Swim
Comments: : The swim this year went easier than last. I was much calmer. The fact they had a huge water station by the swim start was nice. That helped with the usual pre-race dry mouth syndrome. I started off in the back and toward the outside. Drafting, sighting and passing were all easy. I swam according to plan. My mantra repeated during the swim “smooth is fast”. I exited the water feeling good and not out of breath What would you do differently?: Maybe go a bit harder towards the later half of the swim? Transition 1
Comments: Still need to make sure I walk the transition area from the swim out before the race starts. Had a bit of trouble locating the correct rack. What would you do differently?: Commit to memory bike rack location from swim exit Bike
Comments: This year I was on a my old trusty road bike instead of the tri bike borrowed from a buddy. I kept almost the same pace as last year. Although it is not necessary to have a tri bike , in my opinion, it’s easier to go faster for longer on this flat and non-technical course. Making the turn around were definitely easier on 'old reliable'. What would you do differently?: Push on the pedals harder Transition 2
Run
Comments: : Hot. Hot. Hot. Here is where I noticed a tri bike is more efficient. I did not have the same legs as last year. I ended up walking a couple of times. I attribute that to the energy expenditure on the bike and also the heat. The ice water sponge stations were awesome. I could have used a few more of those. Volunteers were plentiful . The best part of the run was the kid with the super soaker towards the 3 mi marke. The child placed a nice center of mass shot of cold water. Refreshing. He even asked if I wanted to be shot. My buddy Mike who was doing his 1st tri caught up with me that last ½ mile of the race. He wanted me to run in w/ him but I was not able to keep his cadence and told him to run ahead the last ¼ mile. The crowd at the finish line was nice. It put some kick back into me. One participant who was finished and was watching the rest of us come in shouted and told me to catch the guy who was about 20yrds in front of me. I obliged. Cool sprint finish. I wish I could have found it in me to push harder earlier. Next year… What would you do differently?: I had a severe lack of will to push hard and get out of my comfort zone on the run. I was hot and my legs felt heavy during the entire run. I need to learn to focus and get myself to push harder on these short events. Post race
Warm down: talked story with Mike and Ken. Jumped in the ice bath. Grabbed some food. Jumped in the ice bath again. What limited your ability to perform faster: The lack of will to push harder. Event comments: Great race as usual. Looking forward to next year. Last updated: 2011-07-13 12:00 AM
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United States
Onurleft Event Management, LLC
95F / 35C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 533/1500
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 93/153
Woke up at 445. Usual morning ritual . Out the door at 5:15 everything was packed and set by the back door the night before – well almost everything. 5:20 a.m. turn around to get bike! Remembered everything else but was in a hurry to get to race site and forgot one of the most important things. Got to race site at 5:50 only do discover a huge traffic jam with participants trying to park and just as big a jam at the site entry for body marking. Started to worry if I’d make it if before transition closed. Once inside said hey to Mike M. Ken and Keri O.
Swam 100m or so in the warm brackish water