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Comments: I changed up my stroke a little this year. While I didn't see any real increase in speed I did feel much stronger than last year. I had no real issue with the swim. What would you do differently?: Really for me it was a good swim. I think my taper was well executed and I felt really strong in the water.  Transition 1
Comments: Placed 58th in transition - hey I'm slow so I can make up time here!  Bike
Comments: I felt really strong on the bike although I'm a bit disappointed in my time. I felt much better on the second lap and I felt like I was going faster than my time really was. My bike preformed really well, although once I had an issue shifting going up hill. This is my biggest pet peeve with my bike. Shifting can be a little iffy at times. Cheap shimano components. I do need to upgrade some day. What would you do differently?: For next year I'm going to not take the spare water bottle and just grab the extra one at the water hand off. Transition 2
Comments: Placed 69th - it was a really smooth transition.  Run
Comments: My goal was to run the entire first lap which I was able to do. My second mini goal was to run to murder hill. I started up the hill and had to walk part of it. Like I told my friends I was 65 miles into it and the hills finally did me in. I did the first lap in 1:08. There was a point for about a 1/4 mile that I just ran and felt like I was barely touching the ground. It was like I wasn't even running. I thought to myself this must be what the ultra runners feel like because there would be no way anyone would want to run 100 miles feeling like I did when I hit murder hill. Once I got the the turn around it's mostly down hill and flat. I hit the 10.5 mile sign and never stopped till I crossed the finish line. The funny thing was, I just wanted to be done. The thought that I was less than a 5K away from the finish line was all I needed in order to be done. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: In thinking back on the race it was almost benign. I didn't have to over come any great struggle or bad luck it was just a beautiful day for a race. Brian Hannah used to tell to me that I needed to also enjoy the race. Every chance I had I enjoyed the view even if I legs felt like they were on fire at times. I was slightly off my pace but I pushed pretty hard and considering my overall feeling about my weight & training before the race I feel I did pretty well. Event comments: I love this race and I love this distance. Last updated: 2013-07-31 12:00 AM
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This was one of the hardest training periods I can remember doing. I really was on the verge of over training I had all the classic signs - inability to sleep, irritable and over all lack of enthusiasm for what I was doing. I did miss a few short training sessions in order to save up for the longer sessions. I have a thyroid condition and even though I have blood work done every 3 months I felt for some reason this year I just wasn't the same. I'm up a little in weight and never dropped any weight even with all the training - I felt that really hurt me this year. About 3 weeks ago I discussed my concerns with my doctor and she prescribed new medication for me. We thought it would be best to wait until the race to change it. I hope it works! Interestingly she also does tri's.
It's really hard to warm up for this one. Getting into the water is tough to do before this race. Normally I would try and get in a swim to acclimate to the water and get my blood flowing but it didn't happen.