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Comments: At the beginning I felt as though I would have a great swim. No anxiety and good breathing. Couldn't see a thing. Googles stayed fogged the entire time. Got lost several times including at the finish. I swear I could save 5 minutes with a good pair of goggles. The best goggles I've had were the one piece and my local shop doesn't have them anymore. I will have a few pairs before next season. What would you do differently?: Use a periscope or maybe some sort of sonar.  Transition 1
Comments: Couldn't get the suit off and then I couldn't get my jersey on. Arm warmers took forever to get on but they were worth every minute. What would you do differently?: Have several towels and perhaps a nice terry cloth robe ready when I arrive at transition so I could thoroughly dry off.  Bike
Comments: Hills. Friggin hills. Darn hills. Stupid hills. Who put those hills there. Seen a bike crash but it wasn't my buddy. Hope they weren't hurt too badly but it did happen on a downhill so he could have going pretty fast. What would you do differently?: Weigh 140 lbs. Transition 2
Comments: Feet were freaking frozen. Left on the jersey, arm warmers, and gloves.  Run
Comments: Hills. Hills. Volunteers were great and were stationed every mile. There were some very nice folks on the run and some nice conversation. One very pleasant young lady ask me what they called those thigs I had on to warm my arms...my reply...arm warmers. She got a good chuckle and then proceeded to dust my old a$$. Post race
Warm down: Due to cold wind and drizzle, cooling down was not an issue. Event comments: Other than the remote parking issue this was a fun race that I would like to do but not 6 days after a HIM. Maybe next year skip the HIM and do this race more prepared/ Last updated: 2006-07-13 12:00 AM
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 2006-10-09 5:01 AM |
Elite  2777     In my bunk with new shoes and purple sweats. |  Subject: Pinehurst Triathlon |
| 2006-10-09 7:13 AM in reply to: #564204 |
Master 1791 Raleigh, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon Way to go Gullah. Grats on your finish on a tough course. |
| 2006-10-09 7:13 AM in reply to: #564204 |
Veteran 307 Charlotte | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon Those were some killer hills! Glad you had a good race. |
| 2006-10-09 9:01 AM in reply to: #564204 |
Champion 6931 Bellingham, Washington | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon You are an animal. Or a glutton for punishment. Good race, and race report. Terrycloth robe..... |
| 2006-10-09 9:20 AM in reply to: #564204 |
Elite 2999 Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon Russ you are a superstar.  Nice job. Funny race report. |
| 2006-10-09 9:49 AM in reply to: #564204 |
The Original 7834 Raleigh/Durham | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon Nice race! Way to end the tri season with a challenging race!! I don't think I could have handles both hills and cold weather. I did a 10K saturday morning and it was freezing here! I couldn't imagine doing a tri in chilly weather! I bet you were glad to have those arm warmers! And ya know- you could have just spit in your googles to prevent them from fogging up?? |
| 2006-10-09 12:51 PM in reply to: #564204 |
Extreme Veteran 454 Denver CO | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon An olympic less than a week after an HIM? I'd say you're pretty bad @$$. Nice job, and way to survive those hills! Edited by freckle face 2006-10-09 12:52 PM |
| 2006-10-09 12:52 PM in reply to: #564319 |
Elite 2661 DC Metro, slowly working my way to NC | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon BellinghamSpence - 2006-10-09 10:01 AM You are an animal. Or a glutton for punishment. Good race, and race report. Terrycloth robe..... I'd go with glutton for punishment. Good job! |
| 2006-10-09 2:06 PM in reply to: #564204 |
Extreme Veteran 427 Winston-Salem, NC | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon Great race!!! I can't believe you had an HIM a week ago. Damn, you da man!!! I love the idea of a terry cloth towel!!! make that a WARM towel!!! Great job! |
| 2006-10-09 5:00 PM in reply to: #564204 |
Expert 831 Raleigh, NC | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon You are wicked fast! |
| 2006-10-09 6:56 PM in reply to: #564204 |
Champion 6627 Rochester Hills, Michigan Gold member | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon Nice work, Russ. And don't forget the oils and lotions in T1. Or maybe go for the full Freddy Mercury treatment. But it's your call, boss. |
 2006-10-09 8:04 PM in reply to: #564204 |
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| 2006-10-09 10:56 PM in reply to: #564204 |
| Veteran 200 Detroit, Michigan | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon Nice job! And 6 days after an HIM?? You are crazy! |
| 2006-10-10 12:23 PM in reply to: #564204 |
| Champion 6962 Atlanta, Ga | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon Way to roll right after a HIM. Those hills were not nice at all! Especially on the run. Not to mention the last one as you can see the finish line. But I digress... Way to battle it and navigate the swim with blinders on. I wish we could have met up. I'll just have to race with you again. |
| 2006-10-10 5:36 PM in reply to: #564204 |
| Champion 11641 Fairport, NY | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon |
| 2006-10-11 9:09 AM in reply to: #566050 |
| Champion 5183 Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon marmadaddy - 2006-10-10 5:36 PM You are nuts. Certifiably loco. And extremely cool. Well done.
what he said. Sonar. heh. |
| 2006-10-11 12:40 PM in reply to: #564204 |
| Expert 897 Seattle WA | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon wow, way to race one week after a HIM!! nice job. good idea putting the arm warmers on - i tried but failed to get them on in T1, so I pretended to be a real man and went without them - and boy did I pay the price!! congrats on a great race! |
| 2006-10-11 12:51 PM in reply to: #564204 |
| Member 30 Riverside, CA | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon Sounds like a nice recovery day.......... are you crazy? Sorry I forgot where I was. GREAT JOB!! |
| 2006-10-11 12:54 PM in reply to: #564204 |
| Veteran 120 Raleigh, NC | Subject: RE: Pinehurst Triathlon |
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Got up and drove the 15 minutes over to the event site. Had a Cliff bar and a cup of coffee.
Had about a 3/4 mile walk from parking to transition. But as cool as it was that was needed just to warm you up.