Augusta 70.3

[Veronica]

Nice! I was waiting for your report! Glad the hip behaved itself!

Veronica

[katluvr]

Awesome!
I admire anyone that can do that distance! Good finishing time, too. You should be very pleased (proud)!

[skibum]

Adding my race report...

Swim:
I had psyched myself out a little before the swim. I'm not the fastest swimmer and was worried about the 5 waves of men coming behind me, envisioning them swimming over me. So, when I got in the water, the nervous energy got to me. My heartrate was a little high and I had troubles getting my breathing under control. I had to breaststroke for the first 100 yards or so. Finally settled in and swam well for the rest of the distance. The combination of wearing a wetsuit and having a strong current was a big help to me. Despite the slow start, I finished in 34:26.

Bike:
Nice course. My goal was to hold an 18 mph pace and I did it. Initially, it looked like I might be a little faster but the hills and headwind got to me. Still, on track there.

Run:
Came out of transition feeling good and thought I'd have a chance to finish in 6 hours. Given that my main goal was to finish in 6:30 and my stretch goal was to finish in 6:15, I was elated. Well, that didn't last long. After the first mile, I started to feel some nausea and had to switch from a run to a run-walk. I thought I had hydrated properly up to that point but was definitely feeling the effects of the heat. Just kept moving and made sure I got gatorade and/or water at each aid station. That helped and I continued with a solid run/walk pace. At the 2nd to last aid station, they were out of cups so I didn't take on any fluids there. I briefly considered picking up one of the used cups from the ground but decided to push on. By mile 12, I was wishing I had picked up one of those cups because I was hurting. My husband happended to be standing in that area cheering me on. That gave me a boost and helped keep me moving. As I approached the final aid station (maybe 1/4 mile to go), I looked at my watch and realized that if I kept pushing I might beat my stretch goal. So I dug deep, passed up the aid station, and kept moving to the finish. My final time was 6:13. I beat my stretch goal by 2 min and my last HIM time by 22 min.

Even though I had such a challenging run, I'm thrilled with how I finished. I've struggled quite a bit with my running after my accident last year so I didn't expect to do well there. My muscles are sore today from the exertion and I'm still trying to recover from the dehydration but I finished with no pain in the injured leg and that is huge.

[colby]

Congratulations to both of you, it sounds like you both had great races!!!

So glad to hear your hip held up, kacie. That's a great HM run for staying safe!

And, for skibum, beating your stretch goal time, SWEET!!

Rest and recover well, you both deserve it.

[Pedal Wench]

Wow!!! To BOTH of you!!!

S.B. - that's amazing that they ran out of cups, and more amazing that you kept going when you weren't feeling great. I would have quit right then and there.

Good job! You both are inspiring!

[spindizzy]

Congratulations to both of you!

[tribogota]

cool, congrats, maybe I'll do that next year

[salsabike]

Sounds like it went really well for both of you! Fantastic.

[kacie tri-ing]

[QUOTE=skibum;464757]Adding my race report...

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Run:
Came out of transition feeling good and thought I'd have a chance to finish in 6 hours. Given that my main goal was to finish in 6:30 and my stretch goal was to finish in 6:15, I was elated. Well, that didn't last long. After the first mile, I started to feel some nausea and had to switch from a run to a run-walk. I thought I had hydrated properly up to that point but was definitely feeling the effects of the heat. Just kept moving and made sure I got gatorade and/or water at each aid station. That helped and I continued with a solid run/walk pace. At the 2nd to last aid station, they were out of cups so I didn't take on any fluids there. I briefly considered picking up one of the used cups from the ground but decided to push on. By mile 12, I was wishing I had picked up one of those cups because I was hurting. My husband happended to be standing in that area cheering me on. That gave me a boost and helped keep me moving. As I approached the final aid station (maybe 1/4 mile to go), I looked at my watch and realized that if I kept pushing I might beat my stretch goal. So I dug deep, passed up the aid station, and kept moving to the finish. My final time was 6:13. I beat my stretch goal by 2 min and my last HIM time by 22 min.

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I took a cup from the ground I figured that I had lost all scruples and I wasn't going to go without! Was this your first one? You did an awesome job!!!!

[skibum]

I took a cup from the ground I figured that I had lost all scruples and I wasn't going to go without! Was this your first one? You did an awesome job!!!!

I should have taken one from the ground. If this happens to me again, I will.

I've done one other HIM but it was three years ago. Had some injuries in between. I'm really glad my leg held up on the run, hoping I can improve the run from here.

You did great too, especially with the hip injury! Glad to hear you finished in good health.

[kacie tri-ing]

Did you happen to see my cheer squad? They were the ones with this sign:
And they were totally out of control
I included a picture of me on my bike too! I hope they show up!

[skibum]

Did you happen to see my cheer squad? They were the ones with this sign:
And they were totally out of control
I included a picture of me on my bike too! I hope they show up!

Yes, I saw your cheering squad several times. Tell them thanks for being out there. Those signs gave me a boost every time I saw them!

Love the bike!! Is that one of the pink RC7's? I rode an RC7 too... got a good deal on a frame that was painted for the Colavita cycling team but never delivered to them. So mine is black, red and green. I haven't pulled the pics off the camera yet so will post a photo later.