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Comments: The swim started of okay. I had a freakout moment on the beach watching people get knocked around by the waves. Once I calmed down and realized it wasn't as bad as it looked I was fine. Did a really good job ducking waves, lots of people trying to go over the waves and ended up getting tossed like rag dolls. Ran 20 yards south to catch the current. Goggles leaked a little but nothing really bad. Hit the bouy dead on and once I was past the breakers didn't have any problems. Ended up catching a great draft off of a women just in front of me. Rounded the second bouy and headed in. Caught 2 waves in and enjoyed the ride. Kept swimming in the shallow water. Once I stood up I apparently forgot I was in a race because I kind of shuffled and then I realized that I needed to get moving. What would you do differently?: Keep moving once the swim was over.  Transition 1
Comments: No transition timed. Figured this was about 2-3 min knowing my average swim speed and how long it took to get from the beach to the bike. Wesuit stuck a little on the timing chip but nothing major. Helmet and shoes on, sunglasses on and off I went. What would you do differently?: not get wetsuit stuck on chip  Bike
Comments: Could have gone harder. Enjoyed the course. Was a little worried about the run and my knees so I held back more than I usually do. Watched the really fast women blow past me (wow) passed a few guys from earlier waves. Marines on the course were great and really supportive What would you do differently?: Push a little harder Transition 2
Comments: Was in and out T2 really fast. Only stupid mistake came in to rack on the wrong side so I had to climb under to get to my shoes ... must pay more attention next time. Running shoes on, helmet off grabbed race number, visor and GU and I was off. What would you do differently?: Not come in on the wrong side.  Run
Comments: By the time the ladies were out there it was really warming up. Felt like I was dragging but the run split turned out great. My right foot kept falling asleep, couldn't feel it all. What would you do differently?: Figure out what has been making my foot fall asleep this week and fix it before the race. (Checked after, not the shoes or laces hmm) Post race
Warm down: Walked around grabbed orange slices and water, took a few pictures with my fiance. Felt really good at the end of the race, had more in my tank than I should at the end of the race. Should have gone out faster. What limited your ability to perform faster: Held back too much. Push a little. Working with the coaches to push a little harder so I'm ready for the LA Tri Event comments: Great race. Not much in the way of entertainment but very well organized and no question about where and when. Camp Pendleton puts on fantastic races, I will race here again. Last updated: 2008-06-30 12:00 AM
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78F / 26C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 362/672
Age Group = F25-29
Age Group Rank = 11/36
Got my gear together the night before. Made lists and checked out my bike. My fiance decided that he was going to help out and add extra air to my tires at 9:30 (right before I went to bed). He ended up busting the valve and we had to change the tire (I will admit that I was a little frustrated but appreciated him taking the majority of the responsibility to change it)
Fast Forward to Saturday Morning
Up at 4:15 to shower. Ate oatmeal and a banana around 5:00 and on the road by 5:45 to drive to Pendleton. Drank water all morning.
Carted all of my stuff down to transition and set up. Wandered around, went down to the water, watched waves take off for 40+ minutes ate a GU and pulled the rest of my wetsuit on and then it was our turn.