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Race Reports for American Triple-T Ohio XT - Race #3: Olympic PM 2008

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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: It wasn't exactly staring into the face of the abyss, but I was not looking forward to Sunday at this point. Decided to self-medicate: Advil gel caps and a frosty and a bad decision to not call the wife and I would wake up tomorrow to see what kind of man I was.
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Second race of the day so you knew what to expect. I knew where the aid stations were located. The bike-swim-run format was really cool and HFP did a really good job organizing everyone.
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  • Organised?
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: another super race
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is my first DNF in a Tri, and my first FOBK (fished out by kayak). At the time, my pride was hurt. I *WANTED* to finish. But, I can't help what I can't help, and I know I did everything within reasonable bounds of safety to keep going. In retrospect, I think 3 things brought this day to an end early. 1) The 52 miles of bumps and jiggling in the aero position from the two saturday rides were more than I was trained for. The accumulated fatigue in my neck and shoulders likely helped predispose me toward re-injury. This was preventable, if I had just trained more on the bike. 2) The wetsuit wrestling match that caused the shoulder to pop /reinjure was just a quirk; it could have happened before any event, or not at all. I thought it was completely healed, and maybe it was, but when it's time, it's time. Not sure I could have done much about this. 3) The cramps that finally brought me down may have been preventable, and may not have been. I could have gone slower on the
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: 3 down and just one to go and HFP is doing a great job
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