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Comments: I got to watch a couple of the wave starts before mine and saw numerous competitors misjudge the first turning buoy because the strong current was pulling them off course. By the time I started I knew the best place to start to get the full benefit of the strong current. Unfortunately, as I soon as I started the swim, my goggles filled up with water. I stopped to empty them but as soon as I started again they filled up straight away. In the end I swam about 3/4 of the course with my goggles around my neck. I had to close my eyes every couple of strokes because my eyes stung like crazy in the salt water. Luckily for me even when I stopped to try and see where I was going the current was still pushing me along the course. What would you do differently?: Have a warm up swim to test my goggles??  Transition 1
Comments: I found my bike fairly easily as it was close to the end of the rack and donned my helmet and glasses and scooted out of transition. What would you do differently?: Nothing really.  Bike
Comments: I jumped on my bike and got into my shoes without any dramas and got into a good rhythm. Half way through the ride it started to rain and also the wind picked up. To combat this, I tried to concentrated on keeping low on my tri bars as I went into the wind (averaged about 28 - 30kph) and then ride flat out as I turned back with the tail wind (38 - 42kph). Overall my bike computer showed that my speed was around 33kph over the course which was good considering the wind and rain. What would you do differently?: My bike times are improving every race so i just need to keep up my training. Transition 2
Comments: I racked my bike and put on my wet runners but decided against putting on my socks as they were soaked through. What would you do differently?: It all went well.  Run
Comments: Running in wet shoes is never much fun and I could feel my feet slipping around in my shoes, this was only going to end with blisters. The good thing was that the rain had cooled the temperature and so it wasn't very hot. I felt pretty comfortable throughout the run and was running at about 5 minute k pace. The last 2 k's I picked up the pace and finished it in about 9 minutes. What would you do differently?: Cover my shoes and socks with a plastic bag if it looks like rain. Post race
Event comments: Overall I'm really happy with the race, apart from my trouble with my goggles in the swim and my 3 blood blusters that have now surfaced. I used this race to gauge my readiness for the oly tri in March and a bit of a confidence builder. Bring on March 25!!! Last updated: 2007-02-17 12:00 AM
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Australia
The Run Inn
29C / 84F
Precipitation
Overall Rank = 127/264
Age Group = M35-40
Age Group Rank = 14/26
I headed up to Bribie on the Sunday morning and drove through about 3 rain showers and started to get ready for the possibility of a wet race. By the time I got to registration the rain had clear and it looked like being a fine day.
As I was laying out my gear in transition I caught up with some buddies from work. We were all hyped and keen for a good race and set off for the swim start. We watched and cheered on some of the competitors in the short course and I was glad to see that there was a strong current in the water. It was going to be a fast swim today.