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Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race - TriathlonOlympic
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Comments: Not very aggressive at the start, however, I pulled ahead of my wave and got in with the wave ahead of us. Out of the water within my goal time. I knew within the first couple of hundreds that this was going to be a comforable swim for me... I felt relaxed. I tweaked my neck a couple of nights ago and I was worried about how it would feel while swimming... it felt OK! Bilateral breathing the entire time. (!!!) Yippee! I've been working hard on that, and it now feels entirely natural. What would you do differently?: If I could get my sighting down to a point where I'm comfortable relying on MYSELF, I'd be much happier. I tend to watch what the crowd is doing, and generally just do THAT. I check their accuracy by sighting, but I don't lead. I need to stop letting the swim mob lead me around.  Transition 1
Comments: ***SIGH*** Another leisurely T1. I know I could make up time here... I just sometimes choose not to! I come in, collect myself, look around, get out of my wetsuit, slap on my helmet and shoes and go... but my transitions this year have been longer than they were last year, I think. What would you do differently?: No socks on the bike for next Olympic Distance Race. They are just soggy and wet and they don't serve any purpose except making my feet pruny.  Bike
Comments: TRIED TRIED TRIED to stay in the small chain ring...And I did for the majority of the ride. I did flip it into the big ring when I saw the course was looking flat... And I wanted to hammer just an iddy biddy bit. I'm simply not as fast in the small ring. Those are the facts. My legs feel better and my knee appreciates the small ring, though... What would you do differently?: Discussed my gearing with Katie and Pete and have arrived at the conclusion that my small ring is too small... need a bigger small ring. That should improve my efficiency while still keeping the pressure off my knee. No socks. Socks end up wet and squishy no matter how I dry my feet. Would be better to just skip them all together. Transition 2
Comments: Missed my transition spot the first time... had to turn around with bike and go back. ((PAY ATTENTION NEXT TIME!!!)) What would you do differently?: PAY ATTENTION NEXT TIME!  Run
Comments: YIPPEEEE! Another run PR for me! 1:06 is now my 10K PR. Took 3 minutes off my April PR. Run is slowly slowly slowly getting faster. Did I mention it was happening slowly? Saw Hangloose, CindyK, MarkK, and a bunch of my other friends on the run... Nice that the out and back type of course lets you do that... :) What would you do differently?: Keep training my run. Maybe one day I **WILL** see 10 minute miles? Maybe? Maybe? Post race
Warm down: Wandered around, saw some pals from my Master's Group and some others from the Health Club and finally met up with Cindy and Mark. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing really, except the small chain ring on the bike. I am getting better, though, and my knee feels better too. It's a trade off I guess. My neck was a bit stiff throughout the whole race, and I'm wondering if it had any effect on my swim...? I don't know. Still feels stiff now. Event comments: There were lots of volunteers however, some of them weren't paying attention, and I had to ASK at more than one intersection on the bike... RIGHT turn? LEFT turn? They just were not watching for us or directing us where to go. Other than that, this was a really nice race... and the weather was perfect for it! Not too hot, and not too cold... even though the start of the bike was a little chilly, I'd rather be a bit too cold than a bit overheated. (!!!) Profile Album Last updated: 2006-07-28 12:00 AM
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 2006-08-20 5:15 PM |
Champion  5495    Whizzzzzlandia Silver member |  Subject: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race |
| 2006-08-20 6:28 PM in reply to: #516811 |
Extreme Veteran 498 Montana | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Nice job. I did my first Oly today too and our times were amazingly similar...too bad you aren't closer it would be good to train with someone that you were right at the same speeds for all 3 events! That never happens. anywoo...nice job today. |
| 2006-08-20 8:41 PM in reply to: #516811 |
Master 1732  Delafield, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race great race! I think this one is going to be on my schedule next year. So do we know, did the Weiners win? |
| 2006-08-20 9:03 PM in reply to: #516811 |
Master 1478 Southwest Chicago 'burbs Bronze member | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Nice race!!! I knew I should have grabbed your ankle and had you drag me through that swim course....  |
