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Comments: Not swimming takes it's toll. I never am fast in races. I don;t know why. I wore a wetsuit, but didn't need it, and it probably took longer than it should have to get off. What would you do differently?: Train. Stay in tighter on the course  Transition 1
Comments: Too laid back in this transition. I think it's because I exited with my friend and she likes to chat in transition. What would you do differently?: Consider no wetsuit to help cut down time and shut the hell up.  Bike
Comments: So clearly I lost a lot of strength with the lack of training. I need to look at my data from this race in other years. I had some fast downhill speeds, but the 2 hills were done so slowly, that it killed my averages. What would you do differently?: Train Transition 2
Comments: Didn't have race laces on so had to tie shoes. What would you do differently?: Race laces. Go faster.  Run
Comments: Running will always be my Achilles heel (pun intended). I am not surprised by this pathetic run since I have run a total of 5.7 miles this year. I did a run walk thing. Mostly run 2 min/walk 30 secs. What would you do differently?: Train Post race
Warm down: Yeajackson was at the finish cheering me on. Then I cheered on my 2 friends as they finished. We hung out a little and then headed back to the hotel for a shower and a nap. What limited your ability to perform faster: This is a no brainer....NO TRAINING! Event comments: I have been doing this since 2008. It has been a journey from not knowing how to ride a bike to HIM and now my 40th birthday and another race finished. Unfortunately I have suffered from both physical and mental setbacks. I am not sure what my future in the sport will be, but I sure have enjoyed being called a triathlete. Last updated: 2013-06-23 12:00 AM
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Competitor Group
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 936/1081
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 50/58
This is by far, the most unprepared I have ever been for a race, but yesterday was my 40th birthday, so I had to do it. I have essentially done ZERO training. At the same time, I was totally cool before the race. No pressure on at all. Just finish. I was able to eat some cheerios and a banana. No rush setting up transition. It was a new course so I headed out on the .5 mile walk to the swim start.
No warmup other than the walk to the swim start, but I wouldn't call that a warmup.