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Comments: Great volunteers helping us out of the water and stripping wetsuits. Thanks!!! What would you do differently?: Make the the turns closer to the bouys. I went wide to avoid the worst of the crowding, but it cost me time and the chance to draft a bit more. Transition 1
What would you do differently?: Have a towel and water bottle to rinse feet off. Would have saved time and feet would have been a bit more comfortable later. Bike
Comments: Burned too many matches on the bike, especially the 2nd loop (tailwind made the first loop faster). Some aid stations started running out of bananas by the last loop so I didn't eat as much. I also didn't eat enough gu/gel on th last lap 'cause it was not a flavor I had tried before and my stomach was starting to feel funny. What would you do differently?: Bring a few more gel/gu things that I like in my jersey. Take it easier on hard loops. Transition 2
Comments: Didn't need to move bike once I got off, bike handler volunteers were right there. (Great job guys!!) Drank some ice water. Volunteers with the sunscreen were AWESOME. Applying sunscreen to people that have swam in a stinky lake and then biked 112 miles in 90+ temps is NOT a pleasant job, but they did it with a smile on their face and wished us well as we set off on the run. What would you do differently?: Not sure of anything. Run
Comments: Talking with others, encouraging others and thanking volunteers is a great way to take your mind off the 114+ miles you have already gone. Even a slow run pace is faster than walking and will keep your total time dramatically down. What would you do differently?: Push a bit more earlier in between aid stations. Post race
Warm down: Puke then walk around and drink water and cols. What limited your ability to perform faster: Stomach problems. Event comments: 3% body weight change is Sunday morning to Monday morning, so it was probably a bit more before post-race pizza and snacks. Last updated: 2007-09-14 12:00 AM
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Sunny
Overall Rank = 1147/2027
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 229/353
Arrived at site plenty early, loaded my water (frozen) and Powerade (still mostly frozen) and stuffed my Bento box full of gu/gel/cliff blocks/fig bars. Dropped some more food and stuff in my transition bags.
swim towards start line.