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Comments: Once again, due to my inclination to start too far on the outside, I was a little far out for most of the race. Didn't cut it close to the buoys, and ended up a bit outside on the final stretch, probably costing me 20 seconds or so. Feel like I probably could have pushed this a little harder, but hadn't been swimming as much after my last race. What would you do differently?: Start more to the middle, push a little harder.  Transition 1
Comments: Took too long to get into shoes once in the bike, but otherwise this was good. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: Kept coughing all the way through this, never felt like I was going at my best. Didn't hit the hills as well as I should have, and my legs just felt tired out there. Wasn't a bad ride, but certainly not one of my better ones. What would you do differently?: Keep riding more until the season is truly over. Transition 2
Comments: Good as always. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: As normal, this was my weak link. My legs felt pretty toasted for some reason, when I actually expected to handle this better. It could have been the hills, I'm not sure. I tried to not pay attention to who was passing me, as I couldn't tell who was in my heat and who had started in the heats in front of me. Eventually I latched on to a woman who passed me and was determined to keep pace off of her. Normally I think I would have been faster than her, but I just couldn't go...still coughing and spitting some. Stayed with her until passing her at about the .5 miles to go mark. I was cramping up in the final .1 miles or so, and she passed me with a burst of speed right before the finish line. Good effort by her. I was just glad to have her to hang on to for a couple of miles, otherwise I might have fallen farther off. What would you do differently?: Not sure on this one. Probably have my lunch earlier, as that might have contributed to my cramp. Post race
Warm down: Stretched out and watched the finishers, waited for the awards ceremony. What limited your ability to perform faster: Didn't focus the same on training after the Ludington race, wasn't specifically ready for this event. Also, didn't do a good job with having a late lunch for an evening race! Event comments: They give bottles of wine to the top 3 in each (legal) AG! I got a bottle of merlot for holding off the 4th place guy by 10 seconds!!! Nice race to close out the season with! Last updated: 2013-08-22 12:00 AM
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70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 23/197
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 3/23
Since this was a Thursday afternoon race and I had never done it before, I showed up early to get my packet and set up transition. It was at this point I realized I forgot my orthotics, so I jumped in the car and sent the next 50 minutes going back to get them. I still made it back in plenty of time. There was no reason to get there too early, as it turned out that they assign transition spots totally by race number, to the individual spot on the rack where you are at.
Short bike ride to get pedals and shoes all set, and then did a few hundred yards in the water.