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Comments: Great swim. I mean this was just awesome. At times I felt like I was slow, but overall felt pretty good. It was 100-200 shorter, but I wasn't going nearly as hard as I normally do (trying to keep the heart rate down) so I was happy. I will say though, that I must have swallowed at least a gallon of lake michigan water. I swallowed so much I had to burp in the middle of the swim. That was frightening, wasn't sure what was going to happen, but it turned out to be ok. What would you do differently?: Really can't complain too much, but I think I should try pushing my swim a little bit. I am a decent swimmer and I just need to get out front and push it a bit. Sighting was not that good.  Transition 1
Comments: I came out of the water a bit disoriented. This has never happened before, but as I was running up the beach, my eyes were not focused, I almost felt a bit drunk. It was weird, but I made it. I could not get the wetsuit off and my arms were too cold to really grip the wetsuit, so I thought this took FOREVER, but apparently it didn't. After that, got the shoes on no problem and ran with the bike, and got out. What would you do differently?: Not much, I think if the water wasn't that cold, I would have had this down to about 1:40. I know that is not great, but it is good enough for now.  Bike
Comments: Where to start. I think it was obviously a good ride, seeing as this is the first time in the history of riding for me that I have been able to keep a pace about 19.5. So I was really happy about that. However, throughout almost the entire bike I thought I was going to lose my lunch. I think all that Lake Michigan water I drank caught up to me and I had to slow down to the point of nearly stopping at least 3 times. It was just horrible. Each time I tried to drink gatorade, water, gu, whatever, it would rear its ugly head. I kept trying to not eat, but then I knew I would pay for it on the run. I ended up getting two gu and a quarter of a Peanut Butter Sandwhich in with 2 1/2 bottles of gatorade. Other than that I was able to keep the aero position for most of the ride and even passed a couple of people. Seeing as I was 676 on the bike and 284 on the swim, the bike is somewhat depressing, but I know I am a strong swimmer and not as strong a biker, so I don't get too worried about it. I was thrilled with the pace I did keep. NOTE: For some reason, I really feel like the PB Sandwhich gives me great energy. I don't know why, but typically I feel great when I eat those. Weird. What would you do differently?: Keep on training so that I can ride even faster. I think to be competitive for a sub 5:00 I need to keep the pace about 22 to 23 MPH. Other than that, for this race, I did fine. If this was on a hilly course I am guessing I would have a similar time. I passed a lot of bikers going up hills only to get passed on the way down or in the flat. So my climbing has clearly improved. Transition 2
Comments: This was terrible. There is no excuse for taking 1:48 in T2. I had my stuff laid out and was ready to roll, oh but wait I had to UNTIE my shoes first! Talk about not being prepared. I will be investing in the laces that are slip on or whatever. Also, getting the socks on took a bit longer than I wanted, but not terrible. What would you do differently?: Have my shoes untied and ready to be put on before I get into T2  Run
Comments: I had no legs. My first 4 miles were great, all about 9:09 which I was fine with, but then it started. My legs began to cramp and I pushed out the next two miles but barely. From there on out the second loop was all about walking the aid stations and then whenever else needed, but trying to keep the running going. The heat played a factor, but not an excuse. I actually found when I pushed my run pace a little bit it was easier to run than when I kept it slow, wish I would have figured that out sooner rather than at mile 10. I think it might have helped me keep a better pace throughout. I thought slow and steady would do it, but I would have been better off burning out the legs and then just finding it in me at the end. What would you do differently?: A couple of things I would do differently 1. More brick workouts 2. More runs where I have to practice nutrition 3. More runs keeping a faster pace and forcing myself to run when my legs are tired. Post race
Warm down: Walked around a little bit. Stretched out the back a little and then headed out to the bar, had a beer and a juicy hamburger. Had an entire cheering section with me, so we all went to eat together. What limited your ability to perform faster: Need more brick workouts and nutrition practice so I don't have those crappy runs. I also think I need to do more nutrition practice. I am clearly either not taking in enough calories or something, but my cardio feels fine, it is my legs that feel like dead weight. Event comments: I thought this race was done very well. It had a great finish line, great fans, great volunteers, nice venue. It was just a nice race overall. I really liked it. Profile Album Last updated: 2008-06-12 12:00 AM
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HFP Racing
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 797/1700
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 56/76
Tried something just a tad different this morning. Instead of the normal 4 eggs (3 egg whites, 1 whole egg) broken into two sandwhiches I went with
bowl of Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmel
Bagel with PB
1 Banana
Lots of water
Splash of Coffee
All things I have had before training days so I knew they were safe. I thought having a little less in the belly might help with some of the gas (burps) I have been having on some training rides. I was worried one of those burps might not turn out so well.
Well, in the past I have always used the swim as my warm-up but last week at Pewaukee I actually ran about a mile, stretched and had a great race, felt real good, so the plan was to do something similar. Oh, how that did not happen.
So I arrived at transition about 5:20 (later than normal, but plenty of time to spare) except my bike wasn't there! I was pretty calm at first, but it was all I could do not to go crazy. I don't know what happened but after searching and then the announcer making an announcement it miraculously showed up about 6:25.
At this point I assume I have to get ready lickity split and start the walk to the start because I needed to get into the frigid water BEFORE the actual race started. Well, I get into my wetsuit and no sooner am I in it does the announcer say it is delayed. At that point, I could have run, but I opted to just stay in the wetsuit and not worry about it.
Headed down to the start about 7:05 hopped in the water did about 100 (thought my arms were going to turn into ice cubes) then stood around until 8:10 when my wave finally went off.
Needless to say the start wasn't perfect, but I actually was feeling confident at that point that I could have a good race.