tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66298621447865402542024-03-20T19:53:18.397-06:00Clark EnduranceFollow Nicole Clark's endurance journey.
Proud member of the Ironman Foundation-Newton Running Ambassador Triathlon Team.CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-57090900717642470422013-08-07T19:14:00.000-06:002013-08-07T19:14:38.358-06:00Boulder 70.3 race report<br />
Leading up to Boulder 70.3 I was super excited about the race because there was a lot going on. From an old client visiting from Sarasota racing with his son, to meeting my IRONMAN Foundation Newton Running Ambassador teammates, my friend Jennie from Arkansas racing and I had 2 athletes I've been coaching racing their 1st 70.3. With all this going on, I still had to remind myself and get myself organized into race mode. I think sometimes I stay so busy, which is a good thing, and calms the nerves.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boulder 70.3 course ride w/Andy & Jennie</td></tr>
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The week leading up to race week my brother in law was in town for the week from Miami. This was the least amount of tapering I've done for a 70.3, which made me a bit nervous. Jennie got in town Monday before the race, so Andy, Jennie and I decided to ride 30 miles of the course so I could show her a bit. After that we did a swim and hiked Eldorado Canyon State Park..... was a blast. The rest of the week was work, short workouts, dinner with friends, fuelery massage with Geoff Hower (amazing) and NormaTech boots to top it off!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Boulder, Tommy!!</td></tr>
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The expo was a blast. Saw a ton of friends and teammates. I met up with Jennie at the Newton Running tent where my hubby, Nick, was working. Ran into a couple clients from Lifetime Fitness who wanted to see what a triathlon expo was all about and checked out some newtons too! YAY! Always converting them one by one. As we were walking up to the packet pickup, I ran into Tommy & Kris Klauber! SO excited. Tommy is a former client of mine who I trained in Sarasota. Lost a ton of weight and got into the sport of triathlon over a year ago.... 50+ lbs later and 2 70.3's under his belt, he pulled the trigger on Boulder 70.3 to race with his son, Kris, who lives here in Boulder and is the manager of Mtn Sun Brewery on Pearl (yum!). The expo is where I start to get super excited about the race and it all sets in that it's here! Time flies when you're having fun. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We workout! :)</td></tr>
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I had to work a few hours that morning, plus a LTF TRI Team swim before we had our IRONMAN Foundation Newton Running Ambassador team photo shoot out at Coot Lake. I was super excited for our Colorado area teammates and Larking (from Mississippi) to all get together. It's crazy that we are from all over the place and when we get together it was like we just all hang out all the time. Super fun. After the shoot, I still had to get in a little run. This was about 11am and super hot....but still managed to get in 20 minutes to flush out the legs. Went to the expo to say hi to Nick, Ryan and Tori til I met up with our team for lunch at the MED. Delicious! The rest of the night was spent organizing race day items.... pack fuel, fill up water bottles, morning clothes, race day clothes, helmet, sunglasses, wetsuit, glide, shoes, etc.... almost forgot my cycling shoes til Nick found them later that night! </div>
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Nick, Tori, Jennie, Ryan and I had dinner at Empire in Louisville that night. Delicious food... had shrimp risotto, calamari salad and Dales Pale Ale :) well and some other apps everyone else ordered too! We knew the weather was going to be crappy, but didn't realize the extent of it until our waiter asked if we wanted to go outside and see the twister forming to the NE (Erie area). Holy smokes.... all of a sudden the sirens came on blaring down Main Street in Louisville to seek cover. Our waiter reassured us that they had a basement and we would be ok. The weather calmed down after about an hour, so we headed home. Later that night Nick received a call that he and Ryan had to go back to the expo because it wasn't looking pretty. I was curious why we were not allowed to drop our bikes off the day before the race, like every other race I have attended, but I was happy that my bike wasn't there that night!! Minus all the craziness that night, I was still off to bed by 9pm!!<br />
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<b>SUNDAY - Race Day! </b><br />
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Wake up call came quick @ 4am. My hubby rocks and already had coffee pre set to go off when I got up. Sipped on coffee, ate english muffin, peanut butter, banana and water.....checked email, FB, and foam rolled.....typical morning routine :). We left the house around 5am to get there before it was too congested to get into the Rez. We came the back way, so it wasn't too bad. Being with Nick race morning, since he was working the event, we got to park by the vendors, so it was across the street from the finish line. YAY! One great thing too about not having to drop off your bike the night before is that you can pump up your tires and fill up bottles/nutrition on your bike and leave the rest of your crap in the car.<br />
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Transition area seemed calm and people were just getting there as I was too. I had the best transition spot ever. It was within 10 feet and the 1st rack coming into T1 from the swim. I felt like a pro! :) I checked out my bike, set her up facing the bike exit, laid out my transition set up and out I went. I ran into Jennie, friends, a few teammates and Lifetime TRI athletes while there too. Always fun to see familiar faces pre race!<br />
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I met up with Tommy and Kris at the Newton tent to put on wetsuits and take a few pre race pics too! One more potty stop and into the Boulder Rez for a little pre race swim with Jennie. Love that we get to have a little warm up before we race. Calms the nerves, gets the blood flowing, loosens up the muscles, joints and race ready!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading into T1</td></tr>
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Running into T1 I was so excited that I didn't have to run on that much concrete once I got into transition cause I had the best spot ever. I'm a huge baby when it comes to my feet. HA! I was testing out a new AquaSphere phantom wetsuit Ryan from Kompetitive Edge. I had an old crusty one for about 3 years and the zipper has been an issue for a while. So, I loved the new wetsuit. It even had a back panel thing that fit like a girdle that helps low back support. I totally forgot about it when I was trying to take the darn suit off, chalk up 30 seconds to figure out. Where were the wet suit strippers when I needed them? <br />
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Onto the bike.... I was excited about the bike cause I knew the course like the back of my hand. Home field advantage...and I have been working hard on my cycling and excited to see how it's paid off. Leaving the Res, I knew I was just going to sip on some water and IM Perform as I start to get the legs warmed up. Heading out on Jay and onto 28th St and 36, I knew it was a false flat and my goal was to warm up the first 20 minutes and hold back a bit. I felt great until I turned past the church and felt bouncy. Thinking it was just the road, I kept going....then it got worse and worse. Shit. So I pulled over in front of the miniature golf place, looked down at my rear wheel to notice that my tube was bulging out the side of my tire. I have this love/hate with race wheels and valve extenders. It took me a second to realize what I needed to do. Take out the valve, deflate my tube, get my tube in there correctly, pop my tire on properly, make sure it's on and then hit it with CO2. Almost pulled out the valve totally. Minor panic attack, jk, and then I was off. Think it took about 3-5 minutes, not sure, felt like forever, but when I got back on the bike I felt like I had turbos kicking cause I was pretty pissed at this moment. I've raced since 2004 and I have yet to ever have any mechanicals IN a race. I know, knock on wood, but I've been pretty lucky. I am still blaming Ryan for this one....jk Ryan! <br />
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I love the scenery going up 36 and into Lyons. The temp was great, the wind was cool and the ride was awesome. I was so excited when I turned onto 66 and saw Tim, Tory and Devin there cheering me on....Hi Friends...right when I needed a little kick! Then we head north on 75th, through some beautiful neighborhoods and back to 75th and to the Rez. Somewhere between there I felt a sting on the inside of my left calf....damn...stung by bee! Went numb after about 20 minutes, but was annoying! One of the coolest things about this race was the fact that some of my athletes from Lifetime Fitness were out there volunteering. From bike course, to water stations (You rock, Sabrina), run course and finish line! You guys rock. I got to see Tom at aid station #3 on the bike and it was awesome having one of your athletes hand you your water and give you some encouraging words to boost you when you need 10 more miles to go!! Thanks, Tom! I finished the bike in 2:41:41...pissed about the tire issue, but super excited about the bike time.<br />
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Now onto the run. My fav. As I was leaving T1, I saw my co-worker, Jeff, and my athlete, Ali, there cheering me on! Loved it. The run was 2 loops....out the Rez entrance, up the rolling hills of gravel and rocky roads and then leveled out back into the Rez. I like 2 loops so you know what to expect on the next loop, you get to see more athletes and friends/family. About mile 3 I ran into my IMF teammate, Christi.... told her looking good and went on. A few minutes later I feel someone getting close to me and Christi tells me... let's do this woman. I need to be pushed and let's rock this run! We ran together for another 6 or so miles until the final few. Running with a teammate and going through all the same aches, pains, mental and physical toughness, made it that much easier. <br />
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Thanks for running with me woman! I felt pretty good on the run minus the hills the first half of the loops. I paced where I wanted to be, walked a couple aid stations to get all my fluids in and followed by fueling/nutrition plan (water every aid station, ice down the top to cool off, coke every 2-3 miles and had 1 gel half way through). Finished strong with a 1:58...not my best but happy considering it was a tough run for me. Coming close to the finish line, I saw our Lifetime Fitness TRI Team & Newton Running friends cheering me in and had chills all the way to the finish. I was so excited to see Kaira at the finish line with a medal in her hand...big hug and all smiles! Thanks, Kaira!!! Finished my day with a 5:19:18!!<br />
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Thank you to my amazing husband, Nick, for your love and support! My biggest fan ever! LOVE! Thanks to my amazing Lifetime Fitness TRI TEAM, IRONMAN Foundation Newton Running Ambassador Team, Kompetitive Edge and Newton Running corporate team for the cheers and support all weekend long!! You guys are the best!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kristen's 1st 70.3. So proud to watch athletes check off their bucket list. <br />Congrats woman. <br />Next up... Boulder IRONMAN baby!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sabrina was rocking that cow bell for the runners! <br />Thanks to all the amazing volunteers who spend their day helping others reach their goals!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shirley's 1st 70.3!! Can't say how proud I am of this woman!! Most determined and passionate woman I've ever met! Full of smiles! Congrats, Shirley! 2013 was awesome....2014 will be epic!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nuff said.... true that, Jennie! This woman rocked this race and had a new PR!!! <br />Whoop! Whoop!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SO proud of Tommy!! 70.3 #3 in the bank! Can't tell you how inspired I am by this man!<br />Love to see clients reach their goals and continue on the path of <br />health and fitness! You make me proud, TK!<br />
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The past 2 years, my husband and I partnered up with a local restaurant, Lucky Pie in downtown Louisville, Colorado. Last year we raised money for PCF - Athletes for a cure and this year for IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Henderson, Las Vegas. The owners and managers know us by name since we moved here last May. Well....with amazing pizza and beer specials (like pitcher of Avery IPA and a pepp pizza for $15 on Sundays and Mondays!!) who wouldn't go there. It's a chill vibe and great food. Also, next door is Sweet Cow....delicious ice cream. The line wraps around the building every day! It's nuts.</div>
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Amazing fun night of friends and family....and new friends together! It was a huge success and even more important, the mission IRONMAN Foundation was in full force. Thanks to all my family, friends, co-workers, teammates, KE, 3WRaces, IMFNR TEAM and Lucky Pie for making this happen!</div>
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CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-62313558664697047482013-07-15T11:09:00.001-06:002013-07-15T11:09:55.503-06:00Race recapsI've been slacking in the blog department. Lots going on here from work, training, fundraising events, husbands IRONMAN Coeur d'Alene to family/friends visits and building a house!!<br />
