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Comments: The close turn was so swallow everyone got up and walked. I only got hit in the head once during the race. Since this race was really a warm up for my Oly in Indy I was really happy to see the poor visibility. Although my time was slow (I really had to pee badly, thank God the had a porta potty in transition) it was the perfect race to get that monkey off my back. I'm pretty sure it fell off during the swim. I hope it didn't hit anyone in the pool. What would you do differently?: Maybe try to swim a little faster. I had the mind set that I was out for a "Sunday swim" with a bunch of friends and it worked to keep me calm. I ended as fresh as when I started, so I didn't have an oxygen deficit when I finished. It worked really well for the rest of the race.  Transition 1
Comments: I'm just slow at transitions! It is my own fault. I don't train at them and it shows. I will need to work on them before the 27th. What would you do differently?: Run the very long distance from the water. Practice, practice, practice.  Bike
Comments: Very, Very good bike for me. I didn't like the double loop because you quickly came upon people going much slower than you. I made it a little dangerous. They did a good job of closing streets and roping off others. Really good traffic control. What would you do differently?: Nothing. I paced myself well and had steam in the engine left for the run. Transition 2
Comments: A better transition. If I could cut 20 seconds off this one and a minute off T1 it would make a big difference in my overall time. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. What would you do differently?: PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.  Run
Comments: I can't believe how well I did in the run. I have slacked on my running all year because of my bloody abdominal strain. In fact when I look back over my log I usually don't make my schedule runs if I am going to miss a workout. It did hurt though. Not my abdomen, but the rest of me. It took several days for my legs to stop hurting. I did have an 18 year old pass me at the finish. I passed him about 0.1 miles out and he must have kicked it into gear, because he up an flew by me at the finish. There was no way I could have caught him. I the prize would have been a million dollars I would have lost. I was at my top speed and my legs just said, "NO"!!! I am little worried about the longer distance for the Olympic on Aug. 27th. I will run slower and be below LT, but cutting all the running out over the last year may hurt me their. What would you do differently?: Nothing really. I gave it everything I had and even at the end I can say I didn't have a thing left. I felt really good. Post race
Warm down: Grabbed the typical water, banana, grapes, Fig Newtons (yum),.... Walked to the transition and go my stuff together. My family was still at the hotel sick, so I wanted to get home. Unfortunately, they didn't open the transition for some time after I got done. So, I went for a jog. I sure did. I ran another 2 miles to loosen up. What limited your ability to perform faster: My swim and transitions. I don't really care to make my swims any faster, but I will work on my transitions. Event comments: The double loop sucks, but it allows for keeping the roads closed. I would rather have the roads closed, so it is a good job. It was a little early (7am) and it didn't start on time, so next year make it 7:30 and start on time. Last updated: 2006-08-11 12:00 AM
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United States
Naperville
65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 11/101
Pre-race started the day before. We drove up from Central IL to see the Wiggles with my two kids. It only took 4.5 hours due to all the toll roads being under construction. My daughter got sick in the middle of the show and watched most of it from the back of the theater. Me and my son ended up at the car an hour into it. When we got to the hotel I went to find out how to get to the race. When I got back I was met at the door with my son crying and bleeding from the lip (he ran into a chair as I walked in) and me daughter had just vomited. Fortunately, we were up graded to a two bedroom suite for free, because I got to sleep in a king size bed as my wife took care of the kids. My daughter was up every hour vomiting. Needless to say, I went to the race alone.
I got up at 4:30 after sleeping pretty well and made my way to the race site around 5:30.
I ate a banana, mini bagel with pumpkin butter and smart balance about 2 hours before the race, and Gu Shot Bloks and Powerade just minutes before the race.
Mostly walking back and forth from my car. The race didn't have much parking so I parked a could of blocks away. Like normal I wasted enough time to almost be late. The transition area had a huge line to get in and I barely made it to the water to jump in. In fact, as I jumped in they closed the pool.