Here's a map of the course. On the right is the swim course, in black. Superimposed is *my* swim course, in red. More or less. ARGH!L.
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08-20-2006, 03:16 PM #1
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Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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08-20-2006, 03:27 PM #2
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Wow Lise congratulations. Love the ride report and the part about the crying and freaking people out, that is so funny. Enjoy a big rest you deserve it.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
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08-20-2006, 03:39 PM #3
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Yay Lise! Hot doggies, girl! I was thinking of you while I did the Danskin! Doesn't it feel good to get on your beloved bike after the swim? Man!
You Rockin' Babe!
(I started crying at the finish, too.)"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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08-20-2006, 03:49 PM #4
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Glad to know there are other watering pots in this crowd. I've been known to cry on the course when I suddenly realize I can do it.
Good job! Now, can you add the distances for us tri ignoramuses so we can go ooh and ah once again?Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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08-20-2006, 03:59 PM #5
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Congratulations! It sounds like you had a great time. And it always helps when the volunteers are cool too.
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08-20-2006, 04:04 PM #6
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Me too, on both of SK's paragraphs. Thanks!
Originally Posted by SadieKate
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08-20-2006, 04:15 PM #7
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Lise,
You are awesome my friend. Great report. it sounds like you had a ball. Maybe next year i will check that one out.Brina
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08-20-2006, 04:36 PM #8
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GREAT JOB LISE!!!!
Lise --
Good for you!! What an accomplishment
. I cannot wait to see pictures.
I really am so happy for you!
(I love the pups -- it says "Good Morning"....oh well, "Good Morning on Monday"
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Peace & Love,
Denise
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08-20-2006, 04:15 PM #9
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SK, I was going to cry with frustration at the start of the bike, I was so far behind everybody else. I sternly thought to myself, "There's no crying in triathlon." You can, however, cry afterwards! Originally Posted by SadieKate
The International Distance race is a .9 mile swim (or, in my case, a little longer!), a 26 mile ride (although my odometer said 27.58), and a 10K or 6.25 mile run. The sprint distance is, theoretically, half that, but the swim and bike distances can vary quite a bit from race to race. I know they did a 1/2 mile swim, must've been a 13-14 mile ride, and a 5K run.
Funny note: My sister and mom got there about an hour before I finished, so they watched a lot of the end of the race. They didn't know it was a mixed Int'l/Sprint finish. After I told them about that, my sister 'fessed up that she was shocked to see some of the people she thought had "beat" me..."I saw these old people, these really heavy women, and I thought, 'Lise's slower than all these people?!?'" Then when she saw me cry at the finish line, she thought something must've happened to my bike! I explained that some of those people who finished before me had done 1/2 the distance I did. She felt better!
Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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08-20-2006, 03:42 PM #10
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Lise -
Wow - congrats, what an accomplishment! It sounds like you had a wonderful tri, and you should be proud of yourself.
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08-20-2006, 04:18 PM #11
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Way to go Lise!! Sounds like you had a good time, and your story from the finish is sooo sweet
You've got to love volunteers like that You doing all of this is such an inspiration, and hopefully I'll be at this distance next year. and I agree, the women on here are awesome and such a huge help with all their support. Thanks girls!
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