The BASF Smile Train Triathlon : Official Thread

I have riding the course, but I may join you> i have a couple of things to do, but if I finish in time I'll try to be there. That way we can pick up our packets afterwards.

Doug

Good luck everyone...see you tomorrow maybe...#191...come say "Hi!"!

Back from the race, had a ball.

Had a great bike split. My walk was horrid. Good God were those hills bad.

Kara

I also had a blast!!!

swim: as i figured...i psyched myself out in the swim and about drowned...lol. not cool, i got passed like 4 times. so much for slow and steady. nerves got the best of me; phelps i am not; but i finished

T1: flawless; ran in from swim; stepped into cycling shoes geared and gone (had minor difficulty clippin in uphill- bout hit the cop directing traffic)

cycling: Being so pissed off from swimming horribly, i schooled bout tons of people out on the road. (pace speed 18-21mph!) I was passing the cool- aero bikes...just call me lance. I had a nice exchange on the return route with another in my AG...

T2: i must say, running in carbon fiber soled shoes isnt the best on concrete, bout ate it running to my rack. Other issues were wet feet = difficult to get into running shoes. my friggin sole insert wrinkled up...

run: i'd like to meet the person who laid out this run course...so i can swiftly kick them right in the yahtzee...this was a hilly sum beech! oh and i had to pitstop to rip the sole insert out of my shoe and complete the race with no insert...which led to a mean right foot blister...boo.

If i read right...i placed 97 with a time of 1:14:xx will confirm that with the online results.

Was great shooting the 'ish with Doug. Thanks for all the support and Triangle Tri here i come!

my Garmin cycling stats:

Moving Time (h:m:s)	0:38:38	3:10 pace
Distance (mi )	12.19
Moving Speed (mph)	18.9 avg.	28.9 max.
Elevation Gain (ft)	+818 / -820

My swimming doesn't suck, but I am a reformed sprinter in the pool.

My swim was okay, but I have only trained the swim once since October. I'll take it. Slow and steady

T1, the best I've ever had. The people that passed me in the pool were left in my speedy transition dust. Although I did walk out of the pool, I was a tad winded. I got to the rack with my bike and pulled on my shoes, (sans socks), grabbed the sunglasses, helmet and put them on, grabbed the bike and was gone. Transition out was a mere two racks away.

Bike, a slow start on the bike, but this was planned, I didn't want to bury myself in the first 3 miles. Once I got off Chalks Rd, I was cooking. I averaged 14.5 mph for the bike and I never average that fast. I had a good ride, and was passed a couple of times, but my point for this race was to race myself and be happy with being there and do well. I flew into the dismount line, off the bike and into T2.

T2, a little bit slower for the fact that I walked again. I got dismounted and didn't feel rubber legged for the first time and was shocked considering how hard I rode the bike leg. Grabbed my water, got my socks and shoes on, helmet off, race # on and was gone.

Run/Walk, OMG the run, was hellaciously hilly. And I know the person who laid it out and I was cursing her name on every single uphill. By the turnaround, I could barely walk and there sure as hell would be no running with a dead foot. My foot was numb until around the time I got back to the water station. My daughter and hubby found me at the top of that final big hill and my daughter stayed with me through the finish line. She's a little sweetheart.

I don't know my results yet, because once I finished, I vacated. I knew I was slow and no way in hades that I placed. So I left and we snagged some food on the way home and then a nice 2 hour nap.

But hey I cannot complain too much I got 3rd in my AG.

4th. results posted.
http://www.fsseries.com/uploads/6282009154142_ST%20Results.htm

I placed 15th, boo...then again my age group had the tri winner...next time i'll use the Nancy Kerrigan strategy...

halfpint:

The overall winners do not count in the AG's. They cant win twice. So the overall winner deops out and you are 14th. That is how I am 3rd. I have the medal to prove it.

oh sweet! congrats, big guy!

That you Bill? You're funny I hope to see you 7/12. With a longer OWS who knows what will happen.

Doug

Updated Results:
http://www.fsseries.com/uploads/629200982431_ST%20Results%201.htm

weak...i dropped a spot overall

No change in AG, but moved up 3 spots in the OA mens! #60, (LOL)