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Comments: I have not been doing enough swimming. The woman behind me passed me fairly early, and then I was able to draft her for the remainder. It was an ok swim considering there was quite a bit of congestion in the pool, starting only 10 seconds apart. What would you do differently?: I lost a few seconds when I pulled over for a swimmer to pass me. Otherwise, I just went with the flow. Probably could have gone about 10 seconds quicker but I have some improvements to make.  Transition 1
Comments: Helmet was a little tangled. What would you do differently?: Also, leave shoes open a little wider.  Bike
Comments: So I was having the bike of my life when I noticed a guy had crashed and was lying in the grass. I stopped briefly to help him. He thought he had broken his collarbone, so I spoke with him about calling 911 but instead he had me go to the next volunteers and send someone. I heard later he was ok. Glad I stopped, but it probably cost me a minute or two. Despite this, I still had a faster bike then last year and just missed the 1st place girl by 10 seconds. At least I know all that Computrainer riding this winter paid off, and I can't wait to see what happens when I have a clean trip. What would you do differently?: Nothing. If someone is in danger they should be your priority, so I do not regret stopping to check on him. The winner would have still beat me and I would have still finished second with a clean trip probably. Transition 2
 Run
Comments: By this point, my heart was not in it. I figured any PR's were not gonna happen today. I also knew there was a 5K a few hours later with cash prizes so I held back a little. It worked. I finished comfortable and was able to go finish second in the 5K and make $200 a few hours later. What would you do differently?: Nothing. The $200 made me happier than a PR! lol Post race
Warm down: Talked to friends and enjoyed the day. Ate some bananas and pb and j sandwiches. What limited your ability to perform faster: A few things. Stopping on the bike, being rusty on getting into my bike shoes out of transition, fidgeting with my helmet in T1 and having a slow run. Event comments: All Headfisrt Performance Races are wonderful events. There is a great blog about this organization at The Holistic Athlete. Last updated: 2014-04-20 12:00 AM
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Head First Performance
60F / 16C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 2f/
Age Group = 35-39f
Age Group Rank = 0/
Drove there (45 min) and set up transition. First tri of the year so the jitters were in full force.
Swam about 250 warm up in indoor pool.