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Comments: Start - Some body contact but nothing out of the ordinary First Leg - Great until first buoy turn (lost concentration when I got bumped into) Second Leg - OK but need more bi-lateral breathing and less coming up for air Third Leg - Goggles fogged up, lost sighting (had to look from right eye only), lost track of the shore, but luckily the last guard kept me on course for the finish Lost some time checking ankle chip strap a few times What would you do differently?: Get in water before race Luckily I had a minute or two to jump in and feel water before start Bi-Lateral breathing (trained for it but only breathed through my right side) More underwater swimming to reduce head drag Use Anti-Fog Goggle Spray! More speed workout Relax  Transition 1
Comments: Lost time on T-1 (AGAIN!!!) I remembered to take Garmin watch off before peeling off wetsuit Forgot ankle chip strap Was out of T-1 chute and had to come back to get chip Lost 60-90 sec. What would you do differently?: Don't Forget!!! Gu gels - ate a small banana Forget the Garmin for race day - Race by feel Train to go without socks and without bike gloves Train for T-1 and T-2  Bike
Comments: A nice scenic ride along the west shore Course was smooth except for first 3-4 miles, lot's of bumps and potholes Rode the course twice before the race, helped to know the course Did make one bad left turn, but did not lose too much time, maybe 30-sec or so What would you do differently?: Train with aero-bars, not sure they would have helped much on this course Train to ride at higher cadence, may have made the difference in overall time and saving the legs for the run Transition 2
Comments: Forgot Gu gels - Ran/ate small banana (very difficult) couldn't finish it while running Had better luck with Lincoln Park Tri where I ate (1) pre-race Gu gel and (2) Gu gels during bike (worked great for this distance) What would you do differently?: Don't Forget!!! Gu gels - ate a small banana Train to go without socks Train for T-1 and T-2  Run
Comments: Legs were fresh Trained with reduce mileage - good for this distance (Tend to overtrain since doing 50K in March) Note to self - Don't need 50-60 miles a week to train for a 5K race or Sprint tri 25-30 miles a week with speed work is OK Rely on swim and bike training for cardio What would you do differently?: More speed work training More weight/strength training More flexibility training - yoga, stretching, roller Post race
Warm down: Hung out with wife and kids Grabbed breakfast, Relaxed What limited your ability to perform faster: Right ankle bothering me after race This may have been due to bike shoe pedaling (hard effort), not sure Last updated: 2014-07-28 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 31/200
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 7/14
Weigh in at 152-lbs
Wake Up - Eat Oatmeal and Yogurt
Forgot Gu gels at Home
Putting on wetsuit
Flailing arms, arm circles and jumps