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Turtle Crawl Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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 Swim
Comments: This was really fun. I was worried about the ocean swim (as opposed to the murky lakes we usually splash around in..) but instead I was shocked to look up and there was the buoy. On my mind was also the 4 foot shark my father-in-law caught Friday afternoon and immediately released back into the water - perhaps it's parents were out there... What would you do differently?: Under better health circumstances I would have gone much much harder.  Transition 1
 Bike
Comments: What a fantastic route. Fast and pretty. The first time around was really great I held a 20 mph average but I started loosing it on the second go around. Transition 2
 Run
Comments: Ok, so here is where my stomach cramps finally got me. First mile and a half were ok not much "jelly-leg" from the bike but I was VERY happy to see my cheering section at the 2,5 mile point - I know you all saw AND HEARD them - it was really great and gave me enough air for another mile. At about 4 miles I started walking - I was cooked - literally! The beach stretch to the finish was pure torture the sun was so hot and I never felt the ocean breeze I was promised! Post race
Warm down: eeehh does throwing up and laying down count? What limited your ability to perform faster: 4 days of diarrhea really left me unable to do much of anything. I was completely de-hydrated afterwards. This was my first Olympic distance so I just had to do it and I was really happy that I got to do it at all. I will put this one in the book for the learning experience and I know I gave EVERYTHING I had and there is something to be said for that. Event comments: Fantastic race, we will definately be back. The volunteers were superb - they worked so hard. The GA Multisports races are truly the best. Last updated: 2009-01-03 12:00 AM
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 2009-05-17 4:17 PM |
Member 7 |  Subject: Turtle Crawl Triathlon |
| 2009-05-17 7:26 PM in reply to: #2156173 |
Master 1201   Woodstock, GA | Subject: RE: Turtle Crawl Triathlon Wow! Kudos for gutting it out and even doing the race. If I am not mistaken you are Bigb's wife. I saw your John Tanner race reports because I had noticed that you guys were doing JT and Turtle Crawl. I recognized your tri suit from the picture. I should have come up and spoken to you guys, but I guess I was too preoccupied with trying to get my free massage after the race. Good job. |
| 2009-05-21 7:55 AM in reply to: #2156173 |
Extreme Veteran 372 Williamsburg, Virginia | Subject: RE: Turtle Crawl Triathlon It is all ways tough to race after being sick, but you did great nice job and yes it was a nice course. |
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Overall Rank = 197/218
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/10
4 days of severe gastrointestinal problems made my pre-race routine a matter of deciding whether to race or not. 1/2 a muffin and a cup of coffee later I decided that I didn't want to miss this one.
Nice looong walk to the swim start.