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Comments: I started in a good place and never really had much traffic to worry about. Managed some good drafting here and there too. My stupid chip felt like it was slipping and I kind of stopped twice to check it. That didn't help my pace, I'm sure. Anyway, I finished the swim feeling pretty good, logical considering that I didn't go hard enough and swam kind of slow. What would you do differently?: My swim has been lacking since Rochester three weeks ago. I simply haven't been putting in the quality workouts that I need to. Today it showed. Pretty disappointing swim for me. I've got a lot of work to do to prep for Waseca in 2 weeks.  Transition 1
Comments: Transitions suck. As usual. Had to wipe off dirty feet. What would you do differently?: Not sure. I did run the whole way, which is new. I think I loitered too much sitting down and putting on my shoes.  Bike
Comments: LOVE this course! My goal was to average over 19mph with a secret goal to break 20. I've never gone that fast before. My next best time was 18.8 on a 14 mile TT in May. I was really glad to get on the bike and start passing people. Lots of passing, esp when we were with the sprint riders. I left transition right behind Bryan, but he was out of my sight by the second mile. Around mile 3, Joe and Mario blew by like I was standing on the corner waiting for a bus. My strategy was simple. Go as hard as possible, then see if I had any more in the tank. If my speed got below 19 or my HR got below 160, I pushed harder. Luckily for my body, it's a course where that strategy will work without killing myself. There were a few cars that got in the middle of it all and caused a little trouble, esp the jerk in the red car. Butthead. Much too soon, the bike course wound back to transition and the fun was over. What would you do differently?: Nothing. I'm completely happy with this bike ride. Transition 2
Comments: Another kind of average transition. Nothing to see here; move on. What would you do differently?: Maybe hustle a bit more. Probably not.  Run
Comments: I started the run feeling good, which is not normal for me. Then about 2 minutes in, I got a nasty side stitch. Ouch. Sipped a bit of water and tried to stretch it out, but nothing helped. I staggered to the next water stop at the sprint turnaround. There I decided to try a little Heed. Just three sips of the vile stuff. I figured there was nothing to lose since I already felt like garbage. Somehow either the Heed or good luck helped and my belly felt a bit better. About half way through, I started running with another girl and we stayed together until the finish. As usual, I found a fellow sufferer and she helped me get through the run. My pace picked up significantly on the second half and helped to salvage a horrid run. I finished strong and felt pretty good. What would you do differently?: I'm just not sure what is up with the side stitch. Is it too much water on the bike? Is it not enough sodium? Is it a problem with my breakfast? I just have no idea. For Waseca, I'm going to have G'ade on board and a few Enduralytes as well. I think my sodium is low and then too much water on top makes for a cramp. Post race
Warm down: Got a cup of water and some watermelon and stretched a bit. Then started looking around for the BT group. Nice gathering and yummy grill food. Great to see you all again! What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of pool time and a rotten side stitch. Stuff to think about in the next two weeks before the next race. Event comments: Another great HOLT! Ready to sign up for next year. We will have to find a better campground though. Olson's was a bit of a let-down. Last updated: 2008-12-22 12:00 AM
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65F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 381/467
Age Group = F 40-44
Age Group Rank = 17/28
We drove up on Saturday afternoon and camped at Olson's in Maple Lake. Not as nice a campground as for Pigman, but it was OK. Dinner was Chipotle (of course) and then we tried to get to sleep around 10pm. As per our previous experience, there was a domestic dispute complete with lots of F-bombs and allegations of too much alcohol. Then came the fireworks. Nice. Finally I put in some earplugs and was able to sleep.
Of course, the alarm didn't go off in the morning. Luckily, Mario was up and moving around and woke me up. We still had plenty of time to eat and get to the race. Peanut butter bagel and banana for breakfast along with 1.5 Frappachinos. We forgot to bring coffee. Epic fail.
Found a sweet parking place about a block from transition. Nice! Got set up and even had time for a proper bike warm-up. Amazing! It was a good thing though since my computer was being sticky. I also had time to wander around and chat with the usual suspects; you know who you are. Short swim warm-up and a mocha Clif shot and I was ready for the start.