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Comments: Knowing where I'm at, stayed in the back and let everyone go. Just took it easy with a little breast stroke for resting/sighting. I was really happy for the cloud cover. I usually can't see the entire second leg of this lake with sun in my eyes but no issue today. I think I navigated fine, just swam very slowly 2013 - 29:58/1:50 per 100 2015 - 38:01/2:37 per 100 (theme of the day)  Transition 1
Comments: 2013-1:48 2015-2:30  Bike
Comments: I had a modest goal of 160 watts throughout but didn't make it. Got passed a lot but told myself I didn't care. Even though I wasn't pushing it, by 20 miles was ready to be done. Did not trust my handling enough to bomb the descents since I've hardly ridden outside and hadn't been on the tri bike in 9 months. Had two honey gels and water. 2013 - 1:24:45 17.7mph 2015 - 1:43:55 14.8mph Transition 2
Comments: Took my time to put on ankle brace and deal with the mess my neighbor left. If I was actually racing I would have racked my bike right on top of his shit and let him deal with the chain grease issue on his own. 2013 - 0:54 2015 - 3:18 What would you do differently?: Should have skipped the brace. More harm than good  Run
Comments: Did a lot of walking. The ankle wasn't as big a problem as back pain. So I ended up walking the downhills almost as much as the climbs. I was again very thankful for an overcast day! 2013 - 48:25/7:52 per 2015 - 1:10:04/11:18 per What would you do differently?: Not even going there Post race
Warm down: Had a burger and went to meet family at lake Compounce for rides and beer. What limited your ability to perform faster: Just fitness and health Event comments: Still love this race. Challenge didn't change much but they stopped handing out icey towels at the finish. I loved that cold thing and was looking forward to it. Plus I like to use them at the gym. A lot better than a medal, but a small thing. Very nice race and I think I'll sign up for Maine. Last updated: 2015-01-07 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 498/590
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 71/77
Oh boy. If I had a crystal ball when registering I never would have, but glad I did. Between the sprained ankle that refuses to heal, weight gain, and no training to speak of I wasn't ready to "race" but figured it could be a training day with traffic control. Also wanted to see if I could relight my fun in s/b/r. A few weeks out I saw they offered an oly aqua bike and tried to switch. But since I had early bird pricing, they wanted $35 to not use the run course, so decided to hand in my chip after the bike and take the DNF. Called an audible the morning of and brought my ankle brace in case I felt like I could finish safely. I was one of the first there because I didn't do packet pickup the day before. One of the few changes since Challenge took over is the same day pickup for the oly. Love that option!
Sqeezed my oversized self into a wetsuit with help and splashed around a little.