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Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon - Triathlon
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Comments: This was fine. Short enough to not suck. It was very crowded though. And these ladies were very grabby. I got all sorts of grabbed. Also got kicked pretty good in the gut by a rogue breast stroker. Additional Notes: Don't start peeing in your wetsuit until your bottom half is fully submerged. Now, here is a brief summary of S and B: S finishes about 20 minutes before B. B states that her goggles (which she describes as "Predator Eyes" ) Instantly filled up with water so she decided to make the bold move of backstroking the entire half mile. Despite several bumps into kayaks and other swimmers, she finished without drowning. What would you do differently?: Swim more :)  Transition 1
Comments: Damn! I dropped my goggles. Stopped, picked them up, dropped my swim cap, stopped, picked it up. Hand my hand stepped on, nearly trampled, carried on. What would you do differently?: Not drop all my shyte?!  Bike
Comments: It would have been really great to have some competition to push me a little. There was one lady on a TT bike that gave me something to chase. It was very very clear that on the hills I had significantly more strength. Got right up on her azz (but she either intentionally or unintentionally was blocking me out and not letting me pass, which was really annoying) When we got into the flat section she would drop me back about 15 feet or so until the next hill. Clearly my positioning is inefficient. If I were to continue to do triathlon I would get this fixed now. It's never been so clear. Ok so, now on the the S and B show. B got to the big hill and immediately tipped over. S nearly ran her over. The volunteers were flustered. S and B prevailed after the short set-back. What would you do differently?: Fix my position on the bike Transition 2
Comments: This was fine I guess. What would you do differently?: FASTER! Better dismount off bike  Run
Comments: Fairly straightforward, again. I got into what I perceived to be the front of my AG and then didn't really have anyone to push me. It was a nice little run. I thought I did a nice job of keeping pace and then killing the hills at the end. Saw J at the very end, which was awesome! What would you do differently?: Run faaaassstttterrrrrr Post race
Warm down: Watched the various different people I knew racing finish. Then went to the awards. After all was said and done S and B were going to give us a ride home. S gives B her keys to go grab the car while she waits with the bike. B comes back down the hill looking dejected. Stating she could not find S's car. S then goes up the hill to look for it and also can't find it. I knew exactly where it was parked so then I went up the hill. Yup, that bad boy was gone! I ran around to try and find a PO to see if they knew what towing company they used in the area. All I could find was a firefighter who essentially was said, "Yeah you are going to have to find a police officer. They never seem to be around when you need em are they?" Ha! I agreed. By the time I did find one, and got a phone number, S had already found out who towed her. At this point, she was sobbing. Through her tears she got out, "I ... just ....want...a........cheeseburger ...... and .....a .....beer....." So, we went ahead and made that happen. Shoot, having your car towed is way better than having it stolen. You gotta look on the bright side! PS You have to park 5' away from a driveway or you are at risk of being towed. Consider yourself warned. What limited your ability to perform faster: My lack of passion for the sport, bad positioning on the bike, no time between nationals and the sprint etc. etc. etc. Event comments: Pretty damn fun Profile Album Last updated: 2013-08-19 12:00 AM
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 2013-08-19 12:16 PM |
 Seattle |  Subject: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon |
| 2013-08-19 12:36 PM in reply to: #4833105 |
Master  3870     | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Hahahaha! Speedy and fun...Way to go out with a bang  |
| 2013-08-19 12:40 PM in reply to: #4833105 |
Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Going out on top, haha. |
| 2013-08-19 12:43 PM in reply to: #4833105 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon As always, awesome RR!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the pix too!!!!!!! For someone with "no passion" you are sure one speedy mofo! Glad the car wasn't stolen, and that you got beer and a cheeseburger. |
| 2013-08-19 12:57 PM in reply to: #4833105 |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Congrats on another super performance. First AG at a big event like that is some serious butt kicking. Keep up the good work. |
| 2013-08-19 12:59 PM in reply to: #4833105 |
Regular 5477 LHOTP | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Go on. Go ahead and retire. See if I care. *Sniff* *Sigh* Well, I suppose if you're not passionate about it, then you should kick this chit to the curb, but, seriously, it does make me wonder what you could do with the sport if you dug it. Really nice race, Mz. 1st in your AG. Now, I know you have some serious azz running goals, so as long as you stay here on BT and keep us apprised of that, I'll try not to slip into a deep, dark depression about your tri retirement. |
| 2013-08-19 1:11 PM in reply to: switch |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon I love that you had no one to really challenge you and yet you still won your AG - freakin' AWESOME! If you're going to retire, it might as well be with a win! (and then a cheeseburger and beer) |
| 2013-08-19 1:29 PM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Nice race! Nice race report! I'm sorry but you have now qualified for next year's age group nationals, you can't retire! |
| 2013-08-19 1:30 PM in reply to: blueyedbikergirl |
Master 4452 | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon I haz a sad that you are retiring  . But so long as you can keep your running RRs entertaining, all will be forgiven . Nice job on the AG win! |
| 2013-08-19 1:35 PM in reply to: bcraht |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Way to rock the race, girl!! The antics of S and B had me rolling, especially the pic on the bike idea, so funny! Glad the car was just towed and not stolen. And nice move pulling a Gretzky - retiring at the top of your game! You are a very fast person.  |
| 2013-08-19 1:44 PM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 2770 Central Kansas | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Originally posted by jmkizer Nice race! Nice race report! I'm sorry but you have now qualified for next year's age group nationals, you can't retire! +1 Love you! I loved hearing about the antics of S & B. I can't believe the car got towed. That's a new one. Oh, yeah, and you are super speedy. I love that. Great race. |
