Total Time = 1h 24m 26s
Overall Rank = 83/152
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 18/23
Pre-race routine:
Was late for the race. Was supposed to be there at 6:45, I think I arrived at 7:10ish…whoops! Didn’t eat my normal breakfast, or put down any fluids/gel pre start.
Swim Comments:
I did a partial dive into the water to start…apparently i dove too fast and pushed m left eye goggle off and it filled with murky water. Instead of draining it i decided to just swim with one eye closed. I was going good and strong…then I looked up and focused. I was WAY off course..I corrected and then couldn’t stand the aquarium-goggle and stopped to empty. I continued on and then thrashed a chick that I caught up to…whoops!.
This zig zag method continued for most of the leg…I started with a 3 stroke breathe method, but I slowly was tiring too much and needed a breath more often so i switched to a 2 stroke breathe method which worked out well.
On the return, we were faced with a BRIGHT sunrise. I couldnt see swimmers and the land mark inflatable waving thingy was hardly visible thru the rays of light.
I exited with a walk pace as to not fall over and took a few good resting breaths and unzipped and began my trek up the huge incline which was a trot at most.
What would you do differently?:
Sight regularly
T1 Comments:
i feel the uphill trek killed my T-time…otherwise i was in and out quickly.
What would you do differently?:
combine actions: stepping out of suit while putting on glasses/helmet etc.
Bike Comments:
Kinda disappointed that i had run the course prior and did better.
I didn’t push too hard as I didnt want to gas out on the run- I think I reserved too much!
What would you do differently?:
Sprint….sprint HARD
T2 Comments:
I forgot to slip out of my shoes and didnt realize til i was at the mount line. So i decided to just run with shoes on. Which turned into a pretty slow run.
What would you do differently?:
slip off shoes prior to dismount! NO socks for run.
Run Comments:
I chugged fluids too quick and got kinda sick. I had cramps for the 1st mile. My hill work is lagging!
What would you do differently?:
down a gel or 2 during. I was out of energy from not eating.
Post race Warm down:
I felt fine crossing the line. Maybe too fine. When I crossed I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t go harder.
I immediately went with a “Harold Hotdog” as I was STARVING!!!
What limited your ability to perform faster:
I think the hills got in my head. Also I feel I was reserved bc I didn’t want to injure myself for WhiteLake
Event comments:
i think the road conditions could be improved, but that is hard to do on Avent Ferry Rd.
Also there was some lack in direction for the “sidewalk” run uphils- there was also other prior race directions posted in chalk on the course which could have deterred some.
Vid Coverage:
Great job, man! How you feelin’?
Not bad at all. I like to think I was going at 80% this race. My half ironman is 2 weeks away. So this was good practice.