Quick Race Report

Hi Ladies,

I was out of town for a few days and returned last night to get ready for a sprint today. All things told, I think I did pretty well. My overall feeling is that I push myself well on the bike, but not hard enough on the run. Prescription is more bricks to get used to running on tired legs, and sunblock to avoid a sunburn, which results in feeling more tired artificially. I also freaked a little on the swim trying to navigate through, did a lot more breaststroke. I think I need to start more toward the front than I did to avoid getting caught behind giant lines of slower swimmers.

Overall Time: 01:25:49.17
Overall: 173/543
AG: 21/66

Swim (they shortened it, was supposed to be 1/3 mile but I think it was closer to 1/4 mile): 00:10:41.43
Swim Overall: 86/543
Swim AG: 12/66
Swim Pace: 00:32:23.7

T1 (UGH): 00:03:30.79
T1 Overall: 334/543
T1 AG: 45/66

Bike (fierce headwind for about 1/3-1/2): 00:37:10.74
Bike Overall: 116/543
Bike AG: 12/66
Bike Pace: 18.6

T2 (UGH again): 00:02:55.620
T2 Overall: 382/543
T2 AG: 49/66

Run (argh): 00:31:30.590
Run Overall: 231/543
Run AG: 32/66
Run Pace: 00:10:30.2

Pictures aren't up yet. :)

Congrats on a great race, Colby! You "ugh'ed" yourself a couple times there, but don't be so hard on yourself. It was the best you could do on this given day. You had a rough start in the swim, and sometimes that can set the pace for frustration for the rest of the race.
Your times were great- and that bike pace is INCREDIBLE!!!!! Way to go, girl! Considering you were out of town, coming back home and turning out a good race like this is impressive. Pat yourself on the back! :D

Good job Colby. You did well. That's a nice solid foundation from which to start training for Ironman!! You're solid on the bike and that counts for a lot. the run always hurts, doing brick helps you push through it a little more but it still always hurts.

So good going!!

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Originally Posted by Tri Girl

Congrats on a great race, Colby! You "ugh'ed" yourself a couple times there, but don't be so hard on yourself. It was the best you could do on this given day. You had a rough start in the swim, and sometimes that can set the pace for frustration for the rest of the race.
Your times were great- and that bike pace is INCREDIBLE!!!!! Way to go, girl! Considering you were out of town, coming back home and turning out a good race like this is impressive. Pat yourself on the back! :D

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I am disappointed because I think I could have done a lot better, but I was so amazed to cross at 1:25, then to see that I finished 12th after what I thought was such a crappy swim, and that I held that for the bike. My husband was very complimentary in a "holy crap" sort of way. :)

The fastest bike finishers averaged 22mph, which amazingly seemed within reach. Next stop: aero bars at the very least, and tri bike lust. I was admiring them as I passed them (and, okay, as they passed me, but I did a lot more passing than being passed). ;) For a windy and mostly flat course like that, I think being aero would have bought me an easy 2mph+.

I got passed a lot on the run, but I did better than I thought given the way I felt. I pushed hard at the end, and I think I could have pushed that hard the whole distance. Lessons learned!

Thanks for your support. I thought of you ladies while I was there. Maybe someday we'll have enough people to have a TE contingent at races. ;)

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Originally Posted by Wahine

Good job Colby. You did well. That's a nice solid foundation from which to start training for Ironman!! You're solid on the bike and that counts for a lot. the run always hurts, doing brick helps you push through it a little more but it still always hurts.

So good going!!

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Thanks!!

Bricks are definitely on my menu. I think it's just an acclimation thing, knowing how hard I can push and that I will make it. I have a general problem with running from race to race (whether it's tri or just running) with knowing how hard I can push, I tend to conserve energy early on and then have so much left at the end that I know I didn't ration properly. I'm much better at rationing while training. I suppose in the scheme of things, it's better physically to be a little slower than have the opposite problem of hitting the wall, but then I end up being disappointed.

For me, this race was acknowledgment of how far I've come. It FELT very different than racing last year, which is exactly what I hoped for. I told my husband it made a big difference to me feeling like I didn't just do something totally insane with the whole Ironman thing. Still insane, but not totally insane. ;)

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Originally Posted by colby

I am disappointed because I think I could have done a lot better, but I was so amazed to cross at 1:25, then to see that I finished 12th after what I thought was such a crappy swim, and that I held that for the bike. My husband was very complimentary in a "holy crap" sort of way. :)

The fastest bike finishers averaged 22mph, which amazingly seemed within reach. Next stop: aero bars at the very least, and tri bike lust. I was admiring them as I passed them (and, okay, as they passed me, but I did a lot more passing than being passed). ;) For a windy and mostly flat course like that, I think being aero would have bought me an easy 2mph+.

I got passed a lot on the run, but I did better than I thought given the way I felt. I pushed hard at the end, and I think I could have pushed that hard the whole distance. Lessons learned!

Thanks for your support. I thought of you ladies while I was there. Maybe someday we'll have enough people to have a TE contingent at races. ;)

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Well, I know what's it like to feel like you could have done a little bit more. Oh well, next time... right?

Looks like you had a solid race out there though. I would kill for that average on my 5K!

22 mph average on the bike... FAST! If you think you can do it... you can! Get some areo bars and keep working on it... you will be there very soon.