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Comments: 6 waves with 3 min between each; K is wave 3 and I’m wave 5. At the first buoy, someone in K’s flight needs the lifeguard. Is it K? Oh God, please not! People can’t drown because it is so shallow but you could still quit. Next wave is a little late because of the lifeguard. Then my flight at 8:45. I don’t see K but then again, I’m just trying to make it. (Night before we both said that we would let each other do their own race. I wouldn’t stop the swim to check on him and he wouldn’t stop the bike to check on me.) I'm comfortable swimming but my nerves make my strokes short and ineffective. Also, cannot stand the thought of contact so I pull back. Many people walked during the swim and I confess I touched down to walk around the first buoy. But I don't want to do that because this is supposed to be a swim, right? So I swam the rest of the time - freestroke and backstroke. Passed by many of the Clydes but wasn't dead last. What would you do differently?: Practice, practice, practice. Lengthen stroke. Learn to not freak during contact. Wish I hadn't wimped out and touched down at first buoy.  Transition 1
Comments: I didn't really rush thru T1 but I didn't piddle-fart around. Ate a granola bar. Spent just a little longer on the socks because one wasn't right. (I don't clip in so I have regular shoes.) But now that I see T1, I wonder WTH I was doing? Did I sit down and have lunch and forget it? Almost 3 bleeping mins!? What would you do differently?: Lose the socks? IDK. Def need to cut off some time here.  Bike
Comments: Fully expected to be passed by everyone. A couple of Clydes passed me around mile 4. Saw K at my mile 5 and his mile 9 so I was thrilled that he hadn't drown. Relaxed and found I was passing people. And then some more. And some more. Never expected that. Finished the race in less than an hour which is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FOR ME!!! Awful for others but Huge for me! What would you do differently?: While this wasn't a good time for others, it was STUPENDOUS for me. I possibly should have passed near the turnaround cone and the end but I didn't. I really wouldn't do anything different. Transition 2
Comments: Jumped off bike, ran to rack, racked, dropped helmet, grabbed cap and bib, and left T2. Put on cap and hooked bib on run. What would you do differently?: nothing  Run
Comments: No one passes me on the run. It takes me ¼ mile to find my legs and a little longer to find my breathing pattern. Then all was easy and I was grinning the whole time. At mile 2, I find M, a woman that I met during one of the OWS. We run together and then when we hit 2.8, I told her we will push it. K is at mile 3 yelling for me to sprint and so I dial it up as hard as I can. I passed several more people and finish strong. Turn around and yell for my new friend M. Right afterwards, L comes in too. What would you do differently?: I thought my run time was several min faster so I'm a little disappointed. Just a little. Prob could have kicked a little sooner. Overall tho, I'm pleased. Post race
Warm down: Walking some and then stretches. Food and drink. Signed up for massage but then was so cold, I blew it off to get more clothes on. What limited your ability to perform faster: Swim technique and time in the saddle. Event comments: Perfect 1st time race. They had 3 ows which I think is awesome. Best RD and the volunteers were fun and upbeat. Found that there were only 3 in my AG and I got 2nd. Got a beautiful piece of pottery by a local artist. Last updated: 2012-10-28 12:00 AM
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Tri The Rez
61F / 16C
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Overall Rank = 275/327
Age Group = F 50-54
Age Group Rank = 2/3
Why did I decide to do a tri? My husband (KWDreamun) has always been fit but it’s mostly been from weight lifting. He is the truest definition of a Type A personality and will not do anything unless he is giving it 1000%. The first of this year, he said that he had always wanted to do a triathlon and decided it was wimpy to not try just because he doesn’t know how to swim. So he began swim lessons, bought a wetsuit, bought a bike, stopped working out at the gym 6 days a week, and began working on SBR. His biking came on quick. Swimming slower. He still does not consider himself a swimmer and he was going into this tri with a lot of fear.
Thirty years ago, I fell in love with swimming and it was my ONLY exercise for years. Then 3 years ago I began running and fell in love with races. I never planned to do a tri but after I saw K’s devotion to the tri, I wondered if I could do one. I can swim so what happens if I get a bike? This summer, K bought me a bike. I’m lousy and I know it but I thought that I could try a tri – after all, I can do 2 of the 3, right? Well, not really because I found that my swimming, while great as an exercise, has lots of bad form and basically, I suck at it. So I was entering the tri with 2 weak sports and one non-weakness. K has 2 strong and 1 weak – but he is still doubting he will live thru the swim.
So this race is K and my first tri. We attended several OWS clinics and K bailed on one. I found I was DFL on the swim so partnered with my lousy bike skills, I knew I would be near last. K made it thru some more OWS swims but still doubts himself.
Breakfast at 5:30 and then arrive at race site about 6:30. K and I unload our bikes and each set up transition. Several bathroom breaks and stretches. Met up with several new friends.