Swim
What would you do differently?: Swim faster. I can do that by actually putting in some time before a competition. Transition 1
Comments: I felt like I was going to puke in transition. That is the first time that has ever happened to me though. What would you do differently?: I could have gone alot faster but I had to slow down to keep from throwing up. Bike
Comments: I never really got my legs back after the swim. I got a really bad cramp in my left calf right before the first big hill. I've never had my leg lock up on my like that before. I popped a gel shot and some chews and it kicked in in about 10 -15 minutes. I gotta say though that it was pretty painful. I did ok on the rest of the course but my legs were just not there. I got stuck on the last leg as people were bunching up and could not pass. What would you do differently?: Take electrolyte supplememnts. Transition 2
Comments: T2 is always fast. Run
Comments: I ran pretty slowly. What would you do differently?: Run faster. Post race
Warm down: Walked over to the porta johns (which were all pretty gross and out of paper). What limited your ability to perform faster: Cramps & bad swim course. Event comments: There was not reallly alot of organization throughout the race. From the the swim course bouys to the run. I think in general it was just poorly organized. People were driving on the run course and walking/standing, walking their dogs etc. while there were still racers on the course. I don't think I'll do this one next year. Last updated: 2008-09-24 12:00 AM
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United States
Seidel Productions
Sunny
Overall Rank = 100/170
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/19
Woke up really early and had a couple packets of raisin oatmeal. Drove about an hour out to the course and got my things together in the dark. There was hardly any light at all. Note to self, next time bring head-light.
Had a redbull & walked around the transition are and talked to some folks. Waited until about 15 minutes before the race started to put on my wetsuit.