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 Swim
Comments: BRRRRR. The water temp was a balmy 56 degrees. Nothing I hadn't swam in before, but it definitely got the juices flowing! I finished right smack in the middle; guess all that coaching and Master's swim was for naught!  Transition 1
 Bike
Comments: The bike was crazy. I hit it hard, uphill for the first jaunt out of transition, but then flat for a few miles out of the park. Only about 2 miles into it I was passed by a lady who looked fast. I was determined to keep with her. We jockied for position the entire race, keeping just far enough off each other to avoid a drafting penatly. She kept pushing me up the hills and I kept screaming past her on the descent. Finally at the end she yelled at me that she didn't want to have to pass me again and encouraged me to kick it in. I was very pleased with my bike split! Transition 2
Comments: I always have the fasted T2 split. Nothing else to say here!  Run
Comments: SHOCKER--the fact that I haven't run a brick yet this season really showed here, and it really hurt! My heartrate was redlined the entire bike, so I had nothing left to give to the run. It was all I could do to finish it without puking. The week before Michelle, Jason and I had decided our new triathlon motto was "Embrace the Suffering". Well, there was suffering all around me, and I had no choice but to embrace it! Nuff said on this one too! What would you do differently?: Bricks, bricks, bricks Post race
Event comments: Fifth place sucks; not good enough to podium, but close enough to know that I should have podiumed! Oh well, it was the first race of the season, it was a much bigger field than anticipated, and it will hopefully serve as motivation to train harder!! Last updated: 2007-07-05 12:00 AM
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70F / 21C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 27/166
Age Group = F 35-39
Age Group Rank = 5/33
Saturday night we stayed in, enjoyed the cabin, and had a wonderful BBQ meal of chicken, asparagus, and rice. Good fuel!
We prepped our bikes, and headed off for bed again. The sprint race didn't start until 10am, so we got a full night in the bag.
Race morning arrived, Dave and I headed into transition. There were twice as many racers for the sprint as there had been for the half the day before, and I was not pleased to discover that the F 35-39 was the biggest, and most challenging, field of the day.