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Comments: well, about 75 meters in someone grabbed my leg and I lost my chip. got rather cranky about that for a while. spent a chunk of the first leg of the triangle breaststroking off to the side as there was severe chaos, got kicked a lot by people breaststroking, sidestroking, and mambo-ing. after the first bouy got into a really great groove, swam very well. What would you do differently?: um, staple the chip to my ankle?  Transition 1
Comments: it's a LOOONNGGG walk up to the transition area at webster lake. and I walked it, as I was trying to be good about keeping my heart rate down. I'm a crappy runner, so I just walked very fast. talked to my husband, who was pacing me alongside. What would you do differently?: not a thing, unless I can convince the race organizers to set up closer to the water.  Bike
Comments: bike went GREAT. beat my best time on that loop (we've been riding it) by about 8 minutes. got smoked by some seriously great bikers, there was a pack that I passed on flats/downhills and got passed by on hills, but also passed a good number of people. only issue was the hamstring cramp I got around mile 3.5. spent the bigger downhills trying to stretch it out, but there wasn't much I could do. What would you do differently?: not a thing. not cramp? I was appropriately fed and hydrated, and I haven't had hamstring cramp issues before, so no idea what was up. Transition 2
Comments: barreled into T2. volunteers were directing everyone right, so I got yelled at when I went left so I could stop at the portapottie. but there's sometimes when you just have to stop. continuted my plan of walking the transitions. saw Nikki waiting for her relay partner. What would you do differently?: buy a bigger bladder?  Run
Comments: oy. got out on the run. ran for exactly one minute, and between the hamstring (very ouchie) and the heart rate (very high) I decided perhaps I would walk for a bit. saw the hubby and another friend. walked another couple minutes... then my husband caught up to me and yelled that if I ran the downhills, I would meet my sub-2 hr goal. after the embarassment of having him catch me so easily wore off (oh, and after my heart rate dropped) I started doing just that. during the next big uphill, another friend caught up to me - she stayed with me the whole rest of the run and really saved me. I ran the downhills, then ran until the cramping or heart rate got out of hand, then walked. What would you do differently?: well, lose 70 lbs and train more? considering I started a couch-to-5K program a couple months ago, I really can't beat myself up too much about this. I would have loved to have done better, and on a flat course I MIGHT have been ok.... but I've got room to improve. Post race
Warm down: um, high five'd Sally Edwards. decided that puking on her would be seriously bad form. crossed line and walked for a little while... found shade to try to cool down, that didn't work so I jumped in the lake with Adam and Lin. What limited your ability to perform faster: weight, and lack of time since I started training. both are fixable. Event comments: liked the race... but there were just millions of people there. luckily I was happy with a long cooldown before leaving, because you couldn't get your bikes out until everyone was on the run course, and there were still lots of waves after mine (which was wave 14) lots of traffic. Last updated: 2006-05-18 12:00 AM
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 2006-07-30 12:11 PM |
Veteran  264   Worcester, MA |  Subject: Danskin Webster Lake |
| 2006-07-30 1:08 PM in reply to: #497405 |
Master 1265 CT | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake Monica Congratulations on finishing the Danskin. You did really well considering how early in your training you are! It was crazy crowded, but not too badly organized. The transitions were very long! I was seriously worried after the expo on Sat. which was organized until you got inside and then it was just crazy. I havent gotten around to my race report yet but I will post it soon. Great job!! |
| 2006-07-30 1:12 PM in reply to: #497405 |
Resident Matriarch N 43° 32.927 W 071° 24.431 | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake Nice first race Monica! "listened to several million waves worth of the "rah-rah empowerment sh*t". yeah, it can be a bit over the top, huh? Danskin and Sally Edwards are great for a first race, especially since a tri can be so intimidating for many women. Sounds like you had a great day and I'm looking forward to meeting up with you one of these days So what did they do about your missing chip? |
| 2006-07-30 1:28 PM in reply to: #497405 |
Elite 3022 Preferably on my bike somewhere | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake Congrats Monica!!! Hope you had a good time. Sounds like you knew what to expect and handled it with panache! There are a few BT'ers going to the Cape - maybe we can meet up before the race. |
| 2006-07-30 4:16 PM in reply to: #497405 |
Extreme Veteran 596 Worcester, MA | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake I have to give serious props to you, Wife! You did great and really stayed within yourself incredibly during the race. Next time, keep your chip on so we can get official times! You did great and you met both your goals - 1. Don't leave in an ambulance. 2. Beat 2 hrs! I'll have to train hard to make sure I beat you in the rest of them! I won't even say anything sappy! Edited by AdCo 2006-07-30 4:18 PM |
| 2006-07-30 8:35 PM in reply to: #497405 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake What are they going to do to you with your lost chip? Are they making you pay for it? It really sucked. Great job on the course. It's nice to be able to start with you and Lin in the same wave. Did you beat AdCo's T1 time? |
| 2006-07-31 6:50 AM in reply to: #497405 |
Extreme Veteran 596 Worcester, MA | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake She didn't beat my time between races, but the difference in transition distance was about 4 blocks. I'm sure she got her gear on faster as I couldn't tie my shoes or see straight! |
| 2006-07-31 7:28 AM in reply to: #497405 |
| Pro 3903 Andover | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake CONGRATS on a good race and for making your goal!  |
| 2006-07-31 7:30 AM in reply to: #497405 |
Coach 10487 Boston, MA | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake Good job and Congrats! |
| 2006-07-31 9:28 AM in reply to: #497405 |
Extreme Veteran 423 Boston, MA | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake Great race and congrads! |
| 2006-07-31 9:51 AM in reply to: #498022 |
Regular 78 MA | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake Monica, I had a great time hanging with you, it helped a lot with the nerves! Great job beating your goal! Now hurry up and recover you have 13 days right? |
| 2006-07-31 10:52 AM in reply to: #497405 |
Extreme Veteran 532 Plymouth MA | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake Congratulations on your first triathlon! Too bad about the chip thing. So...are you hooked or what??? |
| 2006-07-31 2:32 PM in reply to: #497405 |
Member 52 Cambridge, MA | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake Well done - especially since you have just started! "rah-rah empowerment sh*t" - Yeah, they lay it on a little thick for me too. I guess if it helps other people get motivated, I can let it wash over me. Anyway, good to hear you had a great race! |
| 2006-07-31 7:30 PM in reply to: #497405 |
Extreme Veteran 351 Seattle | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake "rah rah! go monica! you've got girl power on your side!" You did awesome. Your swim time is realllllly good..... especially since you were battling it out in a crowd. |
| 2006-07-31 7:53 PM in reply to: #497405 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Danskin Webster Lake Congrats on a great race! Cool you beat your best ride on the bike by 8 minutes...holy cow that is a lot! You beat your goal...you have accomplished so much this year...you are amazing! Your husband is so supportive..now when is he doing his first tri? You guys should volunteer at Cranberry and hang out with the 25+ MA area BTers...we have a blast. |
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got up way, way too early. ate strawberry yogurt and a plain bagel. had some gatorade right from wakeup time, hydrated right up to race start. drove to webster lake.
hung out with Lin, saw a couple of other BT'ers. went for a quick warmup swim. stood on beach and listened to several million waves worth of the "rah-rah empowerment sh*t".