| 2013-08-19 1:49 PM in reply to: KansasMom |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Originally posted by KansasMom Originally posted by jmkizer Nice race! Nice race report! I'm sorry but you have now qualified for next year's age group nationals, you can't retire! +1 Love you! I loved hearing about the antics of S & B. I can't believe the car got towed. That's a new one. Oh, yeah, and you are super speedy. I love that. Great race. You guys are bad examples. |
| 2013-08-19 1:53 PM in reply to: bcraht |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Originally posted by bcraht I haz a sad that you are retiring . But so long as you can keep your running RRs entertaining, all will be forgiven . Nice job on the AG win! Oh for goodness sakes, I do like 1-2 tri's a year. You won't miss a thing! |
| 2013-08-19 1:56 PM in reply to: switch |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Originally posted by switch Go on. Go ahead and retire. See if I care. *Sniff* *Sigh* Well, I suppose if you're not passionate about it, then you should kick this chit to the curb, but, seriously, it does make me wonder what you could do with the sport if you dug it. Really nice race, Mz. 1st in your AG. Now, I know you have some serious azz running goals, so as long as you stay here on BT and keep us apprised of that, I'll try not to slip into a deep, dark depression about your tri retirement. ^^^This^^^ Keep on running and getting faster. Most of all, keep on being you, because you are awesome!!! |
| 2013-08-19 2:07 PM in reply to: #4833105 |
Master 2167 Livonia, MI | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Congrats on the AG win, you beast!! |
| 2013-08-19 3:36 PM in reply to: noelle1230 |
Regular 980 Caerphilly, Wales, uk. | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Had a smile WHILST reading the entire R R. Especially loved the S an B BS lol. |
| 2013-08-19 3:50 PM in reply to: Richardsdrr |
Veteran 2842 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon You definitely race with the most interesting folks. Congrats on the podium - awesome race (and I loved the pics)! I guess that if you do a few Tri's a year, your retirement will be more of a "Favre" than a "Gretzky" - for which we'll all be thankful (and I get the running thing - my better half has gone the same way), as long as you post a RR. Matt |
| 2013-08-19 4:05 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Originally posted by mcmanusclan5 You definitely race with the most interesting folks. Congrats on the podium - awesome race (and I loved the pics)! I guess that if you do a few Tri's a year, your retirement will be more of a "Favre" than a "Gretzky" - for which we'll all be thankful (and I get the running thing - my better half has gone the same way), as long as you post a RR. Matt No, no, no! I am not continuing to do a few tris a year, that's a thing of the past. I'm a Gretzky!! I loved Favre and all, but I was really annoyed when he didn't just commit to the retirement. I had better hold myself to the same standard |
| 2013-08-19 4:14 PM in reply to: mcmanusclan5 |
Royal(PITA) 14270 West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Awesome race! First in AG for a race you did totally for shytes and giggles--nice way to retire from the sport. Not sure which is funnier, your description of the S&B side show at the race or your actual race. I would LOVE to do a tri with you just to see the hijinks and shenanigans but since you up and retired I guess that is about as likely as seeing a pig fly. |
| 2013-08-19 6:33 PM in reply to: QueenZipp |
| Payson, AZ | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Another awesome race report. I love the kick stand. |
| 2013-08-19 10:20 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Master 2563 University Park, MD | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Originally posted by Asalzwed No, no, no! I am not continuing to do a few tris a year, that's a thing of the past. I'm a Gretzky!! I loved Favre and all, but I was really annoyed when he didn't just commit to the retirement. I had better hold myself to the same standard Don't worry -- we can wait, you'll be back. Gretzky was getting out of warfare-on-ice; you're claiming retirement from the two non-impact parts of triathlon. When you're an old fart like the rest of us, we'll be in our carbon rockers waiting to welcome you back to tri-ville. Plus, starting the race with a nice swim is a great way to work on a hangover from the pre-race beer. And nice work on the AG win, despite all those grabby women. |
| 2013-08-20 11:22 AM in reply to: colinphillips |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Athleta Iron Girl Seattle Women’s Triathlon Originally posted by colinphillips Originally posted by Asalzwed No, no, no! I am not continuing to do a few tris a year, that's a thing of the past. I'm a Gretzky!! I loved Favre and all, but I was really annoyed when he didn't just commit to the retirement. I had better hold myself to the same standard Don't worry -- we can wait, you'll be back. Gretzky was getting out of warfare-on-ice; you're claiming retirement from the two non-impact parts of triathlon. When you're an old fart like the rest of us, we'll be in our carbon rockers waiting to welcome you back to tri-ville. Plus, starting the race with a nice swim is a great way to work on a hangover from the pre-race beer. And nice work on the AG win, despite all those grabby women. Hmmmm, you do make some valid points. Shoot, you will all have carbon rockers and I'm sure I'll still have a wood one. But it WILL have a cup holder |
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Overall Rank = 17/1144
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 1/128
I should start by saying I am in the midst of a two week "off period" with no structured training or anything. I was racing this just for fun because I really do need this time off.
I knew lots of people doing this tri. Some coworkers, some good friends, some friends from college, my cousin even! it was really nice just hanging out with all of them. A lot of these events end up being a solo adventure and that gets lonely.
So, I was NOT the biggest sh*t show for once. Ohhh boy. My friends S and B did this event. Of course neither of them really trained. Also, S has a kickstand on her bike if that hints and what kind of a competitor she is. Anyway, we went to rack our bikes together the day before and when S wasn't looking, B taped a photo of herself between S's handlebars. S sees it and is like, "WTF?" and B says, "Every time you look at my photo, remember not to leave me out on the course somewhere because I'll probably die." So anyway, now that I have more or less painted a picture of the two. Let's dive into this triathlon.