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OWS update.  After yesterday's less than spectacular effort I was back at it again today.  Much better despite less visibility and a good chop on the water.  Swam at location of race this weekend.  Would swim 50-100 then take a break with gradually increasing distance.  Able to establish a rhythm and more comfortable despite worse conditions.  Feel better about the upcoming race but plan to get back out in the bay 1-2 more times before Saturday.

Randy

Matt- thanks for the words of encouragement.  Mel- way to rock that hill!  I will think of you the next time I face a "hill" (you know, I live in the flatlands of the midwest

Matt-sorry for the loss.  A week or two without training and not eating right are pretty insignificant in the big picture.  Easy to say as I know I would feel the same way you do.  If anything it sounds like you are even more motivated now. Just be careful not to overdo it-an injury at this point would be a huge downer.

Well folks, tomorrow is the day-first tri. Sprint with 600 swim/16.4 bike/ and 3.1 run.  Looks like there are about 70 male firstimers out of about 425 racers.  We are in second to last swim wave so that should be good-not as many folks swimming over me! Did total of 3 OWS this week to prepare-conditions forecast for race look good. A little anxious today but I know I am ready.  Have set some specific goals but dont want to jinx myself at this point.  Will report back sometime tomorrow afternoon. 

A question for the veterans-where do you attach the number to your bike?  The number is on a card that folds over so number is visible on both sides.  They included a couple of twist ties.  Do I put on top tube, behind the seat or where.  Have a belt for the run and have already attached the number to it.

Thanks everyone

Randy

Well, first one is in the books. Beautiful weather.  600 swim/ 16.4 bike/ 5k. Had set a goal of finishing under 1:30. Time was 1:24:21 good for 2nd out of 65 in male first timers.  Really pleased with how things went-got a bit of a break on the swim.  Had a blast!!!

Swim-this was more like an aqua jog. Low tide so water pretty shallow.  Everyone in my firstimers wave walked/ran at least half.  Penalized the good swimmers and was an advantage for folks like me.  I think I was 12 of 65 out of the water. Will continue to work hard on swimming with lots of ows this summer.

T1-race results said around 4 minutes. UGH! Could not have taken that long.  Lots of room for improvement.

Bike-went well on rolling course. Was only passed by 2 riders on rocket bikes and passed a bunch of folks although first timers were second to last wave -so more people in front than behind.  Averaged 20.8 on new Cervelo P1.  Thats almost 2 mph better than my ride on the course with my road bike with aerobars a week ago.  P1 is Cervelo's entry level tri bike-aluminum frame -been around for years as P2SL.  Huge difference from my Specialized roadie. Love the bike just need to continue to tune the engine.  Bike split was 2 of 65.

T2-better. 1:30+/- Better. Still not sure what happened in T1???

Run-first 1/3 mile is steep uphill.  Walked through water station at top of hill and was really whipped. Started running again and gradually got running legs.  Pushed it over last mile passing a few folks.  Time was around 23:25 for 5k. 

Hung around, had some pizza, water a couple of beers and enjoyed the morning.  A great day in Fairhope on Mobile Bay.

Thanks to all for their encouragement

Randy

WTG Randy!  Great job!

Tami - The water was great...It was 66* which is just about what the lake was in my first failed OWS attempt.  Same problem in the beginning, but without the adrenaline of being in a race, I was able to properly warm up and after a few minutes was able to get into a groove and didn't have any problems after that.  The moral of the story is to warm up at the next race in the water and not on the bike or with a short run...

Scout

he don't forget the safety $20 for the bike bag.....for a gatorade/water, food, post-race beer, cab, or...even a tire!  At a supported ride last year, my friend blew out her tube and tire. We had no credit on us, only my safety $20.  Althought the price was above $20, the LBS with a stand at one of the pit stops finally agreed to take $20 for tube,tire, and labor.  Phew----safety $20 is awesome.

Oh- and at the last triathlon, the safety $20 paid for a post-race beer