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Comments: I got in the back of the pack and off to the side and started very slow so that I did not need to be pulled out of the water before the end of the swim. My wetsuit or team jersey started REALLY chaffing about half way through. I felt very good about my tracking the bouys although they were only 100m apart. All my hard work swimming and a wetsuit paid off. I NEVER expected to swim that fast considering where I was when I started last year. What would you do differently?: I may go a little faster as I get more comfortable in the water. I never got tired. My main fear, other than drowning of course, is being away from shore in deep, dark water and hyperventilating from swimming too hard.  Transition 1
Comments: I had spray on sunscreen for the t1 because of the anitbiotics. I REEEEALLY stung when I sparayed it on my chaffed under arms. WOW! That woke me up! What would you do differently?: Run in, move faster, run out  Bike
Comments: I felt way too comfortable on the bike. I was averaging in the high 19 mphs, but decided to slow down because my HR was at 160 although I felt really good. I was afraid that I would not be able to run if I went too fast. What would you do differently?: I would push harder on the bike. Transition 2
Comments: I do not know why this transition was so slow. I must have taken a short nap. What would you do differently?: I do not know. I must have been napping.  Run
Comments: I did not expect to run fast. My goal was to not walk except at water stations. I took a porta potty break behind two women which was a little over 4 minutes. This was only the second time that I have run 6 miles in the last 15 years. What would you do differently?: Not much. I would check the course out. If I had I would have known that there were more porta potties along the way and I would not have waited in line. I did not really get to train for the run because I needed to concentrate on swimming after missing so much time with my collarbone. Not drowning is more important to me than running fast. ;) Post race
Warm down: walked around a bit. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of training of course...however I did take three months off with my broken collarbone and did not really start back until March 8th so I needed to concentrate on swimming. Event comments: I had a great time hanging out with everyone and checking out St. Petersburg. I wish that I could have stayed longer. Last updated: 2007-05-01 12:00 AM
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 2007-05-01 11:18 AM |
Master  1201   Woodstock, GA |  Subject: St. Anthony's Triathlon |
| 2007-05-01 12:04 PM in reply to: #783393 |
Master 1888  Winder, GA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Great job, Neal! You had great splits and a great swim time! You're going to have a great season! |
| 2007-05-01 12:33 PM in reply to: #783393 |
Expert 931 Smyrna, GA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Ha - a nap in T2  Great report, Neal. And look at your swim time!! That's really awesome that you were able to do it after the collarbone mishap. Good luck this season. |
| 2007-05-01 12:35 PM in reply to: #783393 |
Master 1432 Woodstock | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Great race neal! sounds like you had a good time with the gang. Impressive swim and bike splits- your running will come along quickly throughout this tri season. Congrats on a great race! |
| 2007-05-01 12:50 PM in reply to: #783393 |
Master 2379 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Great report, Neal. You did awesome with everything...and even had time to take a nap...sweet!! Way to go!! |
| 2007-05-01 1:11 PM in reply to: #783393 |
Expert 882 Marietta, GA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon You did a great job - your splits are great! It's so hard to predict how many portapotties will be on the course - last year there was only one and it nearly killed me, so you made the right decision to wait a bit. |
| 2007-05-01 2:38 PM in reply to: #783393 |
Veteran 129 Norcross, GA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Great job, neal! I'm glad you had a fabulous swim/ bike even after the setback you had with your collar bone. Well done. |
| 2007-05-01 9:57 PM in reply to: #783393 |
| Extreme Veteran 597 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Great job Neal. I was so happy to hear/see how well you did in the swim. I can't believe you were down for the count with the collarbone such a short time ago! It was great to see you on the run course too... I'm not sure if it boosted you at all, but I enjoyed seeing someone I recognized! |
| 2007-05-02 9:16 AM in reply to: #783393 |
Veteran 281 | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Good job Neal! |
| 2007-05-02 9:22 AM in reply to: #783393 |
Pro 3883 Woodstock,GA | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Great job Neal! Those jerseys do chafe don't they? |
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stayed in bed as late a possible, grabbed a bannana and apple and rushed to the transisition area. Probably drank way to much fluid either the night before or that morning. I took my antibiotic that said drink plenty of water when you take it. Put lots of sunscreen lotion on because antibiotic said limit sun exposure.
I did not really warm up unless you count the walk from the Transition area to the start. I think that counts. :)