was smooth. - pull, glide, navigate (repeat) I was passing people. It was glorious. What would you do differently?: Train more in general and also in open water. I trained a lot before my daughter went on school vacation a month ago but it has been hard since. Perhaps I need races earlier in the season.  Transition 1
Comments: I felt okay about this. I think I may have had more of a 70.3 attitude about making sure I was comfortable. I'm ok with that. What would you do differently?: Perhaps not mess with my socks so much.  Bike
Comments: I think I did very well considering my low amount of time on the bike this year. What can I say? I'm an animal. What would you do differently?: Train more. I would love to have more time to ride with friends. Transition 2
Comments: Yipes. This time is pretty slow. I did take the time to slap on my "WINNER" slap bracelet. I tend to think I'm hilarious. Heh, I was really enjoying myself. What would you do differently?: Maybe get a little more serious. Maybe.  Run
Comments: OH GOD! THE HORROR! wHAT hAPpEND!! Yeah. Um, I walked a lot of this. The first aid station had NO water. Nope. None. I peed brown for two days. Just saying. I prayed, I chided myself, I calculated. Nope. My feet were. not. moving. I pushed on, I finished. Echhhh. Now I'm a bit phobic, actually. I better do a 10K again soon. Maybe the Bridge of Flowers race...yeah, the toughest 10K in New England...yeah ...I'm sure that would be GREEAT for my confidence (sarcasm. everywhere.) What would you do differently?: Wear a Camel Pack? Not have GI probs the entire two weeks before? NOT run a race that was criticized for not having enough water last year and then repeated it this year? Hmmmm. I loved this race two years ago and I am sort of disenchanted right now. I'll probably do it again. I'm just that crazy. Post race
Warm down: I put my sad, blistered feet into a kiddy pool and did not move until my fans started to melt. Then I moved to the cool misty tent. Then I swam with my daughter. That part was amazing. What limited your ability to perform faster: I was severely dehydrated. Period. Learning experience. Also, the running socks I wore were for winter, I believe. Yeah, not such a good choice... Event comments: More drink stations, please. Also, one group of volunteers just didn't have it in 'em to cheer...I guess it was 95 freaking degrees out. My poor husband seemed sun sick just from cheering. It is not the fault of the race that it was hot, however - more drink stations would ensure that the athletes would not die of heat stroke. Oh, and salt tabs - those would be lovely on the course. Last updated: 2013-05-01 12:00 AM
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95F / 35C
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Overall Rank = 512/541
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 7/10
Since this was my only tri this year, I insisted on driving up myself. I enjoyed it a lot - the silence, my music on Pandora, the beautiful drive, the gratitude in my heart for being healthy enough to compete. I stopped to use the same rest stop as always on the way and forced down as much nutrition as I could (two English muffins with PB and some Gatorade) I arrived about an hour and a half early. This is where the serenity somewhat ended. I had to park pretty far away, but that was OK - hubby called, couldn't find my friend who he was picking up but that was quickly solved. They were pretty strict about making sure you had everything before entering the transition area. Safety first, I suppose!
I really only had time to rack my bike, make new Athena friends, use the potty and run in and out of the transition in and outs. I did a quick warm-up swim where I practiced sighting (I am not terribly good at knowing where the hell I'm going when I'm swimming - I swear I swim twice the distance...I have even once been 'shepherded' by a kayak er in a race!) . I had a plan - for the swim, at least. I also had some real thoughts about the bike (kill it ;) ) and the run (2 minutes hard, 1 minute jog, first five minutes light, light jog...)