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Comments: Not a good swim. I wasn't really prepared for swimming with 6-8 people in one lane. No, that's not all. I just suck at swimming. This will be my number one goal for my next sprint. What would you do differently?: Swim more. Practice more. Swim more. Practice more.  Transition 1
Comments: Not bad. It wasn't as bad as I thought. I was wetter than I thought. I don't remember being so wet when I get out of the pool at the Y. I was smart to unlace my shoes and roll down my socks. That went well. What would you do differently?: Nothing I think. Maybe take a quick drink before running my bike out.  Bike
Comments: The ride went better than I thought. I felt strong through it, even up the wicked hill. I passed a lot of people. I didn't coast except down a couple big downhills (I still need to knee my bike to steady it on the downs). What would you do differently?: Drink more. Encourage after saying "On your left." Transition 2
Comments: Wow. I'm fast at T2, since I'm lame and wear running shoes on the bike. :) I'm glad I bought a race belt, that was a good investment. What would you do differently?: Remember to take off my sunglasses. I hate running in sunglasses, so I ran with them popped on my head. I'm sure I looked dorky.  Run
Comments: I felt like I was running slow. The first 1/2 mile out of T2 felt worse than any brick I've done. After that, it was good, and I was confused when I got to the turn-around...it didn't feel long enough. My mile splits were good. What would you do differently?: Run it in faster. I knew I was racing a 10K this coming weekend, so I probably left a little on the table for the end of the run. BUT I'm so proud of myself. Post race
Warm down: Drinking orange soda. Thanking the guy who ran in front of me for being such an awesome cheerleader...the man didn't stop encouraging everyone he saw for the whole 3 miles. Faster than him, slower than him, the water table folks, you name it. I told him he was AWESOME. What limited your ability to perform faster: My swimming. Event comments: My post race thoughts are here: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=70079&posts=25&start=1 Last updated: 2007-02-17 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 75/88
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 3/4
Drove to race early, ate Cliff bars on the way (Banana Nut and Blueberry Bliss) and drank Diet Pepsi. Got there before registration opened, so I drove the bike course - a good idea - I saw the wicked curve/uphill that the director was talking about.
I did nothing. :) I wanted to listen to my iPod, but I apparently packed it so it turned itself on and ran out of batteries. So I watched. I went to the bathroom a million times. I watched more. I broke the zipper on my tri-suit twice. I drank water. I watched even more.
My start wasn't until 1:12:00 after the first starter, so I watched a lot of other people swim and then went out to watch the T1 and T2. Damn, those guys are fast. It was educational and I'm glad I did it.