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Comments: Boy, this was the roughest swim start I've been in! I started front row center like I normally do, and the first 100 meters or so was pure body checks, elbows, kicking, etc. I don't know if the slower swimmers just get too excited and start too fast, or if I just start too slow and find myself in the crowd. I think the guys starting on the front row ends also started convening at the center, which didn't help... I didn't feel all that great in the first few hundred meters, but eventually got in a rhythm. After the turnaround I drafted off a guy for a bit, tried to pass him but we stayed even, so I drafted off him again. That pattern continued for a few times until I decided just to stay on his feet rest of the swim and save some energy. What would you do differently?: Start on the front row at the outside edge. That way I can control the amount of contact, not be in the center of it. I don't feel like I raced the swim, only swam it. Maybe next time push the pace more. I expected to be almost two minutes faster...  Transition 1
Comments: 12 of 80 in my AG. I lost a few seconds as I had some trouble getting the wesuit off my ankles, but overall OK. The strap on my right shoe was too loose and came out of the buckle at bike mount. It made it a pain to strap in, but at least I was dealing with it at 15 mph, not standing still. What would you do differently?: Practice wetsuit removal.  Bike
Comments: Good ride. After two loops I was way ahead of my goal pace even though my effort felt low. I picked up the pace a bit on the last loop, but not too much as I figured I needed so save something for the run. The course was crowded on the fourth loop since all the Oly, Sprint, and maybe even First Tri were on the course at the same time. I had to slow down more than usual at some of the turns but I thought it was kind of fun to have lots of company! I enjoyed riding a course in the middle of the city! What would you do differently?: Nothing. I think I rode to the best of my abilites. Maybe I could have pushed the pace faster, but in retrospect I'm glad I didn't. Transition 2
Comments: A sock went on crooked which lost me a few seconds. Other than that, all good! #6 of 80 in my AG on this one. What would you do differently?: I'm happy with my transitions today. I beat 3 people in my AG who were faster than me on the S/B/R, but slower in transition!  Run
Comments: It was hot! My legs didn't feel stiff or anything after the bike, and I should be used to the heat, but I couldn't get my run going. I started the run at an HR of 165. I wanted to bring it down to 160, then build speed and effort from there. But it never came down so I just plodded along. In retrospect I should have tried running faster and getting my HR at or above 170. But for some reason I just didn't have the energy. And since I passed a few people in my AG but wasn't getting passed (except by two near the end of the run....) I didn't have much motivation to pick up the pace. What would you do differently?: Try running faster. Even though it was hot, I finished feeling that I didn't give the run a good effort. Don't dump water on my head. It felt good but got my socks and shoes soaked. Post race
Event comments: I thought it was a great venue and I'll do it again! Last updated: 2007-11-14 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 211/1438
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 14/80
Written two days before race:
A couple of months ago I set my race goal as 2:31:00
Swim 24:30 (1:38 per 100m)
T1 2:45
Bike 1:15:00 (19.8 mph)
T2 2:15
Run 46:30 (7:30 per mile)
My training from January through March was fairly good, though slacked off a bit in April and May due to lots of business travel. In reviewing these goals today, I'm thinking the following:
Swim - I should be able to finish at a 1:38 pace, very possibly faster. I've only been averaging two swims a week recently, but this is my stronger discipline and I should be OK.
Bike - I set the pace goal at 1 mph below my pace two months ago at LoneStar Sprint. I'm a stronger cyclist today, but two months isn't enough to expect major gains. I might surprise myself and be closer to 21 mph, but I think that 19.8 mph is still a reasonable goal based on previous performance.
Run - I'm not sure about my 7:30 pace goal... I did run a 7:11 pace at the LoneStar Sprint, and 8:08 last summer in an Oly (I'm in much better run shape now). The 7:30 may be a bit of a stretch, but under 7:45 should definitely be doable....
About 5 minutes of swim warm up.