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Comments: I missed my swim wave.. I was out in the water "warming up." Jumped in with the 30-39 wave.. OH WELL.. Another curve to the day.. Water was cold, so getting out of the water was tough on my little toes. Lot's of rocks. Actually stood up to start to run, and decide I would be better of swimming farther in, and started to swim almost till my belly hit the crowd.. I think that saved me a little. What would you do differently?: GET IN THE RIGHT SWIM WAVE... Transition 1
Comments: STUPID WETSUIT! Stuck on my timing chip.. Right as I got to my T1 area, my wife walked up.. Good timing I guess.. Great encouragement. I don't know about everyone else but I thought the Transition area was a mess (super crowded). I had no room, and people's stuff on top of my. I felt like I was digging through other peoples stuff just to get to mine. What would you do differently?: Be more aggresive in trying to take my suit off. Tried once to pull of and it didn't come, so I sat down... Bike
Comments: Great bike, except I COULDN'T switch into my big chain ring... Better i guess than having to sit in that ring the WHOLE time, but I think I lost a minute of two with this problem, escpecially on flats and the 1 hill. But bike was ok. What would you do differently?: ?? Get the big ring to work before I go out there? Darnit Speedy Reedy... Just Kidding not there fault.. I should have gone down there this week.. LAZY! Transition 2
Comments: Very please w/ T2. I did think that it was weird that we had to touch a toe about 1/2 mile from the dismount.. Luckily I had already had my feet out of my shoes, so I didn't really stop.. Man my toes were still cold though. What would you do differently?: I got new shoes about 3 weeks ago, and didn't put the "speed laces" on there.. Took a little to tie shoes. Run
Comments: Felt great.. Good pace, I was pleased. Got a nice blister on TOP OF MY BIG TOE.. A little blood on my new WHITE shoes, but hey that is racing? Just a mere flesh wound. I'm over it. What would you do differently?: ??? Post race
Warm down: WENT TO STARBUCKS W/ the wife. What limited your ability to perform faster: THE BIG CHAIN RING NOT WORKING ON MY BIKE. Event comments: A little bigger cups on the run.. That little shot glass of a cup was a tease.. The food afterwards was awesome! Thought I was at a bake sale. They did a great job. Swim start seem a bit messy (i only say that because I missed my swim start.. my fault. I raced under the ALIAS of Matthew CHAPMAN.. Hopefully I didn't let him down.. and I thank him for giving me a chance to practice before my Oly Distance @ PACIFIC CREST! Last updated: 2005-06-05 12:00 AM
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55F / 13C
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Overall Rank = 105/406
Age Group = 25-29 MALE
Age Group Rank = 11/49
Woke up to the alarm @ 5:15... My 3 year lab get's up to the alarm to.. He hears it, and knows it is breakfast time. Anyways, he stands up from his bed, and starts heeving.. I fly out of bed to try and get him outside, w/ know luck.. made it to the bedroom door and got sick. HE'S NOT DONE.. we are both running down the hall to get outside, and he doesn't make it.. Poor guy. Then I get in the car to drive to the race, and spill coffee all over the front of me (had clothes on so no burn). I found out about this race on Weds. A friend of a friend had a hubby that wasn't going to race...They wanted me to meet them at the race at 6am.. 2 hours EARLY (or so I thought 2hrs??)
I ran into a guy that I went to high school with, and we talked for about 1/2 hour.. @ 6:40 I made a comment to him that there were a TON of people there for a race that starts in an hour and 20 minutes... DUDE THE RACE starts IN 20 MINUTES!!!!!! I ran to borrow a cell phone, and call my wife... WOKE her up and says the race starts in 20 minutes.. NOT 8am like we had both thought. So that threw me off a little.. OH WELL.. it is what it is.