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Originally posted by Kay Ewing

Race Report for Lakewood Valley Triathlon in KY

All smiles –I love my 50’s.

Originally posted by Howaussie

208.2.

It has been a trying week and a half, a back injury that flares occasionally stopped me running and some vexing issues to deal with at work meant I did not feel ready for my first tri on Sunday. Feel disappointed as have slipped back quite a lot.

Originally posted by Bull Just finished tri number 4 for the season (sprint). Overall 8 th place! The new bike my wife bought me for father's day made all the difference in the world! On my old bike which is a tank, i was usually among the last finishers in the bike, today in the bike i was 3rd overall. I'm stoked, my best performance to date. Usualy after the bike ride i'm so spent I struggle through the run, not today....I can't wait for the Triangle Triathlon next month. While i was doing the tri, y wife was running the 10k, her first ever.

Originally posted by Kay Ewing Race Report for Lakewood Valley Triathlon in KY

Good/Best news first, I was the Overall Female Winner. Not the fastest time recorded for the overall winner in the 11 year history of the race, not the slowest time either. Haven't seen the official results but around 200 individual participants and I would guess around 40 females.

Race Report: Beautiful weather for a triathlon with temperatures in the low 70’s. SWIM – water was cool and felt great, did have some difficulty spotting and swimming through the crowd starting in a back wave. Second Female out of the water. Distance 880 – time 15:35. BIKE – this bike course is challenging with all types of hills, curves and turn arounds. Average pace 19.7, time 45:1. First female off the bike with over a 5 minute lead. RUN – Was told first female when I left transition. Survival is all I did here. Course is hilly and only about half the run is on pavement. I counted my steps to keep fast feet when I could, relaxed and recovered on the steeper climbs, then back to counting steps. The last hill is very steep and long; most participants walk up this hill. I could not let myself walk, in my heart if I got passed at the end I would never forgive myself if I walked. Time 28:00 – longer than 3.1, most people had 3.5 as the distance. They moved the transition over the years but have never moved the finish line.

POST RACE – All smiles –I love my 50’s.

Originally posted by Kay Ewing

Race Report for Lakewood Valley Triathlon in KY

Good/Best news first, I was the Overall Female Winner. Not the fastest time recorded for the overall winner in the 11 year history of the race, not the slowest time either. Haven't seen the official results but around 200 individual participants and I would guess around 40 females.
Race Report:
Beautiful weather for a triathlon with temperatures in the low 70’s.
SWIM – water was cool and felt great, did have some difficulty spotting and swimming through the crowd starting in a back wave. Second Female out of the water. Distance 880 – time 15:35.
BIKE – this bike course is challenging with all types of hills, curves and turn arounds. Average pace 19.7, time 45:1. First female off the bike with over a 5 minute lead.
RUN – Was told first female when I left transition. Survival is all I did here. Course is hilly and only about half the run is on pavement. I counted my steps to keep fast feet when I could, relaxed and recovered on the steeper climbs, then back to counting steps. The last hill is very steep and long; most participants walk up this hill. I could not let myself walk, in my heart if I got passed at the end I would never forgive myself if I walked. Time 28:00 – longer than 3.1, most people had 3.5 as the distance. They moved the transition over the years but have never moved the finish line.
POST RACE – All smiles –I love my 50’s.

Originally posted by luv2bhealthy

Wounded Warrior Half Marathon went well. No big finish, but I hadn't really trained for it like I should so it was really to help a great cause and have fun. There were almost 3,000 who ran this race between the 10k and Half. The race was suppose to start at 6:45 as this is a hot time of the year, but since Texas weather can change in an instant, that's what happened. At about 6:00 a.m. a storm rolled in complete with thunder and lightening. Lots of rain fell from the sky. It turned cooler. Yay! The race was postponed, then postponed again while we waited for the storm to abate. It was finally announced that we would start at 7:45. So...because of the long delay, everyone started at the same time instead of separately. It was suppose to be Wave 1 - under 10:00 m miles; Wave 2 - 10:00 and over; then the 10kers. But you can't control the weather so you go with the flow. The biggest part of the run was in a park with a concrete trail. Part of that trail went over a river which had to be diverted because the rains had swollen the river so much that it was rushing over the trail. So we went up an enbankment, over the bridge and back down the enbankment. The rest of the run went very smoothly (lots of aid stations) until past mile 8. The trail was completely flooded for about 1/4 mile - knee deep in fact. You couldn't run through it so you just had to walk as there was nowhere else to go. For me, even though the water was a nice cooler for the feet (oh my new shoes!), it ruined my pace. I didn't run the same after I slogged through that water. But the majority of the run was done under overcast skies, lower temperatures and not much humidity. In Texas in June, that was worth a lot!

