Pigman Triathlon - Long Course

congrats on the wetsuit!  that's awesome! 

there was a little rain when i started the bike which made the road a little slick.  a guy ahead of me ate it on the turn into shellsburg.  but the roads dried up pretty quickly, so it wasn't too bad.  just a little more caution.

the overcast skies did make the weather more bareable.  i noticed the heat increasing quite a bit on the run when the sun was coming out.

got out of there before the downpour, which by coincidence (bryan!) happened at the sprint in june.

Are you already registered 'cause the race is full.  I'm not doing the Long Course, but I did the short course and they put on a great race. 

Nope - not registered . . . didn't realize it was full - @$%@$#

I was holding off - needing to make sure I was free from work that weekend and could get my training in with a busy summer . . . I was working to be ready for this race tho . . . shoot - I think it was my only option - back to searching for races AGAIN!  Good to hear they put on a good race tho - maybe next year I'll get signed up earlier!

Thanks,
Renee

Sorry to hear about your wife's troubles   That sucks for both of you!!  Hope she heals up quickly.

Good Luck to you in the race!  3 more weeks - keep the focus   You'll be ready!

Renee

Sorry about that.  Yeah there aren't a lot of 1/2 distances races in the area.  Especially on the western side of Iowa.  I think there are only two now (Dutchman and Pigman) and of course they are only one weekend apart so you really would probably only do one or the other.  While there are a lot more races coming online, we certainly don't have the offerings of a lot of the bigger states. 

I'm doing pigman again this year.  I consider this my A race and like the course and they run it pretty well. 

It did rain last year, not a prob.  I was duped into thinking it would be cool.  It was overcast on the bike portion so I backed off on my hydration.  When I got out on the run and the sun came out I knew I would be in trouble.  It got pretty humid and by mile 7 I could feel my performace on the run drop.

If I have learned anything, take electrolites and hydrate.  Eating is just math (try to get in 300 cals/hr) but the others are a bit less obvious.

I spoke with the RD - they had enough cancellations that I was able to fedex a check and he got me in - YAY!!! 

I am a bit worried about the heat and how that will impact me as I haven't done a lot of training in the heat.  Thanks for the heads up . . .

Renee

That's great!  They put on a really nice race.  Enjoy. 

Just pimped out my ride.  Put the race wheels on, tuned up the gears.  Spun it around a bit. 

I'm getting normal prerace jitters.  This ride should have been much easier.  What did I forget (I'm going to IL for the week and meeting my wife in IA.  She'll bring my stuff).  I know I'll do ok, but I was hoping to really lay the hammer down this year.  We'll see.  I'm jacked for the run; tapering is driving me crazy.

Everyone, expect some heat.