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Comments: It was an average swim for me, but I only beat 4 people out of the water. I am just so slow. A woman doing breast stroke was keeping pace with me for a while. The swim is bittersweet for me - I am so happy to be done with it, but depressing to be so far back. What would you do differently?: where do I begin?  Transition 1
Comments: No data yet, it was a fairly long run up a paved road to the transition area. I felt good about my transition. Final results don't give transition data - I don't know which legs got the t. time. I think swim time included transition, but not sure.  Bike
Comments: For my age category, I passed one woman in first lap, and picked up the second woman on the second lap. I passed a lot of people especially on the technical stuff. I surprised at how non-technical the riders were. Many appeared to have no mtb experience. I really liked this ride! When I passed the second woman, we walked together through some mud holes. We chatted - she was very nice. She had lots of road experience but only 6-weeks of mtb experience. I was nervous that she would pick me up again on the non-technical stuff, so I pushed harder on the non-technical stuff on the second lap. I bet my 2nd lap was better than my first lap. Overall, my bike speed still puts me back of the pack. I enjoyed the ride! Transition 2
Comments: No data, but I am satisifed with transition.  Run
Comments: I should have carried water - I thought the 3 feed stations would be enough. But it was all gatorade - too sweet for me. I should have carried water. My initial goal was to do 10 minute miles, but I was wiped from the bike ride. So I amended to 12-minute miles, and then I just wanted to run it all. If I started walking, I didn't think I would be able to start running again! I felt dead for the first mile, but then I improved to plain ol' exhausted... When I look at the final results, I actually gained on my closest competitors with my run performance. I guess they were feeling exhausted too! I didn't pass anyone nor was I passed on the run. In fact, I never saw anyone else on the run. There was one pocket of LOUD cheerers. They were helpful because I could judge how close people were ahead or behind me. No one was close to me. What would you do differently?: More technical offroad training. Post race
Warm down: No time to relax - I had to round up my kids. What limited your ability to perform faster: same old issues - weight, swim skills, battling the mental demons. Event comments: This was a very fun race - I highly recommend it! It is a great destination race. We rented a cabin - I recommend that too! The kids triathlon was fun - my daughter won! Profile Album Last updated: 2007-07-08 12:00 AM
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United States
Xterra
75F / 24C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 52/62
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 1/4
We stayed in a cabin the night before. Somehow, both kids ended up in bed with me. I didn't sleep well, and my right hip was feeling uncomfortable. We got up early and had breakfast in the cafeteria. It was scrambled eggs and toast. Not what I would normally eat, but actually it was good. I didn't get my usual stomach cramps during the run.
I jogged for about 5 minutes about 20 minutes before the race. I waffled on whether I should wear a wetsuit or not. Finally, I put it on and got in the water. The water wasn't cold, but the wetsuit gives me a little more confidence.