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Comments: Man, crazy chop. Beautiful morning for a swim though. I rounded the corners well, and I felt this went pretty smooth. Big thing though....the water got really shallow before the beach, so you end up running the last 25 yards in waist deep water, ugh!!! Also, LONG LONG LONG run to transition. What would you do differently?: Would have swam closer to the shore before standing up. Transition 1
Comments: What a long run from the swim to the bike racks, this was a killer. I got the suit off okay and into my bike shoes witout much trouble. Ran to the mount line and got going pretty quickly. I need to learn a way to get on the bike quicker though. What would you do differently?: Need to work on bike mounts/dismounts. Bike
Comments: I needed to drink more. The almost 100 degree heat was brutal by this point. What would you do differently?: Drink more. I felt the bike was strong today. Transition 2
Comments: I didn't even try to slip my feet on top of the shoes and jump off with the shoes still clipped. I've been practicing it, but don't want to try it in a race yet. What would you do differently?: I need to practice my bike mounts/dismounts Run
Comments: My run sucked, I'm disappointed with my performance here. My training runs at this distance were all considerably faster. I'm sure the heat, which was just brutal at this point, was a factor but it can't be all to blame. I need to do more brick workouts. What would you do differently?: brick train. Post race
Warm down: Standing in front of the guy with the hose for about 5 minutes!!!!! Seriously, this was really lame. My wife and I had to walk with my bike and my big transition duffel the 2 miles back to my car because the shuttle wasn't running yet. It sucked. I think I was more tired from the hump back to my car than from the race! What limited your ability to perform faster: The heat. Lack of training/transition practice. Event comments: The volunteers were outstanding, much thanks to them. Thanks also to Waukegan Fire and Police for all the support, they were great as well. I was impressed with the way this race was run, the actual events were very organized and outstanding. My biggest complaint is the way they handled getting to the actual event. No parking anywhere near the race, no bike drop offs, it sucked. To have to lug a heavy bag and a bike 2 miles in 100 degree heat after running a triathlon is brutal. It's really a small thing to nitpick though. I had a great time and will do this race again for sure. Last updated: 2005-07-24 12:00 AM
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Capri Events
100F / 38C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 78/688
Age Group = 25-30
Age Group Rank = 12/69
This was my first mistake. I spent the whole day before the race in the sun building a patio on my house. Instead of resting my dad and I were hauling pavers and about 5 tons of gravel and sand with a wheelbarrow so when I woke up this morning for the race I was already sore.
Ate a power bar and got to the parking lot about 5:50. I was disappointed the shuttle wouldn't let me on with my bike so my wife rode the shuttle and I biked to the race site.
light jog on beach. Stretching. Bike ride to transition area from the lot, about 2 miles or so.