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July 25, 2005
More Ramblings
Yes, I am STILL talking about my triathlon. But I am almost over it and will stop soon.
300M Swim: 7:22 (This includes a flip-flopped jog to the transition area post-swim)
20K Bike: 41:27
5K Run: 25:24
T1: 1:50
T2: 0:39
No Penalties!!
Total: 1:16:41
There were about 165 women. My swim was 87th, my bike was 80th, and my run was 31st. So I swam and biked about average and ran above average. Nothing too shocking since I spend a lot more time running than swimming and biking and I think running is a lot of competitors’ most challenging sport. Want to know what I REALLY excel at??? Of the women, I had the second fastest T2 :) Oh yeah. [We’ll ignore the fact that I didn’t have to take off any cycling shoes which all of the fast bikers were wearing. But it makes me wish I had gone three seconds faster so I could have had the fastest T2!]
My Dad called to congratulate me (I only talked to my Mom yesterday while my Dad was driving), but he also managed to slip into the conversation, “Hey, so maybe tris are what you should concentrate on, huh? They don’t seem as hard on the body.” It hurts me to hear that-but he isn’t exactly wrong either. I may give running another go now that I am a little more educated about how to take care of and listen to my body, but another major injury (my knees are still not fabulous) and I may have to take his painful suggestion more seriously. Though I did shoot back, “You know Dad, tris come in different distances too and I just did the baby one. I could totally do an Olympic one.” He thought that the 10K running portion sounded reasonable-as long as I didn’t attempt an Ironman. He also told me Lance is considering doing tris. If Lance enters a tri I am going to enter the same one. How amazing would it be to be Lance’s competitor? Can you even fathom that?
I went to the gym and lifted and did core stuff tonight. I haven’t been too consistent with that the past few weeks and didn’t want to add it back in the week before the tri. Today I am starting to get sore from the race. Honestly, it’s probably from the unfamiliar hard biking rather than actually “racing.”
Thanks for the comments and e-mails!! You all rock.
Posted by Audrey at July 25, 2005 09:19 PM
Comments
Congratulations on your first tri, Audrey! I'm glad you had such a fun time and did so well. Rob and I are so proud of you!
Posted by: Leilani at July 25, 2005 11:29 PM
Just wanted to add my congratulations. I read your last three entries while I was on the train yesterday (downloaded them ahead of time). I couldn't comment b/c I wasn't online, but it was awesome to read all of the buildup and then the race report. I think your fast transition was also a testament to the research and planning you did ahead of time. I have never done a triathlon, so I learned a lot by reading your description of the whole process. Congratulations on your very solid finish, and most of all I'm happy to hear that you had such a positive experience!
Posted by: Alison at July 26, 2005 10:54 AM
that looks like a mighty speedy 5k particularly after having completed the other two events.
wow wouldn't that be great to do a tri w/lance? that triathlon would be a hot ticket. although he would probably qualify for the most elite heat offered eh?
Posted by: brent hopkins at July 26, 2005 11:35 PM