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Comments: Decent swim. I had really expected to be able to have the wetsuit for today, but it wasn't wetsuit legal. I struggled thru the swim even though I turned in a reasonable time. I did far more breast-stroke than I would have liked, but this was also a good chance to do some sighting. I probably swam an extra 150-200 yds because I kept swimming left of the course. This is weird because I kept swimming right at my last race (Cane Creek). Happy to survive this swim. I haven't been putting in the distance work that I needed to do to be ready for this race. What would you do differently?: More long swims, not miss so many swim days due to numerous excuses (some legit, some not :) )  Transition 1
Comments: Had a monster hill up from the lake to the TA. Walked it. Tried to run some but was mostly focusing on getting my HR back down so I'd feel better on the bike. What would you do differently?: Nothing, overall was a pretty good transition  Bike
Comments: Felt my HR was too high early on, so my time suffered a little because of that. Got it under control eventually. Nutrition went pretty well. Full bottle of Gatorade plus about half a bottle of water. 1/2 gel about Mile 3. Blocks at Mile 10. 1/2 Gel at Mile 20. Gel at Mile 25. Have been having some gear issues when slowing down. Chain came off once about Mile 16 but spun it back on. Had another episode at Mile 25 but couldn't get it to spin back. Had to stop and untangle it. What would you do differently?: Better prep for this race. Had been doing plenty of long rides, but focused more on time than value. Should have been doing more strength workouts Transition 2
Comments: Felt like a nice quick TA. Short run to my bike rack and then long run to the exit point. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Run
Comments: Felt pretty decent considering the swim and bike's effects on my legs. Walked more than I would have like, but I think I still turned in a near PR for an outdoor 10k. What would you do differently?: I don't think I got in any true bricks over the last few weeks. Needed a few long ones to get the legs ready. Post race
Warm down: Awesome way to be meet by the first volunteer after removing your chip--chilled water bottle and a golf towel which had been dipped in any icy kiddie pool What limited your ability to perform faster: Me Event comments: Challenging course and probably not the best choice for a first Oly. Pretty damn proud of myself overall. Revised my goal to 3:23:00 after having ridden the course the first time. Beat that goal and also beat a good friend who I consider a fitness stud. That made my day. Last updated: 2007-02-15 12:00 AM
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Set-Up, Inc.
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Overall Rank = 191/250
Age Group = Clydesdales
Age Group Rank = 11/17
Woke up at 430. Loaded up truck and headed out. Bagel with peanut butter and some cookies on the way to site. Had to set up 2 different TA's so this was an interesting experience. Had to make about 3 trip back to the truck to get things that I had forgotten
With having to set up 2 TA's and travel 10-15 mins between sites, I didn't have time to do any real warmup