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Comments: Polo stroked the first 50 and then went to normal stroke. Felt OK, but still not a great swim. Flipped over twice for about 20 seconds per to catch breath and get HR down. It seems I have a chronic problem with HR spike during the first 200+ of any swim except of course in the pool where it doesn't count. Had I swam at training pace, I would have been at 9:00 so I only gave up 1:19 which I'm OK with. On a scale of 1-10, I'd give the swim a solid 7.  Transition 1
Comments: Walked through T1 since my HR was spiked when I got out of the water. Still pretty good time.  Bike
Comments: They changed the course this year so there were alot more corners and turns than last year which should explain why my avg. was .3 mph slower this time around. Still, 19+ is a great race pace for me. I found myself slipping way out on the nose of my saddle quite a few times and having to scooch back. Not sure if it was the new tri suit or what...strange. I saw my primary competition on the course and he had about 3 mins. on me on the first loop and then about 3:30 on the second. I kept trying to catch up to him but he was outpacing me. Rib cage was starting to twinge and hurt a bit at mile 7 and wasn't sure about the run but decided to go balls out for the last 3 miles and if I had to DNF on the run the so be it. Happy with the time and the average. Definitely room for improvement and will DEFINITELY hit 20 before the year is over. Transition 2
Comments: Nothing special. Racked the bike, threw on the Sauconys, sucked down some Gu20 and headed out.  Run
Comments: As soon as I left T2, I felt real heavy and my back was twinging up. I stopped after about 300 yards and gave it a quick stretch and got my HR down; then HTFU and pushed on. I saw my competition making the turn at the 1/2 mile mark and thought "sh*t, he's out there". But no sooner did I think that when I saw him stop and walk about 50 yards before starting again. I thought if that was his race, I might catch him and earn a podium spot. He became my rabbit and I kept him in my sights. I hit the 1/2 mile mark at 5:30; an 11 min pace. For some reason this pissed me off so I picked up the pace determined to catch my rabbit and to have a respectable run despite the discomfort. By the 1.5 mark I had him in my sights and by mile 2 I caught him and passed him. I finished the final 2 miles with a 10:15 pace and beat my competition by 3 mins. to finish 3rd in my AG...a podium spot! Post race
Warm down: Met up with junior and GF. What limited your ability to perform faster: Back issues and a few extra pounds since last years race. Event comments: I was really happy with my perfomance considering how much pain I was in last night. Today was a lesson in HTFU, which I did, and have the hardware to show for it. Despite being 10 pounds heavier than last years race, I PRed the course by 20 seconds. Pretty damn good! I have 2 more races this season on this track and look forward to showing improvement as the season progresses. Profile Album Last updated: 2008-03-18 12:00 AM
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 2008-04-21 4:52 PM |
Pro  3673      MAC-opolis |  Subject: Ameriprise Financial Spring Training |
| 2008-04-21 10:14 PM in reply to: #1352734 |
| Veteran 354 | Subject: RE: Ameriprise Financial Spring Training Way to stick it out through the pain. Sorry missed you there. There were a lot of turns on this coarse. I decided to do it too last minute due to lack of training, but Im glad I did b/c I did better than I thought I would and picked up 3rd myself. |
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Age Group = Clyde 225, 40+
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Have been having some nasty back issues this week and was in alot of pain even last night. Seems I have a rib that's been "out" and has been causing some radiating pain around my rib cage which has made breathing a bit uncomfortable since expanding the rib cage (with a cough or a deep breath) really hurt. Racing was a game time decision and although it was tender in the morning, I felt OK enough to give it a go figuring 3-4 Advil would be enough to get me through. So loaded up the car, popped the vitamin I and set out.
En route to venue, could NOT get motivated or find any edge. Half way there contemplated turning around and heading home. Called GF to explain the feelings and she encouraged me to HTFU and push on, so I did. Little Billy came with and we met GF at the venue. Clif bar and water on the way.
Once T was set up, only had 15 mins. until start. Thankfully I was in the last wave so while waiting for other waves, did 15-20 wind sprints to get the HR going a little.