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St. Anthony's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: rough swim. Sighting was horrible. Made it to the first buoy, easy. Then it got worse. Too many folks treading water and breast stroking. By the time I got past the left turn, it was easy. The waves didn't push me over even though they're coming parallel at us. It was much, much nicer on the way out. I swallowed MORE water at the Saturday practice than today. Took two minutes off last year's time, and last year was pretty flat! What would you do differently?: learn to be more aggressive. I was for a bit, but could've been more. Swam over some people, hit some. Came out practically unscathed.  Transition 1
Comments: had to search for vaseline again- bodyglide didn't prevent wetsuit rash under arms which hurt like hell. slathered on before bike. sat down to get wetsuit off ankles and threw it on the lovely concrete pole. What would you do differently?: not much. Is it normal to get wetsuit burn?  Bike
Comments: This bike was hard. I had forgotten to put my computer on after we were halfway to swim start. FUGEDDITABOUTIT. So I did the whole thing no idea how I was doing or how far into it I was. It was windy and I had to catch myself, some parts were flat out fast, traffic control was much better than last year. Got no penalties :) played cat and mouse with some chick who was spinning really fast and her hips were swinging too much. My feet got numb again. No feeling in them when I got off the bike. I have never wanted to get off my bike so badly before. Passed and got passed by about the same number of folks. Knocked three minutes off last year's time. What would you do differently?: learn to corner at faster speeds. Learn to speed up better. Transition 2
Comments: nothing big really. more vaseline. grabbed a gel, stuck it in my bra and off I go.  Run
Comments: NOw, folks, here is where it all falls apart. Notice my rankings: 94,123,133... see a trend here? I so suck at running. I just haven't gotten better. Let's see... I violated the #1 LAW OF TRIATHLON: Nothing new on race day. I had shoes but I needed lock laces, so I put them on last night and they felt great. What I didn't anticipate was the swelling from the heat. They were tight! Lisa(GatorGirl22) passed by me when I was down adjusting them. My feet hurt the whole run, they had gotten numb on the bike and couldn't get back. Saw Ron the GrandPooBah of BT, Rich, Possum, and Renee snuck by me, did a roundabout and came to grab my ass. anyways back to my run... it was painful the first two miles. I was incredibly slow. Got a side stitch. Got passed by EVERYONE. I want a TnT coach- those folks can run. I ADDED 1:51 to last year's run time. What would you do differently?: run faster. Try to make more Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday run club workouts. I need to take advantage of this free coaching stuff. Tues are tempo or hills, Thurs is track, and Sat is just run. Post race
Warm down: my running coach was the first person to approach me at the finish. We hung out and recapped our races before Tom finally made his way up to us. He finished 16th in his 50-54 AG. Walked around, food line was looong, saw Sharon, got our bikes, walked to BTCentral. What limited your ability to perform faster: I suck at running and my bike is hum-hum. That's basically it. Event comments: I wish the water stops were at the mile markers and not before them. Last updated: 2005-12-03 12:00 AM
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 2006-05-01 8:48 AM |
Wife, Mother, Friend.  2457    South |  Subject: St. Anthony's Triathlon |
| 2006-05-01 8:57 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Master 2314 Gulf Shores, AL | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Nice job, especially on that swim!!! |
| 2006-05-01 8:58 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Elite 2777 In my bunk with new shoes and purple sweats. | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon enough with the criticalities already. You did great. Great bike work and your swim effort was the bomb. Way to hang with Renee, as good a swim gage as there is. |
| 2006-05-01 9:03 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon That was a GREAT swim under adverse conditions! BTW, of all the butts I slapped this weekend, yours was the tightest. Kudos! |
| 2006-05-01 9:04 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Wife, Mother, Friend. 2457 South | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon mental after event notes and observations: -leave kids at home next year. I left the BT afterparty in a huff, hanging my head in shame. Edited by Lucy 2006-05-01 9:10 AM |
| 2006-05-01 9:06 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Welcome to the "I Suck At Running" club! Still, you did great, and I heard it was kinda windy so your bike time is good, you woulda been 18 mph or more on a calm day! Wish I could have been there.
