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Comments: My swim was moderate and steady. I've been struggling with my swim and I didn't really want to push myself this time. My first race had me a little freaked. I just enjoyed the swim rather than pushing my limits. I didn't really have any problems in the pool. I ended up pushing off by myself for some reason. There was only a little congestion on the first length and I think at one lane change. Overall pretty nice. What would you do differently?: I will definitely conquer my fears and start doing more speed work in the pool. The next race... I will push myself!  Transition 1
Comments: Prior to race I set up both pair of shoes in plastic bags to keep them dry. This was a good plan because my bike shoes were dry as a bone. However, it did take me a bit to unravel them out of the bag. I was happy with the speed of my transition considering the complications that the rain had caused. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: I felt strong and confident. I was very happy with my bike. What would you do differently?: Train more! Get stronger. Transition 2
Comments: As with my bike shoes, my running shoes were also wrapped in a bag. That took a little more effort than normal. What would you do differently?: Buy bungy strings and pray to God it doesn't rain.  Run
Comments: I know I stayed in Zone 5 my entire run. It was really tough considering I really felt like I was going too slow. I just endured and tried to keep my pace moderate so as not to have my heart jump directly out of my chest onto the ground in front of me which could cause me to trip. So really I was just trying to be cautious. What would you do differently?: More bricks! Post race
Warm down: They took my chip, I hugged my friends, took pictures and drank lots of water. We found some chairs and sat down while I tried to massage my calves and do a few stretches. Had my husband rub my calves later that night. I wasn't sore the next day. What limited your ability to perform faster: 1- My transitions could've been faster if it weren't for the rain prior to the race. 2- I really think some more weight training may help my transition into running so that I'll be stronger coming off my bike. Event comments: They really managed the rain distraction well. Setup does a great job in my limited opinion. My only criticism would be the poor trail condition. Greenville itself (downtown), turned out to be a very nice surprise. Last updated: 2008-08-18 12:00 AM
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68F / 20C
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Overall Rank = 83/182
Age Group = Novice
Age Group Rank = 5/41
Does OVERALL Rank mean for Women and for everyone? Setup did not have a race report with everyone on it, so I just ranked myself among other women. Hope that's OK. However, there were 522 total athletes that competed.
Now for the Pre-race:
IT WAS CRAZY! When I woke up at 4:30am to get ready for the race I heard a very loud noise outside of my hotel room. The bottom had fallin' out with a steady dose of rain, thunder, and lightening! This was quite a surprise since I had checked the weather just a couple days earlier and it was supposed to be sunny skies and lower-than normal temps (1 out of 2 ain't bad). I went on to the race (30min late) hoping it would miraculously dissepate. I ate my oatmeal, drank two sips of the especially nasty hotel coffee, put both pair of shoes in bags (to keep dry). God's hand was seeing what we were made of because it did slow up in time for the race.
It literally rained right up to the start of the event and most everyone waited to lay out the transitions until right before the start. Probably 50-75 people were able to warm up in the pool for a few minutes and I was not included in that crowd. I think everyone was happy that we were having a race and less worried about warming up.