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 Swim
Comments: The swim has much room for improvement, mainly swimming more efficiently and more intensity. Also my sighting was off and I constantly drifted to the right. However I did well focusing on my kick, catch, and pull through in an effort to "glide" thought the water. I was also happy to get it under 30 minutes. What would you do differently?: Better sighting and more work on form/intensity.  Transition 1
Comments: I had a pretty organized transition area which helped to eliminate confusion. I put on my shoes before mounting but would like to try with shoes already attached next time. What would you do differently?: Faster wetsuit removal and cycling shoes already clipped into bike.  Bike
Comments: Immediately getting onto the bike i took a gel and sipped on some sodium water. Just made sure to keep my cadence up and stay at a pace that I knew I could handle. I did like to linger around cyclists with a similar pace to help push me. Instead of trying to keep up with cyclists much faster than me I just biked my own race because I knew that I would have quickly ran out of energy. I took another gel about 40 minutes into the ride. My feet also felt less numb than normal which I think was from adjusting my bike cleats. The ride felt hard but comfortably in my zone and under control. What would you do differently?: More water on the bike and focus on breathing and relaxing my shoulders more. Transition 2
Comments: It was a quick transition since all I need was my race belt, running shoes, a hat, and a gel. What would you do differently?: Need to work more on dismounting the bike while still maintaining speed and my racking skills were absent today.  Run
Comments: The run was okay but would have been better if my feet didn't go numb. I started the run off with my third gel to give me enough energy to the finish. Surprisingly my stomach was able to handle it. I had to shorten my stride a lot and felt very slow. I did work on catching the person who was immediately in front of me as a goal to keep pushing. What would you do differently?: Stride out more and drink more water during the run. Also dig a little deeper to get under 45 minutes next time. Post race
Warm down: Walked and did very light jogging. Also immediately consumed water. I need to get in more calories next time though. That apple didn't cut it. What limited your ability to perform faster: I think that I held back on all three disciplines for fear of blowing up and DNFing the race. Event comments: Great small town local race which also got a few out of staters in it. I knew many in the race and it had a very friendly feel to it Last updated: 2013-08-11 12:00 AM
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United States
68F / 20C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 15/94
Age Group = M20-24
Age Group Rank = 1/4
Since the race did not start until 8am I woke up at 4 am to foam roll, pack up my car, and eat breakfast (glass of V8, and some coffee with oatmeal, protein powder and peanut butter). Having fully caffeinated coffee was a real treat since I switched over to decaf a while back. Upon arriving at the site I sipped on some coconut water while setting up my transition and ate a banana about 1/2 hour prior to the race start.
My warmup could use some work. I just did a little warming up which consisted of strides and some dynamic stretching.