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Comments: Really bad start. Too much swimming on top of the water to find place. Bad thoughts, lost in churn, aching shoulders, sucking water. After about 300 meters finally talked myself out of my head and talked myself into performing...head down, flick hips, full strokes. Found rhythm by not sighting as much until I got past half way. My navigation was good so I had that working for me. Hey and I totally urped after the last buoy. What was that? What would you do differently?: Work on my start. My finish is good. I have to get over the start. I really expected better out of my swim.  Transition 1
Comments: Getting better. Slight issue with wet suit but getting better. What would you do differently?: Work on that start.  Bike
Comments: Saw a few accidents. Glad I listened to one of the locals prior to the race. Said he had ridden the course earlier in the week and said we should be ok if we follow the tracks. Any deviation and it was a little slippery out there (loose rocks). Knee pain (developed right prior to the race - nice) get me in the saddle as opposed to standing and attaching some of the hillier sections. More pain standing than sitting. Left a lot of time in the middle of the course. Had a great last 8 miles though. To hell with the pain and hammered it home. Oh and is there a penalty for drafting the referee's motorbike? Dude got b'tween me and my next pass around mile 20 and then held me up. Didn't quite know what to do. Transition 2
Comments: Really good. Timed the dismount perfectly - I think they were ready to hand me a penalty. Never stopped and had someone actually comment. That felt cool.  Run
Comments: Not a bad run but not my best. There's always second guessing. Usually I can run sub 7s off the bike but I was feeling pretty close to the edge. The entire time. So do you press and risk blowing up or do you ride the edge. Post race
Warm down: Walk/jog - lots of water. Did the worm and the funky chicken and led the spectators in the electric slide. What limited your ability to perform faster: Should have stayed off my Blackberry. But I just couldn't help it. Had to update my status facebook and I just love that twitter - shout out to all my "tweeps" in the cyber-hood. Event comments: I assume there was a strong field given that it was the Mideast AG qualifier for Nationals. I'm not sure if I did well or not. Thought I left about 6 or 7 minutes out there. Last updated: 2009-05-18 12:00 AM
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 2009-07-19 12:37 PM |
Regular  80  Oak Park, Il |  Subject: Evergreen Lake International Triathlon |
| 2009-07-19 9:29 PM in reply to: #2294386 |
Veteran 173 | Subject: RE: Evergreen Lake International Triathlon Seriously ... I'm cracking up about updating your FB status. Sorry you weren't feeling tip top but ... you had a good race regardless. Nice job with the boot straps. |
| 2009-07-21 12:39 AM in reply to: #2294386 |
Regular 66 | Subject: RE: Evergreen Lake International Triathlon Good job: keep up the good work and I hope to meet more of us BT'ers in the future. |
| 2009-07-23 12:44 PM in reply to: #2294386 |
Expert 1148 NW Suburbs, Illinois | Subject: RE: Evergreen Lake International Triathlon Nice race. Hope that knee feels better, and when you figure out the answer to "but I was feeling pretty close to the edge. The entire time. So do you press and risk blowing up or do you ride the edge" let me know.... |
| 2009-07-26 4:21 PM in reply to: #2294386 |
Expert 968 Wellington, North Island | Subject: RE: Evergreen Lake International Triathlon Nice job on the race! I was equally as impressed with your ability to lead the crowd in the funky chicken and the electric slide as I was your ability to update FB out there. |
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Overall Rank = 151/431
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/36
Up early. Shake out run. Sipping on Gatorade. Drive to race.
The usual...ran to warm up. Set up. Down to swim area and in the water. Take in Espresso GU 5 minutes prior. Watch the elites. I was in the third wave.