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Middlebury, Connecticut
United States
Revolution 3
80F / 27C
Total Time = 2h 27m 49s
Overall Rank = 15/384
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/62
Pre-race routine:

Not much. Woke up. Auto-gave myself a few taps in the face to make sure I wouldn't fall back asleep and then showered, ate a PB toast and a chocolate milk.
Event warmup:

A very short run right after it stopped raining. Did I mention it rained hard from 6 to 6h40 and the race started at 7h... Happily I was parked right next to the transition area so I went a few times to the car to get my stuff or drop a few things.
Swim
  • 23m 5s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 32s / 100 meters
Comments:

Very good swim for me. Calculated roughly that I got out of the water 25th OA so not that bad for a non swimmer. Felt fine all along, started deliberately conservative and stayed that way at least 1000m and then kicked it up a notch but not too much.
What would you do differently?:

Aim for the right fucking buoy! It wasn't easy to see which one was the good one because of those for the Half. 2 people in front didnt aim for the right one and I kinda assumed they were...until a kayak started to talk to them, it's then I realized I was waaaayyy too far so I lost some valuable time there! Oh well...
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Really quick T1, would have liked to have the times. I'm sure I was one of the fastest. I dropped my swim cap and goggles running to my rack and when I realized I did, I looked at them and said out loud "fuck it!". Someone took them back to my spot later apparently because they were there at the end of the race. :)
What would you do differently?:

Sweet nothing.
Bike
  • 1h 17m 9s
  • 39.91 kms
  • 31.04 km/hr
Comments:

Tough race! Getting out of T1 I started pedaling and quickly realized I wasn't feeling all that well. The first 10km was disastrous. A few guys passed me and I couldn't do anything about it. No juice at all. My head was down most of the time and I was trying to catch my breath and gain some energy. It got a little better but the lack of training showed.
What would you do differently?:

Train more but in my situation it's not really possible at the moment, so I guess i just have to suck it up and accept I'm slower...
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Lightning fast again. Very happy about it and nothing to change. Said Hi! to Simply Stu when getting out of T2!
Run
  • 45m 28s
  • 9.98 kms
  • 04m 34s  min/km
Comments:

Toughest run of my life I think. Almost stopped to walk 3 times. I fueled on pride because it was so tempting. I didn't and it's the only thing I'm happy about. I started conservatively and stayed with the strategy but when the combination of hills started, it was impossible to stay confortable. Ouch et re-ouch! Thought of people that I love and tried to focus on something else than pain and the desire to stop.

After the race I was bummed about my performance but getting the 21st time OA kinda means shut the fuck up Steve...
What would you do differently?:

Train more, but I can't so not much.
Post race
Warm down:

Post-race massage.

Got to chat and take a pic with Craig Alexander, Miranda Carfrae and Heather Gollnick. Cool stuff!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training.

Event comments:

Tough but fun!




Last updated: 2010-03-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:23:05 | 1500 meters | 01m 32s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/62
Overall: 0/384
Performance: Good
Suit: Blue Seventy. Or should I just answer yes?! ;)
Course: Triangle
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:17:09 | 39.91 kms | 31.04 km/hr
Age Group: 0/62
Overall: 0/384
Performance: Below average
Wind: None
Course: Fucking hills!
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:45:28 | 9.98 kms | 04m 34s  min/km
Age Group: 0/62
Overall: 21/384
Performance: Below average
Course: H.I.L.L.S.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2010-06-08 7:54 PM

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2010-06-08 9:30 PM
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Great job man!!

Wish I could have a "bad" race like that.  Congrats!
2010-06-09 4:40 AM
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Maybe one day I will have bad race too where we place in our AG For now I have good race where I am far from placing :P

Good job Steve, you drove for 8 hours, kicked some , then came back here. All that with a really tough course, I am impressed!

Don't be too hard on yourself man, you did great out there 
2010-06-09 5:24 PM
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Great job Steve!! Congrats on the AG placement and 15th OA.  You rock... even when you think you have a "bad" race.

2010-06-09 5:32 PM
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good job aqua man! where there hills on that course or there were just hills?  ;P
like rlejeune said:i wanna have bad races like you (mine aren't bad...they totally suck but soooo fun!
 
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