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Webster, Massachusetts
United States
FIRM
80F / 27C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 32m 1s
Overall Rank = 456/1981
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 64/225

Pre-race routine:

We stayed at a motel some 15 min to race site, so we kind of took our time. Got up, ate some cereal, a small cup of crappy coffee, sip water/gatorade, drove to race site. Parked ~1 mile from transition area. Walked our bikes to TA. Looked for Jorge. I tried to save my arms and legs for him to body-mark me. Didn't see him. Saw Nikki, AdCo (Adam) -he taped my BT sign on his car window :)
So many people there, and we arrived sort of late. Racks are almost full. Not easy to find a spot with enough space to put my stuff. Moved both my neighbors' bikes a inch on each side to give myself more space :p

Event warmup:

Jogged from TA to beach and back to TA. Jumped into the lake to do a few strokes. Water is comfortable. I was in wave 14. While waiting for my wave to start, I walked around, and hung out with my coworkers who start at different waves. Ate a CLIF chot 20 min before swim start.
Found out em73 (Monica) and trilinerror (Lin) are in the same wave. Nice to start the race with them.

Swim

14m 14s
750 meters
01m 54s / 100 meters

Comments:

Swim start was a chaos. Too many people. Got kicked all the way. For a while I was drafting off someone who suddenly switched from crawl to breaststroke. Got kicked on the chest. A few times I got some heads bumped into my stomach. Went off course for a bit. A swim angle on a surf board told me to get back into the right direction. I think I'm relatively fast as I saw lots of pink caps from the wave before by the time I round the 2nd bouy.

What would you do differently?:

Maybe seeding myself closer to the FOP to avoid being kicked by people?
And not to get off course. Although I don't think I lost too much time there.

Transition 1

05m 2s

Comments:

Long way from beach to T1. I shaved ~2 min from last year's time by jogging the whole way (walked most of it last year). I put my pair of slippers along the way so that I didn't have to hurt my feet when running on the sandy/pebbbled area. I also placed a bottle of gatorade by the slippers so that I can sip on it while running to my bike.
Rinsed off feet in my plastic bucket and quickly put on socks and bike shoes. helmet on, gloves on, threw a CLIF chot blok into my mouth and started pushing my bike to mount area.

What would you do differently?:

nothing. I'm happy with my time

Bike

43m 2s
12 miles
16.73 mile/hr

Comments:

Started cranking right away. I knew that crazy mile-long hill would be intimidating. Tried to ride fast at the beginning and use momentum to help me up the hill. Thought to myself "I did it last year without getting off the bike, I can do it this year". My avg speed at that hill was some 8 mph. After that hill, I felt I was golden. Except for that broken, bumpy downhill where 20 volunteers stationed to tell racers to go slow, I cranked most of the course, yelling "ON YOUR LEFT!". Even had the energy to say hi to spectators and volunteers.

What would you do differently?:

Should hydrate more. Made the mistake of putting a gatorade bottle with screw cap instead of my bike water bottle. Had to use 2 hands to open screw cap if I want to drink. Ended up not drinking on bike.

Transition 2

02m 15s

Comments:

I love my Yankz. :)

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Run

27m 26s
2.8 miles
09m 48s min/mile

Comments:

My goal for this race is to run the whole course (walked 1/2 of it last year due to side pain), and I met my goal. A little tight on the quads right off the bike, but I forced myself to move them. Realized I didn't drink at all on the bike so I made sure I stop at every water station. By that time, the temperature was much higher than at race start. Took 2 cups of water at every station, one to drink, the other to pour over my body. Slight uphill right after TA made it harder to run on tight legs. By mile 2, my legs loosen up, but I started to feel tired. Distracted myself by looking for people i know. Saw a couple of TriFury women whose faces I didn't recognized (saw their TriFury uniform). Yelled to them "GO TRIFURY!". 0.5 mile from finish I saw my coworker who started 5 waves after me. Last year, she started 3 waves after me and overtook me at the run. Got back to the park, started sprinting the last 100 yard or so to the finish line.

What would you do differently?:

run faster?

Post race

Warm down:

Got food. Made sure I got ice-cream.
Waited for coworkers by the finish line.
Walked back and forth, went to AdCo's car a few times to see if any BTers are hanging out there. Didn't see anyone.

Event comments:

I'm happy to shave 7:02 minutes off my official time from last year. Met my goal of not walking at the run course, and not getting off my bike at that mile-long hill.

Last updated: 2006-06-02 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:14:14 \| 750 meters \| 01m 54s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/225
Overall:	655/1981
Performance:	Average
Avg HR = 159
Suit:	no
Course:	Triangular course from beach to bouys back to beach, counter-clockwise, 2 bouys to round.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	75F / 24C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Average
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	05:02
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
00:43:02 \| 12 miles \| 16.73 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/225
Overall:	391/1981
Performance:	Good
Avg HR = 164
Wind:	Little
Course:	single loop, fairly hilly. From TA to Rte 193 to Rte 16 to some residential area where mile 4 is the mile-long hill, followed by a large downhill with a right turn at the bottom. The downhill was very bumpy. Then went to CT at some point, and back to MA on Rte 193. 80% new pavement.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	85
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	02:15
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:27:26 \| 02.8 miles \| 09m 48s min/mile
Age Group:	0/225
Overall:	795/1981
Performance:	Good
Avg HR = 162
Course:	Opposite direction of the bike course, then turned into some residential area. 1 loop out and back.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4

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D.K.

2006-07-30 9:30 PM

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