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Comments: During the warmup swim, I thought "this isn't that bad... worse than last year, but manageable". I feel like there was a difference in the wave quality when all those other bodies got out there... for the first couple of minutes, it seemed like water was coming at me from all sides. I took a big gulp of it on a breath and sidestroked for a couple of minutes, spluttering. You could see the heads popping up all over as everyone reevaluated their swim strategy. I thought to myself "well, if necessary you can sidestroke through the whole thing", and then put my head back down and swam. After that it got better. Swam over a backstroker once who got pushed into me sideways, but other than that I was swimming alone most of the time. Had trouble sighting on the way back in because of the size of the waves, and pulled a little too wide to the left because I thought the waves would push me right more than they did. Other than that, this was an ok swim for the conditions. What would you do differently?: Not much. You just do what you can. I heard some horror stories of folks who were further back in the pack...  Transition 1
Comments: Got out of T1 in ok time... my heels got stuck a bit, and I was a little out of focus from the swim. Forgot to take my cap/goggles off for quite a while, for example. What would you do differently?: Not much... yank on my suit harder?  Bike
Comments: Came out of transition in a crowd. Took a bit to get up, moving, and around that first section just due to bodies all around. Probably could have pushed a little more on the early section of the bike when the wind was blocked and gusty. Got passed a lot in that section - more than I should have been. I knew the wind on the 2-mile hill section was going to be a headwind, so I think I psyched myself out a bit and held back. Loved, loved, loved knowing the course from doing it a couple of times. Made all the difference in the world on some of the passes. If they stay with this road course next year I'm going to make a point to get down there more often. What would you do differently?: All in all, decent bike - but I probably could have put more out there, especially in the early section. Transition 2
Comments: Slipped a bit here. Got off the bike in good form, but had trouble racking. Then got all flustered with my socks - no idea what that was about. Should probably try to get to sockless next year. What would you do differently?: Move faster?  Run
Comments: Yeeouch. It was a perfect day for running (gusty winds to cool you, not too hot) and I was 2 minutes slower than LY. Serious run training, here I come. What would you do differently?: Get my run determination back, lose those 10 pounds. Post race
Warm down: Lots of fun hanging with my pals. One guy we know won the Gear West Zipps, so that was pretty cool. I probably knew 25 people who did the race, so we had a good time. What limited your ability to perform faster: Sucky training work ethic this spring. Event comments: I love this race. Last updated: 2008-01-15 12:00 AM
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Timberman Triathlon
65?F / 0C
Sunny
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 14/24
Had friends staying, so up early and pb/j english muffin, water, out the door. At the venue by 6 a.m. Got a good end rack spot near the bike in/swim in... next year I think I'll try the other end and see how it goes.
After a couple of hours of chatting, prep, etc. (saying hi to Kelpeng and her spouse and Birkierunner), I took the bike out and did a 15 minute warm up/gears check. Then came back, wriggled into my wetsuit, and looked at the waves with everyone else for a while. During the break between the long coursers and the short coursers I swam a bit to get used to the chop.