Swim
Comments: Felt good the whole time. Really calm out there so it was a pretty easy swim, felt a little short though. What would you do differently?: Not too much. Transition 1
Comments: Kind of a long run from the beach to transition included in swim time. Had a little trouble getting my wetsuit off but everything else was pretty smooth. What would you do differently?: Get the wetsuit off quicker. Bike
Comments: Had some stomach issues for half the bike and most of the run but rode well and my legs a felt strong. I kept a good cadence and pretty good pace. I think I only let four people pass me while riding. What would you do differently?: I think if I hadn't eaten so much in the morning I wouldn't have had stomach issues, but overall I'm pretty happy. Transition 2
Comments: No real problems, a little slow but no big deal. What would you do differently?: Go a little quicker. Run
Comments: I felt OK on the run. My stomach was bothering me but I had no problem running, I just couldn't go fast for some reason. The run was supposed to be a 10k but ended up as 4.3 miles, when I saw I was headed to the beach for the finish I was worried I had missed a turn but some girl said she thought it was short also so I just head for the beach and kicked through the sand to the finish. What would you do differently?: Run faster. Post race
Warm down: Stood under the beach side shower to cool down, it felt great! What limited your ability to perform faster: I felt pretty solid the whole race, my only mistake was eating too much in the morning and I think that was just a comfort issue and didn't really slow me down much. Event comments: Great time in Mexico with a group of my friends. Once again we had 2 people doing their first race, one of them my friends 61 year old mom. We had 2 sweet condos and cooked up great dinners for the group and just hung out. On Sunday we had a fun two man scramble golf tournament and then headed back to Phoenix. My only negative thing about the race is the shortening of the run, I had a good race going and I think could have had a Olympic distance PR if the distance was correct. Last updated: 2009-02-04 12:00 AM
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Mexico
Red Rock Company
Sunny
Overall Rank = 27/134
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/24
Woke up and took the bike down to transition. Since the race doesn't start until 9:00 it's a pretty relaxed morning. Ate more than usual before a race I think this caused my stomach issues later.
Wrestle with the wetsuit to get it on and walk down to the beach.