This was my best swim ever. I was able to draft for about half of the race!

Not drift so wide to the right of the first buoy.

There was an uphill section out of the T1, so I was glad to have been able to just jump on the bike cyclocross style and just pedal up. A guy behind me had trouble stopping at the mount zone and clipping in. As I took off, I here "aww @#$!" following plastic sliding noises.

I finally got to do a tri with my HED deep front and Disc wheel. I also changed my bike position the week before to a more aggressive posture. It worked out!! And to the 3 other people I fought it out with.... Great job!

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I forgot to slip my feet out of the shoes because there was a downhill to the dismount zone so I was on the brakes. I was able to jump off the bike with my shoes on and that wasn't too bad. I sounded like a horse running though! :-)

dismount with shoes off.

This is where my race time looks really funny compared to my swim/bike. If you read my last race result from Strawberry Fields in Oxnard, you'll know that I have ITBS. For this race, I decided (while attempting to run @ Strawberry Fields) that I was going to just walk the 3 miles. It wasn't too bad! My IT band was hurting a little due to my running through transition. I think I made the right decision to walk the run. However, the race announcer was rude when I came through the chute. He didn't even say my name/location over the microphone. (To the Race announcer: If you see this, you should ease up on people. and stop being so damn sexist!) Anyway, I thought I did rather well! And if I keep up the recovery I will be running again in no time!

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3 mile walk of the 3 mile run course! lol :-)


ITBS


I would have been happier if the race announcer wasn't so rude, he made a comment, "look! the girls is gonna pass you! you can at least run!" anyway, I think my swim/bike more than made up for it