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We kicked off triathlon season last month with the Kansas 70.3 race, followed by Boulder Sprint and just competed in the Boulder PEAK yesterday. Being from Florida it is so weird to have only had a kickoff race in May. Triathlon season starts, well you could race year round now, in February with a duathlon race called the Chilly Willy in Clearwater/St. Pete area. It's been kind of a challenge to be inside, cause I am a wussy in the cold, during the march/april months, but Nick and I sucked it up and created a sweet set up in the living room with our trainers. Actually, most of his long rides were on the trainer for him leading up to CdA. He got the job done and did well!!<br />
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<b>Kansas 70.3 </b> - What a fun race venue! The race takes place at Clinton Lake State Park. It's a cute little park with lots of trees, nice lake and awesome people. Nick and I got in on Thursday for expo set up. My husband works for newton running and needed some expo help that weekend. What a great way to taper, right?? :) So it was just him and I along with UltraMax out of Overland Park... fun group of guys! Expo was pretty chill, but one thing I like about working expos is that you get to meet all of the athletes racing. So during the race you know a ton of other familiar faces that push you along the way. One of the coolest things about this race was meeting up with my IRONMAN Foundation Newton Running Teammate, Liz, Pam and Khem....and hanging out with Craig Alexandar and Hines Ward! Awesome!!<br />
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Race day was a test to see where my fitness was. I hadn't raced since the end of Sept last year at Branson 70.3. I was pleasantly surprised at how great I felt. Race started down at Clinton Lake (T1) and T2 was a couple miles up this little climb that was next to the finish line. The race kicked off at Clinton Lake a nice calm, one loop swim at 36:27. The bike course was all through the hills of Douglas County, over the beautiful Clinton Lake Dam, with a single loop back to the state park.... did I mention that there was a nice little climb about 50 yards coming out of T1? That will wake up those legs...bring on the bike course..... I was happy with a solid bike time of 2:50 because there were some serious climbs, heat and lots of wind!! I always tell myself....get to the run...this is where your race starts. The run is my strength and always happy to get there. I've been training in Colorado for a year now and wanted to see what all the hype was with training with altitude. Let me tell you.... I really felt the advantages of training in Colorado on this run. This was my fasted half marathon during a 70.3 race.....a 1:45...awesome! The fun thing about this run course was that is was a 2 loop through the campgrounds of the park and I got to see my husband numerous times out there....always awesome! There was never a dull moment on the run course and cheers all around! I was happy with my finish of total time of 5:17:23 with 15th in AG. My hubby kicked some serious butt too with a new PR of 5:15. I will definitely be back to Kansas again. Great venue, awesome people and lots of fun! I think it would rock to camp there too, if the weather cooperates. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick finishing strong with a 5:15 race at Kansas 70.3</td></tr>
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<b>Boulder Sprint</b> - So this was my 1st triathlon in Colorado. Talk about intimidating! When you toe the line with other pro/olympic athletes it definitely gives you butterflies! I haven't raced a sprint triathlon in a few years since I have been mostly focusing on half/full ironman distances the past 3 years, but when I saw the Boulder Tri Series, I couldn't resist to check it out. This was my 1st of 3 races of the series and I was ready to test out to see if I had any fast twitch fibers left in there. Oh, did I mention that I raced Kansas 70.3 last weekend? HA! The Boulder sprint consists of a 750 meter swim in the Boulder Res, followed by a shortened bike (due to construction) of 14 miles and a 5k run around the Boulder Res. Dam. IRONMAN was practicing their new "Swim Smart" swim start at this race, which means athletes no longer start in their age waves, however, we were to start in a corral of our average 100m time. I started in between the 1:40-1:50 group, which is where I usually am during other races, so I placed myself appropriately. The gun went off and it was like a free for all as the athletes were funneled into the water in their selected paces and it was pure chaos. I felt like it was an ironman swim start the entire swim. My goal was to just keep myself from being kicked/punched and head above the water. I've never seen so many athletes holding onto buoys before. Every buoy had at least 3-4 athletes holding on. Weird. I managed to get out of the water at a descent time, but it was rough out there. Considering I raced the weekend before and worked the expo (again) with Kompetitive Edge - Denver, I had a great race. The weather was perfect, race conditions were great and had lots of fun out there! My overall time was 1:21:23, which placed me 9th in AG. (swim: 14:21 (1:48/100), bike 39:21 (22.8mph) and run 24:23 (7:52/mi). Beautiful venue and great support!</div>
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<b style="text-align: left;">Boulder Peak (Olympic) </b><span style="text-align: left;">- The 2nd of the Boulder Tri Series is the Boulder Peak. Do they name this the Peak due to it's killer of a bike course? Maybe?! The race starts out at the Boulder Res for a 1500m swim, followed by a solid 42k bike that goes up Old Stage/Lee Hill Rd that says this </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; text-align: left;">"<span style="background-color: white;">Approximately 6 miles into the bike portion, the course will ascend 15% grade at Old Stage Hill (600’ vertical climb in 2/3 of a mile). From Old Stage, it is a beautiful descent down Left Hand Canyon. **A 35mph speed limit will be strictly enforced on the major descent on the backside of Old Stage Road. There will be Police Officers, and Course Marshals monitoring the speed of the athletes on this section of the course.**" Crazy....and the run course is a gravel/trail run with some small rollers around the Boulder Res. Leading into this race I haven't felt 100%. Just an exhausted, run down, and fighting something off crappy kind of a feeling. My last 2 weeks of training have been blah too, so I was unsure of what race day would feel like. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">I think ironman learned a ton about the swim smart from the sprint and then they implemented it at IRONMAN CdA a few weeks before. They realized that they needed some time in between each wave to get </span>athletes moving forward and less congestion. The Peak was a similar set up, except they had your overall finish time for the 1500 on the signs and gave athletes about 30-60 seconds in between each group....much better set up! Race starts and we were funned into a 1 person at a time type start, which I thought was great. I felt great the whole swim, not clustered and got into a groove...came out of the water at 28:19. Onto the bike I was excited to get up and over that climb. I loved the climb because there was so much support going up the entire hill. There were people cheering and running next to us.... I was laughing quite a bit too! I've never raced where a police officer was checking with his radar gun how fast we were going and there was a sign with our mph too! It was awesome. Also on course was a Bear Crossing Sign, seriously!! I guess a few years back a cyclist hit a bear during the race, which is nuts!! I felt great the whole ride and the temps were cooler out than they have been in the past few weeks, which helped a lot. My bike time was 1:15 for the shortened 23 mile loop, due to construction again. Out on the run course temps started to rise, but I was ready to kick it in gear and run. Usually when I just get off the bike my legs feel heavy from the bike, but I am always able to push through and stay consistent and negative split the run. As soon as I started to run, I felt heavy and lethargic. I tried to give myself positive pep talks and nothing. My run splits went from 8:10s to 9:30s...ouch! I did all I can to get to that finish line. What kept me going were my awesome lifetime fitness athletes, KE and IMF teammates, friends and family..... you guys were the ones pushing me and keeping me smiling. I also thought about my kick ass co-worker, Brent, running the 50 miler in Leadville at the same time....I kept saying to myself, I only have a 10k and she is out running 50 miles at some serious altitude. I was so happy to get back to the finish line area to high 5 everyone out there cheering us on the whole race...you guys SO rock. My run time was 53:50 and total race time was 2:41:26. Not the race I would of hoped for, but happy to toughed it out, finished strong and with a smile! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Glad to have that under my belt and ready to rest. Next up is to build back up for the Boulder 70.3 in August and the 70.3 World Championships in Vegas in Sept. It's all about working hard, being consistent, staying healthy and having fun!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Thanks to everyone for all the love and support!!! Thank you....Ironman Foundation Newton Running Ambassador Team and all of our sponsors, Kompetitive Edge, Lifetime Fitness Westy, Timex Factory Team, Nuun, SkinStrong and my amazing husband, Nick!!!</span></span></span></div>
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CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-21386086378292190182013-04-23T20:15:00.000-06:002013-04-23T20:15:58.821-06:00New Year New Goals...I know we are typically supposed to write about goals in Jan, but I am finally kicking off my blog in April. It's been a crazy year so far, to say the least. I've been feeling pretty lucky lately. Where do I start.....<br />
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Last year my husband, Nick, was promoted to an account manager with <a href="http://www.newtonrunning.com/">Newton Running</a> which moved us from Sarasota, FL to Boulder, CO. It was a total no brainer....Colorado, sweet! But it was an emotional move as we owned a personal training studio, have amazing family, friends and clients. It was a great opportunity that we couldn't resist. <br />
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We settled down in Lafayette, just between Boulder and Westminster, where Nick and I both work. I fell in love with <a href="http://clubs.lifetimefitness.com/Westminster/11208/">Lifetime Fitness - Westminster</a> as soon as I walked into the club. Lifetime Fitness has been a great change of pace and learning opportunity for me as well. Recently I have launched the Lifetime TRI Team at the Westy location and having a blast. I am looking forward to inspire, education and motivate others to reaching their health and fitness goals through endurance sports!<br />
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This year I started applying for Triathlon teams.....not thinking I'd actually get accepted. I put it all out there and was announced to be on Team <a href="http://www.kompetitiveedge.com/">Kompetitive Edge</a>, a local multisport retailer in Denver, and the inaugural team of the <a href="http://www.ironmanfoundation.org/site/c.8qKLJUMuFdLYG/b.8555127/k.ED1A/Ambassador_Tri_Team.htm">IRONMAN Foundation-Newton Running Ambassador Triathlon Team</a>! I've also had the opportunity to be part of the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TimexFactoryTeam">Timex Factory Team</a> & <a href="http://3wraces.com/index.html">3WRace</a> Ambassador team.<br />
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My goal for this year is to give more back to our community with local and national organizations. Last year I was a part of the Prostate Cancer Foundation - Newton Running Team at IRONMAN Canada. Amazing experience and I am proud to be doing it again this year!! Along with other local charities with both 3WRaces and KE....and with IMFNR Team at Ironman & 70.3 races!<br />
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So far I've done 2 races here at altitude. Holy hell it's tough. I'm loving the training here and feeling I'm gaining more RBC's every session...HA! It's a total different ball game training here vs the Florida flatland, but I sure do miss the beaches! Athletes here are amazing. Just this past weekend I was running in the Horsetooth Half marathon when I overheard a woman behind me talking about how muddy the full marathon was. I was hurtin certain....she said she was 56yrs old and cruising at an easy conversation pace of 8:20's! Amazing!! Colorado breeds a whole different level of athletes here. I love it!<br />
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Here's to the start of my blog.......enjoy!!<br />
