Swim
Comments: This was my first official OWS. I started near the front of my wave. I was about 2 rows deep of swimmers in front of me. The 1st 200 meters were a bit rough with the crowd of people, but then I started to notice some open water around me and I wasn't running up the person in front of me. Little did I know I was making headway on my wave and catching the previous wave in front of me. What would you do differently?: Keep my head down. I angled my head so I had more drag. I think I was trying to see where I was going and making sure I didnt go off course. Transition 1
Comments: The transition was slow b/c I had to PEE. I didnt get the bladder all emptied before swimming and couldn't manage it in the water and now it was here to bite me in the arse. I also tipped over and put my clean foot back in the dirt. Ugh. What would you do differently?: Pee before the race...again!!! Bike
Comments: I was going good here. I kept a nice steady pace onthe course and passed a lot of people. It seemed the only bikes to pass me were road bikes while I was on my mountain bike. I kept a steady cadence to preserve the legs. Just before the 6 mile marker, I saw my sister so I knew about where I was compared to her on the course. We were about a mile apart. What would you do differently?: Pedal faster ;) Get a road bike :p Transition 2
Comments: T2 went very well...just dropped the bike, grabbed a snack and was off. What would you do differently?: Pulled the snack off the bike bfore I came into transition. Also, try not to lose the water bottle dismounting. Run
Comments: I didnt run, except when the camera was in view. I walked the distance, struck up some conversations and made my way around the course. I need to practice running post bike ride. I should have picked up the pace and maybe jogged a bit more. What would you do differently?: Kept running til the finish line instead of stopping 50 ft early and then realizing I wasnt there yet. LOL Post race
Warm down: What's this? What limited your ability to perform faster: My weight Event comments: Awesome race. I will do this again! Last updated: 2009-02-15 12:00 AM
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United States
Danskin
85F / 29C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1304/1688
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 136/166
We arrive early. Set up our transition areas, went to the bathroom and stretched while waiting for mom and dad to arrive.