Swim
Comments: Happy with swim. Had to swim through a lot of people, wasn't rough but slowed you up a fair bit. Sighting was good. Never swam with a cap before, after about 200m it really distracted me, hated it! Had plenty in the tank, being my first though didn't know how I would be affected. What would you do differently?: Get used to swimming with a swim cap. Go a bit harder, reckon there is 2-3 mins to find. Transition 1
Comments: Put shoes on in transition. Had best spot though right next to exit. Also put socks on as paranoid of blisters. Was definitely slow but wanted to make sure I did what I supposed to do. At the mount line heaps of congestion of people trying to get on then it went into a tight turn, I just ran around them all and mounted after the turn, jumped at least 10 people doing that. What would you do differently?: Bit more urgency. Bike
Comments: prior to first turn had a mechanical issue which saw me have to stop once around the corner, that was 2-3 mins. After first lap really got discomfort in lower back. This should of been 30 mins for me, also found it hard to get urgent as you are racing yourself, something I am not really used to in competitive sport. The whole mindset I was way to relaxed. What would you do differently?: More urgency Transition 2
Comments: Got to transition an stuff was every where , took a bit to find my stuff which gave me a mental freeze What would you do differently?: Remember to take feet out of shoes while riding, then jump off before dismount. Run
Comments: IT was what I expected. Again though even at the end I still had a lot left in the tank. The rain sucked but did keep you cool. What would you do differently?: Pull my finger out, more urgency!!!! Post race
Warm down: Torrential rain, grabbed my gear an dropped 3ks back to where I was staying. What limited your ability to perform faster: Physically - back spasms on bike, pace on run Mentally - Didn't have an aggressive mindset which had me accept my performance a the time. Now I have a baseline though I think that will help improve. Event comments: Good race, had torrential rain and the organisers had a lot to contend with and did a great job for a rural town carnival. Good atmosphere. You can see a pic of the transition area at the end of the race an the rain below! Last updated: 2014-11-29 12:00 AM
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Australia
Elite Energy
28C / 82F
Precipitation
Overall Rank = 202/265
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 17/33
Up at 5am, had normal breakfast of muesli, yoghurt and fruit, then headed down to the transition opening at 5.30am.
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