Swim
Comments: The swim killed me. I caught a cold 2 days prior to the race and i could never get my breathing in sink. I took in some water and the inside of my nose really burned. I tasted oil/fuel at one point. Overall it was a nightmare swim. Felt better the last 200 meters. What would you do differently?: Take swim lessons at Dymamo. Anyone else tried this?? Transition 1
Comments: Cut my t2 from 5:30 (Emerald point) to 2:18 so I can't complain. It is amazing how fast the time goes in the transitions!!!! What would you do differently?: Keep trying to do it faster. Bike
Comments: Felt good on the bike, this is my strongest of the 3. I thought I would do better, the cold and lung funk slowed me down a little. What would you do differently?: Try not to get a cold!!! Transition 2
Comments: Cut my time in half from Emerald point, I can be faster in T2... Practice practice practice Run
Comments: The swim really caught up with me. I thought I was going to puke or explode. I felt like I had swallowed a basketball and could barely run. It really hurt. I just kept putting one foot in front of the other. I had to walk at the first water station and a little later up the hill before the turnaround. I really felt bad!! Felt better on the 3rd mile and finished strong. I saw my wife at the 2 mile marker she was on her way to the turnaround, gave me a lift (her first tri she did great!!) Just need to get the swim down so that it doesn't affect the rest of my race. What would you do differently?: puke... Post race
Warm down: Ate a banana and some oranges What limited your ability to perform faster: Lake water, I prefer any other beverage to lake water... Event comments: Look forward to next year at which time I will ROCK THE SWIM!!! Thanks to all who have posted, It makes it easier to analize my race and get better!!!! Last updated: 2008-02-20 12:00 AM
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Age Group = Master Clydesda
Age Group Rank = 6/10
Peanut Buter and honey sandwich and some coffee
Short Jog and a swim warmup on the baech