limewave
08-27-2007, 05:20 AM
Distances:
Swim 1k
Bike 15 miles
Run 6.5 miles
The Night Before: My doctor put me on a restricted diet last week and I'm only allowed one serving of carbs a day. I asked her if there were exceptions to this rule when I trained and she said "no". But I didn't ask her about a big endurance race. So, I cheated for dinner and had 1 whole cup of pasta with tomato sauce for my prerace dinner.
The Morning Of: Trying to stick to my new diet I had a plain english muffin with a banana and a very large glass of water for breakfast. I didn't know what to do for nutrients during the race, so I stuffed some gu in my pockets even though they aren't listed as acceptable foods on my restricted diet list.
The Race: There were only 10 women signed up out of a 100 racers. 5 of us know each other and we're pretty amateur, the other 5 looked ferocious! One of the ladies had competed in world's. I talked to her for a few minutes, she was very nice and someday I want to be a stud like her. She's my new hero.
The Swim: The bell rang and we were off! Swimming is my weakest link (hard to believe 'cause I'm such a slow runner). But I managed to keep my head down the entire time and stayed focus on my strokes. I was surprised I beat some of my friend's out of the lake, but just barely. I think I was 50th. I already felt very fatigued at this point, but I forced myself to jog the 1/4 mile UPHILL to the transition area.
The Bike: As I mentioned, I felt very fatigued already. Fortunately the first 2 miles are pretty flat even though they were technical. I took a gu about 4 miles into the ride. The original bike route was supposed to be a 12 mile loop. That's the loop I had been practicing. But someone complained it was too short so they changed the loop to make it 15 miles 2 days before the race. I have only ridden that section once before and it wasn't pretty. Neither was it pretty this time. It was steep, long climb followed by technical descent and repeat for 4 miles. My friend caught me at this section. We rode together for awhile but my legs felt so weak that I told her to go on without me. At mile 13 of the bike I took another Gu. The last 2 miles we were back on the original trail and I managed to finish my bike feeling pretty strong and confident after that tough middle section that nearly beat me down.
The Run: At the transition area I got the dry-heeves. One of my friends walked with me a little and got me some water and an orange slice. I was able to keep those down. I walked for 1/8 of a mile and then started my 6.5 mile run. I was surprised that I felt pretty good running. But once I hit a climb my legs were so weak that I had to walk up most of the hills. Even walking, I managed to not get passed by anyone during the first 3.5 mile lap. About 1/4 mile into the second lap I got really bad chills and it felt like a tight band was around my chest and I couldn't breathe. I started to hyperventilate. I had to walk. I tried to run several times after that but my chest would get so tight that a few times I was sure I was going to pass out. I ended up walking most of the last 3 miles and was passed by another friend. I jogged the last 200 hundred feet. When I crossed the finish line I was hyperventilating and my lips were blue.
Results: Well, I managed to finish first place in my age group out of one. I think I came in 9 place out of 10 women. My overall time was 3:31. I haven't checked the results for my splits. DH won overall for the Duathlon--he's the three year reigning champion :)
I'm not sure I'm ready to start an XTerra career--at least not until DD is a little older and I can find 5 hours on the weekend to go mountain bike and trail run. But, I do know that I'll have to at least do this race again next year to redeem myself.
Swim 1k
Bike 15 miles
Run 6.5 miles
The Night Before: My doctor put me on a restricted diet last week and I'm only allowed one serving of carbs a day. I asked her if there were exceptions to this rule when I trained and she said "no". But I didn't ask her about a big endurance race. So, I cheated for dinner and had 1 whole cup of pasta with tomato sauce for my prerace dinner.
The Morning Of: Trying to stick to my new diet I had a plain english muffin with a banana and a very large glass of water for breakfast. I didn't know what to do for nutrients during the race, so I stuffed some gu in my pockets even though they aren't listed as acceptable foods on my restricted diet list.
The Race: There were only 10 women signed up out of a 100 racers. 5 of us know each other and we're pretty amateur, the other 5 looked ferocious! One of the ladies had competed in world's. I talked to her for a few minutes, she was very nice and someday I want to be a stud like her. She's my new hero.
The Swim: The bell rang and we were off! Swimming is my weakest link (hard to believe 'cause I'm such a slow runner). But I managed to keep my head down the entire time and stayed focus on my strokes. I was surprised I beat some of my friend's out of the lake, but just barely. I think I was 50th. I already felt very fatigued at this point, but I forced myself to jog the 1/4 mile UPHILL to the transition area.
The Bike: As I mentioned, I felt very fatigued already. Fortunately the first 2 miles are pretty flat even though they were technical. I took a gu about 4 miles into the ride. The original bike route was supposed to be a 12 mile loop. That's the loop I had been practicing. But someone complained it was too short so they changed the loop to make it 15 miles 2 days before the race. I have only ridden that section once before and it wasn't pretty. Neither was it pretty this time. It was steep, long climb followed by technical descent and repeat for 4 miles. My friend caught me at this section. We rode together for awhile but my legs felt so weak that I told her to go on without me. At mile 13 of the bike I took another Gu. The last 2 miles we were back on the original trail and I managed to finish my bike feeling pretty strong and confident after that tough middle section that nearly beat me down.
The Run: At the transition area I got the dry-heeves. One of my friends walked with me a little and got me some water and an orange slice. I was able to keep those down. I walked for 1/8 of a mile and then started my 6.5 mile run. I was surprised that I felt pretty good running. But once I hit a climb my legs were so weak that I had to walk up most of the hills. Even walking, I managed to not get passed by anyone during the first 3.5 mile lap. About 1/4 mile into the second lap I got really bad chills and it felt like a tight band was around my chest and I couldn't breathe. I started to hyperventilate. I had to walk. I tried to run several times after that but my chest would get so tight that a few times I was sure I was going to pass out. I ended up walking most of the last 3 miles and was passed by another friend. I jogged the last 200 hundred feet. When I crossed the finish line I was hyperventilating and my lips were blue.
Results: Well, I managed to finish first place in my age group out of one. I think I came in 9 place out of 10 women. My overall time was 3:31. I haven't checked the results for my splits. DH won overall for the Duathlon--he's the three year reigning champion :)
I'm not sure I'm ready to start an XTerra career--at least not until DD is a little older and I can find 5 hours on the weekend to go mountain bike and trail run. But, I do know that I'll have to at least do this race again next year to redeem myself.