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Comments: I felt very confident and loose before the race. Started far left and was first one out away from pack. Felt I had a strong pace. Sighting was poor. Sun in eyes and green marker bouys were hard to spot. I did not swim straight at any time. I am upset with my time in the swim. I should have been much faster. What would you do differently?: I need to train in OWS. I need to build upon my strength. I had a great start but for whatever reason, did not accomplish what I wanted to do. Transition 1
Comments: Long run from T1 spot to bike. Left bike in low gear and couldn't get my legs moving fast enough! Slow tranny. What would you do differently?: Set bike in highest gear for easiest transition. The guy next to me was too close. I need to spread out my towel more and have more room. Bike
Comments: My quads were killing me from the beginning. Not sure why they were lazy! I did not use my legs during swim. Wanted a faster pace (20mph+). But wind was blowing and I only had spurts (maybe 5 times) where I felt really strong. Drank good amount of water and gatorade. Drink stations with water bottle hand-offs were really nice! What would you do differently?: Stretch quads out before swim. I am not sure if I should get out of the saddle during hills or just gear up and have high cadence. Transition 2
Comments: Came into T2 fast. I liked that. Ran 1/2 of T2 and forgot number belt. Had to run back. Added at least 2min to T2. My race belt also broke and I had to fix it while I was quickly walking out of T2 What would you do differently?: Re-check race belt to make sure it is good. (which it was while I attached number). Put race belt inside of a shoe so I don't forget it next time! Run
Comments: Poor. I walked a few times during the run. My pace was slower than I expected. I felt embarrassed walking. My mind wasn't as strong as I wanted it to be. I didn't need to walk. I could have slowed my pace and probably had at least a 10min mile. What would you do differently?: Keep moving...no walking unless it is needed at drink station. I need to keep going. If I see my HR go too high, then I can slow to a walk, if it stays lower than 175, I have no excuses! Post race
Warm down: Walked around and stretched out. Drank some fluids. Very sore muscles. What limited your ability to perform faster: My lack of longer training and adding some speed training. I feel that traveling back to MN with a 2hour time change that hurt my sleep was also a factor. Waking up at 4am Central was like waking up at 2pm Pacific. only had 3 solid hours of sleep. Event comments: I have to do it next year to prove i am better than a 3hr olympic in a clydesdale division. I will smash my time. Last updated: 2007-02-20 12:00 AM
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Sunny
Overall Rank = 662/1247
Age Group = 16-29Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 11/13
Ate bowl of cereal and banana. Drank fluids. Got to location early to get Transition spot. Drove with John.
Ran for about 7min before had. I did not do this during my last race. Don't think it is necessary. Will not do it next race. Swam about 100 yds prior to swim.