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What would you do differently?: Just about everything. I need to work on not getting anxious and calming myself down. My swim in the pool has improved a lot and I've worked on my stroke now I need to really concentrate on just focusing on where I want to go and not worrying about getting kicked or kicking other people.  Transition 1
Comments: This was the first time I wore a wetsuit in a race so it took me a little bit to get the wetsuit off. I definitely need to practice transitions before the next race. I actually did not practice at all this time and as you can see I paid for it. What would you do differently?: Everything, practice,practice,practice! Very Very Bad!  Bike
Comments: I kept my HR at about 180 to pace myself since I needed to have enough energy for the run. I could've biked faster but I was afraid of using all my energy and then not having enough. I ate or rather sucked down a gel after about 10 min on the bike with some water. What would you do differently?: In my training I need to get a better idea of what my race pace should be. I don't want to go too slow or too fast and run out of energy. I feel I could've put more energy into the bike portion since that is usually my strongest sport. I think I held back a lot. Transition 2
What would you do differently?: Practice transitions!  Run
Comments: I started out the first 3 miles running for 6 minutes walking for 2 minutes. Then I hit mile 4 and I felt really good and was in a good steady pace for myself so I ran the rest of the way. What would you do differently?: In my next training phase I am going to pick a training plan that is run focused. I need to work on my running. I also found I can run further than I thought. I think a lot of it is mental for me. I'm afraid of ending up with an injury and then not being able to do anything. Post race
Warm down: Big mistake I finished stopped and went to see my husband & kids and completely forgot about doing any stretching. There was a lot going on and I was talking and then getting my stuff together. My husband wanted to go since he was getting ansy. I'd like to hang out longer after a race with everybody he always wants to leave right away, it drives me crazy! What limited your ability to perform faster: I just need more training time. I just started training in Jan/Feb so I'm not going to beat myself up over this. I feel pretty good that I am where I'm at right now. Event comments: I thought they were supposed to have some food tents after the race but I'm not sure if I just didn't see them or if they weren't there at all. Beautiful race site really nice lake definitely do this one next year with a hopefully much better race time! Last updated: 2007-08-06 12:00 AM
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78F / 26C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 75/94
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 15/21
Woke up at 3:30 didn't sleep hardly at all kept staring at the clock.
Drank 2 bottles of water and some gatorade, pb&j on whole wheat english muffin, ate a banana before swim. Had the race jitters pretty badly my husband tried to make me feel better. I had a tough time focusing on what I was about to do.
We arrived at the race site really early and I got bodymarked & my timing chip and then I left my husband & kids in the van so I could get my transition area setup and just get my head in the race.