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Comments: Felt good. Might not have been fast, but felt confident in the open water. A precursor to better speed, lets hope. Only my 3rd triathlon but the swim part is no longer a big mindgame for me. Good progress. What would you do differently?: Get that stuff to clear fog off my goggles. It really hurt me on the way back. Had to stop a couple times to figure out where the bouys were, and then spotted the building on the beach and just used that.  Transition 1
Comments: Slow. I need to work on this transition. Knew I wanted to dry off due ot swimmers itch, so that added 15-20 seconds intentionally. Also, I still use socks, and putting those on when your hands are shaky is slow. What would you do differently?: Practice taking my wetsuit off! Begin training without socks.  Bike
Comments: Very disappointing bike. Legs were sore from the start. Felt that I had gotten a decent pace (for me), but then began getting passed by many. Only passed a couple. Would have guessed I was above 19, but struggled to reach 18. I passed people on hills. that tells me I've got a glimmer of hope! What would you do differently?: More mileage! Need to practice with a stronger pace. Consider aerobars. really need to work on my bike. 52 out of 62 isn't where I want to be! Transition 2
Comments: felt good. found my spot right away. Overall, not bad.  Run
Comments: Bonk!! 200 meters into the run, I began to really struggle. I can normally do 7:30's in a regular 5k and 8's in a Tri. I did 9:05's here. Maybe it was the heat (80 by this point), maybe my nutrition. whatever the case, I did something wrong. I seriously wondered if I'd break 10. Haven't ever had this happen before, and hopefully never again. What would you do differently?: Get better nutrients on the bike. Have gatorade with me during that 1 hour wait to swim!! Really think through my fluid intake better, because the run is where it catches up with you. Post race
Warm down: 1st time I've ever needed to just sit down after any type of race. More evidence that my fluids or nutrients were way off. What limited your ability to perform faster: Simply speaking, need more bike miles. Also, need to really get better at nutrients. First time I've bonked in a race. Horrible feeling. Took me all day Sunday and Monday a.m. to recover from the bonk. Took a shower at Lifetime on the way home and weighed myself. Lost 7 lbs during this race. Seems like alot. Event comments: Disappointing performance, but nice race course. I'll do it again next year. Last updated: 2007-06-09 12:00 AM
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Had bike and gear packed the night before. Woke up, had coffee, juice, a banana, and a Clif bar en route to the race. 1st time to White Bear Lake - took a few minutes to figure out where to park.
Virtually none. I didn't have alot of time to spare, and then the transition area was closed. And then, I waited for an hour to begin. Found a shady spot, but still lost some energy I'm sure by waiting nervously with no water / gatorade in hand.
Did a quick 50 meter warmup swim just before my wave started, but nothing else.