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Swim
Comments: The swim was awful. I felt like I went into shock when I hit the water since I was acclimated and it was freezing. I also drank about a gallon of water (that's what it felt like) during the first 100 m. Everytime I turned my head to breath I got a mouthful of water. The waves were 6 inch ripples and at the exact wrong height. I should have looked back more to get a better breathing zone. I tried to breath on the other side, stop swimming to get oriented, breath every stroke, etc., but couldn't get into a rhythm. It turns out I was going pretty fast. What would you do differently?: Get in the water before the race to get my body acclimated Breath by looking back so I can get a pocket to breath in Slow down and get in a groove Make sure my goggles are tight so they don't leak Transition 1
Comments: I put my shoes on before the transition and had to run up a muddy hill. It took a couple tries to get them to clip in, but it finally worked. Overall, it wasn't too bad. What would you do differently?: Long-term, consider whether I could try without socks and whether I could leave my shoes attached to my bike. Bike
Comments: I felt strong on the bike and only one person passed me (30 year old), but I passed him back on the last hill as he was getting on his bike after his pedal fell off. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Transition 2
Run
Comments: I felt OK on the run (better than I thought I would). I didn't drink anything and just tried to keep a reasonable pace. No one passed me and I didn't pass anyone. I finished hard. What would you do differently?: Maybe push a little harder earlier in the run and start my hard finish earlier as I had a little energy at the finish line. Post race
Warm down: None. What limited your ability to perform faster: Swim - see above Last updated: 2005-04-25 12:00 AM
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2005-05-14 6:13 PM |
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2005-05-15 12:35 PM in reply to: #157629 |
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Didn't warm up other than stretching. Didn't get more than my feet in the water before the race which was a mistake.