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| 2006-05-01 9:19 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Elite 3223 Hendersonville | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Love your afterthoughts. Great job out there! I sure am glad I wasn't racing this year - bad conditions. COngrats on that swim...you rock! |
| 2006-05-01 9:46 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Queen BTich 12411 , | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Wetsuit burn isn't a fact of life. Maybe you need a different brand; did you put bodyglide on before the swim? Sorry to hear that. Nothing new on race day (unless you don't care about the race and want to see if something works)!! Way go go on improving your swim time despite the conditons! |
| 2006-05-01 10:16 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Master 1978 Chelmsford, Massachusetts | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon I think you had a great day regardless. Keep your chin up, there is plenty of season left to improve. Those conditions were HARSH...you did AWESOME in that fight! |
| 2006-05-01 10:20 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Master 1668 Cinnaminson, NJ | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Nice job on that tough swim! Congrats!! |
| 2006-05-01 10:51 AM in reply to: #410905 |
Master 1827 Tampa, Fl | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon You did great, I can't believe the attitude you had on the swim (same with Renee). And your not a snob, after the day you had I'm sure there were lots of things going through your mind. I wish I could have stayed longer, but parenthood can never be put on hold. I'll be starting my lunchtime workouts at Kingsway next week. After a few TRI's this year, I'm signing up for St. A 2007. Keep up the great work. |
 2006-05-01 1:02 PM in reply to: #410905 |
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| 2006-05-01 1:51 PM in reply to: #410905 |
| Champion 8766 Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Kick *** race and terribly funny afterthoughts! Sorry I didn't get to see you at the BT afterparty for very long...me and my silly Red Sox addiction. Seriously....you did FABULOUS this weekend!!!! |
| 2006-05-01 2:58 PM in reply to: #410905 |
| Master 1791 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Way to go Christine. It was a little tougher than last year and you hung. Awesome race. It was good to see Tom again too. Take care and looking forward to seeing you next year. |
| 2006-05-01 3:25 PM in reply to: #410905 |
| Master 1480 Plant City, FL | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Christine- You did an awesome job at this race!! You were a freaking rocket in the water!! I thought I hung with you until the first bouy or two, and then you were gone!! Fantastic race!!
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| 2006-05-01 3:27 PM in reply to: #410905 |
| Master 1468 Tampa, Fl | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Nice race. I got the wetsuit burn too!!! |
| 2006-05-01 7:55 PM in reply to: #410905 |
| Expert 1049 Jacksonville, FL | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Great job. I use body glide in the areas where I got chafed a few years ago. Seems to help. Glad your kids got together and entertained mine for a while. We had to hose them down when we got home!! |
| 2006-05-01 8:14 PM in reply to: #410905 |
| Master 1494 Kingston Ontario | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon |
| 2006-05-01 8:16 PM in reply to: #410905 |
| Master 2447 Marietta, Ga | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Cut it out with all this self criticism already...you ran a phenomenal race! It was great to see and party with you again! Oh, and I'm gonna take that line about my age as a compliment... Something else you didn't know about me...I got chafed in places I didn't know I had. I think we all could have buttered up a li'l better. |
| 2006-05-01 8:56 PM in reply to: #410905 |
| Master 1728 Pulaski TN | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Hey nice job and way to beat your swim time from last year!! |
| 2006-05-01 9:09 PM in reply to: #410932 |
| Extreme Veteran 562 | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Lucy - 2006-05-01 9:04 AM My new BT trisuit is way cool! After the race, in Sue's room, looking in the mirror, there was a strategically placed salt spot. Way to draw attention to my cootchie. Best post of the week!   Christine, that was a great race! Wish I'd been there. Just tie the kids to the bike outside next time..that's what I do. Great theft deterrent. |
| 2006-05-02 10:13 AM in reply to: #410905 |
| Master 1741 Boston | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Way to go Christine! You looked great on the run when I saw you. I think anyone looked better than me at that point. I was literally checking my watch every minute to see if I was any closer to the finish line! I love the BT trisuit you got- is it comfy? I'll have to see about ordering one. Great to see you again, keep up the good training! |
| 2006-05-02 11:19 AM in reply to: #410905 |
| Giver 18427 | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon It was so good to see you before the start, but I'm sad I didn't get to see you racing in that yellow bikini. Stoopid wetsuit legal race! |
| 2006-05-02 2:01 PM in reply to: #410905 |
| The Original 7834 Raleigh/Durham | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon Awesome race Christine! Way to make it through the bike without a bike computer. That would drive me nuts! Don't feel bad- my run splits went downhill quick! Way to tough it out! I wish I could have had more time to hang out with you- my weekend was pretty busy with TNT stuff! |
| 2006-05-02 2:37 PM in reply to: #410937 |
| Expert 936 Westchester County NY | Subject: RE: St. Anthony's Triathlon max - 2006-05-01 10:06 AM Welcome to the "I Suck At Running" club! Still, you did great, and I heard it was kinda windy so your bike time is good, you woulda been 18 mph or more on a calm day! Wish I could have been there.
I'm the President of the ISAR Track Club. And this year I was even worse then usual. But I have a legit excuse for a change. |
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put on wetsuit, hang out. I met run4yrlif. Catch up with BTers waiting for wave starts. I was upset I couldn't make a deposit in the porta potty. Not enough coffee I guess.
got wet. Went in the water, stretched...