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Comments: The race went off with just 6 waves. I was in the 5th wave (women 30-38). There were just too many people. I haven't been swimming but once since the end of June so that didn't help any. I was hit from behind, along side, and in front of me. I drank enough water that I probably didn't need a water bottle during the bike. One lady even turned her head and said she was sorry for hitting me so hard (even needed to realign the goggles as they were almost kicked off). I couldn't even seem to swim straight. I drifted to the left while the buoys were on my right. I just need to swim more but heard other complaints about too many in each wave. What would you do differently?: swim, swim, swim more  Transition 1
Comments: This was my first race with my new road bike so I was a little nervous about mounting and the clipping in. I just took my time and it went well. I was a bit slow in getting off the wetsuit. What would you do differently?: Practice taking off the wetsuit but that will come with more OWS next year.  Bike
Comments: Felt really good on the bike. I was a little nervous and apprehensive as I went down the big hill. I topped out at 36 MPH and then decided to ride my brakes a bit. Shortly after that there was a guy who was on the side of the road with scrapes and blood from his head to leg. The ambulance arrived just as I was passing by. What would you do differently?: Be a bit more aggresive. Transition 2
Comments: Felt pretty good at this time. Still felt pretty strong and was ready to run. What would you do differently?: nothing  Run
Comments: I thought I was doing pretty well. I was able to pass many people who were in wave 5 with me or in earlier waves. When I got my time though I was a bit disappointed. I should have pushed just a bit harder. What would you do differently?: Push a little harder from the beginning Post race
Warm down: My brother finished before me by about 7 minutes. He was waiting with his wife and daughter. Drank a couple of glasses of water and felt really good. Just walked around a bit. What limited your ability to perform faster: The swimming really hurt me and made me feel frustrated with myself. I just can't let that part of my workout slide. My own fault. Event comments: It was a beautiful course and the day could not have been more perfect. I would certainly do this race again. Last updated: 2007-08-19 12:00 AM
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Final Stretch
Sunny
Overall Rank = 171/474
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 8/50
Got up at 5:00 and ate a english muffin with peanut butter, a banana, milk, 1 bottle of water, and a 20 oz. Diet Coke. Left the house at 5:35. Arrived at 6:22 a.m. I was able to park very close to the park.
Found a place for the bike right outside of the pavillion area and waited for my brother to arrive. He didn't show up until 6:45. Walked around to look at bike in/out area and run in/out. Put on wetsuit and swam just a bit. Didn't bike at all.