Cant believe I ran that fast! My watch showed 12:22 which sounds mo' better. Like 6 1/2 min. miles. I dont belive I ran this fast, maybe the course was less than 2 miles. I would feel better with 12:22 but then again maybe theyu are right. HAve to think about this. RPE was about a 9.

nothing

walked thru t-1 as I was spent!!! fumbled with shoes.

jog thru to bike

First loop was good and fast. Drank and did a GU. Hit the 1/2 way mark for the entire race at 29 min. so I was hoping for a sub-1 hr race but knew I had given my all and there wasnt much left.

2nd loop was tougher. Legs lost power and felt my heart rate must have been too high for too long. Pushed thru it but knew there wouldnt be much left.

drink less.

t-2 was quick. not too many bikes back so I knew I was doing good, but also felt legs were done.

Felt like crap!! Nauseous, too much fluid in stomach, legs didnt get a rythm, too much negative thoughts (actaully thought I was going to not be able to finish) After the first mile I hit a water station and dowsed head with water and began to work on positive thoughts. This and the fact that I was almost done did help to get me to the line.

Dont belive I ran 7.5 min per mile either. Felt more like 10-12.

work on keeping cooler

dowsed head with water, sat in the shade and ate some ice cream. This cooled me off and got me back into the world.


My training has not been according to any plan. Also, the weather has been so cool lately I was not used to the full sun and some heat.


I BEAT LAST YEARS TIME BY 4 MIN. 5 SEC.!!!!!!! I am happy at that. LOL....I went faster but my rankings stayed right about the same as last year. Competition must be tough.

Last DU of the season, now to add swims!! :)


FIRM does a lot of races but they are all good. Not over the top and not bad. Have to be thankful that they are willing to put on so many races but I really wish they would mark the run courses and maybe a bit more post race activites. Overall, a nice day and event.