Woke up at 3am and headed out to Lake Lanier for Irongirl sprint tri. Hot and muggy already. Welcome to Georgia heat! On the way, I really had to go..............but decided to wait until the exit. Well, I guess in those parts, the gas stations are not open 24 hours. Dang! Should listen to my mom and always go before leaving the house :) Arrived to the transition area, saw my parents. They were eager to body mark me, and all I was able to mutter was-bathroom, and sprinted for the porter-potties, which were NOT in the same place as Emerald Pointe. Doubledang!!!! Finally, got body marked by my father and went to set up my transition spot. Met up with some peeps, shot the crap and eased my nerves. Headed down to the swim around 6:30 and tested out the water. Warm. Yeah!!!!
The swim: two of my lunachix teammates and I had this grand plan to start on the side and cut in at the yellow turn boui. As soon as I started cutting in, I got right in the middle of the washing machine on heavy cycle of angry women, who were kicking, pushing and shoving. I decided to get angry as well, and I think that helped, because I got through and was able to swim most of the way. I stopped once to help a lady, who was treading water, looked around and saw the boat Steven and Dave were on (they were working the swim) and knew if they saw me stopped, I would never hear the end of it, so I went on my way. Swim time-14:00 (my watch) 1:50 min less from last year.
The bike: I had a hard time picking it up on the bike, partly because I drank most of Lanier and partly because I had a 3 hr bike ride on thursday. No taper for me until November :( I had the worst burping problem. It was sooo loud, that some women that I was passing looked disturbed. They were probably newbies, because in the world of triathlon, anything goes! Bike time-1:02, 1 min less from last year.
The run: nothing eventful on the run. I did not feel like I was going hard, but I wound up averaging 7:22min mile-7:30 last year. So I beat my time by 4 minutes from last year's race! All in all, I am happy with my results. 12/155 AG, 60th overall.
Congratulations to all ATCers and Lunachux and most of all, if you did not race, thank you for coming out and cheering me on!
About Me
- Tat
- Atlanta, GA, United States
- I am a wife,a nurse, a cyclist, a runner and a new swimmer, trying to combine the three together. I love to read, listen to all kinds of music, watch movies and most of all hang and race with my friends.
My abnormal children
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2 comments:
Uh, where was the shout out to Steven who saved the day that ended up not needing to be saved after all? His dive was pretty sweet though.:) I don't think your ride had anything to do with your bike, it was hot and maybe your mind just wasn't into the bike. I think once you start getting the racing attitude, you'll be shocked at how fast you can become. I've only had a partial race attitude and it made a HUGE difference in my race a few years ago, but it take focus, practice and practice.:) You'll get there! I love the picture that Chuck took of you. That's a racers picture for sure.:)
Great job. It was really hot out there. I noticed several athletes getting helped by kayakers that morning
oh and yeah, the further north you go, the less gas stations are open 24/7
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