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Comments: I started out well. There were alot of folks in our wave and I got away pretty cleanly. I drafted a bit and all was well. I then veered a bit right and caught clear water. Of course the reason for clear water was bad, as I was pretty much going into oncoming racers. I hit one poor girl head on and veered back on course. After the turnaround things were pretty good, but the damage was done. Consensus was that the course was a bit more than 800 yds. I navigated poorly, but most everyone's times seemed slow for such a perfect day to be in the lake. Getting in the water felt good after baking in the sun for 75 mins. What would you do differently?: Navigate better. Sight more, draft more.  Transition 1
Comments: T1 went pretty darn well. I was located in a spot on the east end of transition. Running with bike was minimized. What would you do differently?: Get even closer to the east end of T.  Bike
Comments: This is my home course and I took advantage of it. I ride this course in training a couple times a week and know where to push, and how to keep momentum to roll the hills. I set a new PR for a bike leg in a sprint. Yahoo! What would you do differently?: Drink more on the bike. Set up my aerobar drink system. Transition 2
Comments: Arg, I pulled a rookie mistake! I couldn't for the live of me find my transition spot. Found the general vicinity just fine, but without competitor bikes/stuff around struggled a bit. Burned what seemed to be an eternity, but was seconds for sure. What would you do differently?: Hava a 'plan b' landmake to find my spot in case landmarks change while on the bike.  Run
Comments: I pretty much gave it all I had on the run. Passed a few in my AG. I met my IM training partner Dave about 100 yds from the turnaround. He and I both knew he'd catch me in the last 1.5 miles. I gave him a high 5 as he went by and felt good that he was the only AG'er to pass me. What would you do differently?: Not bike 101 miles the day before the race Post race
Warm down: Wandered around, got something to eat What limited your ability to perform faster: The fact that I did my first century bike (101 miles) yesterday pretty much set the tone for the day. I was just in this race to see how my legs would react after beating them up the day prior. I went into the event with NO expectations and did pretty well in the end. Event comments: Very well organized. Aid on the run was pretty sparse, but still OK. Food afterwards was great. Givaways were plentiful, but couldn't manage to get my name drawn. Last updated: 2007-02-24 12:00 AM
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Midwest Events
75F / 24C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 130/518
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 12/38
Ate some oatmeal and a banana for breakfast. Sipped some Heed prior to the race.
This was an event format I'd never encountered. Transition setup was at 6:15, transition lockout was at 7:45. First of 7 waves went out at 8 and I was in the last wave going out at 9am. Couldn't go back to transition to retrieve gel/water so baked in the sun for 1+ hrs. Live and learn.
I was a bit tired from yesterday's century ride so didn't warmup at all. Water had swimmers itch, and I didn't want to tax the legs running or biking.