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Comments: Pretty good swim for me today. I don't know that I would do anything different. As this is my worst leg of the tri, and I improved by 2 minutes over the tri in Miami 2 weeks ago, I was happy with the results.  Transition 1
Comments: I went against my saying of "don't do anything different on race day" and it cost me here. I had my shoes pre-clipped into my peddles thinking that it would speed up my transition. It did, in fact speed up the transition, but I NEVER got my feet totally comfortable and fully tightened during the whole race. What would you do differently?: DON'T pre-clip my shoes into the peddles or at least have SIGNIFICANT practice before doing it again.  Bike
Comments: Overall a pretty good ride today. I was never passed, and did a lot of passing. I finally figured out the "right shifting" going up the hill on the 3rd or 4th lap. What would you do differently?: Shoes were never on properly, and I was messing with them almost the whole race...this really cost me. Transition 2
Comments: Pretty good transition. I stayed away from the chaos in the bike racks, and had my bike leaning against a tree right by the transition mat. A little trouble getting my shoes off.  Run
Comments: Overall the run was fine. I started having calf-cramping right off the beginning of the race, which led to a slow first lap. I had negative splits each lap and felt that I didn't leave too much on the course. What would you do differently?: Probably needed a little to drink...I had nothing. Post race
Warm down: Walked it off and stretched a fair amount. What limited your ability to perform faster: I thought today was pretty representative of my ability with the exception of the "shoe debacle". Realistically, however, the shoe issue maybe only cost me 20-30 seconds. Event comments: I thought this was a well-run race. Nicely organized, VERY friendly staff, and a nice course. Last updated: 2008-04-01 12:00 AM
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Slippery Rock University
40F / 4C
Precipitation
Overall Rank = 8/174
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 3/
Not much of a routine today. I drove in from Akron, leaving at 4:50AM and arriving at the University at about 7:10. Ate a PowerBar at 5:30AM which was the extent of my eating prior to the event.
Waited in line for registration which was VERY cold.
No warmup today other than stretching.