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<br />CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-91998564625732222082012-11-11T10:27:00.000-07:002012-11-11T10:27:44.301-07:00Susan Hayes' IRONMAN Florida 2012 Race Report<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h3A0d0z7znUgRmmhBjD7UBZoMXQ-GJVw64WU-5R9Maws0DHskUFVe3JBo49s73odc1YyI4QGA4CeUXXnZMjd6Lu5hkNely4XTDsY7DmaM8QQ-EW2V_ntGm6Q9A6mtH02gTjaNH4tFG4/s1600/9257_512225822122543_1601503464_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h3A0d0z7znUgRmmhBjD7UBZoMXQ-GJVw64WU-5R9Maws0DHskUFVe3JBo49s73odc1YyI4QGA4CeUXXnZMjd6Lu5hkNely4XTDsY7DmaM8QQ-EW2V_ntGm6Q9A6mtH02gTjaNH4tFG4/s200/9257_512225822122543_1601503464_n.jpg" width="149" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Thursday night was the IMFL Welcome Dinner. They had a jumbo-tron set up so you could see the stage where the PCB Mayor and others would speak. Dinner was typical: pasta, salad, brownies and cookies. The guy that sat across the table from us had two heaping plates of food. He ate like he'd never eaten before. He was done with both plates before I finished my one. It was pretty gross to watch him; silverware was an option in his eyes. The Welcome Dinner is pretty cool. This is where all the athletes come together before the race</span><span style="font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0px;">. They</span><span style="font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">share stories of athletes racing, Race statistics, the breakdown of the athletes (males, females, states, countries, profession, ages), etc. They said it was 1 female to every 10 men. Wow! We were there! Professional Triathlete, Jessica Jacobs spoke and had some great advice. They asked the biggest looser up on stage, she lost 142 pounds! That is a full person. She made the decision to get in shape while eating hot Cheetos and watching an Ironman event on TV. They also auctioned off an IM Florida sign that had been signed by all the pro athletes! The guy that bought it said IM Florida would be his very first triathlon EVER! Holy cow! Nothing like taking the big plunge.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> morning, we went for a swim. The water was in the 60's but actually didn't feel bad. Made the decision right there to go sleeveless. I reminded Sharon and Jennifer if they were cold on the swim, how to get warm quickly. They gave me a look, ‘like you are kidding me, right’. After we swam, I remember thinking... "I'm dying here, how on earth will I ever complete this race!" We walked up to the pool and chatted with some volunteers and a 14-time Ironman finisher. Then looked at our watches and decided it was time to finish getting stuff together so we could make it to bike check in on time. T1 (BIKE BAG: shoes, helmet, gloves, sports bra, cycling shorts, bike jersey, butt butter, deodorant, sun glasses and sunscreen) and T2 (RUN BAG: Tri shorts, shoes, run top deodorant, socks, hat, fuel belt, refill for the gel flask) These are the bags you grab from the swim and after the bike.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Our ride to loosen up the legs was a total of a mile to transition. It was just long enough to make sure everything work properly. Once in transition, they took photos of all the bikes as we entered. C looked great and didn’t mind getting his picture taken. Then to our racks we went to drop off our bikes and put our T1 and T2 bags in the appropriate spots. Now, we were able to see where we would come out of the water, run up the side of the hotel, and where to grab our bags and enter the hotel to change. We went over the same scenario for when we came back into transition from the bike. One of my favorite things about Ironman races: someone takes your bike; you grab your bag and head directly into the changing tents! Once we had this all set off we went to grab lunch.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The waves appeared to be larger than us. Oh boy! What happened to the calmer water from the day before? I do have to say, us running late gave us no time to look around or get nervous. Once we walked out to the water the cannon went off and away we went. I thought to myself, swim your own swim, this is your race, and do it at your speed. Then I thought I am glad we started to the right, the combat swimming isn't too bad. About that time I got sandwiched in. Come on guys really! They kept it up, forcing me to come up with a new form of defense. Instead of high elbows, it was side elbows. It worked well. They both gave me space.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Had a few guys try to swim over me. After kicking a few, I decided I’d better focus on swimming and not kicking them off, as I felt a cramp coming. The first turn buoy was the most fun. As we approached, everyone started swimming diagonally to it. Once around it, people wanted to swim out to sea. I had to stop a few times to let those people go ahead so they wouldn't take me with them. Guess people forgot to sight, or were counting on the swimmers next to them to guide them in the right direction. The second turn buoy was pretty uneventful. Back to the beach! I looked at my watch 33 minutes! Sweet! That was, I'm sure, my fastest 1.2 mile swim yet! Now to start the second loop. The waves were larger and stronger. Through the waves we went, diagonally out and got in line with and swam along the buoy line to the turn buoy and back in. When I reached the beach, I found some open wetsuit strippers, 3 working together. Two to pull the wetsuit off and one to keep you in place. They help you up and off you go. I remember thinking WOW! You feel great! How is that possible? You just swam 2.4+ miles. How is it you feel great! </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Off to grab my T1 bag and into the changing tent. Found a seat. Volunteers came to help. I change my clothes, put on my helmet and out I went. Had to wait for the guy to hand me my bike. I checked to make sure my tires still had air and off I went. Again I thought, this is your bike. Do it like you trained. Waited 5 -10 minutes to start hydrating on the bike hoping any issues from the salt water would settle down. Next time, I will have Pepcid on the bike. I didn't want to wait too long as I knew the bridge was around mile 11. At the top of the bridge were 5 or 6 guys in the wild underwear dancing, screaming and cheering us on.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">sdrI remember thinking as I was heading into transition, will I be able to stand when I get off this bike... Feet are on the ground and the legs are holding me up! Nice! I grabbed my Infinit Endurance bottle and into T2 I went. I still felt AWESOME! What is wrong? How could that be? In I go and ready to change. I had two great volunteers helping me. One handed me my clothes the other filled my gel flask. As I reached for the deodorant, she says, “you don’t need that, we don’t care if you stink.” As she started to put it in my bag, I told her it wasn’t for her. I really didn’t want to smell myself. Finally dressed and off I go out for the run. About a mile into the run I felt a little cramp in my left knee. I looked at what I had and saw Pepcid AC, Sports Legs, GasX, and Imodium. So I took my sports legs and the Pepcid, drank some Infinit then ate a banana. Believe it or not the pain is gone. Around</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> mile 4, I saw Jennifer heading back. Off to the park I went. Aid stations were every 1/2 - 1 mile on the course. Very nice! At mile 8, Dale and Mary were waiting to get photos. I unloaded some unneeded crap. A minute later, Sharon popped around the corner and I made her stop for a photo. Off I went to special needs. I left my fuel belt. I was looking forward to changing my socks as I was getting blisters. I forgot to grab my light. I really wished I had a Sprite. Looked at my watch I was on track for a 6-hour Marathon. Then off I went into the dark. Saw Sharon around mile 15 or 16. Shortly after that, my stomach decided to get really pissed off. Holy Cow really and it is dark, none of the potties have lights. I finally found one that did. Just in time. Took care of business off I went. As I got back out to the park it was dark. The generator lights stopped working. They moved some lights around. My poor stomach was still unhappy. I took the Imodium and prayed for the best. I knew by this point I was not going to make that 6-hour Marathon for a sub-14. Ok, suck it up and go.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">You are still going to finish and I was very happy about that. During the run, I talked with several very nice people, spectators and volunteers. They were awesome! I could not believe I was in the final stages of completing 140.6 miles, and felt good about it. When I hit the finish shoot, I made sure I enjoyed every minute of it. I was a little disappointed the announcer did not say Susan Hayes you are an Ironman. I knew I was, but it would have been really nice to hear him say it as I crossed. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Once I made it to the park for the second time, I knew I was going to make it. The best part is I never had the Marathoner Dread Man thoughts. I have been doing triathlons around 4 years now. It is really hard for me to believe that the Full Ironman has been by far my best race yet. I felt strong, in control and focused and enjoyed every minute. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Thanks to Dale, Mary and Krista and all the other spectators who traveled to see us race. It was absolutely amazing to have your support out there on the course and though out the week. It was a joy to hear your voices and see your smiling faces. Also, thank you to all the friend and family who followed us at home. I could feel all the prayers and positive vibes coming my way. Thank you!!!</span><br />
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We all went to sleep early. I did sleep maybe a total of 3-4 hours. I was awake at midnight and was awake for a while then fell back to sleep shortly before the alarm went off. Once awake, I jumped right up, got dressed and made some breakfast. Breakfast for me was a protein shake and a PB&J bagel, and some water. I was ready to go when it was time. </div>
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2. <b>Race Morning</b>. At about 0430 we grabbed our transition bags and headed to the race start. The walk was a good warm up and I was ready to rock. We got there and completed all of the final preparations. Things went smooth except for we didn't plan the extra time it took to walk to the special needs area then back to transition to the bikes, then the bags etc. Then it was the walk back to the condo. That delayed us returning to the condo for the wetsuits. I should have set the schedule to leave earlier or leave earlier to walk over to Walmart and catch the shuttle. </div>
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We were not at the start very long prior to the race start. Heck the pro men were off and the pro women started and we just about got through the start chute. Just enough time for some last minute pictures. That's when I took my gel and drank all of my water. </div>
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3.<b>Swim</b>. As you can see from the picture that Susan posted the water was a lot rougher than the day before. What was up with that? We started on the right side to compensate for the current. I took a while for me to get into a groove with all of the people but I got into the groove about half way up the first leg. I tried to keep Susan in my sights but after 50 yards that was impossible. She was fast and there were too many people. Jennifer stayed on my left until the first turn bouy on lap 1. The swells were large enough that I really struggled to see the buoys. But I wasn't too far off. Before I got to the first turn buoy I was in my groove, I lost Jennifer and figured she had already passed me. I made the second turn and yes I was warmed up and thinking aobut how I was going to come out of the water, get my gel and drink some water. I practiced in my head my entry and exit and visualized how well that was going to go. I got to the beach and swam in til my hands touched. Good. Then I got up and started the high knee shuffle. Just as I hit the end of the water, "bam" somebody sliced the back of my left leg with a knife! I looked at my Garmin, 41 min. Wow. Not back for a nurse shark. I took my gel, got up the beach, got my water and back to the high knee entrance. Ouch. There is was again. I almost turned to see who was slicing the crap out of me. I told myself no big deal, this is the swim and it was just a one off thing. I felt really good on the second loop. It felt like the buoys were coming faster this time around than before. I got closer to the swim exit I mentally practiced my exit. I decided this time to swim in further as to save my legs. I did. I got so shallow I could only get to my hands and knees. The backs of my legs were totally seized up. I thought to myself, "get up....don't make a fool of yourself in fron of all of these people!". I got up and started towards wet suit peeling. 1:27 something was on the Garmin. Man! That was a great time for me. I was pumped.....until my legs seized up again that i almost tripped and fell....would have face planted it. Not sure how I didn't. Look at the swim exit picture and you can see that in the one that I'm almosted doubled over. Yeah, that hurt. Got to wetsuit peeling and wondered how I was going to get up and down with my legs in this shape. Luckily my wetsuit came right off (thank goodness for suit juice...I gobbed that stuff on before the race). I got up and followed the crowd to the showers. There was a line and no one was moving. I thought to myself, Hey this is a race not a healthspa. But we all moved through efficiently. The swim was the best part of my day, except for the finishing chute.</div>
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4. <b>T1</b>. Transition was pretty straightforward. I did get some help from a volunteer. That is definitely not something I'm used to. I ran out of transition and heading down the pathway to loop around to my bike. AS I was approaching I could see P all shiny and calling my name. C'mon Sharon, we got a ride to do! Lets go. Pick me up and I'll carry you. I unracked P and was pulling him back when I volunteer came running over apologizing for not having my bike unracked. I told him it wasn't a big deal but he grabbed P from me and pulled him out to the aisle. OK, no problem. went around the rack and grabbed P and off we went to the mount point. At the mount point I knocked off one of my bottles. Guess my legs weren't in good shape still.<br /><br />5. <b>Bike.</b> I was very concerned starting the bike with bad legs already. I did the rinse mouth out for the first mile or so. I was very happy that I did not give into temptation of kicking butt on the start of the bike. I started with my bagel to help absorb any saltwater that might have worked its way into my tummy. I then started on my first crustable. I did stop at the first bike water stop to pee. That worked out well since it was not crowded.</div>
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I continued to travel the course but I could not get any power or speed. My HR was fine. My legs, not so good. The front of the legs started hurting and cramping too. Oh boy. I had gobbled up some endurolytes at the rest stop in hopes of salvaging the bike. I thought, ok, I'll make forward progress and get myself back in centerline.</div>
