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Comments: What a mess! Got kicked in the left eye on the third lap. Multiple problems with trying to pass people. Ended up 3 wide at one point. Overall, felt pretty good, just a few slower swimmers in front made the small pool seem smaller. What would you do differently?: Bring spare swim cap  Transition 1
Comments: Improving with every race. Much smoother this time around. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: 1st time on "Lil' Bit" (Cervelo One has officially been christened!). Wasn't expecting miracles today, especially since I didn't know the course. Only had LB for 2 weeks, and maybe have put 25 miles on her since purchase, so I took it easier than I should have. Spent way too little time in aero bars just because I wasn't comfortable yet. What would you do differently?: Work my a$$ off in the off-season getting comfortable in aero bars and building up my quads to get out of the granny gears! Transition 2
Comments: Best transition to date! No real problems here. Didn't have race belt to worry about, so one less thing! What would you do differently?: Start running while putting on hat  Run
Comments: I was more concerned about jogging the whole course without stopping than smoking the course. I did neither! Jogged 90% of it, though, which is better than my other two races. Brought water bottle with me, which turned out to be the best decision of the day. What would you do differently?: Work on getting up past a slow trot. Post race
Warm down: Found shade ASAP and relived the race highlights with hubby. What limited your ability to perform faster: Leg fatigue on the bike, the heat. Event comments: Race was for an excellent cause, so I can't knock the lack of packets, race numbers, etc. Would definitely do this race again. And next time, I'll stick around for the awards ceremony! Last updated: 2005-08-14 12:00 AM
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 2005-08-22 5:54 PM |
Expert  950    McKinney, TX |  Subject: Games of Acadiana Triathlon |
| 2005-08-22 8:46 PM in reply to: #231246 |
Master 2314 Gulf Shores, AL | Subject: RE: Games of Acadiana Triathlon nice job and a very good bike split. Good luck at GP on Sunday. If you get your race # b4 the race, post it so I can identify you. |
| 2005-08-22 8:59 PM in reply to: #231246 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Games of Acadiana Triathlon Good job, good report. You were only 7 places behind me at the start, probably could have reached out and slapped me. Yes, this is a minimalist tri, no chips, no bibs, no packet. Last year we did get a golf shirt instead of a T-shirt, at least the T was a different color. Email Pitt (the RD, [email protected] ) and see if he can send you your medal. Did y'all hear from CajunMan yet? |
| 2005-08-22 9:35 PM in reply to: #231246 |
Expert 950 McKinney, TX | Subject: RE: Games of Acadiana Triathlon Still begging for Cajunman. I emailed Rusty (again) yesterday to let him know that Derek decided to pull himself off the waiting list. Thought maybe that would help, just in case he was trying to fit us in as a couple. No luck yet. He said there were only a couple people that have dropped out so far. Probably thinks I'm a real pest. My training has lagged since Abitaman, so I know it won't be pretty, but I would love the chance to get out there one last time this season. |
| 2005-08-22 10:45 PM in reply to: #231246 |
| Central Louisiana | Subject: RE: Games of Acadiana Triathlon The swim was a little crowed for us with 50 yards to go I hit the wall and started to make a pass and I could see that it was backed up with about 4 people in front of me. I just dropped in on the draft and relaxed. I could just see me swimming over someone and it being their first tri. They might not come back. Sorry I didn't know that it was you. I think that we need to Get some BT temp tattoos that we could wear to races! Maybe we could get Ron's ok for this! Congrats on a great race! |
| 2005-08-23 6:45 AM in reply to: #231246 |
Master 2314 Gulf Shores, AL | Subject: RE: Games of Acadiana Triathlon Hey forgot to ask how your husband did? Is he hooked? |
| 2005-08-23 9:36 PM in reply to: #231246 |
Expert 950 McKinney, TX | Subject: RE: Games of Acadiana Triathlon He's definitely hooked...even though they listed him as a FEMALE 25-29 AG!! We're still fighting over who gets the 3rd place medal  He's really excited because he just got in his P2K. So now the financial investment should take us both through the off-season. We'll both be lean, mean tri-ing machines come next year! |
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Games of Acadiana
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 122/146
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 3/5
Up at 4:30 and choked down yogurt and Eggo's. Drove 45 minutes from in-laws' house to Lafayette.
Scratching head, wondering where was race packet and where the hell are we going, anyway?
**Spoke to Michael before the swim and didn't even know it until I got home! Michael, I was #96, and you friggin ROCK!