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Comments: had some tough moments until halfway between first 2 buoys, but got into a good ryhtmn then and started to focus on technique felt excellent with sighting What would you do differently?: first time in an open water race - more technique focus early, maybe push the pace a bit more? ![]() Transition 1
Comments: hard time getting suit off over watch and timing chip - stumbled around like a drunk trying to get off heels What would you do differently?: practice getting suit off over watch and off feet lots more practice here ![]() Bike
Comments: felt really good getting on bike and going, held good aero position, good pushing downhill, am bummed on bike split - this is almost 2 mph off my Olympic PR but first time doing a Tri What would you do differently?: play with gearing and cadence a bit more to try and get a little more effort out - bike leg felt great though ![]() Transition 2
Comments: Went into the wrong corral, maybe twice and got totally messed up in finding the bike rack What would you do differently?: I think in the Du's was easier to find bike rack, practiced T1 looking for bike but will work on practicing T2 as well ![]() Run
Comments: GREAT run - felt really solid and not totally shot during the last mile, felt this was by far my best multi-sport run on the pace - was chasing another guy the whole way and he ran out of gas in the last .1 miles and I passed him and another guy in age group - had that kick in the end to finish strong What would you do differently?: Pick up the cadence a tiny bit more not sure if I had better pacing on the bike which set this run up to be better - definately a different feel with this being the first run instead of the second ![]() Post race
Warm down: some stretches - muscle milk and water/gatorade did a 1 mile cool down run about 20 minutes later What limited your ability to perform faster: some transition issues - wetsuit removal and bike racking some swimming issues but hey it was the first time! Event comments: In some ways this is hard to compare times with Duathlons as I can tell it feels different coming off a swim than a first run - made both the bike and run feel different - not easier per se, just different. No looking back - will keep on doing Tri's from now on! Last updated: 2013-06-02 12:00 AM
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United States
AA Sports
71F / 22C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 52/398
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 10/35
dave's bread with pb, banana, GU Brew enroute and water
2/3 mile jog to warm up, swam a few minutes in wetsuit before race