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Comments: Improved my swim from last year. Breathing to the right for the most part and never had any issues sighting during the race. Swam the entire distance without stopping and came up for a full sighting around the buoy. What would you do differently?: Since arms got tired due to wetsuit, considering going sleeveless.  Transition 1
Comments: Better T1 than last year. Was able to get my suit off faster, took a few swigs of salt water and a gel before the bike. Double tied my shoes.  Bike
Comments: Really pushed hard and did better than expected! Got through the first split (15.2 miles) in a time of 44:42, which is a marked improvement when considering last year's sprint triathlon where I completed 14.5 miles in 47:11. What would you do differently?: Clipless pedals and aero handlebars planned for next year will hopefully with enough practice give me an additional 2-3 mph at the same effort/intensity level. Transition 2
Comments: Just had to rack my bike, take off helmet, and put bib on.  Run
Comments: Legs were completely done at this point! Tight quads and hammys and legs felt heavy. Shuffled for the entire 10k.Started cramping up around mile 3 and stomach cramped up starting mile 4, indicating dehydration. What would you do differently?: Consume more fluids during the bike and during T2 Post race
Warm down: So excited to complete the race! First olympic triathlon in the bag, check! After crossing the line, I immediately started consuming the water that the volunteers handed over, and started stretching my hamstrings and calves. The table with the bananas was a welcome sight indeed! Eventually I found my friends who (again) missed cheering me at the finish line :/ Oh wells, there's always next year. What limited your ability to perform faster: Proper fluid consumption during the race, which I can attribute to lack of practice drinking the water bottle out of the cage. Event comments: Finished my first Olympic triathlon! Very happy with my time of 2:57:58, as I wanted to beat a time of 3 hours. Very happy about my performance on the swim and bike, but perhaps I didn't leave enough in the tank for the run, which was plenty hard and the sun coming out towards the end certainly didn't make matters easier. Profile Album Last updated: 2016-09-11 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 1013/2761
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 153/284
The day prior to the race I made sure that all nutrition and gear check was taken care of before packing it all into my trusty TYR bag. Since I did my course talk and packet pick up on Friday (unlike last year when I did it on Saturday) I had a relatively, stress-free Saturday. And yet my mind kept on the race! Fortunately, one of my friends provided the best diversion when he texted me and asked me if I wanted to go check out a movie with him that night. I biked a leisurely 6 miles to transition to drop off the bike, and then met up with my friend at the theater. The 2 hour diversion was perfect for me to get my mind of the race and to stop worrying about every little detail! Needless to say, I went home relaxed, did some last minute preparations and gear check to make sure everything was in order, and then went to bed around 10:30 pm. Had my alarm set for 3:30 am, and I knew I wasn't going to get much sleep the night before the race , but I got almost 10 hours the night before, so I wasn't worried. Besides, the adrenaline of the race kept me pretty energized.
That morning I consumed 2 eggs and waffles for breakfast. Was around 4:45 am and still pitch dark when I stepped out and hailed a cab outside my condo. Arrived to a slew of fellow triathletes just walking into the transition area with their bikes. Great, I'm now inside the race area! I was drinking gatorade along the way to the race. Consumed a gel right before heading towards swim.
Was a little nervous for the swim due to my goggles fogging up recently during practices, so I made extra sure to keep them tight around my nose. As I jumped into the water, I swished some water around the insides of the goggle, and then put them on and tightened the straps. I'm ready and raring to go!
Performed some general stretching.