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Comments: Swim went really well. My goal for the race was a sub 17 minute swim and I accomplished that so I was off to a good start. Swim start went really well and was able to settle in nicely. Spotting was good as well and was able to swim fairly tight to the buoys. What would you do differently?: Not much. I feel like I had a good swim.  Transition 1
Comments: T1 had a long run from the swim to the transition area so that made for a longer T1. Got my swim cap, goggles and wetsuit off without any issues and I was on the bike ready to ride. What would you do differently?: Could have run a little faster to the transition area but took it easy to get my breathing under control.  Bike
Comments: Great bike leg. Had a tough start though as my aero drink bottle was missing 1 of the 2 rubber bands and was slanted to one side and hanging by a thread the entire ride. I was nervous it was going to fall out but luckily it never did. Should have checked this and reset my bike computer as well prior to the race. My goal for the bike was to avg. 22+ mph and I also accomplished that. Again, I was very pleased and felt like I was having a great race so far as I was 2 for 2 on my goals for this race. This was the first race that I had ridden my new Trek TTX and it felt great to finally ride a Tri bike after two seasons on a road bike. I had roughly 32 ounces of Gatorade Endurance with 2 scoops of Carbo-Pro during the ride (@374 calories). With roughly 20 minutes remaining on the bike I also had a Gu gel. It was hot and getting hotter so I wanted to make sure I had the proper amount of nutrition on the bike so that it didn't affect my run. I think I did that. What would you do differently?: Nothing. I accomplished my goal and had a good bike. Transition 2
Comments: Pretty quick T2. What would you do differently?: Maybe move a little quicker to get this under 1 minute.  Run
Comments: Had an ok run. Missed my goal of 32 minutes or 7:37 pace on the run but pushed the bike and 90+ temps made for a hot run so that was probably a little aggressive but still doable. Breathing was heavy when I got off the bike and legs felt a little worn. One good note was that I did get faster as the run went on and I didn't miss by much. What would you do differently?: Not sure. It's an early season race that I didn't peak for and my fitness will hopefully get better over the next few months so that should help. Post race
Warm down: Grabbed my medal and a quick bite to eat then headed to the lake with some friends to cool off and hopefully get the recovery started by sitting in the cool water for 15 minutes or so. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing. My training plan with Cadence is going really well and I'm happy with where my fitness is at this point in the season. Event comments: Great race! They made some improvements from last year which included moving the transition area and some of the rough roads were paved. Personally, I hit 2 of the three goals I set for myself. Sub 17 on the swim and 22+ on the bike. Overall, almost 10 minutes faster than last years time. Good start to the Tri season! Last updated: 2008-11-28 12:00 AM
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United States
Citytri
93F / 34C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 62/248
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/30
Woke up at 5:15 and was out the door at 5:35. Had everything packed the night before. Sipped Gatorade Endurance the entire ride which was just over an hour. Once we got there I checked in and picked up my race packet then got body marked. Had a bag of shot blocks just prior to the race start. I need to get up earlier for my upcoming 1/2 and Full in order to get some food in me prior to the race. I have a tough time eating early in the morning though and have to force it down. Carbo-Pro can help with that.
Put my wetsuit on and got in the water just to get wet and get a feel for the water temperature. It was supposed to be cold but felt really good so I was excited about that. Last year the water was freezing as was the air temp so that made for a tough race. Swam for 30 seconds or so as the pre-race meeting was starting and everybody was ordered out of the water.