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Comments: I am in wave K, so I hung out by the swim exit to see the first pro/elites come out of the water. I ate a Gu, then headed down at 8:20 for my 8:36 start. I was feeling so calm, very much at peace, and ready for a good race. They had a 10x10 floating dock for entry into the water. It worked out pretty well. We had 2 or 3 minutes in the water before the horn sounded and off we went. I just took it easy at the beginning. I had not down much swim training (again). I knew I could do the distance with no problem. I was not real pleased about how much upstream there would be, but hey, everyone else had to swim it too, so you just go, go, go. I felt comfortable in the water, I had a few minor calf cramping issues, but they seemed to resolve themselves. I never looked at my watch in the water, but I thought The upstream portion went pretty well. Once I hit the buoy though I had serious sighting problems, as in like I couldn't see! We were headed right back into the sun, the glare made it very difficult for me. I had brought tinted TYR goggles but my trusted the seal on my clear Aquapsheres more. I ended up swimming pretty blind. I caught myself off course a few times, but in the end I made it so, I had the bike and run to catch back up to the others. I am not complaining. I swam in the POTOMAC!! What would you do differently?: more swim training (duh) and check the sun. I definitely should have used my tinted goggles. I know I could have been faster, if I could see.  Transition 1
Comments: I ran the whole 300m from the river to T1. I had just a little bit of trouble with my wetsuit but not too bad. I hit on some gatorade, grabbed my bike, and ran to the bike exit. I thought I did ok, but my transitiosn are still really slow. Also, I forgot to bring Gu for on the bike. I was not happy about this, but would just have to go it with no calorie replacement for a while. What would you do differently?: tape Gu on bike, practice my T  Bike
Comments: I knew I had a lot of time to make up, so I hammered it just about the whole time. I really gave this ride my utmost mental effort. I wanted to catch all the guys who swam faster than me. The areas where I pushed the hardest were on the way down to Haines Point and the tunnel sections, where you could get a good run on the very short downhill. On the way back in from Haines Point the wind was pretty fierce and by far the toughest part of the course. I stayed as low on aero bars as I could possibly get and just mashed the pedals all the way around. I felt like I gave it all I had. The question later would be "did I hammer the bike too hard?" I saw everyone from my crew on top of a bridge near the end of the first bike loop, they yelled encouragement at me, and as I came off my aero bars with my right hand to wave, I nearly wrecked. DOH! But I didn't wreck, so now its funny. I gave a volunteer a bit of a scare too, sorry dude. I knew I had a good bike going. I was passing people all over the place. When I got to T2, I looked at my watch and knew I was somewhere around 67 minutes!! But I also knew my bike computer said 23 miles. Still, I was very, very happy with this bike. I saw Mike D in T2. What would you do differently?: not forget bike nutrition and perhaps remember that I do have to run after I get off the bike! Transition 2
Comments: I could not believe how fast the bike split was. I ate a Gu, said hey to Mike D, shoes on, hat on, hit the gatorade, off I went. What would you do differently?: more practice here  Run
Comments: I had no legs from the get go. I had some abdominal issues again, but nothing, NOTHING like Columbia. At least this time I could run a decent pace. I was not going nearly as fast as I wanted to, but my calves felt good, I was making decent progress, and I knew that I had probably done a bit too much on the bike. I tried to speed up a couple of times but just didn't have much left. Overall, I think I did OK. I just kept trying to be smooth, keep a decent pace and hang on for dear life. I was very happy to see the finish line, the 2:33 clock time, and my crew! Thanks again everyone! What would you do differently?: not too much, yes, I overdid the bike, but I think I had to. Post race
Warm down: I still had a lot of air and gas to get rid of. I felt ok, except for the gas pains. It took a while for the pain to stop. I was doing a lot of grunting and groaning. I was pleased about the race, but really not in much of a festive mood. We needed to get everyone back home, so we grabbed the shuttle and off we went. What a cool event! What limited your ability to perform faster: swim more, bike more, run more, but I really think I did ok for what I can get in. Event comments: Congrats to Chuck Brodsky, the Mayor, and all the volunteers! Everyone did a fantastic job! Thank you all for a great opportunity~ Last updated: 2007-03-07 12:00 AM
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Up at 4:45, SSS, then coffee, cheerios, wheat toast, juice, and vitamins. I had a water bottle and an endurolite. This wil be my first race taking electrolyte pills. I have had cramping problems in each race that I have done. I did a few bricks using the endurolite supplements and I think they helped. We shall see. We left at 5:40 and headed down Connecticut Avenue with Greenie loaded to capacity with my race crew - all six of them. Thanks for getting up everybody!
Set up T, ate the Snickers Marathon bar they gave us, then I saw and talked with Mike D. We met at last years race, this year we are in the same AG, so our racks were right next to each other. He is a real nice guy and good racer too! I just kinda took my time setting everything up, trying to get myself psyched up, saw the Mayor, said good morning to him and wished him a good race. I finished 10 seconds behind him last year. I was hoping to reverse that out come this time, but he must be doing some serious training because he crushed me by 10 minutes. I had another water bottle and two more endurolites.