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disturbed275 - 2009-06-07 4:57 PM I had a good race today.  I finished 5th out of 30ish in my AG and 51st of 750ish overall.

disturbed275 - 2009-06-07 5:01 PM That was good enough for some piggy hardware:

rlejeune - 2009-06-07 5:14 PM 100 km - 3:24:57 ... 717 meters/2352 foot climb. Damn that was fun

esc - 2009-06-07 4:12 PM

Is it sad that I now want to travel to Iowa to try and earn a pig of my own? That's the coolest race award ever!

rlejeune - 2009-06-07 4:14 PM Happy but tired, I will read everything after dinner and wine

running4beer - 2009-06-07 5:40 PM Speaking of packing... I've been asking another group to share some "you know you're a triathlete when..." stories. Here's my most recent:

I'm on a business trip right now in NOLA. Compared to Boston, this is DAMN HOT. AND I have to be in business attire through the whole conference since it's full of clients or potential clients, so it's kinda well, sweat city for me going between the conf center and hotel symposia. So did I pack much needed deodorant? Noooooooooo. I open my suitcase on morning 1 of the conference to find that I accidentally packed Body Glide instead! DOH!

running4beer - 2009-06-07 5:41 PM Hmmmm... just a few days at a conference and I missed like 40-some odd pages. How do you guys find the time to run with all this post padding?

running4beer - 2009-06-07 5:49 PM So I got two runs in so far, which I think is an accomplishment when outta town on biz. The first I was actually running for beer with one of the Hashes here. The second was running off my Saturday night beer at a 5k sponsored by the conference at 6:30 this morning in the French Quarter. And yes, at 6:30, there were still a lot of drunk folks out on the street here in New Orleans!

One cool thing that I've never seen before-- my race number was made out of a speckled-looking paper. When I unpinned it after I got back to my hotel room, I saw on the back it says that those specks are flower seeds! I can soak it in water for 24-hrs then cover with a couple inches of soil in spring or fall and it will grow flowers! How cool is that??!!??

running4beer - 2009-06-07 6:49 PM So I got two runs in so far, which I think is an accomplishment when outta town on biz.  The first I was actually running for beer with one of the Hashes here.  The second was running off my Saturday night beer at a 5k sponsored by the conference at 6:30 this morning in the French Quarter.  And yes, at 6:30, there were still a lot of drunk folks out on the street here in New Orleans!

One cool thing that I've never seen before-- my race number was made out of a speckled-looking paper.  When I unpinned it after I got back to my hotel room, I saw on the back it says that those specks are flower seeds!  I can soak it in water for 24-hrs then cover with a couple inches of soil in spring or fall and it will grow flowers!  How cool is that??!!??

ebshot - 2009-06-07 3:43 PM Hey guys.  Had a great time today.  I finished 177/240 and 6/9 in my AG.  Total time 1:42:21, a PR of 14 minutes.  I sucked on the swim, cruised on the bike and ran well.  I didn't push it at all and just enjoyed myself.  It was a perfect day to race.  I am working on the RR but it will be a few days before I get it done. 

Can I tell you how much I love BTers?  I forgot my goggles (really) and I had two BTers offer me their spares.  BT rocks.

ETA:  Also, another shout out for BT,  a fellow BTer came to my house at 6:15 and picked up my 3 kids to watch them while I raced.  Even though her daughter had a lacrosse tourney today.  She just took my crew with her.  Again, BTers are the best.

disturbed275 - 2009-06-07 3:57 PM I had a good race today.  I finished 5th out of 30ish in my AG and 51st of 750ish overall.