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Comments: I was actually very, very pleased with my swim. Last time I did this race I had a horrible swim. I think I did a 7:15 but the timing was screwed up so I will never know. My PR in this pool is 5:50 during a year when I had been in the pool a lot. I didn't go anoxic in the water. Felt pretty good. I was able to breathe bilaterally which is unusual for me during a race. What would you do differently?: I know I say this every time, but I would TRAIN!  Transition 1
Comments: Was OK. I'd prefer to go sub 1:00 min What would you do differently?: I need to get better bike shoes. Mine are not easy to get in to. Easy to get out of though.  Bike
Comments: My quads were burning from the moment I got on the bike. I really suffered from not training on the bike. I am not displeased with the ride. It wasn't my slowest but far from my fastest (33:15). I kept telling myself to slow down so that I could run faster but a little gremlin in my head kept telling me that I didn't need my quads for the run LOL. Should have told it to shut the f... up. What would you do differently?: Here we go again - train. Transition 2
Comments: Not too bad. I need new laces in my running shoes. I also didn't remember to loosen them to the right position so I was a bit slower than I wanted to be. But I discovered that my DH had made it to the race. That totally made my day and was totally unexpected :) What would you do differently?: Remember to loosen my laces.  Run
Comments: This is probably one of my best ever runs off the bike. It is certainly one of my fastest on this course. I am waiting to hear if anyone thought the course was short. However, before I even knew my run time, my club buddies told me I was looking really strong on the run and I felt good. Unfortunately I got a stitch about 1/2 mile from the finish. Until that time, I had been gaining on the two girls in front of me (both in my AG). I thought I was in with a chance at passing them but by about 1/4 mile left, I was in agony. For the first time in my racing career I was actually making audible hurting noises (as in grunting). It was embarrassing. I don't think it lost the race for me, but I am sure I'd have narrowed the gap a little more. What would you do differently?: You know, I wouldn't do anything different. I had a good run. I ran hard and pushed myself more than usual. I am proud of myself for doing that because I don't usually push hard on the run. I wish I hadn't got the stitch but I did and I still finished strong. Post race
Warm down: Chat with friends, pose for photos, eat bagels. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of fitness. Event comments: This is a great community race. The only times I haven't raced it since its induction were the year my first son was born (he was born 3 weeks before the race) and the year I was pregnant with my second son. Last updated: 2009-06-27 12:00 AM
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West Virginia University Hospitals
70F / 21C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 70/238
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 3/11
My pre-race routine was all screwed up this year. This race comes off one of the worst weeks I have ever had at work. Work wasn't bad but my 6 month old has been sick and awake most nights. The students returned to college this very same week and I had to teach every morning. To say I was sleep-deprived was an understatement. Anyway, we had the bright idea of entering our 3 year old in the kids' race the night before. The race didn't start until after 7 PM and being the youngest, he was in the very last wave. Prior to this, I had been down at the race helping set up the transition area. I actually got to spray paint the arrows onto the ground to show runners where to go. It was kind of fun. At any rate, it was about 8 PM when my son finished his abbreviated version of a triathlon and I thought this is good - I can go home and get ready for the next morning and still be in bed early-ish. Then my son spotted the balloon man. He had to have a balloon animal. Never mind that there was only one balloon man and about 10 kids all wanting the most fancy balloon creations that one can think of. My husband took him over to stand in line. But somehow, I got stuck with standing there for 30 minutes while DH sat on the ground and rested (he wasn't racing the next day, I was!).
So at about 9 PM, I finally got home and packed for the race. I pumped tires, loaded the van and threw everything I could think of into my transition bag. All I had to do in the morning was drink my coffee and eat my cereal. Of course I still had to get the baby to sleep. My dear, dear mother-in-law, who was in town visiting us, told me that if the baby woke during the night, I should go and wake her up and she would take care of him for me. So, when he woke at about 12:30 AM, I sent DH to wake his mom. Turns out my baby stayed awake for the next 2 hrs so I was and still am, eternally grateful to my MIL.
The alarm went off at 5 AM. I left the house around 6 AM (alone - no one was enthusiastic to come with me). I'd picked up my race number the night before so all I had to do was rack the bike, set up my transition area and get my number "sharpied" on. My wave was at 7:10. I tried to get a gel down about 30 minutes before the race but I just cannot do gels. I won't try that again. I had terrible runner's belly too. I shouldn't be nervous, I have done this a zillion times before and I have two good friends on either side of me in the pool. I guess the fact that I hadn't been on my bike or in the pool for, oh, a month or so, had me questioning why I was even there!
I swung my arms around in big circles a couple of times while waiting at the end of the pool. I ran to the toilet and back to my bike about 4 times before my wave was called.