Big Fish Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

I dont really care that I was 3/4 in my age group here on the swim, it was a improvement for me and a good placing in the overall female rank. Actually overall to I think it was pretty good, 55/124 for all oly athletes,. So I consider that good, and I needed one of the 3 disciplines to be good today! We went out and I hung in there pretty well, and within the first 2 buoys we ran into the slower males in front of us, so the rest of the time was spent dodging some males, and trying to do better at keeping my breathing pattern this race. It was off the last race. This one felt a little better though at least. The weeds were there today for the oly course, tried not to get them in my mouth

Still need to stay in a straight line better!

NOthing too much to report here, other then me trying to step on my wetsuit to get the legs off over the timing chip and wiping out :) Liz saw that and at least we had a good laugh. Next time Ill uhhh sit down

I dunno, transition times, I havent paid too much attention to them yet this year.

Got started on the bike with my training partner Sue, and Lizard13 right by me. The bike on the way out, fun. 39.5mph down the first hill, and probably averaged 18-19mph the rest of the first 12 miles. Then at the turnaround I knew the way back would be fairly difficult based on speed on the way out. I brought 2 gels and a bottle of water, i think i could have done something else to for a hotter hilly run to follow, but I still am messing with that. So anywyas, the big fun hill on the way out we had to do on the way back, and I would have been a-ok with having a third ring like on my road bike for that :) But I made it ok with the two, and killed the legs a little. I think they may have been a little ehhh still from last weeks long hill-fest and a couple good rides this week. Who knows.

Im jus tnot that strong on the bike, but it looks like i was average with everyone else, so I'll take it

Nothing special.

Well, I have never ran a 10k in a race, or triathlon at that slow of a pace. Granted its not too much more under 10 minute miles, but not over. So I defenitly blew up on the run today. I was a little sore off the bike, and I could tell I wasnt doing something right with nutrition. But I plodded along. Nothing big until about mile 2, or 2.5, then we turn a corner and it was about 2 miles out and back of hills. I actually walked a little on a couple, which after my Whidbey Island half mary and how awful hilly it was, I thought Id be alright on hilly runs now. :) I was hot, and hurting, but in I plodded. I did see Liz again at the turnaround, and asked her where my beer was. we were talking about getting beer at the time and it sounded like a good thing to say other then the typical "good job" I kept saying to everyone

I need to stop running in the morning I think. I dont think its been too efficient for me.. one to get used to the heat, and two, its just on flat roads around my house. And I just dont wake up enough to get much of a quality workout in. I feel like Im getting slower right now on the run

Just walked around and ate


I dont think this course was above my ability, I think that it was difficult, but I should have done better.