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Comments: I sighted well on the way out; stayed wide and had relatively decent swim. the way in I got lost - the bouys just kind of turn into one and was way off course What would you do differently?: Need more open water swims - I was 17 seconds slower than last year  Transition 1
Comments: 10 seconds faster than last year - good transition What would you do differently?: My sunglasses fogged up and I messed around with them - should have just chucked them  Bike
Comments: Had a bike issue - when I got the the site my front tire was locked up and had bike tech fixed it. But i heard the well rub and finally opened the brake completely open which meant I had only back brakes. I know it cost me some time in the first 3 or 4 miles. I was 50 seconds slower than last year so the bike issue was a real one. What would you do differently?: It took me about 30 seconds to fix the wheel post-race - of course it was also in the light. Transition 2
Comments: 34 seconds faster than last year (I had a much better spot this year) -  Run
Comments: I was 12 seconds faster than last year - progress. I ran hard given the conditions and felt like it was a solid run for me. What would you do differently?: Nothing - Post race
Warm down: Grabbed some water and talked to a bunch of folks; one of the reasons to run this race is to see so many people. Last year I beat a bunch of folks at this race and this year they beat me. Good for them; they have putting some impressive work What limited your ability to perform faster: Interesting race - worse on the swim, worse on the bike by a bunch, better transitions and run equated to a whole second add. My goal was 1:35ish and went 1:36. Certainly it was doable - in fact I think I was moire than capable but it did not happen. This was my 4th triathlon in seven weeks (3 sprints and one olympic). Add in a couple of sprint bike time trials and my body let me know today that all this racing the last 53 days is taking its toll Event comments: The unofficial Triathlon World Championship of Charlotte - It is the largest triathlon of the season. My AG was super fast - my time would have been 23rd of 59 in the 40-44s and of course very well in my old group of MCs. I have seen this AG as super fast in the last two triathlons. Last updated: 2013-06-17 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 159/339
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 35/43
Up at 4:15, typical breakfast of oatmeal and out the door by 5. Latta is about 12 mins form the house and wanted to get there early as the parking can be a problem. I was onsite at 5:30. Went to get my markings and chip - dropped my chip in the grass - in the dark. PANIC - finally found it after 5 minutes. My bike had an issue and had bike tech fixed (or so I thought) -the front wheel was hitting the brake hard. It was an eventful pre-race to say the least
Went on a short run and wanted to hit the bathroom. Yeah the line was amazing - 5 porta potties and the line was 100 deep. Hit the water for a quick swim - shoulders were not happy as I went paddleboarding the day before which turned into a lot bigger workout than planned.