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By mile 40 I knew something wasn't right. I couldn't hold my speed and it just felt bad. Everyone was passing me like I was standing still. I thought I will ride conservatively so that I can hit the run with gusto. I had already drank more than half of my perpetuem/endurolyte mix and more than half of my electrolyte bottle. The crustable was gone and there wasn't much left of the bagel either. So I thought I would try some perform and a banana. Maybe it was the potassium I needed. I drank some perform and had a banana section at the water stop. Back into the aerobars I go. About 2 miles later, here starts the burping. Hmm...it gets worse and deeper. Luckily, I was near the edge and turned my head. There goes the perform and the banana. Nice. Well, I did feel alittle better.</div>
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I saw Susan coming back off of the bumpy road. I say hey and hope she saw me. She was at least 5 miles ahead of me. Just seeing her gave me the energy to get down the road and to special needs. Somehow I knew it would be ok. </div>
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Special needs was nothing special. I gobbled up the endurolytes and refreshed my bottles. I had some crustibles and a bonk breaker. The bonk breaker was a welcome sight cause its not sweet. I started on that right away. A quick pee and some chamois butter and I was in business.<br /><br />So now we get back to SR 20 with the headwind and hills. I love to climb but I stayed cool cause I was already in trouble and thought this is no time to play. So I kept my head down and kept moving. I was nearly done. By mile 70 something I still wasn't feeling good so I thought I would try something different. I had a gel and some water at one of the stops. It was one of the 3 that I had for the bike. So a few miles down the road, here starts the burping again. This time the incidient wasn't as bad as the first. Nice.</div>
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I knew when I got to the landfill road that I wouldn't see Susan. I knew by now she was 10 miles ahead of me and probably rocking it. I thought about the last time we both were in the same spot and how she motivated me to keep going. Instead of thinking, crap...here we go again....I'm such a weenie....I thought about....yep...here I am in the same spot but I'm going to do better. I smiled to myself when I looked down at my Garmin and saw that in fact I was doing better than the first time. Good for me. </div>
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I knew the 4 miles back to Beachfront Road would be killer with the headwind. Been there and already done that. So I was prepard. Turning down Beachfront was the tailwind. Oh yeah baby....maybe this is my opportunity to show P and everyone else what I'm made of. That lasted until right before I got up to the condo where Dale and Mary were waiting for a picture moment. Then the nightmare started. My left leg seized up so bad that I had to stop pedaling and grab <var id="yiv1904287468yui-ie-cursor"></var>hold of it. I thought...no way go away, don't let me ride in front of them and they take a picture of me grabbing my crotch. I prayed and the Lord stopped it just in time. A picture moment and then the final stretch. I asked the Lord for strength cause I wasn't sure I was going to be able to stand at the dismount point. He answered my prayer, I got off and handed P off to a volunteer and silently apologized to him for not riding that well. Off to the changing area I went.</div>
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6. <b>T2</b>. T2 was ok. I had 2 young volunteers help me. There were the best. They wanted to get me out of there so fast so that I could have a good race time. Loved it. After I got all ready I sat there for a few minutes to collect my thoughts, say a prayer, and hope that my legs would let me stand up. Then I got up and headed for the door. I walked the entire transition because my upper legs were screaming and knotted up. </div>
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7. <b>Run</b>. I started to run after about 1/4 to 1/2 mile...something like that. I asked God for the strength to make it to each water station. The run wasn't pretty but I used my forward lean to help put one foot in front of the other. I just kept telling myself run tall, lean from the ankes, and keep the feet moving.</div>
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I saw Jennifer on her way back on the first loop. She told me Susan was at least 3 miles ahead of me. She was right, I saw Susan at mile 5 and her mile 8. She grabbed me for a picture moment. I didn't want to stop because I was afraid I wouldn't restart. But I listened to her and grabbed as much energy from her as I could.</div>
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I made it to mile 7 before I had to stop to take care of a GI issue. Once that was behind me all that was left was gas. I took water, coke, perform, broth, pretzels, whatever I could get my hands on. Nothing worked. I really needed something. I made it back to special needs. I didn't want the crustible...yuk...sweet just wasn't what I wanted. I was out of my perteuem and refilled by bottle at special needs. I ate most of the crusible (Susan's voice was inside my head...."shut up and eat it....I don't care whether you want it or not....eat it!) I did and actually it helped alittle.</div>
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Susan passed me at the same spot we saw each other on the first loop. It was good to see her again. I grabbed more energy to get me to the turn around. I told myself once I got to the turn around, I could do anything. I got a good second wind at mile 22. Thought about my 22 mile training run and that I felt better here than I did back then.<br />Mile 24 was hard I thought the road would never end. It was dark and lonely but I kept thinking about how much better the end will be. Even thought I heard Susan's name at the finish.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Once arriving in Penticton. We noticed the amazing scenery! Tons of rolling hills, big beautiful lakes and a ton of wineries. Isn’t this why we were coming up here? To drink all the wine and tour!! :) We rented a pretty cool place about a mile from transition. We met up with Cody & Zach (who beat us to Penticton!!) and Melanie, the home owner, she took us through the house and gave us a run down of everything. Pretty much talked our ears off for an hour and all we could think of was how tired and hungry we were. After that we decided to head out to grab a bite to eat. Got to see Andy too... he met up with us for dinner!! Went to Earl’s.. there we realized there wasn’t a very good beer selection in Canada... made Corey and Nick sad! HA!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Thursday - We slept in Thursday. Nick is the best hubbs ever and put my bike all together for me. We made sure everything was ok and laid out all of our crap. After that, we headed down to Ironman Village, said hello to our Newton Running Peeps, and shopped a bit in the Ironman store (always spend too much $). The line for packet pick up was unreal, so Andy took us over to this cool breaky place on the water that he ate at the day before. Once we got back, the line was gone. Picked up our race packets, went to the store for some snacks and drove the bike course. Driving the course definitely gets you psyched for the race! The 1st 40 miles seemed pretty calm and after that it was climb after climb, roller after roller and ended with a nice little descent! I just remember Andy saying, shit hits the fan after the Canadian flag/Gas Station...make a right and hello Richter Pass! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After that, we headed back to the house to clean up for the Team Newton/Athletes for a Cure dinner up at the Lost Moose Lodge.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Lost Moose Lodge was amazing. Thanks, Jerry Lee and family & Newton Running! Timmy, Nick’s co-worker, said it would be cool to ride there... yeah right. I think he was trying to haze us because it was a beast getting up there. It would of been a fun ride down. The view once we got up there was amazing. You could see all of Penticton and the Okanagan Valley! The Athletes for a Cure/PCF dinner was for us to get to know all the other team members from all over the US who have been raising money for PCF as well. Super cool to meet all the athletes we would be racing with on Sunday. We met some peeps who I know we will stay in contact and maybe see again at another race in the future! Awesome!!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Post swim we got our bikes together to ride some of the bike course. Since Andy had been there for a few days before us, he knew the course and lead the way. It was beautiful. It starts all along the lake and around and back. We pretty much rode the run course, minus the section that went through the neighborhood that we discovered on race day! Yikes!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After our workout, we did a little vino tasting. Only like 6 wineries... but could of been down for more. Once a little tuned up, we cleaned up for the Ironman Welcome Dinner at the Convention Center. It was pretty cool seeing that this was the 30th year for Ironman Canada, there were quite a few people that have done this race 20-30 years.... insane! There were 3 guys named Dick that have done it every year and they are now called the ‘Dick Heads’.... hilarious!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Saturday - Today was all about gathering all our race bags; bike/run bag, bike/run special needs bags and morning clothes bag and taking them up to the race site, along with our bikes. It was so funny this being our 2nd ironman and how much less crap we put in our special needs bags. Last year, I remember Nick putting in an entire grocery list in there. This year much less.... for our Bike Special Needs; 1 baggie of swedish fish, 1 bag of PowerBar Gummies, 2 gels, 4 tums and a small coke. My run special needs (which I didn’t even grab); chapstick, 2 gu’s and a piece of gum.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I think Cody and I had the BEST transition set up ever....we were next to a bench, we thought it was cool at the time, but realized that we weren’t even going to be sitting on it! HA!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">That night we had a nice little BBQ at the house with the CET and Alien Team. :) The house we rented had a sweet grill and back deck with view of the lake where the race start was located! It was great to have everyone over, chill, talk about how excited everyone was for the race to get here and goof off a bit.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sunday - RACE DAY! Thought this day would never come. We were all up and ready by 4:15am. Cody’s dad planned on dropping us off at transition around 5:30, transition closed at 6:30, race started @ 7am. We all pretty much ate the same thing that morning... bagels w/peanut butter and banana with coffee. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We had a fun little group shot before everyone dispersed and did their thing. Drop off special needs bags, number marked, check on bike, pump tires, add in any fluids or nutrition to bike, add anything else we wanted to our bike/run bags that we dropped off the day before and then we met back up in transition to chill. Ran into Andy and his Aliens. Said our good lucks and hugs and we were off to the water. They played the Canadian national anthem, I got choked up a bit, gave Corey and Cody a hug, Nick a kiss and were started to get in the zone of what the day was going to bring.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I would have to say, this was my best swim ever. Okanagan Lake was calm, the water was cool and you could see pretty much everything. Nick later said he saw some scuba divers at the turn, but I didn’t see them. Prob would of freaked me out. I never had any real issues. I was able to get into a groove and get comfortable on the swim. I was never really attacked by people or trampled on.... it was great. I exited the water around 1:10ish and felt great. I was pretty surprised and so pumped to have finished the swim feeling great and ready to take on the beast of the bike.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I just love ironman distance because of the awesome support, esp the changing tent volunteers. I had this awesome woman who had just raced Mt Tremblant a few weeks before. She pretty much helped me put on all my clothes (yes, I wore my swim suit under my wetsuit and changed into my LG Newton Running/PCF Tri top, LG cycling shorts and white ZOOT arm coolers/SPF :). I got to hit Cody on the ass as I ran out of the changing tent too! Always fun to see friends during a race. Running out of the tent, I hit up the sunscreen boys and a potty stop, and then I was well on my way to 112 miles in the saddle.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The bike course was awesome. I knew the 1st 40 or so miles were going to be nice and fast, passing by beautiful Skaha Lake and a TON of wineries. Everyone that I spoke to that gave me some great pointers about the race said to stay calm and do not hammer the beginning of the bike because it will bite you in the ass later. So, I stayed focused on hydrating, fueling and staying comfortable. I knew once I made that right hand turn past the flag in Osoyoos, we were well on our way to some climbing. Hello Richter Pass...it’s about 11k long and about 1300 ft of climbing, which takes you to about 2300ft of elevation. The BEST part about these climbs were that there were a TON of spectators everywhere. I felt like I was on the Tour with the amt of people on both sides of the road. Some people even followed us along the entire course. Heard there were some naked spectators cheering too, damn, I missed seeing those! My sweet little hubby passed my at mile 45, as I was climbing at prob 4 mi/hr and I hear.... “hey good lookin” Thanks, babe. I just watched his butt slowly drift away in front of me. I told him, “I will see you later!”