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Comments: Wasn't a stellar pool time. Just couldn't get my breathing. Got nervous right as I started and couldn't calm down. Time finally came in. Better than I expected. I guess I was trying to swim too fast. What would you do differently?: Swim some slow warm-up laps  Transition 1
Comments: This transition went pretty well. I had a water bottle under my rain tarp. Used it to rinse the mud and leaves off my feet. Took my time to get shoes, gloves, and helmet on. Ran through the mud to the start. What would you do differently?: Lay out transition. Even if it IS raining. Take a water proof tarp for both above and below.  Bike
Comments: I think this was my best segment. I kept gearing so that my cadence stayed up. I even passed a few people! Interesting - this was my best relative time. Except in comparison to age group. What would you do differently?: Just need to get stronger. Overall I'm pleased with performance on this segment. Oh, and I need to learn how to stop gracefully. I had a hard time gracefully stopping at the transition point. Transition 2
Comments: Forgot my race number. Again, hadn't laid out transition area because of the rain and just totally forgot. Brain dead. What would you do differently?: LAY OUT TRANSITION!!!  Run
Comments: Wellll, it was more of a jog than a run, but I kept jogging except for the watering spots. Haven't figured out how to jog and drink. BUT I kept a good enough pace that I could pour it on for the last 100 yds and make a good looking finish! Happier than I expected. Almost right on overall ranking. What would you do differently?: Not sure. I think I just need to keep running more to build up speed and endurance. Post race
Warm down: I pushed it hard enough coming down the chute to the finish line that I really just needed to walk around and recover my breath. The "three Margarets" that entered the race together celebrated together for a few minutes. Husband and son brought me a chai and oat-nut scone from Starbuck's that felt good What limited your ability to perform faster: Just flat endurance and ability to "pick 'em up and put 'em down" Event comments: It is a fun race and a good one for first timers. Flat course with plenty of shade. My only disappointment is that the awards ceremony is on a cruise this evening limited to 200 people. I don't expect to get an award, but I would have enjoyed watching others recieve theirs. Profile Album Last updated: 2005-03-26 12:00 AM
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 2005-04-02 2:24 PM |
Expert  725    Wilmington, NC |  Subject: Azalea Festival |
| 2005-04-02 3:30 PM in reply to: #137185 |
Resident Matriarch N 43° 32.927 W 071° 24.431 | Subject: RE: Azalea Festival Margaret! You had an awesome race!! OMG I am so thrilled for you! LOL Now that the first-time jitters are over with, when are you racing again?  Thanks for putting the pictures up too. Y'all look like you had a blast! |
| 2005-04-02 4:01 PM in reply to: #137199 |
Expert 725 Wilmington, NC | Subject: RE: Azalea Festival Yep, I'm racing again. I figured if I could brave wind and rain it can't get any worse. Next race will be end of June. Nothing between now and then fit my schedule and skill level  I'm pretty pleased overall. I ended up running without socks because of the wet and mud. Probably was an error. I have HUGE blisters on both feet. Some popped and peeled during the run. I was really pumped at the end. Rounded the corner into the "chute" and ran for all I was worth. Crowds cheered! Cameras flashed! She finishes looking like a stud (studette?). Oh and I broke a nail - I'm devastated |
| 2005-04-02 5:27 PM in reply to: #137185 |
Expert 948 Mount Vernon, Iowa | Subject: RE: Azalea Festival This is spectacular! Great job soldiering through the rain and mud! It's cool to see photos too, I always forget to post them. It'll be fun to see the splits. I love getting mine - it's the statistics geek in me. How weird about the award cruise! Whether you're getting the hardware or seeing who got it, I thought the whole point was the whole crowd being there. Do only the top finishers get to go? How bizarre. |
| 2005-04-02 5:34 PM in reply to: #137228 |
Expert 725 Wilmington, NC | Subject: RE: Azalea Festival I'm a serious geek as well. I'm vulturing the site in the hopes that they will post the splits tonight instead of tomorrow. The awards cruise is even dumber than having only the winners... Only the first 200 to sign up. Including family members. It was sold out within days of opening the sign-up. SO there are people who WON an award that won't be there to receive it. They will get it in the mail later. Really strange. If they want to do a celebratory cruise, so be it. But I think they should do the awards at the event. Except for the rain, most everyone was still hanging around. |
| 2005-04-02 8:48 PM in reply to: #137185 |
Extreme Veteran 348 Melbourne | Subject: RE: Azalea Festival Congratulations on a great race! Well done on sticking with it through the mud and rain - conditions can only get better for your next race! Happy resting. M |
| 2005-04-04 8:27 AM in reply to: #137185 |
Master 1791 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Azalea Festival Congratulations Margaret! Too bad that your first tri was dreadful conditions. Sounds like you handled it all like a pro though! Glad to see you had such a good bike. I think that I would have been highly intimidated with the wet conditions, and a course with lots of turns. Again, looks like you had no problems there! Way to go! I'm dragging my family down to do Kure Beach, so hope to see you there! |
| 2005-04-04 8:47 AM in reply to: #137185 |
Extreme Veteran 527 Jacksonville, FL | Subject: RE: Azalea Festival You should be proud of completing the race in those conditions...great job & now on to the next tri! |
| 2005-04-04 9:42 AM in reply to: #137185 |
Expert 948 Mount Vernon, Iowa | Subject: RE: Azalea Festival Thanks for updating with splits and rankings. Looks like you did a terrific job, especially for your first time out, under suboptimal conditions. Lots of treats for you this week! |
| 2005-04-04 2:01 PM in reply to: #137185 |
Extreme Veteran 427 Winston-Salem, NC | Subject: RE: Azalea Festival Great race in tough conditions! Now get dried off and enjoy your recovery week!!!! |
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Overall Rank = 217/240
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 5/6
I had the traditional carb-load dinner of pasta with various sauces for dinner at 7:30 the night before. Didn't try to go to bed early since I figured I'd just lay there and worry. So, to bed about 11:00. Up at 6:30 and breakfast - the usual: lo carb yogurt, Uncle Sam's cereal, T-juice and coffee.
Quick shower to shave legs and pits before race. Dressed for race by 7:30.
I didn't do a real warm-up. It was absolutely POURING rain when we set up transition area. Meant that I couldn't really set up properly. Paid for that later.
Lack of warm-up was an error for the pool.
Overall rank is compared to female entrants only.