Wow...putting on a wetsuit while hot and sweaty is not much fun. I used plastic bags and got help from a volunteer. We had to walk a LONG way to get in the water which I'm sure helped my time increase. No way was I going to run in the rubber suit! Swim was ok and the water felt refreshing on loop one, but I tried to breast stroke kick near the exit and got a huge hammie twinge...so I kept swimming and hit the dock. Nice. Got up and walked it to the shore turnaround and instead of swimming to the buoys I just walked out to them...then started my swim which was very nice on the second loop.

Not cramp and not hit the dock lol! Otherwise, nothing. Wasn't going to run in the rubber suit, nor push it on the turn around. I was feeling fatigued and fine with the results.

this was actually t2. I walked from the swim to transition. Tired and knew I had those bloody hills just waiting for me! :)

Not much, unless I was "racing"

Ryan had told us between races that this course was more like what we'd encounter at Lake Placid. Longish steady 4-12% grade climbs on the course today. Lots of heavy breathing once again. I think I did a bit better on the descents but was still very conservative. Very conservative.

Not tons. Rode ok, could have pushed a tad harder and again, the scrubbing the speed hurts a lot overall.

this was actually t1...a guy just in front of me got stuck in his left shoe, went down to the left and was in my way...Fortunately, I was able to get by him and a volunteer was quick to help him out of the shoe as another biker was hot on my heels. Very dangerous! So glad I didn't end up crashing into him!!! Transition for the bike was a shoot of sorts and fenced in about 5 feet wide. Lucky no one got hurt!
I was super slow getting my wetsuit on (hot and sweaty!) and goodness it was a long hot walk out of transition, then doubling back to the lake to start the swim. Was NOT gonna run it though. WAY TOO HOT in the rubber suit!

Not much. I think running would have been ok if I wasn't so warm, but my rack was 2 up from bike in, so no matter what, I had a long ways to go in a wetsuit to get out of transition. But no biggie as I wasn't pushing for a certain time.

Wow...tired, hot, hilly run. What fun. I walked more, and tried to keep my hr at or below 160. I was mostly in the 145-150 range, walked up the tough hills and just tried to keep my walk pace moving well, not lumbering or strolling. Wanted to run about the same as the am, but was a tad slower. I saw the Speedy Pants couple, Marie, Steve, Mindy and Ranger on the run. :) Ryan's tip on using off on a hat to ward off the biting horse flies was good advice. Stinky racers must have seemed like a feast! Oh, and spill #2 was avoided...a dude almost bit it right in front of me on the trail...this course is tricky!

run a little more, walk a little less, push more on the downhill finish.

muscle milk and into the river I went! When I was in transition from swim to run my tire blew again, so instead of eating (I really didn't want to anyways) I got over to the bike mechanic to get my flat repaired. Again.
:( I ran out of time for my massage (Chauffer Steve was anxious to get back to the lodge to get dinner and to bed) but I did NOT want to ride my bike back up the hill to the lodge, and I DID want my tire repaired, so that's the way the cookie crumbled. :)


Jeeze, I'd say an AM oly lol! I think I did fairly well considering the course, my bad sleep 2 nights running and the effort from the mornings race.


Goodness, this is a tough weekend! Fatigue is setting in and I was so bummed to not get my massage. Dinner was really nice with Steve, Dave, Chuck, Marie, Mindy and Eric. I did get a chance to roll a bit afterwards. Then I had to get all my crap down to another room before heading to bed. Tired. Have to do a half in the morning, and I'm tired.