Swim
Comments: I am a one side breather. My daughter wants me to start training for every other stroke. I can go about 50 doing it but then I get panicky about my breath. I will keep trying. What would you do differently?: Felt good about my swim Transition 1
Comments: Things went smoothly to me. Just put on socks, shoes, helmet & shades. I guess I trotted through T1 not a walk but not a run. Bike
Comments: Bike chain fell off right when I started, will make sure the gears are set right before I rack the bike next time. Comment from one of the many people passing me, "this would be a lot easier on a lighter bike" Pretty sure she is right. I did see a big turtle crossing the road. I thought the symbolism was appropriate. What would you do differently?: Save my money for a bike. Transition 2
Comments: Finished (finally), walked the bike to the rack because my legs were not ready to run. had water on the way in and out. Run
Comments: When I got off the bike my legs said, "You cannot run, You cannot run," but I did it anyway and ran (jogged really) the whole course. I felt great about that! What would you do differently?: Just need more time training for runs. I have never run much. Post race
Warm down: Went to the bathroom, had some water. What limited your ability to perform faster: I just need more training Event comments: I had fun. My daughter called me a bad ass. It just doesn't get any better than that! Last updated: 2007-06-17 12:00 AM
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The best prerace routine was finding this site and reading through what to expect, how to handle transitions, what to bring, etc. Got up at 5:30 ate oatmeal and a peach. Got in the car and left. Glad I packed everything the night before because I did not set the alarm right for the 5:00am wake up time I wanted. "Racked" my bike, set up transition area, went to registration. Looked back at the bike and noticed it had been set up on its kickstand (yes my bike has a kickstand), registered and racked the bike better.
Coveted all the light weight bikes. stretched, swam some.