Okay, cancel that. The athlete tracker is still showing the splits in the single digit mph, but they both just finished, along with a lot of other age groupers, and the avg speeds were 17.6 and 18.8. I guess athlete tracker was just giving crazy info. Oh well, no reason for me to be worrying then.
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06-29-2008, 08:19 AM #1
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06-29-2008, 06:11 PM #2
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It was a BAD DAY out there! Really bad. Terrible rain and wind. Here is a report from my friend who raced today (Mind you, he has done many HIM's and IM's! He's near pro level.):
What's worse than Buffalo Springs when it's hot and windy? Buffalo Springs when it's windy and raining. Those descents were absurdly dangerous. Tons of flat tires and DNFs. At a certain point they had to start sending out trucks to pick-up bikes for people who came back in ambulances."Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"
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06-29-2008, 06:38 PM #3
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Yikes!
That race isn't too far from me, but it'll never be on my race calendar. It's just a tough race all around- no matter what the conditions. I don't need to pay that much money for a butt-kicking when I can do it for free around my house.
Sorry all the racers had a tough day.Check out my running blog: www.turtlepacing.blogspot.com
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