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Comments: The swimmers were going every 15 seconds. Seemed really organized. I had been worried I had the wrong swim time & would slow someone up. It turns out that I passed 2 people in front of me so I felt awesome coming out of the pool. I started 513 out of about 750 people What would you do differently?: I feel like the warming up in the water & getting my breathing down made SUCH a big difference on how I felt on the swim. I am very happy with this swim & feel it was one of my best.  Transition 1
Comments: I kind of farted around in both transitions. This tri didn't require a swim cap so I didn't wear one. I also wore my shirt into the pool this time, which I think was a good thing. I will definitely do it again. I didn't put socks on for the bike so that also kept me going good. I have gotten to where I like my process for T1 & was feeling good about this. I was in the VERY furthest bike rack from the entrance & exit which kinda sucked but whaddaya gonna do. I have no control over that. What would you do differently?: I think I did decent in this transition, but I will compare myself to others in the tri when the results are up  Bike
Transition 2
Comments: I farted around on this transition. I was trying to figure out where I was going to put my headset. I know it is illegal but I don't care. It takes me a long time to run my 5k so I want my tunes. But alas, I couldn't really get it together so that was pretty much a waste. I had my socks already bunched up & ready to go. I had my shoes untied & loosened. I did really good on the shoe part I think. What would you do differently?: Quit farting around.  Run
Comments: I wanted to do the run less than 45 minutes & I didn't quite make it. I think that it was mostly due to the wind & possibly from being a little tired from the bike. What would you do differently?: Not much. Post race
Warm down: Warm down was good. I had a little snack & went on home What limited your ability to perform faster: Wind mostly, my weight, lack of consistency in training Event comments: I was really happy with this race. I really appreciate it when I have a good race because I have been to a few bad ones. Way to go Set Up Events! Last updated: 2008-01-09 12:00 AM
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North Carolina Azalea Festival
63F / 17C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 252/262
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 36/37
Went to the pre-race meeting & picked up my packet the night before. It wasn't anything earth shattering but I am glad I went. Found out I didn't have to have all my stuff ready to go until 9:30am since my race time was 10:35. Also I got a nice wind shell for like $35 so I was happy. Packed all my stuff that night & packed several different options. I wasn't sure what to wear because I didn't know if it was going to be raining or cold or what.
Got up & no rain! Yay! The wind was supposed to be gusting at 35-40mph but it was really pretty warm. I opted for shorts, my cool Azalea Triathlon dri-fit shirt & my new light wind shell. I forgot my breakfast but the event had a lot of snacks already out so I was good to go. There were people who were already done with the race before I even got there. So I had plenty of time to walk around, watch people coming out of the water, watch them coming in from the run & just in general chill out. It really helped with nervousness to sort of be able to walk around & see what everyone else is doing. I also got to the pool & there was an extra pool where I could warm up. It let me get my breathing right before the race. Overall I felt the most ready to actually start the race than I have in the past.