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Comments: I was in the first line, strong start then it got pretty crazy at the turn, then better. At one point I have four guys in front of me net to each other and I couldnt pass them, so I was breastroking... Eventually it cleared up and I got back at it. Apparently the later wave got crazier, my friend was dunked repeatedly and she wasn't happy :-) What would you do differently?: Swimming is not my forte, I only have been to the pool 15 times in the last 8 months... Definitely something to improve on especially since I want to do Olympic distance next season  Transition 1
Comments: pretty uneventful. I run of the water as I saw that i was in the first ones to get off. My HR was quite high (171) I put on my helmet and shoes under the rain and headed off. What would you do differently?: go faster, obviously, I hadn't the best setup and the rain didnt help.  Bike
Comments: I had a cramp in my right calf, not enough sodium so I didnt push too much and tried to stretch it on the way down. I saw people passing me and I knew that I wasnt doing very good. Did whatever I could given the circumstances and tried to finish strong. What would you do differently?: I started biking this summer, so just more training Transition 2
Comments: I wasnt as efficient as I could have, lost time putting on socks cause I was afraid to get blisters since my feet were wet. What would you do differently?: go faster  Run
Comments: climbing was brutal, at that point I had catch up with people from the Olympic distance. As I was making my way up the bridge I saw many people walking. I settled for a lower pace, followed a lady and then put on the gas on the way down. Tried to keep my HR around 170. On the way back I felt better and started passing many people. As the bridge ended, a 56 yo from the Olympic distance caught up with me (I think the one of only 3 people who passed me on the run) and he was flying at 6:30/mile, so I stuck with him all the way to the end. It was thought but I kept thinking, if he can do it, I can do it too :-) I gracefully let him go first in the chute (actually he was too fast for me :-) What would you do differently?: Pretty happy with my run, didn't make the mistake of going to fast at the beginning. I thought i was jogging but my Garmin said 7min/mile. I knew it was too fast to start, so I slowed down and kept my HR steady. Post race
Warm down: went through the chute with that feeling " I never want to run that fast again, I'm gonna puke". Got out, got a drink and then got a banana. Looked for my sister who was taking pictures and my friend who was still on the course. She was going up the bridge while I was coming back down so I knew I had 10-12 min in front of me. What limited your ability to perform faster: Definitely lack of training, I only trained seriously for the last three weeks. At least I know I can do better. The cramp on the bike didn't help either, I have to be better with fueling. Event comments: I thought it was great! Lots of volunteers, people cheering, good hard course. Only thing is you have an hour and a half where you just wait for them to set up the swim for the sprint course. transition closes at 7am and first wave is at 8:45am. But it went by pretty fast. Definitely will try to come back next year. Last updated: 2013-10-01 12:00 AM
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80F / 27C
Precipitation
Overall Rank = 83/669
Age Group = M30-39
Age Group Rank = 15/78
Came down to Miami on Thursday night with a friend to to this race, my first triathlon!
I have a place in Surfside so we stayed there. Rented bikes for the weekend, it was cheaper than bringing my own.
Woke of at 5:30am, breakfast, and headed to the race site.
It was packed, much more than the previous day when we dropped the bikes. I was in the first wave at 8:45am but transition was closing at 7am so we had quite a wait. We used it to see the Olympic course athlete get out of the water, eat some more, trip to porta potty (note to self, bring a roll of toilet paper next time, that should be part of the checklist!), and a quick warm up in the water.
I swam for 5-10 minutes, the water was warm and calm. Seaweeds though but nothing major.