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Comments: I felt really good about this swim. I hit my target swim time by 45 seconds. What would you do differently?: I would draft swimmers that were close to my speed. And would aim for a slightly less sharp turn around the bouy.  Transition 1
Comments: I put the shoes on at the transition. I didn't have them attached to the bike. The suit came off well. I had it half off out of the water. I dropped my goggles on the way back, but a spectator grabbed them and tossed them to me. :-) The bike was in the correct gear for the start. I had my glasses attached to the bento bag and put them on as I started out of the transition area. What would you do differently?: When I get different shoes I will have them on the bike and put them on while I'm rolling.  Bike
Comments: I felt really good about this ride. I could have pushed myself a little harder on the hills, but not much. I felt like I had enough for the run, but not a whole lot more. What would you do differently?: I would push myself harder up the hills. Some I could have taken without down shifting. Transition 2
Comments: I felt like my t2 was good. I took time to stretch since my hamstrings were pretty tight. What would you do differently?: I felt like this was a fast as I could go, given that I needed to stretch  Run
Comments: I might want to consider bringing my own bottle when it gets hotter. Overall I felt like I went out too fast and then couldn't maintain the pace. The course was windy and I didn't expect it. But overall the average pace was alright. The sprint at the end hurt afterward. A guy was right behind me and I heard him start to pickup the pace. This prompted me too. I started a good run about 100m from the finish and thought I had the guy, but he sprinted past me in the last 2 meters. That was fun. What would you do differently?: I would force myself to go slower than I think is necessary at the beginning of the run. Make sure I'm at the correct pace on mile one then start to adjust pace after that. Post race
Warm down: I need to bring my own recovery drink next time. I ate two power builder bars and some of the pasta they had, but it isn't the same. I stretched about 5 minutes after the race and was able to talk full sentences within a minute of the finish. I stretched the lower body well, but not my upper body. I'm already starting to feel it there. Calories 2119 Overall HR data max 179, avg 158 Zone 1: 0:0:08 Zone 2: 0:0:30 Zone 3: 0:31:10 Zone 4: 2:10:36 Zone 5: 0:1:51 What limited your ability to perform faster: Training and fitness. This is my first olympic distance race and I'm VERY pleased with how it went. I beat my goal which was 3hrs and my stetch goal which was 2:45. With better training on the bike and run I should improve. Event comments: TBF runs a very efficient and fun race. I love the people and have always had a good time at their races. Last updated: 2008-05-27 12:00 AM
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TBF Racing
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 128/233
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 20/22
I got up 3 hours before the race. Shaved and ate an english muffin with a scrambled egg microwaved. I got my gear together and drove to the race. It took about 45 minutes. I arrived at the race at 6:15 and had plenty of time to warmup before my wave start.
Once I arrived at Rancho Seco park. I staked out my transition spot. I got an end spot on the STC rack just outside the bike start. I enjoy getting to the race with a couple of hours to familiarize myself with the race and ease into my warm up. I ran for 10 minutes out and back the beginning of the run race course. I then cooled down a bit, and got body marked. #156. I did a quick warm up on the bike to the gate house entrance to the park and back. I felt a little stiff and slow on my warmup. I got back, cooled down a bit. Hit the bathroom and then ate a half a clif blueberry clifbar. I then got into my wetsuit and headed down to the water. By this time it was 10 minutes to the first wave start. I was in the third wave. I did about a 10minute warm up in the water, focusing on sighting and a fluid long gliding stroke. I came back and the first wave started. I did another short swim and then started the race.