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Seahorse Challenge - TriathlonSprint
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Comments: Swim was pretty easy and relaxed. Probably the most relaxed I have ever been in a race. Got banged around a bit, but nothing major What would you do differently?: figure out how to stay cooler before the swim start. The 45 min or so I had to wait for my wave to start were brutal with the heat.  Transition 1
Comments: Its getting faster, so I think that's something  Bike
Comments: need to do more biking and get faster gosh darn-it. On the bright side, I did actually pass a few people on the bike ride. That was a first. However, MANY more people passed me than I passed them. I know I could have gone faster, not by much but certainly by 1 mph. What would you do differently?: Spend more time on the bike leading up to it. Transition 2
Comments: need a second pair of orthotics if I am ever going to cut down time on this transition.  Run
Comments: I started to get chilled half way through the run. I knew it was the beginning of heat exhaustion, so I backed off the pace, walked one hill and two aid stations, and just made sure that I finished standing up. What would you do differently?: If it was 10 degrees cooler, I would have run faster. Need to spend some time doing brick work. Post race
Warm down: Find Trixie, walked around, ate a bunch of watermelon and drank a ton, and waited for the rest of the mafia to make it in so I could take picutres of them. What limited your ability to perform faster: the heat and some limits to training time over the last few weeks. Event comments: After the race I BBQed with the rest of the Michigan Mafia. We exchanged war stories, cheered trixie as she fought for her rightful place in the medals for the duathlon. Trixie busted out a cake for charles and dwayne cooked up some serious burgers. I plan to post pics tomorrow, so stay tuned. Last updated: 2005-06-06 12:00 AM
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 2005-06-06 9:39 PM |
Regular  71  East Lansing, MI |  Subject: Seahorse Challenge |
| 2005-06-06 10:33 PM in reply to: #170008 |
Champion 6627    Rochester Hills, Michigan Gold member | Subject: RE: Seahorse Challenge Dana...awsome stuff! You placed very well in your AG, especially considering the conditions! Great race, give yourself a few pats on the back, you deserve 'em! Can't wait til the next race.... |
| 2005-06-06 10:54 PM in reply to: #170008 |
Expert 1279 Northern VA | Subject: RE: Seahorse Challenge WTG DANA!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB! How in the heck do ya get CHILLED in 93o temps? lol Nice meetin ya and continued success with your training. |
| 2005-06-06 11:31 PM in reply to: #170045 |
Expert 666 St. Thomas, ON | Subject: RE: Seahorse Challenge Hey, I learned something. I also got chilled partway through the run (my skin got all goosefleshy, and I even shivered). I didn't know what it meant, now I have a better idea. You had a great race. Was nice to meet up with you.too. |
| 2005-06-06 11:44 PM in reply to: #170008 |
Extreme Veteran 391 Singapore | Subject: RE: Seahorse Challenge HEY!! I had to switch my orthotics from the bike shoes to the running shoes too!! Good job on the race D! I think you did awesome! I wish I could swim half as fast as you.... Good placing for your AG....go bike and run with Trix alittle more and you'll be gunning for a top 3 AG placing Good luck with school and stuff Dana!!!! It was great seeing you again! |
| 2005-06-07 10:17 AM in reply to: #170008 |
Champion 5850 Michigan | Subject: RE: Seahorse Challenge you rock, we'll get you faster on the bike, AND the run, and maybe, just MAYBE you can help me with my water phobia. you really did very well, even though you may not think so, i'm impressed  |
| 2005-06-07 7:30 PM in reply to: #170008 |
Master 2447 Marietta, Ga | Subject: RE: Seahorse Challenge Dana, great race. I don't know what I'm envious over the most, your killer times or the awesome post race partay with the MI Mafia. Congratulations. |
| 2005-06-08 1:19 AM in reply to: #170060 |
Expert 1279 Northern VA | Subject: RE: Seahorse Challenge I was sweatin like a PIG!!!!!!!! I have enough chills (brrrrrrrrrr) between October and May here in MI. Nuttin wrong with a little heat! |
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93F / 34C
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Overall Rank = 130/220
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 7/17
Woke up early (after waking up at 2:30 to a broken air conditioner and insane humidity and heat), packed up the car with my stuff and trixie's, grabed a coffee and headed off for what we thought would be a 1 1/4 hour drive, that ended up taking 45 minutes. Needless to say, we were early.
Got to the site, signed in, set up, and found Rick, Charles, Gary and Greg and chatted. Got the bike "fixed" (the brake was rubbing because I put the tire on backwards - yes, I be a smart one :) ), warmed up for a few, took in a bunch of liquid, got the wetsuit on and walked down to the lake for the wave start.
Short spin on the bike. It was hot and sticky, so didn't want to do too much.