</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After Richter Pass, there were about 7-10 rollers (aka 7 bitches), that were quick, but they definitely put some fatigue on my legs. My body felt great except my neck/traps...thinking I tense up too much and needed to relax more. Fueling was great. I focused on taking in more solids on the beginning of the bike (Honey Stinger Waffles, PowerBar bites, Swedish Fish and bananas). Tried to take in about 2 bottles/hour = 1 IM Perform/1 water with 1-2 salt sticks/30 minutes. Felt great. Never cramped, but did have to pee at the bike special needs. Which gave me time to pee, drink my coke, put on some BioFreeze on my neck and a little more ChamoisButter! :) Did a little stretch and back on the bike. Also got to see Jordan</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I remember driving the course and thought Yellow Lake was closer than it was, but I felt like it took forever for the last 40 miles to go by. I was ready to run and the hills felt like they were never ending. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We finally hit the Yellow Lake Climb. It was about 1500ft of climbing within 20km. The wind was picking up here too, so when you hit some descents that you thought, yes, this is going to be some great rest, nope, think again. The wind was in your face. Awesome. But the spectators were crazy and were totally fueling the last part of the climbs for me. I loved every minute of it. Saw some awesome signs out there. People are so creative! The last part of the bike was windy, but a steady downhill and back into Penticton.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Quick change of shorts (from cycling shorts to tri shorts), grab visor, potty break and more sunscreen and onto the run course. Heading out of transition I saw Cody’s parents and Zach in the VIP area (so wish I could of just sat down and had a beer) gave some high 5’s and onto the course. The first few miles were loaded with people through the downtown of Penticton. I noticed on my way out that there was this tiny out and back section in the beginning and at the end of the race (about a mile or a little more) I thought, this is going to suck on the way back because you pretty much pass the finish line and turn left, loop around and then straight onto the finish line. Anyways, my mission was to stay hydrated, fueled and find Nick :). During the out and back stretch, I saw Cody, then saw our awesome Team Newton peeps cheering for us... So cool to have support out there. Ran into Mark Webb and there TNM fans too. Gives you a total boost of adrenaline to see people you know during a race. Another cool thing being a part of Team Newton/PCF, there were about 18 other athletes out there racing, which definitely boosted your energy everytime you would see someone. The run was an out and back along Skaha Lake and then some. About mile 8-9ish, I heard someone come up to me on my left calling out my name. It was Tiger on a bike with a camera. He said Cody was right behind me doing great, gave me some positive words and then he went to find Nick. At about mile 10-11ish, I saw Nick pass by me. He said the turn around was up ahead and the run special needs. I knew the way back was going to be a beast because I was descending more than I was climbing going out... I mentally prepared that it was going to suck and I may have to walk. But I was on a mission to catch up to Nick.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My goal for the run was to take in a gel/water every 3rd - 4th aid station and coke/ice/water in between that. I felt awesome until I hit the turn around point. I took one last gel (PowerBar Straw-Banana) at my special needs and took my gum...yum. From that point on, I was so sick of gels. I felt like I was going to puke if I took another one. So, I alternated between water, coke and chicken broth. I actually started feeling better. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">At about mile 16-17, I saw Corey. He was looking strong. I asked him how he was doing, and like Corey, he says, “Oh, not too bad” Then he says, “you know Nick is a mile ahead?” HA. Thanks, Corey. About a half mile after that, I saw Andy. He looked good too. Told him to finish strong and he said, “Nick is right there, do you know that?” Duh. At mile 18, I caught up to Nick. He will tell you that I didn’t say anything and just passed right by him. Not true :). I grabbed his hand, asked him how he was doing and told him I loved him. He said he felt good and told me to keep going. I so wanted him to run with me and cross the finish line together! HA. That would of been cool though! After passing Nick, I was exhausted. I was ready for my power nap. There were a few places on the side of the road where spectators brought out their couches, seriously, and were cheering on them. I so wanted to just lay down for a minute. Mile 19-23 were never ending. I was so ready to be done with this race and thought there was no way in hell I was going to reach my goal of getting under 12 hours. This is where I felt like were the hardest mentally part of the race for me. I was ready to walk, but I was ready to be done. I kept telling myself, the more I run, the faster we will be done with this. My joints hurt, body was tired and I wanted to sleep. I kept saying, where the hell is the town. I knew once we got into town, there were about less than 2 miles left to go. I realized at about mile 24, I had 20 minutes to get under the 12 hour mark. Not sure what came over me, think pure adrenaline and I SO thank the volunteers and spectators for this, but I picked it up, paced a bit with other athletes and finished strong. As soon as I crossed the finish line, I heard Erica and Anne screaming from the VIP area to the left. I just ran up to them and said thank you. I felt like I was going to puke or faint, but I needed to walk to get my HR down. I would have to say, that was my best finish ever. Not sure where it came from, but loved every minute of it. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A volunteer took me to the med tent, but I said I was ok, I just needed some ice on my legs. I thought for sure my hip flexors were going to rip off my body. He sat me down, gave me some gatorade, fruit and water. I sat there for maybe 5 minutes, but then I got anxious that I was going to miss Nick finish. I walked back into the finish line shoot and there he was!!! Finished strong. I was so proud of him!!! I would have to say this was the best feeling ever... racing an ironman with my husband. Not sure how many times in our lives we can do this, but talk about a flood of emotions. He is always my biggest motivation and supporter, but doing something together that we worked together for the past 6+ months, even during a stressful time of moving and new job, etc.... it was one of the most amazing feelings ever!</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">After Nick and I grabbed some food, water and chilled for a bit, we went to the VIP area with our Newton peeps to cheer on the rest of the athletes finishing up.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Cody finished strong and we reunited in the VIP area too! </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Cold beer and chips....delicious!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It was so awesome to spend the past few months training with her and Nick.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Cody always keeps us entertained!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Thanks, Code!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">One of the highlights of this race was being able to medal the athletes finishing ironman (since Newton was a big sponsor of the race, they got to work the finish line by medaling some athletes and asked if I wanted to help... of course I did)</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">All of a sudden, I saw an Alien Endurance uniform coming towards the finish...it was Andy Clark.... I was freaking out, this was his 1st ironman and I got to give him his 1st medal and hug him as he crossed the finish!!!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">SO COOL!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Corey finished not too long after that.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We all gathered in the athletes tent where all the food/drinks are located.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">During this time, Corey and I chatted about the race, he did his typical I want pizza and coke and just look at it.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">HA.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We also lost Nick’s mom, Linda.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Not really smart of us to have directionally challenged Linda at her 1st ironman spectating race solo and didn’t give her anywhere to meet us.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We now know for next time to put her in VIP!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">So Nick went out to find her while Corey and I chilled.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Post race was pretty uneventful.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Just showered and chilled. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Monday was filled with a delicious breakfast on the water, followed by numerous stops at wineries and finished off with a nice BBQ overlooking the Lake. Tuesday..Corey, Nick and I headed to Spokane (only a 5 minute stop this time through customs) had a nice beer tasting and chilled for the rest of the night.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">IRONMAN Canada is in the books. Awesome race all around.... from volunteers to spectators, Team Newton, PCF/Athletes for a Cure athletes, friends, family and my awesome hubby! Thanks to Kompetitive Edge, Team Timex Factory Team and Newton Running! What a race. Loved it all. Thanks for all the love and support.</span><br />
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Well, it's official. We have a few Clark Endurance athletes ready to take on the ironman distance next year. Eric Bock, Susan Farhat and Melissa Hirstein (competing in IM FLA 2012). Also, we have some family signed up as well....Josh Stout, Shannon Coates and Andy Clark!! This is going to be one bad ass experience. Happy training everyone!!<br />
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Got to swim 15-20min early; got WS on..went in water for a few minutes.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Swim: started midpack...tried to take it real easy...kept HR low, swam slow but still found myself veering to the right and bordering w/occasional panic feeling...breast stroke more than I wanted throughout to regroup...water felt real choppy to me...was very glad to get out...wetsuit felt tight/shoulders sore...I know its lack of practice, not the wetsuit.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">T1...a bit slow...bike was way at the end...WS took a little longer to take off than expected and I spent 20-30sec getting compression socks on...maybe I should have wore them under WS? who knows</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Got on bike...rode real hard...probably 90%, full throttle as much as I could...ave 21.4...thought I was faster but w/all the turns/bumps/etc...I guess that's about right.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">T2: ran slow to rack, tested legs..thought they were ok..grabbed a swig of h2o, then ran out...not as fast as I wanted but felt ok...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Run: Legs were HEAVY!@! .75 miles in...Hams cramped severely...stopped, stretched, and started again...1.25...cramped again...stretched on top of the bridge, started again...and felt better and better. Thought I was running 8:21 for the last 3+ miles but according to my posted time the 2nd split was 8:59...not sure why I was off so much...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Time: 2:44:08....not great...but really, that was my first Olympic Tri believe it or not so I now have something to beat next year.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Hindsight...I realized I only had 2 Oatmeal packages 3+ hours before my race...I definitely did not have enough calories pre-race. 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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As per my usual I didn’t sleep much the days before the race. Nerves and excitement get the best of me. On race morning I did feel rested and ready. I was the first of our group of racers to go off. The walk to the pier was further than I thought so by the time I got there my wave was in the water. I had just enough time to jump in, find a spot and set my watch before it was “go time.” I had no time to fret and as I began swimming I felt the crush of bodies. The first 5 minutes or so I was grabbed, dunked and was grabbing and dunking back. I felt this push on my shoulder that was strong enough to make me stop and look up. This woman pointed to me and yelled “you grab my leg one more time and I’m going to punch you in the head!” I couldn’t believe this grown ass woman was threatening me! I mumbled some sort of apology and kept on swimming. I have to say that my swim time didn’t reflect how okay I felt in the water. I felt like I swam straight (although my Garmin told me different) and I didn’t feel spent coming out of the water. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My first hiccup of the day was getting my wet suit off. These two adorable girls that were no bigger than a minute tried for what seemed like forever to strip it off but it was caught on my watch! Finally after a group effort my wet suit came off and I was off to T1.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After a smooth transition I was on the bike. Galveston is an out and back along the coast. The view is pretty but exactly the same. Mind numbingly the same. The wind on the way out was intense. Mentally I struggled with how slow my speed was. Physically I was uncomfortable. My hope was that on the way back I could make up some time and get in some sort of grove. When the turn around came I did feel a bit of a tail wind. My speed improved, slightly. The view was the same, again. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">When I pulled into transition I was really happy to be off the bike! That was the longest to date I have ever been on a bike! My legs weren’t happy.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The run was so incredibly well supported! The three-loop course was packed with people. The upside of that was all the cheering and distractions. The down side was half way through the first lap I need to throw up but I couldn’t find a single place that was private! I saw my peeps several times during the race and that always helps. With a three-loop course I was able to see my fellow racers as well. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After the race we all were able to hang out by the pool and enjoy a beer. We were in for a long ride back to Sarasota but our overnight stop in NOLA made a tough race worth it….almost </span><span style="font: 14.0px Wingdings; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-64286938171571232252012-03-03T07:00:00.005-07:002012-03-03T07:00:58.720-07:00Disney Princess Race Report<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Nicole, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
