![]() Swim
Comments: Good swim, my plan was to go hard> I wanted to come out of the water in the top ten. What would you do differently?: I got pushed a little to the left on the start, I should have started right in the middle in front. Also I forgot about the sun, after you round the second to last buoy it's right in you face and you cannot see the next buoy, maybe mirrored goggles would work better. ![]() Transition 1
Comments: Nothing spectacular on the transition, just tried to be smooth. ![]() Bike
Comments: I tried to push it on the bike, I passed some people and my goal was to not get passed by anyone in my age group. My lack of endurance showed as I got passed by a few people in my age group within the last 5 miles or so. I was still pretty happy with my bike. What would you do differently?: Need more endurance and hill work. I might have lost a minute or so getting stuck behind a white pickup truck that would not go around the riders, I don't know if he was just being a jerk or did not know what to do. ![]() Transition 2
Comments: Nothing out of the ordinary. ![]() Run
Comments: The run course was much easier this year, the temps were much lower than last year. I was not sure what to expect on the run, I just tried to keep and even effort and slow down when I felt any calf pain. What would you do differently?: I'm actually pretty surprised and happy with my run, my time was not that much slower than last years run, and that's when my run volume was much higher. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Went to the finish line to cheer on a couple of other racers from our tri club that had not finished yet. Saw Keyone (Carol) come across the line looking strong. What limited your ability to perform faster: The usuall, not enough biking or running, but I'm working on that:) Event comments: I had fun, not sure I will do this race again next year as it's 4 hours away from home. Last updated: 2008-08-24 12:00 AM
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United States
Lake Norman YMCA
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 103/394
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 15/44
Woke up at 4:45, ate a Cliff bar and had a cup of coffee and some Gatorade. We drove down to the race site, I wanted to get there early and get a parking spot.Picked up my packet, set up my transition area and tried to stay warm:) Lack of races this year showed as I almost forgot to put my chip on, and had to go back to the car to get my swim cap.
I rode for 10 minutes, decided not to chance a run warmup in case the calf bothered me. I was worried that if i felt anything it would mentally effect my swim and bike. Decided not to do any swim warmup because I would be cold.