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Comments: First open water swim. Had some problems with sighting. I know I swam at least @ 200 yards more than I needed too. What would you do differently?: I would go a little harder. I think I was a bit too conservative.  Transition 1
Comments: I think my wet suit is too big. It is entirely too easy to get on and off. What would you do differently?: I need to get on my bike a bit faster.  Bike
Comments: I knew going into this that my bike was going to hurt. I haven't spent enough time on the bike outside to feel good. I need to work on staying in aero more and getting my cadence up. Plus I had to pee and couldn't manage to on my bike. What would you do differently?: Try and drink more! Transition 2
Comments: I had to pee pretty much the entire bike. However I did not want to stop and pee. So I figured out that during my T2 I would have to sit down to put my shoes on. So while I was sitting on the ground I decided to pee too. Finished up threw so water on myself and got up and ran. What would you do differently?: Working on getting me bike stuff off easier.  Run
Comments: This is the part I had worked on the most. Knowing that this is the part I am not that good at and don't like the most I worked hard for this. I hooked up with a TNT'er who stayed with me and we did a run walk together for about three miles. Kind of got me through mile 2 through 5. Just someone to keep pace with me and really kept me going forward. Somewhere around mile five I realized if I pushed it I could make it under 4 hours. It was close but with Jeff finding me about mile 5 and a half and running with me I really wanted to do it. So at mile 6 I picked up the pace a little bit. I made it with 17 seconds to spare! What would you do differently?: I need to drink more during the race. Somewhere on the bike I would take a mouthful of water and half would come out. I just couldn't seem to drink it. Post race
Warm down: I remember crossing the finish line and seeng Jeff. I also remember Jeff(Gainsville) grabbing me arm and being excited. After that it got a little hazy. We walked over to the BT meeting spot and I sat down. After that my head was just really hazy and I felt funny. Jeff made me go to the Med. tent and ran into Mike looking for Wendi. Ended up dehydrated and a bit of sun stroke. Ice cold blanket and than warming blankets. Had 2 big bottles of Gatorade and couldn't get warm. After a couple of hours in the tent they let me go. With the warning to stay in the air conditioning and drink plenty of fluids...but no alcohol!!!! I was waiting for the after race drink too. What limited your ability to perform faster: My liquid intake!!! and the heat of course. Event comments: Hopefully I can do better next Olympic!!! Last updated: 2007-03-17 12:00 AM
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St. Anthony's Triathlon
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 152/161
Set up transition, Jeff pumped up the tires and took the walk to Spa beach. Stood and watched Jeff get all ready and do a little pre-race swim. While I was watching all the swimmers get ready I did a little bit of a freak out. Wasn't sure I was going to go off. Found Mike (GatorLA) waiting with his age group and stood and talked to him for a bit. Found Wendi and wonder twin came through for me. She settled me down and got me in the water to swim a bit. After I realized how calm the water was I knew I could do it. Of course as we were getting out of the water they pulled in the first swimmer which brought me right back to not sure if I was going.