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Comments: I was terribly slow, went out too fast and had moments of "holy crap,I may not make this!" followed by visions of embarassment of being towed in by the lifeguards in front of my family and friends. I swtched strokes and just kept plugging away, huffing and puffing my way to the shore...ugh felt like I was in the water FOREVER and was convinced that I was DFL in my age group (my family revealed later that I wasnt....not even close) As I emerge from the water, completely exhausted, I look to my family and friends for words of encouragement as I know they are waiting for me....I exit the water alone as I was slower than most and it provided a gap so there was just me splashing up to the beach. I'm looking to see where my supporters are when I hear "PACE!!! DROP THE ANCHOR!!!" what a great friend...at least he made me laugh.... What would you do differently?: More swim training, clearly... ![]() Transition 1
Comments: Was biking in my running shoes, but didnt have a wetsuit to remove so wasnt too bad. ![]() Bike
Comments: there was a small hill right out of the gate and my left calf decided to cramp as soon as I got on the bike. I had read about others having this issue and just cranking thru it, so I did and it went away yay! I was expecting a slower time so I was happy with this result. I only passed one person the entire time and was passed by MANY...which was discouraging. I felt good overall, still need to learnto drink while riding. I feel like I could have went a little faster had I known the course before as on the second loop I was more aware of what gear I should be in. What would you do differently?: More training! and an electronic device so I can see how I am doing. ![]() Transition 2
Comments: had riding shoes on already, so just dropped my helmet and grabbed my racebelt and I was off. I did chat for a second with the guy next to me in the rack who had already come in from the run (and won the overall event). What would you do differently?: nothing, went well. ![]() Run
Comments: I tried to keep putting one foot infront of the other....seemed to take forever. Finally found a lady who was going slow but not stopping, tried to pace with her until around mile 3 she took a nasty spill :(. I stopped to make sure she was ok. She insisted she was ok, and told me to keep going, so I did.It was a crazy looping course that had constant traffic going the other way. I was sure id get lost.....but luckily didnt. What would you do differently?: train more on trails and hills ![]() Post race
Warm down: was greeted by family and friends, grabbed some fluids and ate (I was surprisingly super hungry) What limited your ability to perform faster: lack of training Last updated: 2011-09-18 12:00 AM
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My first one ever, so tried to follow what I've read others have done. got up at 4 am, coffee, banana...and we're off! Made my daughter drive me :)
got to the location right before it opened, perfect as I wanted as much time as possible to get setup.
picked up my packet, got marked...this is so cool!
My wife and friend arrived before the start, that made me happy :)
ran up and down the beach, went in the water a little, happy it felt warmer than i expected since I didnt have a wetsuit.
went over and listened to the tri-noob speech.