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It's so hard to believe that the most magical half mary has come and went! I love the Disney Princess. Maybe it's because it was my first half ever in 2010 or maybe it's because my family has always been such Disney fanatics. I know my Father is smiling huge in Heaven everytime I run through that castle with the trumpets playing.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">This year was a little bit different. I had the entire family with me! We did Magic Kingdom on Friday. Then on Saturday the kids ran in the kiddo races (they loved it) and then we went to Epcot. So much for resting before the big run....but so worth it! I was up at 2:30am on race day in order to catch the 3:00 am Disney bus to the start line. I put on my Rapunzel outfit and was ready to go. Reagan woke up and decided that I should not run with Pascal (the green critter from the movie Tangled) She was worried I would lose him :) She also arranged the flowers in my hair. Seriously, if you have not seen the movie Tangled, you need to!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div id="yui_3_2_0_13_133044709103746">
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">I felt great during the run. I am really having an issue with starting too fast. I get carried away with cheering crowds and cowbells. I never save much for the last 3 miles. My totaly awesome friend, Ashely, ran with me. Even though I was slowing her down, she hung with me. We had a blast looking at all the different costumes. It's amazing what people will run 13.1 miles in for Disney. Many of the picture lines where long. We were sure to get a shot with all the handsome princes and with Mrs. Incredible. Disney does an awesome job with entertainment. Half naked firemen around mile 6, the Kelly Clarkson song "stronger" blaring at the half way point.. Every disney character you can imagine each mile......so fun!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div id="yui_3_2_0_13_133044709103758">
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</span>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-71787119948003051682012-01-05T12:39:00.002-07:002012-01-05T12:48:56.002-07:00Lanell Heffner - Space Coast Marathon Race Report<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tJTQz1JrCH8/TwX79GTCkMI/AAAAAAAAAkI/63NFM9MVJuQ/s1600/IMG_3677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">and pneumonia might have taken more out of me than I thought, go figure.:)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We head to Cocoa Beach on Saturday. The expo was smaller than I expected, but still nice. We had lunch and checked out the marathon course. Much prettier than I had thought. The course was along the water. Loved that! As we check out the 2nd half of the marathon, it seemed to be a bit more hilly, but what goes up must come down. We all go to dinner at Carrabbas. Great time at dinner. Got to know the girls, great group!! I was beat, we went to bed by 9:30 and I was out, no problem falling asleep! Susan and I were up by 4am and ready to get it done. Nicole was kind enough to offer to chauffeur. Drop bags off for post marathon and head for the start. Time to go!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">26.2 miles later.. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">It was the hardest thing I had ever done. The first half was beautiful! Did that in 2:04! I started feeling some aching in my shin & hips and figured I better back it off a bit. That worked till mile 20. By then it felt like I had knives in my hips and knees, my shins were knotted. So the last six miles were a combo of run,stretch, walk. I crossed the finish line. I was so dissatisfied with myself! Thank goodness for late checkout! Ice bath followed by a hot shower and we headed home.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I am glad I did it. It might not have been the smartest thing I did after being sick, lesson learned. I will do another one. I am looking forward to it!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-56925350086107242332012-01-03T12:38:00.001-07:002012-01-03T12:42:31.107-07:00Sandi Taylor - Space Coast Half Race Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JWlgo8Km6EY/TwNW591i-_I/AAAAAAAAAic/OmS4r5H5MMc/s1600/IMG_3635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JWlgo8Km6EY/TwNW591i-_I/AAAAAAAAAic/OmS4r5H5MMc/s200/IMG_3635.JPG" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I was very excited and really looking forward to it when I signed up for the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">race. The fact that it was the 40th anniversary of the race was very cool. Mary checked </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">out places for us to stay ahead of time, so we were excited to stay close to the beach. Expo was at a great location but did not have </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">a lot of vendors there or enough merchandise but it was fun to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">experience the Space Coast with our running group.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Before the race I was scared to hurt my ankle. My minor set back </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">(Nicole's words) and not running for 3 weeks before race day was a first </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">for me. But running 3 miles two days in a row before the race gave me </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">confidence that I had built a foundation to be able to finish the race.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jV-Jpvnii-g/TwNXkOEK6JI/AAAAAAAAAi0/Nv2ec5Wo9XY/s1600/IMG_3719.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="115" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jV-Jpvnii-g/TwNXkOEK6JI/AAAAAAAAAi0/Nv2ec5Wo9XY/s200/IMG_3719.JPG" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">During the race about half way my Achilles tightened up and I ran </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">through it, the discomfort went away. Mind over matter I guess just </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">grateful to finish the race. Not my best, but I did not expect to race my best.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">My favorite part was hanging out with Nicole before the race, pre-race </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">dinner with our running group, my parents there to cheer me on for the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">very first time and the food at the Atlantic seafood place.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Great work, Sandi! Next stop..... Rock & Roll St. Pete Half, Sarasota Half and potential marathon plans in the future!!</span>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-62331757714245165392012-01-02T18:26:00.000-07:002012-01-02T18:26:02.777-07:00Susan Meyers Race Report: Space Coast<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>SUSAN MEYERS - Space Coast Marathon - 11.27.2011</b></span></div>
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Before Space Coast marathon, it had been a little more than 2 years since my last full marathon, Hartford in October 2009. To say *that* race didn’t go well would be an understatement. On top of that, this would be my first race since breaking my arm (yes, my ARM) during a training run. However, I had followed my training program to a “tee.” NO workouts were skipped and any rearranging of my training schedule was done in consultation with Nicole. So, while I was nervous about the race, I was also somewhat confident.</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-np-d8LG3PSk/TwJWIRed7pI/AAAAAAAAAgw/3lSfa7SblMA/s1600/IMG_2344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-np-d8LG3PSk/TwJWIRed7pI/AAAAAAAAAgw/3lSfa7SblMA/s200/IMG_2344.jpg" width="149" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Mary, Lucy, Lanell, and I headed to the east coast on Saturday morning. After a short “adventure” (that’s what my kids and I call it when we get lost), we finally arrived at Kennedy Space Center for packet pick-up. Nicole and Sandi arrived at just the same time, so we explored the expo together, got our packets, took some pictures, etc. The expo was on the small side, but they had some decent merchandise. Running Zone, a running store in Melbourne, is pretty much the organizer of the race, so their booth had a TON of stuff. Our official race shirt was a short-sleeve tech tee, so I grabbed a long-sleeve, as well as a new vest to replace the super big parachute I had been wearing. (Side note: Make sure to order a women’s race shirt when available. Mine fits great.) There was another vendor with some fun, inspirational shirts and jewelry. I grabbed 13.1 and 26.2 charms to go on my Pandora bracelet. After a bit more shopping, we headed to lunch.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Lunch was at Seafood Atlantic with Nicole’s family. GREAT little restaurant with super fresh seafood. I had a grouper sandwich that was delicious.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After that, Sandi, Nicole, Lanell, and I decided to drive the course. The course is basically a figure 8. You run 6.5 miles out and back, cross through adorable downtown Cocoa Beach for a different 6.5 mile out and back. Personally, I LOVE courses like this. They are very easy to segment. (In my mind, I tell myself that I only have to run 6.5 miles. Then, I tell myself the same thing at the turn-around. Then, again. Then, one more time.) Also, with these courses, you know what to expect on the way back. If there’s a big uphill on the way out, you know there is a big downhill on the way back. Another good thing is that you can note physical markers (buildings, signs, etc.) to watch for on the way back. The course is really quite beautiful. You can see the water for the entire length of it. It is a little hillier than I expected, but it’s not terrible. They advertise it as fast and flat; it appears that east coast flat is different from west coast flat. After the loops, the finish is in an adorable square right in downtown Cocoa.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After getting the lay of the land, we headed to our hotel to freshen up for dinner at, where else, Carabba’s. I ate my usual penne franco with grilled chicken in hopes that my stomach would cooperate for the race. Hmph. After a yummy dinner, it was back to the hotel to lay out my “Racing Susan” and foam roll. We hit the hay pretty early because the race started at 6:15.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I actually slept pretty well. I think Lanell and I woke up around 4:15. We dressed and met the others in the lobby for Nicole to chauffer us to the start. They did have shuttles, but since we had a driver…. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After we got there, I drank a bottle of water and ate a banana and ½ a bagel with peanut butter. Again, nothing different for fear of upsetting the ol’ tum-tum. </span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-faYTtOEfJ_k/TwJXVG1u49I/AAAAAAAAAhU/R_Q_DUa-TGw/s1600/IMG_3677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-faYTtOEfJ_k/TwJXVG1u49I/AAAAAAAAAhU/R_Q_DUa-TGw/s200/IMG_3677.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After checking our dry clothes and hanging out for a bit, we headed to the start line. The ½ and full started together, but the full turned off pretty quickly. Lanell and I said our good byes to the half-ers and lined up between the 9:00 and 9:30 pacers. Before we knew it, the countdown had started and we blasted off. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It’s a fairly small race, so I never really felt crowded. The first 5-6 miles, I felt great. My pace hovered right at 9:00 or just below. I knew this was a little faster than I wanted to be, so I kept trying to rein myself in. It was warm. Really warm. BUT, around mile 2, a light rain started. I loathe running in the rain, but this actually felt really good. Sadly, it stopped. And, when it stopped, it cleared up. And when it cleared up, the clouds went away. And the sun came out. And it was like a FREAKING OVEN.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Aid stations were every 1-1.5 mile, and I was walking through them to make sure I got enough fluid, given that the temp was rising. Initially, I alternated water and Gatorade at the aid stations. As it got warmer, I was taking a Gatorade and 2 waters (1 to dilute the Gatorade, 1 to drink). Every 30 minutes, I was taking a Power Gel and a salt tab. In training, I was using gels and salt tabs in the same way, but drinking waaaay less Gatorade.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I hit the turn around right below where I thought my pace should be and felt good. I did slow a little bit on the way back, but was glad. I was getting back to goal pace. As I got into downtown before heading out on my 2</span><span style="font: 7.3px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><sup>nd</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> loop, I started looking for Nicole. Anyone who’s ever raced knows how important seeing your people can be. It’s such a boost when you get those cheers and high fives. I got to mile 14, and I hadn’t seen her. I was kinda sad, thinking she had headed to the finish line to see Sandi. Then, I saw Sandi still running. Then, suddenly, there was Nicole. Then, just a few seconds later, my friend Melissa Muller. Seeing them gave me a great boost, and I pushed on. