Swim
Comments: I had to stop almost immediately because I felt the velcro on my chip band open up and I was worried I'd loose the chip. I stopped again on the way back in because my tri-top was unzipped and scooping up all the water. Turns out the top 1-5 places in my AG for the swim were only 10 seconds apart so now I really want a do-over!! :) The swim was over WAY too soon. My eyes nearly bugged out of my head when I saw my watch, I thought I'd be 8 something... I don't know how 6 something was even possible! What would you do differently?: Duct tape my chip on... grr. Transition 1
Comments: As soon as I got out and over the mat I stopped to fix my chip band again... it was totally messed up. Then climbed up the huge steps out of the quarry. I think I actually had to play with the ankle band again when I got to my bike.. the chip was actually coming loose). I sat down to put my socks on, then stood up and stepped right in a huge puddle of water from washing them off. boo. Otherwise, no worries. What would you do differently?: Pay more attention to how I put my chip band on? Watch where I walk. probably could use a little more practice. Bike
Comments: Bike was fun and FLAT. Two loops around the block and all right hand turns. I got passed a lot but did some passing of my own. On the way back through the start area for the second lap there were loads of people cheering and I even saw Tom, so that was fun. The bike was pretty uneventful, really... What would you do differently?: Train more, buy a cool-er bike! I'll have "slicks" for my next race, we'll see what that does. Transition 2
Comments: I was in and out like a flash. Dumped bike, grabbed number and ran. One of the fastest T2s in my AG... pays to have a dorky bike with no bike shoes, sometimes. What would you do differently?: nothing Run
Comments: This seemed so looooong. It had finally started to get hot and the swim & bike were so much fun that the run kind of seemed to be in slow motion. I ran a steady pace though and did manage to sprint to the finish, which was fun. The entire run I could feel the velcro on that stupid chip band scraping the inside of my ankle but I was done stopping to deal with it. What would you do differently?: I'm pretty pleased with my time! Post race
Warm down: Met Tom, grabbed some water & twizzlers (yum!) and stretched. Intended to go change but then got distracted by the quarry again, so I jumped back into the water which felt WONDERFUL. Then they fed us a full breakfast (quiche, baggles, fruit salad, yogurt, cereal, juice, milk & coffe)! Particpants were free and everyone else was $5... it was such a nice way to wrap up the morning! What limited your ability to perform faster: I don't know that I was "limited" as much as I'm still figuring out this sport and this is nowhere near the biggest priority in my life right now so my training has been hit and miss this summer. However, I had a blast- which was the point. I signed up for this race almost 8 months ago as a way to challenge myself and celebrate my 30th birthday... it was a great way to do it! I feel like a healthy woman today! Event comments: They did an awesome job with this event. Cute t-shirts, well organized, lots of volunteers, and breakfast afterwards. NO complaints! Last updated: 2007-01-24 12:00 AM
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United States
Elite Endeavors
70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 82/268
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 12/29
Woke up and had some milk & a banana (intended to have cereal, but forgot to pack a spoon!). Tom carried my bag to the car while I rolled my bike down the hallway and down the stairs (didn't want to leave it in the hotel parking lot as the 'hood was a touch on the sketchy side). Set up my transition area pretty quickly and then went to check out the water.
Jumped in the water and swam 50 yards or so. It felt niiiiice. Stood around and stretched and shivered. Beautiful all female "Star Spangled Banner".