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Race Reports for Vancouver BG World Cup 2008

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  • Comments: Sorry but I will not be filing a detailed race report. On the recommendation of the people at Running Room the night before, I bought a long sleeve tech shirt that can be worn under the wetsuit and race suit to provide extra warmth. I also wore an extra swim cap. Race day was VERY COLD, 9C and water temp 11C, and RAINY. The swim course was inaccurately measured, probably 1.6x the race distance. (Looks like the sprint swim is longer than the oly swim the next day as the sprint swim splits are > oly swim splits across the board) That means they've incorrectly measured the course for the 2nd consecutive day. I don't know how I got through the swim, but by the time I'm out of the water and wetsuit after 36min, I was freezing and trembling. I thought the worst part was over. I started the 3-loop bike course slowly, just wanted to stay safe and finish. I got colder and colder, the body just couldn't warm up battling the rain and wind. Being skinny with very little body fat certainly
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