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Comments: My swim performance is kind of overshadowed by the fact that everyone in this race was a complete animal. For me, this was a great time, yet I was one of the last people out of the water. Water was cold, breathing panicky, resorted to side stroke and backstroke a few times. BUT I survived. That was the goal. What would you do differently?: My form is good. There's just no power behind my stroke. I suppose I just need to swim MORE. Probably have an actual workout plan when I go to the pool.  Transition 1
Comments: This was pretty fast and smooth. Wouldn't change much.  Bike
Comments: Overall the bike portion went well. After being one of the last people out of the water, I felt like I had some catching up to do and passed several people, especially on the climbs where lots of people got off to walk. Bike felt heavy, energy was low on the first climbing lap, but the downhill was fun and after eating a hammer gel before the second climbing lap I felt better. What would you do differently?: Tape more gels to my bike frame. On the second climbing lap I hardly saw anyone, kind of slacked off here. Try to maintain cadence even when noone else is around. Transition 2
Comments: Fast and smooth. What would you do differently?: Nada  Run
Comments: I'm always amazed at how good I feel on the run. I actually enjoyed this portion of the race the most. The time flew by and I felt great and it was a fun course. I was also surprised by my pace, especially since I don't really run that much relative to biking. What would you do differently?: Not much. Maybe try out some new shoes. Both big toes were a little blistered. Post race
Warm down: BBQ, beer, awards, drove home. What limited your ability to perform faster: My poor swimming abilities... as usual. Event comments: Overall this was a pretty big achievement for me. I felt a little defeated after the swim seeing how far back I was, but now seeing the results, I was able to make up some time in the other events and I'm happy with my results. It's pretty cool (and humbling) to see how talented and hard core the Xterra racers are. My goals were 1. to finish and 2. to finish under 4 hours. This was my first Xterra and first longer distance tri. I'm still learning but the best par is that I had moments where I realized I was having fun - which is the point. Profile Album Last updated: 2008-06-23 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 11/26
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 4/7
Arrived in Bozeman Friday morning for the bike course pre-ride. Rain and hail the previous night made for horrible traction through the first couple of miles of roots and rocks. Tire slid out on a log crossing resulting in a knee twisting wreck. I was worried I'd torn something, but continued on anyway. Knee was bruised and swollen for the race, but didn't seem to be much of a problem. Camped at Norris Hot Springs Friday night. Swam briefly in the reservoir Saturday. It was cold. Then camped near the race site Saturday night.
Set up transition. Put on wetsuit. Got in the water and swam a bit.