I wasn't quite fit going in to this race (nagging groin and IT band problems) , but I figured I could survive. So while I hadn't been running as much as I should have been, my bike and swim fitness was pretty good. My game plan going in was hammer it in the swim and on the bike, and hope for the best on the run.
As per usual, I finished my warmup and felt horrible. I'm always nervous waiting around for a race to start. I was in heat 2, so at least I didn't have to wait around too long.
The swim went well. I got into a good rhythm fairly quickly despite it being a little choppier than I was expecting. I managed to keep a pretty good line, and stayed relaxed throughout. I managed to exit the water, and actually found my shoes, which was an improvement from last year. I was out through the gate in 18:09, which was pretty close to what I was expecting.
The run to T1 went well, and I was in and out fairly quickly, I think. I spend a lot of time riding the bike route in training, and I managed to finish about 5 minutes faster than I had done it earlier in the week finishing in 52:23. I still lots of room for improvement, looking at the other bike times.
On to the run, which I knew was going to be a problem. About 1km in, the groin pain started (as expected). IT band started hurting around 2km. Prior to this, i was on pace to finish the run under 30 minutes, but I had to run the rest in intervals, and finished with a time of 37:02.
So considering everything, a time of 1:47:34 isn't too bad, and it's about 8 minutes faster than last year, so I can't complain too much. Time to rest and recover and finish stronger next time.
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