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Comments: I was seeded right behind davidb. After chatting with Ester (swim send off & RD's wife), I jumped in and got a good push off the wall. This was a very uneventful swim. For most of this swim, I was about half a length behind David and equally in front of the person behind me. Coming to the last wall, I could see I was catching up a bit, so I eased off a little and climbed out at the ladder. What would you do differently?: Nothing, this a very smooth pool swim. Transition 1
Comments: Decided not to wear the jacket and had some problems getting my shoes on. Bike
Comments: I was very apprehensive for this ride. I was a bit nervous with the wet roads. I was also wearing sunglasses and couldn't see as well as I would have liked. I think it would have helped if I had ridden the course prior to the race. The first half was mostly old country roads with quite a few turns and I really never felt comfortable riding them. I also slowed way down at the turns to be a bit more cautious than I probably needed to be. I spent way too much time out of the aerobars in the first half and my effort wasn't too high. During the second half, I felt much more comfortable, but unfortunately, I was still getting passed quite a bit. On the other hand, I felt real comfortable on the new bike and think I have it pretty close to dialed in for me. What would you do differently?: Pre-ride the course and wear the glasses with the yellow or clear lenses. The fact that I rode only 150 miles over the past 2 months probably contributed to these results ;) I'm pretty sure if I had my HRM, it would have reflected a low(ish) effort and I could have pushed a bit more. Transition 2
Comments: Came in nicely and hear jcagg90 yelling at me. I'm chatting with him while trying to get ready for the run. My feet were a little numb and I didn't put my stretchie laces on my shoes. So, I struggled a bit to get my numb feet into my tied shoes, but I managed okay. Run
Comments: I started off about as easy as possible. Glancing at the Garmin, I was pushing it a bit more than I wanted. I was really cautious and was focusing on how my back was feeling. I maintained a comfortable pace through the second mile. By the 3'rd mile, I was feeling great and pushed a bit more. I still felt great and was able to finish strong. My goal was to go under 9:00 min pace, so I'm real happy with the 8:10 overall pace, but I think the course was a little short (I had 3.03 on the Garmin, but did start it a tad late I think). What would you do differently?: Looking back now, I know I could have pushed harder for the first 2 miles. But, having only run 50 miles since last Sept, I'm really happy with this run. Post race
Warm down: Grabbed some water and fruit and chatted with my parents and the other BTers at the race. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of bike/run training this year. I suppose I could have gone harder, but it's easy for me to say that now. I truly believe I could have gone harder on the run since it was the end. If I would have gone harder on the bike, it probably would have just slowed my run. I really don't have much bike fitness right now. Last updated: 2008-04-25 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 68/283
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 16/39
This was pretty much a last minute decision to enter this race (I signed up last Tuesday). Other than swimming, I really haven't been training seriously since I hurt my back las Sept. I also bought a new bike (one of those Javelin deals) and haven't been too comfortable on it.
To be completely honest, with the weather forcast (low 50's, windy & rainy), I wasn't too excited about this race.
My goal was to get into a race and see how it goes. I wanted to finish in under 1:25 (1:30 swim pace, 19mph bike, & 9 min/mi run), but really didn't have any expectations. In light of this, I decided to leave the HR strap off and just go by feel.
Jumped in the pool and swam a few easy laps.