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Comments: This was the absolute slowest swim I've ever done and I honestly don't know why...I have no excuses. I thought the first half went really well, infact I felt like I was swimming pretty fast for me...the 2nd half I knew I was going slow, but I couldn't seem to change it. I was pretty ticked when I came out of the water, becasue I knew my time wasn't good, but you should have seen me last night when I figured out my pace! What's frusterating is I don't know what went wrong. I'm seriously considering hiring a swim coach. What would you do differently?: Swim like a fish instead of....I don't know, a drowning rat?!  Transition 1
Comments: I told Susan, that I thought they should invent a new sport called T1/T2. I think I could actually compete. My rank on T1 was 21. I was in and out and it felt great! What would you do differently?: nothin:)  Bike
Comments: I felt really good about this ride. I pushed hard and although there were lots and lots of hills I still felt strong. It's probably the best I've ever used my gears and I was even able to pass quite a few people going up hills. That's a real acomplishment for me. What would you do differently?: Felt good about this. Transition 2
Comments: Again, another good time for me. I'm learning to get off the bike running and I was happy with that. I'm still not in clips, so that helps on T1, we'll see how I fare once I have those in the spring. My rank on T2 was 25. What would you do differently?: Again, not much.  Run
Comments: After the bike I was having a tough time getting in the mood to do a run. I really would have been fine if the race ended after T2. But...it didn't. So off I went. I felt like I was moving in slow motion and was convinced I was runningat 16 minute mile, but I refused to walk and kept plugging along. After the 1st mile I actually felt alot better and got movin'. When i looked up results last night, i was absolutely floored that I was averaging a 10 minute pace. You never could have convinced me of that during the race. What would you do differently?: Be more confident and really keep track of my time, it would have helped me mentally if I'd known I was running the pace I was. Post race
Warm down: Hung out witht he tri-club What limited your ability to perform faster: ???? Event comments: I would def. do this race again! Last updated: 2007-09-18 12:00 AM
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I stayed at Susan's so we good get a good start. We were up a little after 5 am and on the road by 6 am. I had some banana bread, coffee and ice water on the drive up. We took alot of back roads to get there, but it was a gorgeous ride and we were able to enjoy it, since we had plenty of time. Of course we got there way early, (thats what happens when you put two type-A personalities together!). But we were able to get our transitions set up and visit with friends, so that was nice. I really struggled as to if I should wear my wetsuit. I tend to be very uncomfortable with one on and can get a bit panicky when it feels like it's choking me. I decided I needed a good T1 time so I left it off.
No warm-up, except 3 trip to the porta potty. I started off the race very well hydrated!