Wow- congrats on a great race! I loved reading your report and seeing the pictures as I read along. I'm so happy for you for besting your times from last year. I agree with racing Athena. The women in my age group (35-39) are crazy fast, so if Athena is an option, I'll do that. Even tho there are a lot of Athena racers who are tiny, but very tall. One girl beats me every time. She's 5'10" and is 155, so she races Athena (but she's a size 4 and quite fit).I suppose I should be in the Super Athena division.
Anyway- I digress. Congrats on a really great race!!!!
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06-21-2009, 02:10 PM #1
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06-21-2009, 03:44 PM #2
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Congratulations! Thanks for sharing the pictures, too. It's so wonderful to hear that all the hard work and feedback from coaching are paying off.
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06-21-2009, 03:51 PM #3
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Great job! My times are likely to be similar to yours when I do my sprint tri later this summer. It seems to me that as one gets older, the age groups get more competitive. I guess women don't decide on a lark to do a tri when they're in their 50s, so it's mostly the fit women who sign up, along with a handful of folks like you and me who do it for the fun and challenge.
Love the pictures!
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06-21-2009, 04:30 PM #4
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You wore your socks in the tub???
Anyway....congratulations on a great accomplishment, SB!! Way to go. An inspiration.
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06-22-2009, 07:05 AM #5
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Congratulations, salsa, you did awesome. Not walking is a HUGE mental victory - I know it was for me (and honestly, still is in every sprint triathlon). Love the pictures, especially the ice bath.
Super Athena - I love that idea.
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06-22-2009, 07:41 AM #6
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WAY TO GO, SALSA!!!!!!!
Great report, great race and great progress you've made! You look happy and fabulous! Glad everything went so well. Come on up next week and do Padden with me!
Oh... and the ice bath thing.... NO WAY! That just looks horrible to me.
BTW: You have SUCH a clean bathroom!
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06-22-2009, 08:09 AM #7
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what a story!
You look like you had a great time, even in the ice tub.
Congrats! You are doing amazing things, even with that dumb heart rate monitor slowing you down!I like Bikes - Mimi
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06-22-2009, 08:16 AM #8
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LOL! Love the icebath pictures.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who bundles up for them.
Great race report & wonderful job!!!
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