I'm back online and with results!

Sorry I haven't been around lately, we had computer and internet problems for quite a while. Anyway, did my first International distance on Aug 10th and achieved my goal of finishing under 3 hours. Geez, it was exhausting. I wasn't prepared nutritionally during the race. Forgot my Gel and only had water for the whole race. I think I drank about a gallon during the swim. :-)
I was very happy with my time of 2:53:17. Did the 1.5 k swim in 20 minutes. 35k bike in about 1:18 . The run killed me, it took me 1:09 to run the 10k. To say the least, I'm going to be working on my running quite a bit this winter. At about the 4 1/2 mile mark, I physically crashed. Not enough carbs to keep me going and the course was pretty hilly. Plus I could be in better shape, that may help a little.
This ended my tri season with 2 sprint tri's, which I knocked about 15 minutes off each one from last year, and 1 full tri (which was my goal to finish) this year. Now my attention will be turning to my other love, ice hockey. I'll check in occasionally and see how everyone is doing and chat a little. Good luck with all of your training and races!
Brenda

Edited by Brenda 2003-08-31 1:38 PM