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Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: Yeah, same old story. I couldn't pull it together. It took me a ton of attempts to get my ten strokes together, and then I was fine. I think I was at buoy #2 before I got it. I really had no choice - there was no way I would have made the cut-off. The middle section was great, but I was a little disoriented and didn't sight well for the last 1/4 or so. Thanks to being in the last wave and slow, I got my own personal kayak escort. Much appreciated. In an awesome move, one of the kayakers circled back and go the names of everyone straggling in the water and radioed them back to the announcer, which rocked. I checked the results and I think that one person didn't finish the swim - she was in my wave and this was her first tri. If this had been my first tri, I doubt I would have even made it into the water, so good for her.  Transition 1
Comments: I kind of thought my day was over for the first five minutes - I was really disoriented from the swim and didn't see how I could stay on the bike. I had to change because my tri shorts didn't arrive in time, so by the time I was ready to go, my head was straight.  Bike
Comments: I was right on pace here - 14 mph, steady for the two laps. The first elite came by right after Devil's Hill, which I was not expecting. He was cruising, said hi to me, and there was a good five minutes before anyone else came along. Then came lap two. I had to navigate the run course for the first three miles, which was not fun. Then, my second attempt up devil's hill, I slowed to 3 mph when I was almost at the top, and had to get off before I tipped over. As I was walking the bike over the crest, I saw it. The car. It followed me for the last 20+ miles. It didn't get too close, and there was no huge banner that said "last biker", but I knew. Otherwise, the last lap went the same as the first. Except I developed a splitting headache. Not pressure or dehydration. Caffeine withdrawal. So I was dying to make it to the run, where I knew that soda awaited. What would you do differently?: Bring more salty stuff in my Bento Box - all the sweet stuff was making me nauseous. Maybe not drink an entire pot of coffee every day. Transition 2
Comments: Once again, coming in I thought my day might be over. The combo of headache and nausea sucked. But I figured that it would either get better or worse, and I could make my decision later. Again, I had some time to rest as I needed to change.  Run
Comments: The aid stations had pretzels and soda, which were exactly what I needed -salt and caffeine. I ran a lot, walked a little, etc. At the second turnaround (about 10 miles), I met a woman who wanted to finish together. It worked great - she definitely pushed me to go faster than I would have. My knee flared up pretty badly with about 2 miles to go, but I was just happy it didn't hurt the whole time. Post race
Warm down: Went to ice my knee. Too queasy to eat (I did a "sampler" at one of the last aid stations - oranges, chips, and jelly beans - that did not sit well). The volunteers offered my a sandwich, whcih luckily I took - on the ride home, I suddenly got so ravenous that I woudl have eaten cardboard. Event comments: Great aid stations, great volunteers, really awesome goodies (I kept thinking that I HAD to finish so I could wear my hat and shirt guilt-free), great snacks. A special shout-out to my personal kayak escort and the people on the beach that waited for the last of us to come in. my only complaint is not getting to see the Moose. Last updated: 2007-03-27 12:00 AM
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 2007-06-04 7:23 AM |
Extreme Veteran  694    New Haven, CT |  Subject: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance |
| 2007-06-04 9:09 AM in reply to: #828001 |
Resident Matriarch N 43° 32.927 W 071° 24.431 | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance wow, sounds like you had a rough day. If it's any consolation, and I doubt it is, the car DID have a "LAST BIKER" sign in it on Saturday. That must've been pretty demoralizing for whoever that was. Hm, I had a headache too. It never dawned on me that I needed my caffeine fix, but I knew I was heading right for DD for an iced coffee as soon as I was finished. I didn't finish that much ahead of you so we must've spoken out on the run. I have always found that the last of us diehards are the most inspirational! Congrats on finishing a half Ironman!