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">During the 2</span><span style="font: 7.3px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><sup>nd</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> loop, it felt like the aid stations were spaced further apart. In fact, I saw Mary and Lucy right before the first one and asked them where the h*** it was. (Mary quickly told me, “This SUCKS and I’m never doing it again.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">At some point, my stomach started feeling full. I’m not sure when that happened. I didn’t want to take the gels, and I didn’t want to drink. I knew, though, that I had to or….</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My belly started aching. I started to walk for a bit. I tried running again. My legs and my head said, “Let’s do this!” My belly said, “Screw you, legs and head.” </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">At about 21.75, I tried to throw up, thinking that would help. No luck. Then, at mile 22, I did. Projectile vomit. Water and Gatorade. Awesome. You haven’t lived until you’ve done that.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I think I started to cry because this was exactly the same point that exactly the same thing happened in Hartford. I kept thinking, “how can this be happening AGAIN?” Rather than quit, I continued to walk, mainly because I figured it was the fastest way to the finish. At some point, a spectator gave me a bottle of water, which I nursed for the next 4 miles. One spectator offered me a beer, which I declined. He gave me a coke instead, which was awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The other runners were interesting. Several of them gave me knowing, sympathetic looks and told me they’d been there before. Others encouraged me to run. Still others told me “just finish. Even if you walk it in, you finish.” Perhaps one of the most difficult things was seeing runners that I had passed pass me. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Finally, just before mile 26, I saw Nicole and Sandi. To the best of my recollection, Nicole said, “What the HELL are you doing?!” And I said (screamed), “I’ve been walking and PUKING for 4 freakin’ miles!!!” They walked with me for a bit until we reached the finish area. At that point, I REFUSED to walk anymore. So, with legs, head and heart saying, “GO!” and belly saying “NO FREAKING WAY!” I ran the last 0.1 mile. I crossed the line running in 4:48. Not a PR. Nowhere near what I wanted to do. But, by golly, I did finish when it would have been reallllly easy to quit. The medal was awesome! A rocket surrounded by the number 40 because it was the race’s 40</span><span style="font: 7.3px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><sup>th</sup></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> anniversary. </span></div>
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We waited around for a few more minutes before going back to the hotel to shower and head back to the Ranch. Thank goodness we requested late check-out….. I was covered in salt—my arms, the creases of my eyelids, my forehead. Lanell and I took ice baths and hot showers. Then, we headed home. </div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In retrospect, I’m not 100% sure what went wrong. I *think* I had waaaay too much sugar in my belly, between the power gels and the Gatorade. Being the fool that I am, I decided to get back on the horse right away, rather than cower for another couple of years. I registered for the Melbourne Marathon on February 5. This time, I will rely strictly on water and salt tabs and hope for better luck…</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I guess the moral of the story is that, sometimes, you can do all the right things—proper training, nutrition, hydration, and tapering—and still not achieve your goal. Bill Rodgers once said, “The marathon can humble you,” and, boy, is he right. So, I’ll chalk this up as a learning (and humbling) experience and wait to get that elusive PR, knowing it will be that much sweeter when it comes.</span></div>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-67127367535324806612011-12-27T18:56:00.002-07:002011-12-27T18:56:58.360-07:00Ironman Arizona Race Report<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Where do I begin? I think I was more nervous the weeks leading up to the race, than the actual race week. Nick sent me an email on November 1st and said Happy Ironman Month...I was like, holy shit, are you serious?? Damn, how times flies! I thought I was going to puke the entire week. Packing for the race, I was shaking. I was thinking....damn, suck it up, I put in the work, I am ready, I am going to be fine. Corey said I was just coming down from my sugar high from our blueberry stuffed french toast! Once I got to Arizona and saw Jeannie and Corey, my nerves subsided. As a coach and racing with your athletes, I felt like I had to be stronger for them too and not show that I was super nervous. I think that really helped. </span></div>
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Landing in AZ, you could already feel the excitement in the air. Thursday we went to the expo a bit early to check out the Newton tent, so Nick could say hello to his co-workers and try to catch up with 2 of his other co-workers who were racing as well. We had an hour to kill before packet pickup was open, so I was super psyched to shop at the Ironman tent. I learned from Nick’s race in Louisville that if I really wanted something, I had to buy it now because they would either sell out or the lines would be so long that it would take forever. Of course, I always get a jersey or a tri top of the race...this time I got the whole cycling kit! Super stoked. I got a few gifts too. It was a weird feeling being in there and it felt like I was just shopping for Nick again and I kept saying to myself....I am racing! Such a cool feeling. Packet pick up was smooth. I sweet talked the guys to give me an extra cap because of the cooler water temps. I am not a fan of the neoprene cap that goes around your head/neck area. It makes me feel like I am being strangled. The guys put smily faces on both caps.....for good luck, they said....Hey, I am game for that! </div>
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Jeannie, Corey and I went out for a little run to flush out the legs, prob about 30 minutes or so. The rest of the day was spent relaxing at the condo with the family. Corey and I got to babysit Teagin while the spectating crew went out for a trail run. There's no better way to relax before a race than to color and watch Sesame Street with your 1-year-old niece. That night we ended up going to Four Peaks Brewery (my fav AZ brew) with the parents, Nick, Corey, the Weber crew and Bock showed up too!</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Friday: Since TriBike Transport didnt open until 1pm the day before and we were tired/hungry by the time that rolled around yesterday, we decided to ride first thing Friday morning. I think everyone else had the same idea. If you are unsure of using TriBike Transport, I would highly recommend it. They were right there AT the transition area, you can pay for a gear bag (totally worth it), they make sure everything is ok, pump your tires, take your bike back after you ride it and keep it there until you need to put it into the transition area. We scoped out the map of the first turns on the course and headed out for a 45 minute ride. We all felt great. Granted it has been 10 days since we have seen our bikes, so it was so nice to be back on it again. The weather was awesome, barely any wind (maybe 7-10mph) and pretty flat course. We were all thinking, this is going to be awesome! After a quick ride, we walked around the expo again.....again to the Newton tent. Nick got all of our spectators all Newtoned out for the weekend. He can’t have someone in our party without them! HA! After the ride/expoing, we carbed up at Einstein Bro Bagels! And got some to go! Based off the research I have read regarding Carb Loading and/or Pre-Race menu planning says to increase the % of carbohydrates 2 days before race, so Friday for us, and then to start tapering down. The struggle with this, for me, was that tapering is SO hard and your body is decreasing volume/intensity at this time, so I wasnt that hungry. I pretty much had to force feed myself the week leading up to the race. I think nerves had to do with it too. But I wasnt that hungry and just kept shoveling it in! I was NOT going to pass out on this course because of my nutrition!</span></div>
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Friday night was the IMAZ Welcome Dinner. It was a pretty cool set up. They had it outside on the Tempe Town Lake next to the Arts Bldg. They had a jumbo-tron set up so you could see the stage where Mike Reily, the Tempe Mayor and others would speak. Dinner was typical: pasta, chicken, salad and cookies. The Welcome Dinner is pretty sweet. This is where all the athletes come together before the race, Mike Reilly shares stories of some athletes racing, Race statistics, The breakdown of the athletes (males, females, states, countries, profession, ages, etc.)....they bring people on stage and share stores of how they got there. They brought the oldest and the youngest athlete on stage. It was 2, 18-year-olds, male and female, and a 64-year-old woman. They all spoke about what they were doing the Ironman, expectations and any tips! Overall it was a nice cool night and great to have all the athletes come out together!</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sat night we had an awesome dinner at Jeannie’s house. It was perfect. All of our support crew were there; family and friends from all over! It was great to have everyone come together, meet each other, share the excitement and energy of what the next day will bring! Pre Race meal consisted of plain white pasta with olive oil, grilled chicken, 2 white rolls and a brownie. Oh, and a glass of red wine. Helps calm the nerves and puts me to sleep. Both of what I needed. :)</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sunday came before you knew it. I woke up at 3 am wide awake. Totally excited. Totally rested. Totally ready to take on this challenge. Nick made me breakfast, while I got ready. I had white english muffin with peanut butter, 1 banana, bottle of water and coffee with almond milk. I always have to make sure to give myself plenty of time to digest, typically 2-3 hours before the race, and to make sure I go #2. Very important! The last thing I want to do is wait at the port-a-potty lines to take care of that! No, thank you. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After I’m all pumped, I added my nutrition to my bike (IM Perform in my AeroBottle, 2 bottles of water, BentoBox: 2 boxes of PowerBar energy balls and swedish fish). Found Corey and Nick, put on my wetsuit to warm-up because it was freakin freezing and waited for Jeannie to get ready. There wasn’t much time after that. We took a few pics, said our goodbyes and before we knew it, it was time to jump into Tempe Town Lake. </span></div>
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Nerves set it, but l felt great, confident and ready to rock. Then I look over at Jeannie and she is trembling. I tell her she is more than prepared, stay calm, stay positive, stay focused and have FUN. We all hug and jump in. The national anthem was played, then Mike Reily said....see you at the Finish Line. I got choked up a little bit, but I didn’t want my goggles to fill up with tears! I looked over and saw Corey again....I told him to have fun out there today! </div>
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Cannon goes off......OMFG is all I can say about the start. You don't know how many times I have watched this race start from previous years, but it doesn't do justice until you are in there. I have heard people talk about it being like a giant washing machine of arms and legs. It IS! Talk about insane. It was totally nuts. All I could do was survive for the 1st 20 minutes of the race. I just told myself.....Expect the unexpected. Stay calm. Have fun. Then I just started laughing. Seriously. That is all that I could do. I was swimming freestyle with my head completely out of the water. Every stroke I was either kicked, scratched or punched. I thought for sure I was going to have raw feet from them being scraped off. I am so surprised that I do not have bruises all over my body. The water was cold, but I was happy I could feel my feet, hands and face the whole time....well, yeah, because they were being attacked the whole swim. After about 20 minutes or so, it calmed down a little. But it was congested at the turn around and all the way back to the swim exit. That was the most brutal swim I have ever done. Hey, it’s an ironman. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Onto T2.</div>
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Coming out of the water I was pretty stiff in my low back and couldn’t feel my feet. Which was fine to me because I have super sensitive feet and I would of normally walked on the concrete. What a wuss! I heard my peeps to the right screaming and instantly felt great. Heading into the changing tent I was shivering so much that I started to pee uncontrollably. I was warming up though! HA! Right into the port-a-potty I go. It was pretty funny. But I was glad I was hydrated. Once I got into the changing tent, a cute little woman named Liz laid out my bike needs and pretty much dressed me. It was awesome. I am thinking, this is so cool. I hear Nick in my ear, like I will the whole race, but him saying, take your time in transition and make sure you get everything you need. Which I obviously did, 11 minutes later, I am dressed, lathered with sunscreen (Sorry, Nick, I didn’t use the sunscreen girls because I didn’t want to look like a schmered bagel like you). I actually had Liz help me in the tent. :) </div>
