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Felt with pink tires etc. Black and white tri suit.

Good race out there guys and gals!

Aside from the PA guy saying transition would be cramped, but if you're going to race a big event, then that's what you get, it was a well pulled together event.

If they offer $50 for early bird next year, I'll be back. 

Jon, hope that road rash heals up soon and that's all you got from your spill.

QUALIFIED!!!  11th out of 60 in the 40-44 age group gets me to Des Moines in September!  37th overall.  I am so stoked!

Great to see everyone and meet a few friendly faces from here.  Jon is a tuff SOB to finish after his spill.  Don't know that I would have.  That Elite guy you were chasing down should never have cut you off like that!!!  Good to see Reece is mending and hopefully back for KS 70.3.  Pretty much the whole gang was there.

Tired.

Now off to dance recitals!  Woohoo!  ;-)

SCPEGUY - 2012-05-20 2:03 PM 1st  DNF....    12.15 miles down the road...after a 21:13 swim....was averaging 21.4 on the bike...walked it in and decided to run....45:07 isn't bad for me (swimmer not a runner) on the run.  Was looking at a 1:08-1:10 bike....sooooo 21:13, 1:09ish, 45:07, 2:30 for T1,1:30 for T2...2:19 and goal was 2:20....Coulda, shoulda....woulda????

Great swim, geez that's fast.  That's a great run for you, way to run it out.  I'd rather race then flat than stand on the sidelines though.

Great Race! 2:42 here for my first Oly. 

Had one thing... Somebody helped themselves to my tire levers and a CO2 cartridge out of my seat pack after I went through T2. $5 worth of cr@p but still... they suck

Race results are up:

http://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=8555

#1 swim in age group, #4 overall non-pro/elite.  29th in age group on the bike.  19th in age group on the run.  Slow transitions.  Gotta work on that, but wanted to be under control today so didn't rush things.  Run is getting more consistent, so now need to cut down the per-mile splits and up the training mileage.  Learned so much from last year that is starting to pay off this year.

FUN FUN FUUUUUUUN! Loved this race!

Except the swim part, where the last turn bouey had come un-anchored! I kept wondering why everyone was swimming toward the green bouey when clearly it was adding yards. Only to find out the orange/turn one was drifting (in the wrong direction) as fast as I was swimming - d'oh! Heard that later a lifeguard was towing it back and trying to somehow keep it in place. 

My swim was not on par today, but bike and run were fabulous. I really enjoyed this race.

And, anyone know what happened to those awesome shirts they begged us to vote for? I'm not complaining (especially for my $50 entry fee) but curious more than anything. 

Sweet!  Are you going?  I just locked down a hotel room to keep me obligated.

Overall my first Tri experience was a blast. Everyone was so friendly and I think M.A rode by me when he was on his 2 loop of the bike. Correct me if I'm wrong. I will definitely continue in this sport. So here is my times. Wasn't very fast but I finished and now I have something to work towards. I did the sprint in case anyone was wondering

Swim Time: 14:05
Swim Rate: 2:49
Tran 1: 4:12 ( Need to work on my tran time)
Bike Time: 1:03:34
Bike Rate: 11.7
Tran 2: 2:47
Run Time: 41:25 (Not very happy about this because I can usually run under 30 min for a 5K)
Run Pace: 13:22
Penalty: None

Finish Time: 2:05:59.07

Event Division: M2529
Overall Place: 402/420
Division Place: 21/21

My goal for the next race which is Topeka Tinman is to be definitely under 2 hours and not be last in my Division. This was a great first race and I finished which is an accomplishment and I know what I need to work on. A few of those hills were killers for me but overall a flat course. Ill be rooting you guys on at the 70.3 spectating. Ill be there in a few years racing so good luck to all and see you out on the road.

I'll second that. I had a great time out there and enjoyed every moment of it. I don't think overcrowding was an issue at all (my main worry). Plus, I got myself qualified for the championships as well with a 10th in my AG.

BTW, I think they're still reminding people to be out of transition by 7:00.

Even though it sucked that I couldn't race, I had a good time watching all of you out there.  A lot of Hy-Vee qualifiers and substantial PR's, great job team!

Yes I am going, also signing up my 10 YO son for the Iron Kids event. I need to reserve a hotel tonight. Where did you book a room?

Did transition close at 7:00?