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| 2007-06-04 9:37 AM in reply to: #828001 |
Master 1265 CT | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance Way to tough it out Elizabeth. Kudos to you for hanging in and reaching the finish line  . |
| 2007-06-04 9:50 AM in reply to: #828260 |
Extreme Veteran 694 New Haven, CT | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance TriMom217 - 2007-06-04 9:09 AM wow, sounds like you had a rough day. If it's any consolation, and I doubt it is, the car DID have a "LAST BIKER" sign in it on Saturday. That must've been pretty demoralizing for whoever that was. Hm, I had a headache too. It never dawned on me that I needed my caffeine fix, but I knew I was heading right for DD for an iced coffee as soon as I was finished. I didn't finish that much ahead of you so we must've spoken out on the run. I have always found that the last of us diehards are the most inspirational! Congrats on finishing a half Ironman!
Hee. I must have missed the banner, but that was totally me last. I heard the announcement as I was coming into the park. I just tried to ignore the car and kept checking to make sure I was on pace. The car did follow at a nice distance though - I've seen races where the sweeper was pretty much on the guy's back wheel. Mmmmmm. Iced coffee. Good call. |
| 2007-06-04 9:59 AM in reply to: #828365 |
Resident Matriarch N 43° 32.927 W 071° 24.431 | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance I just tried to ignore the car and kept checking to make sure I was on pace. perfect. I also like to tell myself (and anyone else in earshot) that I'm just getting the biggest bang out of my registration buck possible! Those guys who are done in 4 or 5 hours....pfffft...they waste almost half of their registration fee! LOL |
| 2007-06-04 10:21 AM in reply to: #828001 |
Expert 1166 Colchester, CT | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance Way to stick it out and adapt on the fly. After racing Saturday, I was glad I didn't have to make two laps on that bike course. |
| 2007-06-04 11:33 AM in reply to: #828001 |
Expert 938 Haddam, CT | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance |
| 2007-06-04 11:54 AM in reply to: #828643 |
Master 2006 Portland, ME | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance Your will to finish and determination is very inspiring! Great job on a difficult course. You should be very proud of your accomplishment. |
| 2007-06-04 3:35 PM in reply to: #828001 |
Extreme Veteran 532 Plymouth MA | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance Nice job Elizabeth! I was at the corner at Frosty's and saw you come in. (well I didn't know it was you....lol) They thought there was one more person behind you, so I was waiting. There was.... but the mavic car ended up picking her up for some reason , so she DNF' d. YOU made it!! |
| 2007-06-04 4:37 PM in reply to: #828001 |
| Expert 695 | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance Damm that ride must have sucked after that race... If i didn't have my own race I would have been your chuffer..... Next time..... patrick PS GREAT JOB |
| 2007-06-06 2:32 PM in reply to: #828001 |
Expert 690 Rocky Hill, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance Great race, way to stick with it and figure out what will work and go with it!! You did an awesome job! Adios |
| 2007-06-08 7:41 AM in reply to: #828001 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Mooseman Triathlon Festival - Half Iron Distance You are one tough triathlete chick! After racing on Saturday I was soooo glad I wasn't doing the HIM Sunday...one trip up the Devil was enough. In 2005 I had my own private kyack, my own private green pick up truck, and an ambulance following me the whole race. The ambulance bothered me the most. I was last the whole way. You did it and ran well which shows huge you paced yourself well. Congrats! |
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Got into town at 3-ish the day before. Picked up my packet, bought some stuff at the expo, and had the Mavic guys look at my bike. It was very hot and humid - I sweated through my clothes just standing there. Took the bike for a quick spin to run through the gears.
Stayed at the camp. Went to the bonfire for a bit, then the skies opened up.
Woke up around 5:00. Had PB&J, banana, coke. Huddled in my sleeping bag for 30 minutes, thinking that the wind in the trees outside was rain; pleasantly surprised when I actually went outside. Took the shuttle to the race at around 6:30. Shot a gel 30 minutes before race start.
Nothing. Just trying to keep down breakfast - nerves were bad.