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Boulder, Colorado
United States
5430 Sports
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 59m 27s
Overall Rank = 765/1422
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 61/144
Pre-race routine:

holy cow. i focused on my "hydration" WAY too much yesterday as i had to pee every 1/2 hour all through the night. DANGIT, that sucked. but when 3:06am rolled around this morning i was awake and ready to roll. got up, dodged the big ol' pup jumping and leaping in excitement(who thought FOR SURE he was coming with me and was sadly left whimpering as he watched me leave) the whole time, and started my race morning routine. i ate like a cow, drank yummy coffee and half-heartedly loaded up the car. and then left....it's amazing i even remember to grab my head that early in the AM.
Event warmup:

i didn't warm up for this event. i have been nervous about my HUGE taper in training this month and figured i'd incorporate my WU in my swim. didn't want to waste ONE SINGLE amount of "go"
Swim
  • 38m 3s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

ha ha! I MADE IT!!!! and it was the BEST (although slooooooooowest) OWS experience i have EVER had. well, the best of all my 3, hehe. i learned that if i stay far away from people i actually ENJOY swimming out there! i also swim in a straight line, so that was helpful because it allowed me to breath every 3. a problem i found was that i swam SO far on the outside that i'm sure it contributed to my slower time. or, i'm just plain slow. either way, i took FORever, but i was enjoying myself and couldn't believe what a great experience i was having. i was SO stinkin' nervous for the swim i couldn't even believe it - but i survived, WOO-HOO!
What would you do differently?:

uh, swim FASTER than the slowest fish in the lake
Transition 1
  • 02m 17s
Comments:

pretty good for me, i didn't do anything retarded this time!
What would you do differently?:

just work on getting faster
Bike
  • 1h 23m
  • 26.1 miles
  • 18.87 mile/hr
Comments:

i absolutely love the bike. and despite my whole "just do this to finish, don't be competitive" pep talk i kept giving myself all last week, i went out like a banshee and worked on passing people right off the bat. i simply can NOT help myself - it's too much fun. and since i hadn't ridden the course before i had only "heard" of what was out there and i was excited to meet it head on. i was anxious about this "old stage" hill with all the hoopla, and i was pleasantly surprised at the incline. although it was tough, and i wasn't riding any faster than like 5mph, it was a lot nicer than what i had conjered up in my head. we have a huge hill here in FC that i kept comparing this too - thinking OS would be harder - and it wasn't. it was easier so i felt very prepared for this. and then the downhill.... heeeeee heeeeee.... that was fun. and pretty, too! as soon as i passed the cops and started through the canyon i got down into my 'pretend' aero bars (i don't have any and i'm jealous of all of you that do) and sailed at about 38mph for quite a while. overall, i was disappointed in my time - i was expecting to be in the 20mph range but at this point and with my giant unplanned taper, who cares? i just did my first oly!
What would you do differently?:

ride faster, baby - gotta make up my swim incapabilities somewhere!
Transition 2
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

i'm getting the hang of this
What would you do differently?:

nothing, just always be close to the run start ;)
Run
  • 54m 39s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

i worked hard on doing a negative split again, although since i just swam a mile and biked 26, for SOME reason i wasn't able to pick up my pace very much. but, since my sprint pace is closer to 8:15 and my stand alone 10k pace is sub 8, i figured this wasn't too bad. but i can definitely gain some time with more speed training in the future. it was fun to BOOK it the last couple hundred yards - i love that feeling of digging deep and sprinting for the finish line - passing anyone i possibly can (not many tho bceause this is where the FAST chicks play!)
What would you do differently?:

nothin - i enjoyed EVERY step
Post race
Warm down:

stretched, ate, drank a beer with mom and dad. it's SO cool to have their support. a FC friend even surprised me by showing up! how cool was that?!?!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

just my lack of experience and the water that REALLY slows me down when i try and swim.

Event comments:

today was so much fun. it was my first oly, my first experience being surrounded by some SERIOUSLY fast and beautiful athletes, and my first time gaining a lot of confidence in what my body can do. despite my big sudden taper, my 7 months of training didn't fail me afterall. i had a goal of finishing in under 3 hours and i did - and with 33 seconds TO SPARE!! ha ha! i'm gonna be pretty sore for a couple of days but it will be WELL worth it. looking forward to doing this race again next year.




Last updated: 2006-07-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:38:03 | 1640 yards | 02m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/144
Overall: 0/1422
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: a big ol' U
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:17
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:23:00 | 26.1 miles | 18.87 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/144
Overall: 0/1422
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: beautiful, rolling hills with one big incline and lots of downhill
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:18
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:54:39 | 06.21 miles | 08m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/144
Overall: 0/1422
Performance: Good
Course: mostly dirt road on a dam - gorgeous
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2006-07-23 9:16 PM

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A very cool place in Colorado :)
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2006-07-23 9:35 PM
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Way to go snowgirl! Great race report. Way to kick butt in the bike!
2006-07-23 10:05 PM
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Woo Hoo!!! Congrats! All that after getting up at 3am... jeesh!
2006-07-24 8:05 AM
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Fantastic!!  You really rocked in this race!!!  Congrats.
2006-07-24 9:21 AM
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Nice job!!  Way to get out there and perform and better yet, HAVE FUN!!  I'm so glad that other people LOVE this sport.  Keep it up and congrats on your 1st OLY

 

2006-07-24 1:13 PM
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Nice race! I did the same thing on the swim where I sighted on the last buoy and ended up way to the outside but it was nice to have the lake to ourselves, right?


2006-07-24 1:17 PM
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Great job at the race - you and your 7 months of training did awesome! Between having a good time and beating your goal time it looks like it was a pretty successful day. Makes having to wake up that frickin early worthwhile!  Hope you're body's not in too much pain today.
2006-07-24 1:26 PM
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Great first Oly!  And maybe more importantly, great attitude about your racing!  This is fun first, none of us are getting paid.
2006-07-24 2:35 PM
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Dang, that is a fantastic result, especially with it being your first olympic. Congrats!! And most importantly, you had FUN. Sometimes we take this sport too seriously and it's always a good reminder that we go out there and put our bodies through that for 3 hours because we all really and truly love it!!
2006-07-24 2:43 PM
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Way to break 3:00s! Now try and break 33 minutes! Thanks for the heads up . Looks like a solid race to me... Congrats.
2006-07-24 2:50 PM
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Great race report!  Sorry I missed meeting you.  Congrats on a great finish!


2006-07-24 4:09 PM
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A very cool place in Colorado :)
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wow, thanks for the great responses, everyone!

now at the next race, HOLD UP A BIG OL' SIGN THAT SAYS:

"BTERS ARE HERE!!"

so that i can finally meet you guys!! ha ha

2006-07-24 10:33 PM
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FABULOUS job!  Way to break three!  Woohoo!

Are you going to do the 5430 half too?

2006-07-25 1:38 PM
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Holy crap, girl!!!!!!!!! What a performance! I bow to your greatness -- a 10k at the end of a tri only 4 minutes slower than your BolderBoulder?

I kind of want to be you when I grow up.



Congrats on meeting your goal.
2006-07-25 6:40 PM
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You did awesome!
Good to hear you enjoyed the swim. I kind of feel the same way - my time was slow, but I felt comfortable the whole time - is that some sort of a break though in itself?
Your bike was amazing, I think!
2006-07-26 12:09 PM
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Aloha, way to go back there in Boulder.  Looks like there were lot's of BT folks there who had a great race!!


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