Race Report- First Olympic Tri, 7-15-07

[eclectic]

GREAT REPORT!
thanks so much for writing up the detail.

In my calculations and according to your split times you were swimming less than a 2m 100 nothing bad about that!

Your bike sounds interesting - that is the way I felt on Sat. I knew I should and could go harder but I just didn't have it in me.

RE the run - the temps were 90 degrees I suppose you folks run in that kind of weather all the time - to us it would be brutal

With my very limited knowledge I am w/ the others re tapering but that wasn't your long term goal - the HIM is, this was just a practice run and you did GREAT ! ! ! !

Thanks again for posting and WAY TO GO GIRL - YOU ROCK FOR "GITTEN ER DONE ! ! ! "

[Kimmyt]

It sounds like you were just a bit off from not tapering. I'm 100% sure that you'll be much happier with your results from the HIM. I get that feeling you mentioned on the bike sometimes when I'm doing too much. I want to push myself to go harder, but my mind just is telling my body 'who cares? why pedal so fast?'. Good job in getting through it and keep up the hard work!

K.

[TriMom217]

I read your RR on BT and I still think you had a great race. I mean c'mon, you just did your first Olympic distance triathlon! It's ok to finish with something left in the tank and now you have a benchmark to compete against. Take it from someone who does a 7+ hour HIM, doing is better than not doing, regardless of what the time is.

[Tri Girl]

I think you did GREAT, KSH! I know you're a little disappointed, but some days it's just not "there" no matter how much you want it to be. You did your best, and I'm sure not tapering at all had you feeling a bit tired (and a bit tired translates into slower times). You did fantastic! Your first oly is a lesson in pacing and nutrition. It's prepared you well for the HIM later in the season. You've got it under your belt, and now you can focus on the training again.
We had many club members head down for the race and all liked it pretty well (well, except for the really long wait at bike check-in and the major attitude from the RD when leaving- but oh well). They said the course was good, but the run was brutal (and you say the same thing- so it must be unfortunately true). A few of our club members got very dehydrated on the run and petered out big time.

I'm proud of your accomplishment! You should be satisfied that you did your best out there and now have some things to focus on for your A race!
Congrats, KSH- you stud puppy, you!

[yellow]

KSH, you are an awesome athlete! You finished a half IM, something most people will NEVER do. We can always do better next time...but for now I think you need to bask in the limelight a little bit!

[KSH]

KSH, you are an awesome athlete! You finished a half IM, something most people will NEVER do. We can always do better next time...but for now I think you need to bask in the limelight a little bit!

OH.... uuuummm... actually it was an Olympic distance... not a full HIM. Thanks though! I hope to finish my HIM in October!

[roadie gal]

I think you're times were very good considering that this really wasn't the race that you were training for. Not tapering makes a huge difference in your legs. Give yourself a BIG pat on the back!