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Originally posted by ninagski

It was F U N ! I definitely didn't set any land speed records, but I managed to surprise myself in the swim with a 1:40 pace - faster than my expected 2:00 ish. The bike was hilly and so was the run. I went into the race with two goals: 1. to finish and 2. to run the entire way. Mission accomplished!

I had a moment on the bike where I was thinking...hmmm, I could probably push harder, but I don't know how much harder, because I still have to run. I still need to work out that threshold on the bike. When I finished (and the day after) I didn't feel worked or exhausted or sore.

I'd like to get one more sprint under my belt and tackle an olympic before the end of the summer, and maybe...just maybe Timberman in August.


way to go ! good job!!


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