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Comments: Started the swim way to fast. I was definately a whole body length in front for the first 25 yards. Then they all caught me. I managed to out-swim my AG, but quite a few of the 25-29 year olds in my AG kicked my butt. I felt alot better with the full suit this time, but it still takes time getting used to. My arms feel more fatigued with sleeves. This swim never felt comfortable, but I am pretty happy with my time so I can't really complain. What would you do differently?: Train more than 900 yards this month ;)  Transition 1
Comments: I thought I was SLOW during transition but I was 7/85 in my AG so probably not that bad. What would you do differently?: Not sit down in transition :)  Bike
Comments: Started out the bike with a bunch of ladies, including my friend Jean. Jean is a great biker (she smoked me by 14 minutes at Kinetic on the bike) so the goal was to keep up with her. She was in the wave 6 minutes ahead of me along with Nikki and we were trying to catch Nikki (but never did). We had a group of maybe 5-6 gals that kept passing each other over and over again. The turning point was the big hill after the cows where we got rid of most of the group except for my new DCtriclub friend Cassie. We kept hammering through the ride that was filled with crap all over the road (pumps, extra tires, ....) and a few casualties of the wet conditions including a guy laying on his side moaning waiting for the ambulance. Staying with a group of people gives me a good idea of my strengths/weaknesses. I definately probably pushed the hills too hard because I would pass them just to get passed again at the top. Where I felt the best was on the flats. Not that there were any at all. I got in front of our little group and almost broke free. All the loops at flat HP are paying off! Makes me look forward to a flat course like Eagleman! At the end I was surprised that we didn't get penalties but it was IMPOSSIBLE to get away from all these girls all at the same speed but with different strengths/weaknesses. What would you do differently?: Maybe throttle back a little bit on the uphills to save more for the run. But I am a sprinter, and this is what I like to do - Hammer :) The results were hilarious. Nikki and I joke that we are pretty similiar in bike fitness. She finished with a 1:21:21, I was 1:21:31. Jean was 1:21:24. Now that is some crazy stuff. Transition 2
Comments: Faster than I thought - again. 15/85 in AG. What would you do differently?: Not sit down :)  Run
Comments: Yes I suck at the run. That wasn't my slowest Oly distance run, but close (the other was single track trail 10k at Charlottesville Oly tri). I felt stronger as the run went on, so that must be a good thing. I passed one 30-34 chica but got passed by 1 around mile 2 and 3 or 4 around mile 4-5. If I just could have had a bit more lead (or a bit more speed HEHEH) I could have beaten these girls. I was 3.5 minutes out of a podium spot so with focused oly training and more than a 3 day rest I am pretty sure I can come back to this race in the future and kick some butt! The cool thing is that I beat Jean out of transition and I dropped her. But she showed up on my shoulder at mile 6.05 and we agreed to finish together and we SPRINTED to the end. I would not have pushed the finish that hard without her! Thanks Jean! What would you do differently?: Nothing - really. Post race
Warm down: Food! What limited your ability to perform faster: Training for an IM with little or no speedwork I guess. And if I actually swam I probably could have gone about 2 minutes faster which would have been nice. Event comments: Great race! I never found the food tent - but then again I had the DCtriclub tent for a great hot dog! This was my first race that was over around 500-600 participants. Wow what a difference 1500+ people makes! I know this is silly but the coolest thing was the results were up at the end of the race and were posted by AG. Now that is cool! Races like this remind me that after this IM "experiment" that I am training for now that I will be back racing 1-2 Olys a month. Its my favorite distance (LONG SWIM relative) and I like to hammer. Pacing is not my thing. :) Last updated: 2006-09-14 12:00 AM
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 2007-05-21 9:30 AM |
Elite  2844     Reston VA |  Subject: Columbia Triathlon |
| 2007-05-21 9:46 AM in reply to: #809468 |
Veteran 149 King George, VA | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon |
| 2007-05-21 9:52 AM in reply to: #809468 |
Veteran 219 Centreville, MD | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon Congratulations! What an awesome race and an incredible swim! If this ever becomes an A race for you and you train & taper for it, those girls (and guys) better look out! I was glad to see you on the run. You looked like you were just cruisin' up that hill! |
| 2007-05-21 9:55 AM in reply to: #809468 |
Master 1821 | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon fast swim!!! the food tent is at the top of the hill in the finish area---they make everyone do one more hill after it's all over  |
