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LadyNorth - 2010-08-22 3:18 PM


I wonder what she's eating for dinner.

LadyNorth - 2010-08-21 8:03 PM
Just a note on my 5k run with my daughter:

 We ran together nice & easy.  The photographer was at the 3 mile mark and I think we may have a good pic together.  Just as we passed the photog, my daughter takes off sprinting the last .1 mile and
I couldn't catch her so she finished 7 sec ahead of me.  I shouldn't have given her a GU before the race haha.

In spite of our rather slow pace, I finished 2/8 in my age group.  The 1st name of the woman who finished 1st was TOM ?????  Something strange here, methinks.  (There weren't any age group awards, so I didn't see the 1st place finisher)

Denise

stevebradley - 2010-08-21 2:23 PM




TRACEY!

Woo-hoo-and-a-half!!!!! It is great to hear that you are pleased with the race, and that at least in the first quick post from you there is no mention of being clobbered by the bike course. It is also good to hear that you are pleased with the run, which is seemingly straightforward but can be tricky if not paced properly (that is, the final half-mile to the turnaround has hurt people in the past). I will hustle off to try and find the results.

Congratulations, Timberwoman!!

stevebradley - 2010-08-21 8:01 PM



TRACEY -

Those look like very fine times, across the board. I go from one to the next, and can't figure out which looks best! Maybe the bike; that looks like avery fine time on a course that was -- shall we say -- slightly more challenging than Escape and Whaling??

I too cannot wait to hear more!

latestarter - 2010-08-21 8:09 PM

CONGRATULATIONS TRACEY!!!   Awesome race.   What a great way to finish up a season.   I think you said this might be your last tri for a while?

Nice swim pace.   Hope I can do that well tomorrow.  Looks like an all around good performance.    

And thanks Denise for tracking Tracey's results down. 

latestarter - 2010-08-22 3:37 PM

I'm BACK!!!  

Preliminary report - don't see results up yet.   43 people in aqual/bike.   But when I left was 1/3 in my age.  4 women were registered- Not sure what happened to her.  What a great race.  Totally rained for the entire event.   Choppy waters with an East wind 11-13km/hr in our face.    Couldn't see A THING!!!! in the water - had my dark tinted Sable goggles on and it was DARK, low cloud.   I was at the back of the 1st wave but somehow after we started swimming I was like more in the middle with the entire pack pushing everyone to the right.   WAY off course.   Had to stop 3 times during the swim and literally stand upright in the water and bounce up and down to try and find the buoys.  When I finally spotted one I was a bit freaked about how far right we had swam, and was sure I was going to get out of the water and see my watch say 22 minutes.    My sense of direction was so off that I didn't even realize we were swimming back to shore - thought I still had to round a bouy and veer left.   Despite all this my swimming must have been fairly decent because Ken and numerous others were still in transition when I got there.   What a great surprise.  

Used my Tempo trainer but had to set it at .97 instead of .95 which I had been using in the pool, and stayed with that comfortably.   With all the other crap that was going on didn't even bother swimming TT pace for 6 then 'fast' for 3; however, I did start it once I realized we were heading back to shore and it seemed to work quite well.   

I am so excited to do a race in calm water.  

Fortunately on the bike I had my glasses with the yellow lenses that make everything look bright and kept the water out of my eyes.  Very technical bike course and also hilly, and very dangerous today.   Quite a bit of climbing, but for the most part not really steep.   Just LONG.   Right off the bat someone had their wheels slide out from under them.   My front brakes were off (left side not touching when I brake) and I neglected to fix before the race, so after seeing this girl fall, and the warning signs, I, as well as most others, were very cautious and pretty much ground to a halt on all the 90 degree turns.   One section of the road was particularly bad with big pot holes filled with rain, so you couldn't see the hole.   I hit one which kind of scared me so was pretty careful for maybe 3km? 

We start right into a long climb that gets quite steep.   My avg. speed at the top was only 12km/hr - I was working but didn't want to burn my legs out on the first climb.   I was really strong on the flat sections today and Ken was beating me on the hills.    It was about 10km before he passed me and we passed each other back and forth and he ended up beating me by 50 seconds.  

Drank 500 ml of Vega sport (140 cal) plus 2 figs (60 calories).  

Was kind of upset after the race because I had been pressing my lap button at every 5km mark but didn't realize it had changed functions when I took the wetsuit off!   Will have a look at Ken's because we were riding pretty close to each other.   On some of the 5km laps he was a bit faster, and I was faster on others.  

Before I left, I bought a new pair of goggles with yellow lenses. 

augeremt - 2010-08-21 8:16 PM

Warrior Dash Update:

I finally got all the mud out of my hair and ears so it's about time for an update. I had an absolute blast! Lots of great costumes, attitudes, and personalities. Prior to the race, I was a bit bummed that a hill climb was considered one of the obstacles (thought it was a cop-out just to get the numbers up) but it was a well-deserved designation. That hill was killer! I have to say the mud pit with barbed wire was my absolute favorite, even though I accidentally opened my mouth right before I belly-flopped into the mud. The spectators loved it though, so it was worth it.

Unofficial Time: No idea, and don't care. Does it really matter?

I will second DWAYNE's sentiments by saying you guys should do it if it's in your region. It's really fun and the organizers know how to put on a race! I'm definitely in for next year, this time with a costume.

manfarr1974 - 2010-08-22 4:32 PM



Everything!! Race report to you all tomorrow!! Thanks so much for the support!  Kasia, LOVE those pictures!!