| 2006-08-20 9:13 PM in reply to: #516811 |
Pro 3906 St Charles, IL | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Aha, you're in the tweaked neck club too. Nice race! I wanted to do this race, but for some crazy reason that only USAT understands Illinois is not in the same region as Wisconsin so none of the Wisconsin races count for club points for us. Sounds like a nice big BT turnout. Hope you're enjoying the rest of the weekend. |
| 2006-08-20 11:57 PM in reply to: #516811 |
Elite 2661 DC Metro, slowly working my way to NC | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Awesome job, congrats! |
| 2006-08-21 7:05 AM in reply to: #516811 |
Extreme Veteran 404 Chicago, Il | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Way to go, Laura! I've been waiting to see sub 3 on an oly distance, and you totally beat me to it. Excellent execution. |
| 2006-08-21 7:48 AM in reply to: #516811 |
COURT JESTER 12230 ROCKFORD, IL | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Congrats on the race, the 10k PR, and feeling like a more natural bi. OOPS....bilateral breather (sorry, couldn't resist) Oh yeah, you're run times seem to be slowly coming down. Just an observation of the casual observer. |
| 2006-08-21 8:52 AM in reply to: #516811 |
| Crystal Lake, IL | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race No question you'll be seeing sub 10 min/ miles soon. You looked like you were doing great when i saw you on the run. Great job and I'm stealing that picture for my photo album, hope you don't mind. Great fun doing another race with you. Glad we all hung around afterwards and thanks for helping with the nutrition talk.
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| 2006-08-21 9:27 AM in reply to: #516811 |
molto veloce mama 9311 | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race awesome job! congrats on the 10k pr! you're running is totally taking off, woman! i have the same struggle on the bike. i want to spin more, but i also want to go fast! |
| 2006-08-21 10:31 AM in reply to: #516811 |
Elite 2796 Texas | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Great job Laura! |
| 2006-08-21 12:04 PM in reply to: #516811 |
Master 4101 Denver | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Congrats on the PR! To me it seems like run pr's are the most satisfying. You swim like a fishy. Nice race! |
| 2006-08-21 12:21 PM in reply to: #516811 |
Expert 1357 Mukwonago, WI | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Well done Laura - great race!! Your swim and bike are awesome and congratulations on a run PR! Weiners will be back and I'll look forward to seeing you in Lake Geneva. Great meeting you in person. Good luck with your training! |
| 2006-08-21 4:58 PM in reply to: #516811 |
Expert 1148 NW Suburbs, Illinois | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Laura - great race! and if you want to come over the the Posse side next year, we would be more than glad to have you I had to peak at your run times from your past races, and you are definitely going to be in single digits in the near future. Seems to me, that you are PR-ing in the run every time out. It was great to finally meet you as well. I need to get out with you guys and ride sometime on the weekend. Great Job! |
| 2006-08-21 5:18 PM in reply to: #516811 |
Extreme Veteran 347 Sturtevant, WI | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Great job! I'm so excited to do the race again next year, but it will be the International! So, where exactly do you find the race results? I can't find 'em anywhere on the PP site... |
| 2006-08-22 12:34 AM in reply to: #516811 |
Elite 2468 Racine, WI | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Laura, you SO ROCK. Your run is getting better and better and better... So how about trying it out at the Crystal Lake 1/2 Mary?????? |
| 2006-08-22 12:04 PM in reply to: #516811 |
| Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: Pleasant Prairie Triathlon - International Race Nice race Laura...don't sweat the small stuff about the little chain ring. If you wanna ride with the big kids, keep it in the big ring and go like hell!!! That's my philosophy and I'm sticking to it!
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Drove up to Pleasant Prairie from Crystal Lake. Didn't hit much traffic so that was nice... at a PBJ sandwich in the car and had a bottle of water. My stomach & lower GI track was upset from the moment I woke up. I don't know what I did different from what I did @ Racine?? I felt great @ Racine... today, I felt like... well...crap(ing). Sorry, couldn't resist.
Anyway, I made it my mission to find a porta pottie the moment I arrived, and then pretty much every 20 minutes after that til the race finally started...
Walking around... chit chat, etc etc...