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Comments: I felt better than I had anticipated. I knew I was going to be relatively slow. That's a given in light of my ridiculously limited swim training. I just relaxed and took the swim one stroke at a time, and finished w/out feeling gassed. What would you do differently?: Other than swim more, nothing. I was happy w/ my time.  Transition 1
Comments: Long walk/jog from beach to transition. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: The hills were so challenging for me that I was barely able to finish the first loop. God only knows how I got through the second loop. I felt like I was in my granniest gear 80% of the time. Some of the hills were so steep, all I could do was "mash" my way up one pedal at a time. This course kicked my @$$. On the good side, my hydration and nutrition was great. My right leg started cramping at mile 39, but popped a few salt pills and it seemed to care of it. What would you do differently?: Nothing - other than train more hills. It was a good gut check for me. I need to get used to suffering for long periods of time. Transition 2
Comments: I was never so happy to get off my bike. And I was actually looking forward to the run. My family was cheering me on - notwithstanding the fact that I was only a few places away from being DFL on the bike. Seeing my kids ringing their cowbells really did give me an energy lift. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: Really enjoyed the run. Averaged an 11 minute mile w/ a 155 HR for the entire 13.1 course. Considering I train at a 10 minute mile pace, and have only logged 10 hours of runing this year, I couldn't be happier w/ my performance. I drank a little water at every mile, and had a gel pack every two miles. This seemed to do the trick hydration/nutrition wise. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Hopefully, I can simulate this run in 6 weeks at Lake Placid. Post race
Warm down: When I came through the finish shoot just shy of 8 hours, I was surprised how good I felt. I was tired, but not exhausted, and was able to walk around w/ out cramping/limping etc. I think my family was more exhausted than me after sitting through the whole race. Looking back at my training this year, I've only swum 6 hours, run 10 hours, and biked 60 hours. With this work ethic, I'm right on track for finishing just under 17 hours at IMLP! What limited your ability to perform faster: The damn hills. And, oh yeah, my limited training. Event comments: Beautiful location and well run. However, the difficult bike will keep me from ever doing this race again - even the Sprint distance. Last updated: 2008-02-01 12:00 AM
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80F / 27C
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Overall Rank = 366/397
Age Group = 35-40
Age Group Rank = 58/63
Packed up all my gear Saturday night. Woke up early Sunday w/out waking the kids or the wife, showered, changed into tri gear, grabbed a cup of coffee, and left the hotel an hour or so befor race start. Racked my bike and set up my gear at transition, put on my wetsuit, and was able to see clearly for the first time heading to the swim start due to my new prescription goggles.
No warm up. Just a potty break and arm rotations. Didn't want to tire myself out. Only swam once or twice in the last month, and wanted to save every last drop of energy for this race.