Playtri Half Ironman
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Playtri Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: We jumped into the water from a boat dock and then five seconds later we were off. I just tried to relax and think about my day ahead. The only time my back gave me problems was when I was sighting. The women started first so the men came through at the turnaround. I didn't get run over like I thought I would. I'm pretty sure the course was short. What would you do differently?: Find some feet to draft off of. Transition 1
Comments: It was a pretty long run to transition. I think the worst part was that my feet were cold and the pebbled concrete killed my feet. It took a little longer than I wanted to get my wetsuit off. I put my arm warmers around my wrists so I could pull them up once I got going. I was kind of cold but the sun warmed me up fine. Forgot my sunglasses. What would you do differently?: Not forget my sunglasses Bike
Comments: It was super windy day which made this a little tough. I knew there would be wind so I was ready for it mentally. The first ten miles were hard but once I got into a groove I just focused on my nutrition and reminded myself this was a training day. It was nice having it be a two loop course so I knew what to expect the second time around. I started having pain in my left knee and was ready to get off. I was really happy with my time. What would you do differently?: I don't think I'd do anything different. Transition 2
Comments: I was pretty much in the middle of transition so easy to spot. Got my shoes, hat, sunglasses and was off. I forgot my Garmin but wasn't bothered by it too much. What would you do differently?: I forgot my Garmin but actually think it was a good thing. I didn't obsess over splits and just ran. Run
Comments: I stopped for a potty break and then started on my run. When I looked down at my watch I knew that if I could keep a 10min pace then I might be able to break 6 hours. My first loop was great. I alternated water and Accelerade. I also had a one gel. The second loop was a little harder but I just kept thinking about my Ironman in June and it helped me focus on moving forward. I also saw some friends out on the course and that always makes me smile. At the last aid station I looked down at my watch and realized I was going to make it under 6 hours!! So awesome. What would you do differently?: This was a very good run for me. I probably could have taken in one more gel. Post race
Warm down: Finished with a huge smile. I had some BT friends cheer me on which was so nice. Thanks Jill, Sue and Reagan! This was a huge PR for me. My time for Longhorn was 6:23. So that's almost 30 minutes. Going into this race I thought I'd have to pull out because of my back but once I got going I felt great. I watched my friends come in and then got a massage. I even earned some hardware! I was first in the Athena division and would have been first in my age group. Event comments: Volunteers were really nice, not enough of them though. I had a good time. Last updated: 2008-01-14 12:00 AM
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55F / 13C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 85/139
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 1/4
On Friday my back started giving me trouble. It was spasming and I was in a lot of pain. I was questioning whether I'd even be able to race. Malinda picked me up on Saturday and we drove to Dallas for packet pick up. When we got there they were already picking up the expo so no shopping for us. That's probably a good thing. We checked into the Marriott which had a great view of the swim course and transition. We had dinner with some training buddies from Austin then we went back to the hotel.
I got up at 4:45am and had a bagel with PB and a banana. I decided to try and race and pull out at any time I thought I couldn't go on. I was okay with that decision after all it was just a training day for IMCDA.
Not much of a warm up unless you consider putting a wetsuit on a warm up. I do.