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Comments: Pretty good swim. Went out a little too fast (as usual!) but once I got to the turn I felt better and was able to cruise the rest of the way in. Ran into a huge pack of men from the previous wave toward the end of the swim and had to navigate through a lot of bodies. Had hope to go sub 13:00 but I'm still pleased. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Transition 1
Comments: Long run uphill to the transition area. Took a Hammer Gel and swig of water before heading out. What would you do differently?: Learn how to mount w/ shoes already clipped. I will learn this before my next race!  Bike
Comments: Had hoped to go 52:00 so I'm really pleased with this ride. I think I could have pushed a little harder b/c I felt I had a lot left when I got back to the park. In the last 2 miles I was able to pass two women in my age group that had passed me earlier in the ride. What would you do differently?: Push a little harder in the middle of the course. Transition 2
Comments: Lost in transition...couldn't find my rack. ugh! Of course, once I found it I wasn't really rushing b/c I knew my race was pretty much over. What would you do differently?: Put my pirate flag on my rack so I could find my spot!  Run
Comments: Actually, I did better here than I had hoped given my knee situation. I was able to run the first 2 miles at an easy pace. The first mile really hurt but then my knee seemed to loosen up a little. I was trotting along happily with only moderate pain. Then at about 2.25 miles there was an quick downhill and that's where the wheels fell off. I got half way down the hill and my knee seized! I couldn't go another step. I grabbed hold of a tree and held on. I tried to walk...no luck. If I hadn't been in the middle of the woods I would have screamed MEDIC! But, alas, I was in the middle of the woods so I continued on. Eventually I was able to start walking. Several kind racers stopped to see that I was okay (Thanks Katie!). I could have turned around there and hobbled back but I had made it that far so I just hobbled on. After about 10 minutes of walking my knee eased enough to allow me to trot across the finish line. yay, I survived! What would you do differently?: Get a new knee. Post race
Warm down: Grabbed a drink and found the MEDIC truck for an ice pack. What limited your ability to perform faster: Knee. Event comments: Knew the run was going to be a disaster but I wanted to do it anyway. I love this race venue. I like to think if I had not had knee problems, I could have finished near the top of my age group. Oh well, there's always next year... :) Last updated: 2007-01-05 12:00 AM
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 2007-06-20 11:59 AM |
Veteran  307  Charlotte |  Subject: Latta |
| 2007-06-20 12:58 PM in reply to: #852405 |
Extreme Veteran 346 Concord, NC | Subject: RE: Latta Way to muscle through the rest of the run! You did so awesome! I am so jealous of those swim times.  |
| 2007-06-20 9:00 PM in reply to: #852405 |
Veteran 293 | Subject: RE: Latta Its awesome that you even did this race knowing what was coming on the run. It would of been so easy to back out or quit on the run, neither of which you did. Your effort is inspirational. Hope to see you at Pinehurst. |
| 2007-06-21 12:28 PM in reply to: #852405 |
Extreme Veteran 537 Davidson, NC | Subject: RE: Latta Still a strong showing despite the IT Band Revolution at mile 2. Maybe you and I should just have the Tommy and Alice sponsored Race to T2! Do you think IT Band Revolution would be a good Xbox game? No, me neither. |
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Overall Rank = 84/161
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 18/24
Up at 4:30. Ate a 2 mini-bagels w/peanut butter, drank some water and headed out to the race site. Race site was bustling when I arrived at 5:15. Got my race packet, chip and body marking then set up my transition area. Hung out with the fellow BTers until the first wave went at 6:30.
Not much. Did a few strokes in the water while waiting for my wave to start.