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Comments: Blah... really, why was this so hard??? I think my HR was higher in the swim then the run. It was really crowded until after the last bouy- then I finally felt a little more comfortable and wasnt running into/over quite so many people. At least I didnt have to do any breast stroke or anything crazy like last year:) I do think I did a better job sighting then I thought I would. Sad thing is I have my HIM in THREE weeks- I am SO not ready for that swim..seriously thinking I may have to get injured and bail ( hee hee, not really, well maybe) Oh yeah- I get out of the water and look at my watch and it says 7:57... Im thinking- hey- that was a actually a pretty good swim for me. Ok- so I look at my watch when I get out on the bike course and it says 8:01... hmmm- I am smokin a 4 second trasition :) yeah, Tam thats what TIME it is... guess I better push the START button next time. What would you do differently?: More OWS  Transition 1
Comments: Rally happy with T1.. suit came off pretty easy- shoes and helmet went on pretty easy. My sunglasses were really rainy/wet- so I said screw it- its only 15 miles. What would you do differently?: practice bike transitons... I need to actually get on my bike a little faster.  Bike
Comments: Ummmm... well no one passed me- which is cool- but I was in the LAST wave and the fast swimmers from my AG/wave were already out there biking. Once or twice I found myself in la la land and had to remind myslef I was racing :) I NEED to get over my fear of corners - I do not need to brake and get out out of aero for most of those. (but my road rash is almost healed). The turn around kind of sucked- it was just a turn in the middle of an old narrow country road- I was like "seriously???" On the way in I ran over a frickin chipmunk- no not a dead one, well it is dead now. He ran out in the road and I was like "whew, glad I missed that, as he turned around and ran back. Really yucky mushy feeling under my tire. NO LAUGHING!! This crap only happens to me. Oh- I drank nothing on the bike.. why do I even bring it along- just extra weight :) :) What would you do differently?: Stop day dreaming, corner faster, step it up a little. I wanted 43 minutes for the bike split I was just over 44... not so bad. Transition 2
Comments: Went pretty good. I hate seeing everyone else finished in T2- when you are just strating the run... yeah happens when you are in the last wave (did i say I was in the last wave???) What would you do differently?: nada  Run
Comments: I thought running was my strong point- not so much today. I kept telling my legs that this is a 5K not a half marathon and that they need to move a little faster. Nope-that was it. I really need to stop using my ipod all the time in training because I HATE hearing myself breathe... does everyone breathe that hard- yeesh, makes me want to slow down so I dont fall over. I know 2 girtls in my AG passed me in the run, and I just had no drive to stay with them (I think we all finished within 10 seconds of eachother). Why did I not care??? I think I am so fast and talk like I want to kick everyones ass... and it comes down to it and Im like- whatever. What is wrong with me??? What would you do differently?: Run faster- I really should have been at least a minute faster- no excuses. I did like the run course though. Post race
Warm down: Nothing- bitched about how sucky I am. What limited your ability to perform faster: Dont know- I train my butt off. Event comments: I liked the course- good race- Id do it again Last updated: 2007-05-18 12:00 AM
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Lake Mills Triathlon
Overall Rank = 32/272
Age Group = F 30-34
Age Group Rank = 8/31
Hmmm... where do I begin:) Well I have nice history of getting a little lost when I go to races by myself. So I have a nice map with the way I was going to take all highlighted and it was REALLY easy. So I am cruising along and see a detour sign- Oh shit, seriously??? So as I was debating what I was really going to do about it, I must have been speeding. So I get pulled over... so this is like before 5:00am.. he probaly thinks Im drunk or something:) So I say how Im confused about the detour and dont want to be late for my race and Im not sure where Im going (you know- the whole dumb girl sob story). he gives me a written warning and gives me a fast way around the detour. "no more speeding honey... at least until you get to your race" :)
Really though- Im thinking NOT my day- again
Anyways.... get to the race- get my packet and #, check my wave...Wave 12- out of 12. yepper, lucky me gets the last freakin wave AGAIN. I cant win. Well my transition spot is at least OK... I get the second spot from the end and it is RIGHT next to the bike in/out, but a long way from the swim in and the run out. Oh well.
I get my transition all set up on a nice dry towel.. 5 minutes later it starts raining- ugh. So all my stuff is pretty wet I put my bag over my shoes- so they werent so bad. Figured- heck may as well put my wetsuit on, Im wet anyway.
Then I waited, and waited some more )
Oh btw... my goal for this race was in the 1:16ish
Wet down to the lake and swam a little. Water was pretty decent.