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Race Reports for Queen City Triathlon 2008

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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: We decided to hang around for the awards hoping to win some good raffle prizes. I did win a pair of bike socks, but they were men's XL so I gave them to my boyfriend. They began announcing the times of the winners in each age group and I realized that I had a chance at placing in my age group! Before I knew it they called my name as first place in my age group!! Mind you, this was a tiny beginners triathlon, but what a confidence booster! I was stoked. The 30-39 age group was much more competitive than my age group and I ended up 5th overall. Looking at the individual event times I see that my swim is what separated me from the top women overall. My swim time was 6 minutes slower than the top 30-39 year olds. But, surprisingly, I had the 3rd fastest overall run time, I expected the bike segment would be my strongest. It's no surprise I need to work on my swimming. Overall, this was a really rewarding and confidence building experience for me. After bitterly and obsessively complaining
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