![]() Swim
Comments: Wow. The water didn't feel cold until I put my face in it and started hypervenitlating. I think it was a combo of panic/cold. I powered it on on my back alot of the way since I didn't want to lose time and energy forcing myself to breath underwater (which I could not get myself to do). What would you do differently?: Spend more time with my face in open water blowing out my nose. Sounds silly but it would have been worth more than a winter of 5:30 AM swim practices Sunday. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: My shoes were pretty muddy by the time I left TI, though it was only sprinkling at the time. What would you do differently?: More organized transition area. I just couldn't decide what the weather would do (ok, I knew it would rain but I was falsely optimistic) so I had some clothes out, but not the jacket I ended up wanting. I had to dig for it in my bag. ![]() Bike
Comments: By the end of my ride it was raining in sheets, but I felt okay in the rain. It was my first race on my bike or in aero bars, and I was really happy with it. It took me a few miles to get my legs under me. What would you do differently?: Ride more before I race. Have water and not just gatorade. ![]() Transition 2
Comments: My running shoes had muddy puddles in them. I took off my soaked socks from the ride and just wore the running shoes without them. It was solid mud by this point. What would you do differently?: Cover my shoes. ![]() Run
Comments: After a 1/2 mile or so of pain, it was a nice quick course and my legs felt pretty good. Ran the last mile with another woman and I think it kept up the pace/kept my mind off how wet I was. What would you do differently?: I felt solid on the run. I wouldn't really change anything. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Space blanket in the medical tent while I waited for my friend. Wiping mud off things and putting on dry clothes. Visit to the Stonewall Jackson Shrine. What limited your ability to perform faster: Breathing on the swim. I devoted alot of time in training this winter to the swim only to backstroke, so that sucked. That also meant I gave less time to running and biking. Event comments: Will run it again! Well organized! Last updated: 2008-03-16 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 140/197
Age Group = Female 25-29
Age Group Rank = 31/42