Oh and my weight this week was bad, but it is always up after I run. I expect it to be back down when I weigh next week. It was 148. :-(

Originally posted by luv2bhealthy

...The trail was completely flooded for about 1/4 mile - knee deep in fact. You couldn't run through it so you just had to walk as there was nowhere else to go.

Originally posted by tkatzhyman

DNF for the Great Chesapeake Swim, pulled at 3 1/4 hr at about the 3.5 mile mark did not make the 4mile cut off time, the current was quit strong. see race report http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... .

Well I can slack off the swimming a bit and start triathlon training full time now. Have a mile swim in Virginia Beach in two weeks. Signed up for a local 4th of July 8k run and for a the 2 mile swim at Chris Green Lake, Charlottesville, Virginia the following week. The my second tri of the season at the end of July.

MY knee is getting better tapping it before runs seems to help.

Originally posted by tkatzhyman

DNF for the Great Chesapeake Swim, pulled at 3 1/4 hr at about the 3.5 mile mark did not make the 4mile cut off time, the current was quit strong. see race report http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... .

Well I can slack off the swimming a bit and start triathlon training full time now. Have a mile swim in Virginia Beach in two weeks. Signed up for a local 4th of July 8k run and for a the 2 mile swim at Chris Green Lake, Charlottesville, Virginia the following week. The my second tri of the season at the end of July.

MY knee is getting better tapping it before runs seems to help.

Originally posted by Bull

Yesterday afternoon i took my bike out for a ride after work. While i was riding, a dog ran out in front of me and i hit it. Long story short I crashed. After a mild verbal altercation with the dog's owner. Who rather than being concerned that i may be hurt, was pissed at me for hitting his dog, who according to him, his dog his just as much right to be on the road as i did and then turned around and went back into his house leaving me hurt and bleeding beside the road. One of his neighbors came out and asked me if i wanted her to call an ambulance. I told her no, didn't think i needed it but was going to go to the emergency room after the sheriff deputy came out and took my report. So, she called my wife to come and get me. When my wife showed up she freaked out because of all the bleeding and called the ambulance. To be honest, by this time the adrenaline was wearing off and i was beginning to feel the pain and my head was beginning to hurt Anyhow after several X-rays and a CAT scan where it showed conclusively that my dad was right all along, i really do have sh*t for brains. There were no serious injuries, only a twisted knee but no apparent damage to any tendons or cartilidge. A sore aching shoulder, ankle and wrist. Cuts, abrasions and bruises. And a kick- headache today from the concussion. The bike didn't appear to have much damage, a bent front rim, handlebar and aero bar The shifter may be damaged also. My computer/gps ruined, my wristwatch ruined and thankfully helmut ruined. I say thankfully because i estimate i was doing 28 - 30 mph when i hit the dog. I need to get the bike to the shop for a go over and estimate of the damage. Under normal circumstances, hitting a dog i would probably just chalk it up to"sh*t happens. But there's something about a guy that would tell me his dog had as much right to the road as i do, then turn around and go inside his house leaving me miles from home, hurt, bleeding. Normally, i'm not a vindictive person, but i think a guy like that needs to pay for the damages to my bike and replace my equipment and pay for the ambulance ride and what my insurance doesn't cover for the medical expenses. I'm just sick about the bike it's the new bike my wife just bought me. Luckily, i still have my old wal mart special road bike to ride until i can get my new bike repairef.