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Comments: Choppy! Especially on the way back in. Made for a less-than-stellar performance. I'd been hoping for a time closer to 35, which I'd been on track for all season. Not much I could do about the wind, though. Also, a much more "interactive" swim than I've been accustomed to. Was getting kicked, grabbed, groped, and swum over the whole time. Used to being way out in front of a TNT wave, but evidently, when you start with your age group, things are a little more frantic. What would you do differently?: More drills the week of the event to maintain/touch up water-feel.  Transition 1
Comments: Shoes set into the pedals? As if. What would you do differently?: Stuff my jersey pockets before the swim.  Bike
Comments: Great ride! I held back a lot, anticipating the run. I decided only to use my biggest gear on descents. Spun comfortably the whole time. Nasty wasn't even that bad--passed a lot of folks there! The wind made it tough to stick to my nutrition plan. Fig Newtons are tough to eat and wash down when you're trying to control your bike in a crosswind. Had to switch to gels a little earlier than I wanted to. What would you do differently?: Work in a few "gel only" training rides to get my stomach used to the higher carb concentration. Work on getting ballsier on the descents. Transition 2
Comments: Again, pedaling on top of my bike shoes? No way. What would you do differently?: Try some yankz.  Run
Comments: Lots of gastrointestinal distress from about mile 5 on. Probably from too much gel on the ride, not enough actual food. Probably ran a total of 8 miles, walked 5. Still, I kept moving forward, right? What would you do differently?: Hydrate a bit more on the bike. Also, experiment with gels before long runs. Post race
Warm down: Grabbed a powerbar and some orange slices, went and sat in the lake for about 15 minutes. What limited your ability to perform faster: Wind. Skewed nutrition plan. Crappy descending skills. Event comments: My first 1/2 IM experience! Pretty good, considering the tough course I picked. It's Wildflower--what could be better? Last updated: 2007-05-09 12:00 AM
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United States
Tri-California
75F / 24C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1583/1966
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 86/120
Woke up at about 530. Cooked typical pre-race breakfast; cornmeal mush with brown sugar, cinnamon, and buttermilk. Also had 6oz. yogurt and a little coffee. Headed down to transition with the team at about 7. Set up transition area, put on lots of sunblock. Got in line for the porta-potties and munched on a few Fig Newtons. Watched the pros and then got into my wetsuit and ready to go.
They changed the timing mats this year, so instead of being able to get into the water 2-3 waves ahead of time, you can now only get in 1 wave ahead. Stroked out 50-60 yards and was immediately called back in for the start. Kinda foiled the warmup plan.