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Comments: I had trouble finding my groove the first lap. The distance between the 2nd and 3rd buoys was very large compared to the distance between the other buoys and it felt like I was swimming to the 3rd buoy for about 5 hours. It just refused to get any closer. I would look up, think, "Wow! Almost there", swim for another 2 minutes, look up, and the damn thing looked exactly as far away as it had been 2 minutes ago. The second lap I found my groove and it went pretty smooth. So smooth I decided to try and take care of that nagging call of nature that had been in the back of my mind the entire swim. Unfortunately I've only been able to pull off the peeing while swimming maneuver once in my entire triathlon career (during my IM where I was extremely hydrated) and so I arrived on shore still needing to pee. Fortunately there was a bathroom right after the swim exit. Unfortunately, my swim time includes the bathroom break as well as the jog up the giant hill (remember this hill) to transition. What would you do differently?: I would sign up for a triathlon in November so the swim was wetsuit legal. I would figure out how to pee while swimming. If my 3 year old can do it I should be able to as well.  Transition 1
Comments: I had a difficult time getting my Garmin on and had to redo a safety pin on my race bib. Out of practice! What would you do differently?: Since 2006 I have discussed buying a tri suit top. It still hasn't happened.  Bike
Comments: Bike training paid off. As usual, a ton of people passed me, but this time around I got a lot of them back on the 2nd loop. It was pretty hilly out there and hot. I made a mistake and missed the water stop after the first loop and had to go the last 20-30 minutes without water or Gatorade (remember this!) What would you do differently?: Stop and refill the water bottles. Transition 2
Comments: I was really freaking thirsty and spent too much time looking for a bottle of nonexistent Gatorade in my transition spot and/or finding a volunteer to tell me where I could find some water. But bonus! I didn't forget to take my bike helmet off! What would you do differently?: JUST GO MORON!  Run
Comments: Well this sucked. Luckily it sucked for everyone! I mean I barely broke an hour on a 10K and still finished with the 13th best run split! The first lap went okay... but it was hotter than hell and hilly AF. In fact the giant hill I mentioned running up at the end of the swim was waiting for me again at the end of each loop. I could feel leg cramps coming on as I climbed this hill so I walked it. The entire second loop I just tried to drink as much Heed as possible and stop the onset of full leg cramps. So I walked most of the uphills and ran the downhills and the (very few) flats the rest of the way. Basically a suffer-fest. What would you do differently?: Stay in bed when it's this hot. Post race
Warm down: They had cool towels so that was nice. Did some stretching, ate some bad pizza, packed up and went home. What limited your ability to perform faster: HEAT. Missing the bike water stop. HEAT. Not being able to use my wetsuit. HEAT. Event comments: Overall I'm pleased to have finished my first triathlon in five years without injuring my back! After discussing with my coach I also think I put in a solid effort in tough conditions. Last updated: 2018-07-02 12:00 AM
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90F / 32C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 19/59
Age Group = M18-39
Age Group Rank = 7/14
Yay! First triathlon in five years!
I went to bed around midnight and woke up slightly before 5 AM after having an awful dream about not being able to find transition after the swim. In the dream I was in the process of calling my coach to ask if I should just DNF when I awoke with a start. After a profound sense of relief washed over me I ate some peanut covered bagels and a banana and drove the 30 minutes to the race.
As I was setting up in transition (early bird gets the end of the row!) they announced that the water temperature was 82 degrees, so no wetsuits. This made me a very sad panda.
I took a salt tab and drank some Gatorade. The race had an in water start and I stubbed my toe really bad getting in approximately 5 seconds before the race director announced from his megaphone, "BE CAREFUL! THERE ARE A BUNCH OF LARGE RAZOR SHARP ROCKS EXACTLY WHERE WE DECIDED TO HAVE YOU GET IN THIS WARM BATHTUB OF A LAKE"