| 2007-05-21 10:09 AM in reply to: #809538 |
Cycling Guru 15134 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon Holy crap that's a killer swim!! And you think it was average! Great race and congrats on the top 10 in your AG. |
| 2007-05-21 10:21 AM in reply to: #809468 |
Not a Coach 11473 Media, PA | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon Great race Michelle! Very impressive with basically no taper from IM training. I think you will be great at this distance in the future, especially as you continue to improve on your run. Just remember not to hammer those climbs at LP this year. |
| 2007-05-21 12:45 PM in reply to: #809468 |
Expert 1166 Northern VA | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon Great race, incredible swim! Yeah, just think about where you are going to be in races this distance once the IM madness is over. Congratulations! |
| 2007-05-21 1:04 PM in reply to: #809468 |
Expert 997 North Central WV | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon Awesome race! I know what you mean about being able to perform better with appropriate training. My training got way off track once my son started daycare. I also suck at the run. I have never been a fast runner but it is the one thing I worked the hardest at leading up to this race and I still only ran 9:33s. Don't get me wrong, I was actually happy with this but I know I can go faster. When I actually train for the swim, it is my best leg (not quite as "best" as your swim) and it is always discouraging to do all that hard work in the water and then on the bike only to be passed by "the runners"! I was stoked with my 2:59:59. I had to dig deep on the run as I knew I was going to come close to a sub 3. I was so much faster than I anticipated that my husband missed me in both transitions and at the finish! Re the baby! I started training seriously for this race when I first entered. My mother was staying with us for a while and in Feb. my little guy had to start daycare. He got sick all the time and so did I. Combined with a busy job, I missed about a month of training and after that it was just so difficult. I had come to the conclusion that I would just have to focus on running until my child-rearing years are over and done with (we want one more). But doing this race totally reminded me of how much I love triathlons. Instead of focusing only on running, I have decided to only do sprints until I have more time. Perhaps the occasional Olympic. Like you, I could never give up this wonderful sport. But having a baby is even better
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| 2007-05-21 4:32 PM in reply to: #809468 |
Pro 4481 Reston | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon They say Pimpin ain't easy, but if pimpin is swimmin, then sister, you gettin paid. Ya heard? Umm. Yeah. Seriously way to rock it. You are a pure badass. I'm willing to make a deal. I will give you one second of my run (per mile pace) that you give me on the swim (per 100 pace). That's fair, right?? |
| 2007-05-21 5:08 PM in reply to: #809468 |
Champion 5345 Carlsbad, California | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon Yeah, you definitely have this distance wired. On a different day with a proper taper with some added intensity and you will be unbeatable. Definitely a great tuneup for your little "Experiment" at LP. Nicely done |
| 2007-05-21 8:34 PM in reply to: #810609 |
| Champion 6539 South Jersey | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon Great work Shelly! That was an awesome swim. And, it sounded like you had a lot of fun out there. I definitely think you'll be kicking lots of butt when you become an Oly specialist. You'll surely be kicking mine Good job...hope to see you at Belleplain |
| 2007-05-22 11:12 AM in reply to: #809468 |
Veteran 259 Maryland | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon |
| 2007-05-22 2:19 PM in reply to: #809468 |
Coach 10487 Boston, MA | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon awesome RR and performance overall; TOP 10, that's rockstar status |
| 2007-05-22 6:06 PM in reply to: #809468 |
Pro 4228 Broomfield, Colorado | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon I think your run time is pretty decent, even if you don't, so there! Great job on your race! |
| 2007-05-22 7:15 PM in reply to: #809468 |
Expert 1205 Herndon VA | Subject: RE: Columbia Triathlon Hey Michelle, Great race especially for a "B" race. That was one great swim especially for only training 900 yards this month. You're going to do really well at IMLP. Congrats on the top 10 in your age group. Ernie |
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Overall Rank = 64/472
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 9/85
Up at 4:45 at Nikki's house in DC. We were on the road by 5:20 and at the park by 6:00. Probably a bit later than I would have liked but in the end we had plenty of time to get done what we needed. Thanks to Dave for giving me more water. I chatted a bit with Jason, Dave and Oceanannie then it was off for the LONG WAIT for the swim.
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