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Comments: I panicked in the first couple hundred meters. I wanted to give up. I did some backstroke to get my breath back. When the course took a turn back towards the beginning, I enjoyed the current back to shore and regrouped. The second lap I did swim with a front crawl stroke and regained some of my confidence.  Transition 1
Comments: It was 1/4 mile from the beach to the transition. I was discouraged from my swim, but the people cheering me on helped. I took off my swim cap, vainly thinking people wouldn't notice that I was in the half distance wave. What would you do differently?: I need to get better at taking off my wetsuit.  Bike
Comments: The bike went well. I still am weak on hills, not news to me. Transition 2
Comments: I thought I moved through transition pretty smoothly. I did take too much time I think to load my pockets with my nutrition for the run, which I ended not using.  Run
Comments: I kept moving. I kept running. My stride though was not very strong. I need to work on getting a leg kick. I think that will improve if I do more speed work in training. What would you do differently?: Train for more speed. I can run the distance. I need to run the speed I want. Post race
Warm down: After the finish line there was a great kid from the high school cross-country team that helped me stretch. I went back to the Riptide Inn and I had an adult beverage with friends. What limited your ability to perform faster: I trained this summer in order to survive this race. I want to get better at training with a plan. Event comments: This race was my second half. I trained very little this summer and I had a simple goal--I will survive. I did survive. I did finish. The bike course was outstanding. The run course was boring, but thankfully flat. I enjoyed the awards dinner catered by Boston Market. The band was fun. The $7500 in raffle prizes were exciting. The volunteers on the course were where I needed them. Thanks to the East Tawas and all the people of that area for supporting this race. Profile Album Last updated: 2013-09-09 12:00 AM
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Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/15
The day before I picked up my packet and got body-marked. I went for a 12 mile bike ride on some of the course. I stayed at the Riptide Inn nearby and got my gear laid out the night. On race day, I woke up at 6am. I had an apple and fruit bar. I also had a diet coke for a little wake-me-up. I got to transition to setup my bike and learned that the alternate swim course was going to be used because of a storm the previous evening and expected storms that morning. No biggie. I had looked at the map the night before.
I stretched and tried to get loose, even while the anticipation built up. Not getting into the water beforehand and going for a brief swim was going to be a problem for me later.