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Comments: Horrible, horrible, horrible. Think this was my WORST swim ever. I suck. Makes me want become a duathlete. What would you do differently?: If I had it to do all over again, I think I might actually do some swimming instead of whatever is I was doing out there.  Transition 1
Comments: I think this went well. I had a good layout so everything was where I needed it to be. Had some trouble clicking in but I was rushing. What would you do differently?: Next time take more time to clip in. Will save me time in the long run.  Bike
Comments: I've got to spend more time on the bike. I wanted to push it and I thought I was until I started getting passed. I don't know my limits yet, so I don't know what's pushing it and what's being a wuss. I think I was being a little bit of wuss on the bike. However, that kind of changed when I got passed by a group that was drafting off of one another. It pissed me off and I rode harder. What would you do differently?: Ride harder from the get go. Oh, and I would make sure I had fresh Infinite in my bottle. Letting it sit in the fridge for a week or so is not a good idea. It kind of spoiled and so I didn't have anything to drink on the bike. With the amount of lake water I swallowed during the swim, this was not good. Transition 2
Comments: Had one foot out but didn't time it right so I had to run with one shoe on and one shoe off. What would you do differently?: Get both feet out before I get off the bike.  Run
Comments: HR was way too high coming off the bike. I had to walk for about 20 secs to try to get it under control. Kept a slow pace until I felt better and started to pick it up, just before the turn around. What would you do differently?: More brick workouts so I'm in better shape off the bike Post race
Warm down: Held off puking after the finish. My stomach was a mess. What limited your ability to perform faster: Horrible, horrible swim. Being a wuss on the bike. Heart almost exploding at the start of the run. Being a crappy triathlete in general. Event comments: I'm demoralized today because my buddy who did his first race beat me by 5 minutes. He passed me on the bike and I couldn't stay with him. Knew that if I didn't stay with him on the bike, I'd lose him on the run since he's a faster runner than I am. I'm feeling sorry for myself and I'm sure it will only last a day or two but it still sucks. Last updated: 2008-01-15 12:00 AM
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Sunny
Overall Rank = 98/235
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Had a Cookies & Cream Powerbar and some Infinite before we left. Got to the race, got checked in and set up. Chatted with a few Team TRIumph members and went over a few things with my buddy who was doing his first race.
Did a little swim warm-up. Still trying to get used to OWS so I thought a quick dip would be good. It was a short warm-up but I felt more comfortable toward the end. Breathing was calm and consistent, which I think is my biggest problem.