Subaru US Women's Triathlon Series - Naperville - TriathlonSprint

I once again stayed off to the side and got into my own groove pretty quickly. I felt great during the swim and it seemed to go by really fast. Made use of the turning buoy technique I learned up in Baraboo! SCHWEET!

Nada.

Alright, once again I have neglected to learn the rubberband trick. Duh! Note to self, ask a vet to show me!!! Ran with one shoe on the bike, the other in my hand. Jammed it on as soon as I got out of transition. Got the other one on during the ride.

BTW, anyone get a Garmin reading on the distance between the swim and T1?

Pull my head out of my a$$ before the race.

I grew up out there and had friends who lived in those neighborhoods so it's sort of a trip through time for me. I would have enjoyed that more if I hadn't been yelling "Passing on your left" so frequently.

Gotten vocal sooner. It took me a couple of miles to find my mean voice.

I spazzed on my socks ... feet were still drippings with goo from the swim. (I never bother to dry my feet.)

Do everything a little faster.

I spent the first mile getting into the groove, tried to pick it up the second mile and then finally smoke the third mile. Started to get a little tight in the lungs around the more wooded areas but nothing that would cause an asthma attack. I pushed HARD on the bike and I was just a little pooped from that.

Nothing.

Stood around a chit-chatted. I'm in a group of hens for god's sake, what else would you expect? I did manage to stretch my quads.


Some mental limitations with the wheezing but mostly I busted it on the bike and was a wee bit tired.


My biggest beef with this race is the size and waiting involved. BUT it's something that is to be expected and if you manage your expectations, it's fine. I was just really done with wearing wet pants and was dying to change and faced with a 30 minute wait to get my dry clothes. BTW, I changed on the scene. No porta potty for me. My patience was cooked. ;)