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Comments: I'm very happy with this swim and I was certainly expecting less. I haven't really been in the pool all that much lately and was ready to accept whatever happened. It was a 4 minute PR over last year and I felt great throughout. Normally there are moments that kind of get to me and get my heart rate up a bit for a short time. There was none of that. The swim was calm and stress free for me. I sighted well and I even drafted a bit, I think. What would you do differently?: Nothing much except maybe pay closer attention to when my wave is going off. It seems there were quite a few people who had similar experiences as I did.  Transition 1
Comments: UGH. I wasn't going to use the wet-suit strippers but last year it was a nice treat. I decided to go to the only man in the group stripping wetsuits thinking that he would just rip it off. I was very wrong. He was so gentle with me and my suit that he had trouble getting it off. I was a bit agitated as people were coming and going next to me. Next year I'm avoiding the wetsuit strippers.  Bike
Comments: I did well here. This was a 33 minute PR from last year. My back was getting a little sore towards the end and I was happy for the hills so I could stretch it out a bit. My main goal here was to pay close attention to my nutrition. I really really tried. My watch beeped every 15 minutes. I had two 1.5 hour bottles. I took a good sip every 15 minutes and water at every stop and then some. I ended up only using one of the 1.5 hour bottles of infinite. What would you do differently?: I should probably ride more on my tri bike so I'm used to being in aero that long. I have to work on being able to access my other water bottles. Transition 2
Comments: This went well. I was stuck behind a few people who were walking with their bike so it took me a bit longer to get to my rack but otherwise this was a good transition.  Run
Comments: Here is where it all fell apart again. I immediately had pain in my right foot from a previous sore 2 weeks ago. That sore opened up immediately and it hurt. I think I changed my way of running/walking a bit to try and avoid it hurting but it was no use, and I also ended up getting another blister. It was really painful. I debated for a few miles on taking my shoes off. Finally at mile 7 I did so. I ran the remainder of the course in my bare feet. I should have done it earlier. I had to run slower but at least I could run without the pain. It's much easier to deal with fatigue than it is to deal with fatigue and pain. What would you do differently?: Not sure. I could certainly do more running. I think I may have went to hard on the bike or didn't eat/drink enough throughout. I'm still working on it all :-) Post race
Warm down: Got my medal from Chrissie Wellington (very cool) and met up with Fred, Jon, Kira, and Chuck and ate some food. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of swimming skill ;-), perhaps not enough water/fuel throughout (not sure), blisters, boo boos, and poison Ivy on my feet. I'm just glad my cough that showed up on Friday didn't bother me at all :-) Event comments: I really enjoy this race and it's very organized. I would do it year after year. Last updated: 2008-12-09 12:00 AM
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Same old routine. Got up, ate a bagel, drank some coffee, and off we went. Fred and I picked up Chuck and got a GREAT parking spot in the first row.
ummm...The race was delayed a bit because of an accident on the bike course. They said at one point that the race would start in about 20 minutes, so I figured I had about 40 minutes until my wave starts. So Kira and I go out for a little warm up swim and she says to me..."Hey, isn't that your wave over there getting ready to go in?" I thought it was pearl pink (I was fluorescent pink and kept swimming. I realized I didn't see any other pinks at all anywhere and there was already numerous waves in the water. I'm not sure how I messed up the time so badly, but I hauled ass over to the wave start (my wave was already in the water), running through water then onto the beach yelling "excuse me." I got in the water with my heart beating a mile a minute and the announcer yells "2 minutes." PHEW!!!!