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Comments: I went well but my suit unzipped in the waves. Not sure exactly why, but it did. Had to have assistance from lifeguard as I couldn't get it in the water. What would you do differently?: Have someone make sure suit is zipped correctly and flap if properly Velcro properly.  Transition 1
Comments: When I was taking off my suit I soaked all of my gear. Going to research what to do about this. My setup of my space was not efficient I was looking for my shoes. Had a really hard time getting my jersey on and zipped. little things but I fought with it. What would you do differently?: Practice, Practice Practice. Anytime I do an open water swim I plan to setup a transition space and change in to my bike stuff. Figure out what works and do it.  Bike
Comments: As mentioned about the course, I loved it. I forgot to eat something (GU, Bar, or something) and felt really hungry on course. What would you do differently?: Push harder on the hills, I think I could have put more energy in here and ridden harder. In my confusion I thought I forgot my bake up tire and stuff. I also forgot to grab nutrition as I was really hungry. Transition 2
Comments: I felt ok with this.transition, but I forgot to remove my tire and inflalator out of my jersey. Luckily my fiance and friend were there and I was able to pass these off to them in the first mile What would you do differently?: Make sure my pockets are clear, I was so hungry that I grabbed two bars and wolfed them down. Not the greatest thing to do right before a run.  Run
Comments: This is my worst. I ran actually one of my fastest 10ks. Which means my speed is rising, but I will definitely need more improvement here. What would you do differently?: Run more prior to the event. I made excuses on run days and blew them off too often. Post race
Warm down: Get a little nutrition and rest a bit. Water and Gatorade, and then a long walk back to the car. Lunch with RUM. What limited your ability to perform faster: For my first Olympic I felt I did ok. I was right at where I predicted myself. I have room to improve. I plan to do a few more at this distance before planning on a HIM. Event comments: The only negative was that they ran out of medals. I know I will get one, but it happened. Otherwise, almost a perfectly run race. The also raise a ton of money for childhood Cancer Treatments. Like 1,300,000 plus. Last updated: 2016-09-01 12:00 AM
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Michael Epstein Sports Productions
65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 990/1192
Age Group = Clysdale
Age Group Rank = 21/30
I was able to get decent parking and was able to setup my transition space pretty well. I need practice with this as I need to set it up a little more efficiently. I was able to have nutrition pretty early around 4:45 with a race start of 7:00 am. Getting there early settled me down a bit. I was able to use the facilities and get my wet suit on.
We met at the main stage and then walked one mile to the start. This was a partial warm-up and also got int he water and swam a little to make sure my goggles didn't fog, and most everything worked well