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Comments: Good start, but went out a bit fast then had to cruise to let me heart settle. Misunderstood the course - I went around the side buoys, while others went inside with no issues. I guess since there was some drift, they ignored the normal rules - cost me some extra yards for sure. Once I got going and in rhythm, I had a good swim. What would you do differently?: Understand the rules on the buoys so I could have a more efficient route. I am happy with 8th in age group. I should get more OWS practice, but not sure how to get this.  Transition 1
Comments: A bit slow for me - maybe because of the rain. Maybe because it was the first of the year. What would you do differently?: Practice.  Bike
Comments: I feel like I had a good ride, but still not as strong as others. I worked on my biking a lot this off season and spring, so I am happy to have some improvement, but I expected more. I got passed on several downhills, but caught the same people on the climbs. Drank a gatorade during the ride and had a GU. That was my plan to sustain me for the run. The rain led to a few accidents - hope those people came out ok. What would you do differently?: Continue to work harder. Happy with my progress. Transition 2
Comments: Smooth, no issues getting to spot. Stuff was in the tupperwear and dry. Towel dried feet, then tried to get socks on - not so great. Got shoes on easily though - I like my new speed laces. What would you do differently?: Nothing - good plan for the rain.  Run
Comments: I was happy with my run - passed many more than passed me. Kept a strong pace in the rain. Did not take water and happy I didn't - probably saved me a bit of time. Had a good kick at the end and finished very strong. What would you do differently?: Nothing - good run - wonder if I could have gone just a little bit harder. Post race
Warm down: Had a gatorade and wandered with my foil blanket. Rev3 is always prepared! Gathered up some Muscle Milk for later. Saw that I was 9th in age group, so didn't hang around in the mud and rain. What limited your ability to perform faster: I do ride my bike in the rain, so I was ready for that. I have done several other races in the rain also, so no excuses with the weather. I need to find a way to practice my OWS - I always forget how different it is. Overall, just keep training, keep my weight down (this helped on the hills!) and keep a strong , confident mental approach - and it'll continue to be fun and successful. Event comments: Rev3 puts on a great race. These were nasty conditions, and Rev3 still executed - great attitudes from their team and volunteers, good swag, food, everything. I did the HIM the past 2 years, but did the Oly this year because I had a commitment on Sunday. Oly was done well, just like the HIM and was a good challenging course. Happy with the race and my performance, despite a nasty, rainy day. Last updated: 2012-03-19 12:00 AM
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REVOLUTION3 Triathlon
60F / 16C
Precipitation
Overall Rank = 98/656
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 9/65
Got up at 3:45 - pouring rain as expected. Made coffee, loaded truck and got on the road about 4:25am. Had coffee, bagel with PB, water on the way. Arrived 5:30 - parked in the grass (happy I would have 4WD later!). Used bathroom, set up transition with tupperwear container - saw it on BT the day before the race! Had a G1 and some more water.
Put on the wetsuit - tough since I was wet from the rain. Went for a swim - the water was warmer than the air! The stood around for a long time - first they had to retrieve a buoy that had drifted. Then I had to wait for all other waves to go. Oh well, someone had to go last.