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Comments: Chalk up another violent swim start. Pretty much a mass of flailing limbs until just before the turnaround point. After that I got into a good rhthym and booked it (relatively speaking) back to shore. What would you do differently?: If I get a chance to start elite and still be eligible for AG awards I'm going to take it. There was only about 30 in that wave and I could have hung out in back and maybe drafted a little and had a pretty uneventful swim.  Transition 1
Comments: Not sure I could have been much quicker unless I start with shoes clipped in, which I'm not gonna do. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: So I've had a goal all year of putting up a 23 mph bike split. This was my last sprint race of the year so I figured this would be the best opportunity to do so. The course was a nice out and back with no monstrous hills (except the one at the start) so I pretty much just wanted to push as hard as I could and worry about the consequences later. Seems like a good strategy, no? I cursed the hill coming out of transition. What a pointless spot for a hill. You can't use the downhill coming back because you have to slow down for the dismount line. Reached the top, said screw you hill, and started cranking away. Passed people pretty much the whole ride. There may have been a headwind on the way out and tailwind on the way back but I'm not sure. Hammered the whole way, getting out of the saddle for a few hills. The whole time I kept saying, "23, baby, 23" to myself. It didn't quite do the trick but it was darn close. What would you do differently?: Not much. I pushed hard and ended up with my fastest bike split ever. Transition 2
Comments: Knocked a shoe off again during the flying dismount. Had to back track a few feet for it. Had a bike racked in my spot so I had to squeeze mine in there. Other than that speedy What would you do differently?: Not lose a shoe. I practice it after every ride and hardly ever mess it up then. Adrenaline perhaps?  Run
Comments: Legs felt good to start, but I was seriously out of breath. I really wanted to push the pace harder, but it took about half the course to get that under control. The first mile marker was way off. Either that or I ran a 5 minute mile. Ha ha, I think not. Just cruised the last half of the course. Passed a few people and powered up that evil hill. Even had enough left in the tank for a good hard sprint the last hundred yards or so. What would you do differently?: I dunno. This was a good run. My fastest 5k in a sprint so far. Post race
Warm down: Walking, drinking, eating. It started raining too so that helped. What limited your ability to perform faster: 45 miler and 10k the day before? Tapering is overrated ;) Event comments: Alright, more AG hardware. This ended up being a pretty good race for me. Solid splits all around and one of my better finishes. I took over 5 minutes off my time from last year (2nd ever tri) so that's another bonus. Last updated: 2009-02-23 12:00 AM
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Iowa Games
70F / 21C
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Overall Rank = 17/369
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 3/25
I woke up tired. I ran a 10k with my younger sister the night before and had some issues getting to sleep. It probably didn't help that I was watching the end of stage 8 of the TdF. It's a good thing lack of sleep usually isn't an issue on race day.
A little music on the drive to Ogden perked me right up though. Did the packet pickup thingy and found out they were doing an elite wave. I contemplated briefly entering it as the "elites" were still eligible for AG awards, but got to start in the first wave. The thought of going out elite and getting lapped on the swim by the next wave (starting 2 minutes later) prevented me from doing so. In hindsight I probably should have considering where I finished and how many elites I caught on the course. It probably would have helped the swim time.
I got to transition plenty early because I knew that it was laid out poorly and the middle racks had a huge advantage. Snagged a great spot, set up shop, and wondered what to do with the extra 1.5 hours I had. I eventually found some friends from my tri group to pass the time talking to
I got into the water and swam a few hundred yards before the swim start. It felt a little colder than 79F.