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Heading out of transition you had to go single file out of the park for about 2/10 of a mile until you hit the main road. The bike course was a 3 loop, out and back, about 38 or so miles. The cool thing with this is that you can see your support crew plenty of times and you knew what to expect with each turnaround. And so the bike begins. Heading out I was still pretty cold from the swim, so I wanted to make sure to warm-up a bit before hammering it. I knew going out was more of an incline too. I warmed up pretty quick, but then I looked down at my computer and I was only going about 14-16mph.....hello head wind......I thought, OMG this is going to be a long ass day. Until I hit the turn around point, which was straight down hill, and hello bike! I was going 30 mph with hardly any effort. With a tail wind, down the hill and headed back to the transition turn around point. I am now thinking, kick ass this is going to be a fast ass course. My first split was around 1:50. I got psyched. Sub 6 bike here I come! But keep thinking, calm down, this is a long day, do not push, settle down, get into a nice pace because we have more work to do. This is my first race, I can blow it up here. So, here we begin lap 2 and 3. </div>
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The first 16 miles were awesome. The run course on the map was so confusing that we really didn’t go over it much, so I didn’t know what to expect on the North side of the water. I knew the South side was side walk, gravel and ramps onto the bridges, but that was it. The run course, like the bike, was a 3 loops course, so about 8.7 miles each way. I trained this way, so I knew what to expect and I enjoyed being able to see so many spectators, volunteers and our peeps out there! Just like the bike, nutrition was the main plan and to keep moving. My goal was to take in 1 PowerBar Gel every 30 minutes, well, every 3rd aid station, which was great because they were set up every mile apart. In between the gels I had coke and water. I was hesitant to try warm chicken broth, but since it was cooler out and I was hardly sweating, I decided not too. Wish I did, maybe it would of helped? Maybe not? Corey and Jeannie said they liked it. </div>
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The first 2 loops came and went. I felt great. I was thinking just maintain this pace and your on track for around a 4 hour marathon. That was until the sun went down and I was creeping into my final lap. As I headed over the 1st bridge, with about 8 miles to go, I completely wiped out. Crazy thing was, I tripped over a crack on the side walk (beacuse it was freakin dark and NO lights were on) I landed on my hands first, then shoulder, knees and some how rolled and poped straight up onto my feet again. Then I just kept on running. I was so FN pissed. I first thought, how the hell am I supposed to run 8 more miles in the dark, not to mention some was a rocky trail and uneven side walks. I could tell I was getting tired because I did start getting negative and cussing! I said again, expect the unexpected, stay positive and keeping moving....I am almost done with this bitch. I could feel my hands and knees burning, but didnt even look at them. I was afraid there was blood all over and I would freak out. I couldnt move my right pinky finger, but realized it was getting cold, so maybe my hands were getting a little stiff....suck it up, right! This is an ironman, shit happens, move on....keep moving forward. </div>
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.....whatever gets you moving. Then the guys were dressed up like the Reno 911 dude, slinging their hand cuffs at you. Freakin awesome! One lap he said....me and you baby....anything to get your mind off of what you were doing. I loved it! I would have to say the volunteers were amazing. They are what makes racing so great. That and all the awesome spectators that are there all day cheering for their family and friends. The race couldn’t happen without both of them. </div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The connection you feel with everyone on course is unbelievable. Just when you are totally feeling like ass, someone will be next to you and say...You got this girl! Awesome! This sport is about pushing yourself beyond your limits, redirecting your energy, managing the pain and truly seeing what you are made of. I am proud of myself (and Super Proud of Jeannie and Corey) for this Kick Ass accomplishment. We are now in the cool kids club....now I am cool like Nick! :) Speaking of Nick.....I want to thank him for doing his ironman first, allowing us to learn from you, easing our worries, helping us gain confidence in this distance, sharing your tips and tricks and always telling it straight....Nick is known for being a total smart ass, but he is usually right (although I never tell him that). He is always my number one fan and always makes sure I am taken care of first. :) Thanks babe, i love you! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Thanks to all the spectators who traveled to see us race. It was absolutely amazing to have your support out there on the course and though out the week. It was a joy to hear your voices and see your smiling faces out there. It would ease my pain, every time! Thank you!!!</span></div>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-32428414596743867972011-10-10T11:24:00.000-06:002011-10-10T11:24:05.641-06:00Congratulations Jen Tullio!Great performance by Jen Tullio at the Chicago Marathon! She ran a 3:53!<br />
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<div class="detail-channel channel-left" style="color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-right: 10px; width: 345px;"><div class="detail-box box-general" style="margin-bottom: 15px; min-height: 110px;"><h2 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px;">Participant</h2><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="list-table names" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; width: 345px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">Name (CTZ)</td><td class="f-__fullname last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; color: red; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Tullio, Jennifer (USA)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">Age group</td><td class="f-age_class last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">35-39</td></tr>
<tr class="list-highlight" style="background-color: #f1f1f1;"><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">Age</td><td class="f-age last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">39</td></tr>
<tr><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">City, State</td><td class="f-__city_state last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Bradenton</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div class="detail-box box-other" style="margin-bottom: 15px; min-height: 110px;"><h2 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px;">Race info</h2><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="list-table names" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; width: 345px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">Start Time</td><td class="f-starttime last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">07:33:51</td></tr>
<tr class="list-highlight" style="background-color: #f1f1f1;"><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">Est.Finish</td><td class="f-__estimated_finish last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">-</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div class="detail-box box-totals" style="margin-bottom: 15px; min-height: 110px;"><h2 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px;">Totals</h2><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="list-table names" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; width: 345px;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">Place (M/W)</td><td class="f-place_all last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">1566</td></tr>
<tr class="list-highlight" style="background-color: #f1f1f1;"><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">Place (ag)</td><td class="f-place_age last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">272</td></tr>
<tr><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">Place (total)</td><td class="f-place_nosex last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7045</td></tr>
<tr class="list-highlight" style="background-color: #f1f1f1;"><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">Time total (netto)</td><td class="f-time_finish_netto last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">03:53:11</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div></div><div class="detail-channel channel-right" style="color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-right: 0px; width: 345px;"><div class="detail-box box-splits" style="margin-bottom: 15px; min-height: 110px;"><h2 style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px;">Splits</h2><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="list-table names" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(99, 99, 99); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; width: 345px;"><thead>
<tr><td class="desc" style="background-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-color: rgb(203, 214, 225); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-transform: none; width: 100px;">Split</td><td style="background-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-color: rgb(203, 214, 225); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-transform: none;">Time of day</td><td style="background-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-color: rgb(203, 214, 225); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-transform: none;">Time</td><td style="background-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-color: rgb(203, 214, 225); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-transform: none;">Diff</td><td style="background-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-color: rgb(203, 214, 225); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-transform: none;">Min/mile</td><td class=" last" style="background-color: #aaaaaa; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; color: white; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; text-transform: none;">Miles/h</td></tr>
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<tr class="list-highlight" style="background-color: #f1f1f1;"><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">05K</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">08:00:36AM</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">00:26:45</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">26:45</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">08:37</td><td class=" last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">6.97</td></tr>
<tr><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">10K</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">08:27:08AM</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">00:53:17</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">26:32</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">08:33</td><td class=" last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7.02</td></tr>
<tr class="list-highlight" style="background-color: #f1f1f1;"><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">15K</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">08:53:32AM</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01:19:41</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">26:24</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">08:30</td><td class=" last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7.06</td></tr>
<tr><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">20K</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">09:20:28AM</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01:46:37</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">26:56</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">08:41</td><td class=" last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">6.92</td></tr>
<tr class="list-highlight" style="background-color: #f1f1f1;"><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">HALF</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">09:26:26AM</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01:52:35</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">05:58</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">08:45</td><td class=" last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">6.86</td></tr>
<tr><td class="desc" style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 100px;">25K</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">09:47:24AM</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02:13:33</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">20:58</td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">08:39</td><td class=" last" style="border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-right-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">6.94</td></tr>
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</div>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-68443726484627735522011-10-04T06:25:00.000-06:002011-10-04T06:25:59.500-06:00Congrats to our Athletes!We had plenty of first timers at the <a href="http://ironmanaugusta.com/">Ironman Augusta 70.3</a> race. The hard work paid off in each performance but more importantly, everyone had a ton of fun. Congrats guys and enjoy thrill of completing a Half-Ironman race! <br />
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</div>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-90935387820965393492011-09-02T04:34:00.000-06:002011-09-02T04:34:30.435-06:00Ironman Louisville Race Report <br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><em>Warning- this is a long race report.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because it was a freakin’ Ironman!</em> <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;">First, I have to say that completing an Ironman is one hell of a feeling. Even better, I got to share the experience with family and friends. I truly believe that this type of goal cannot be accomplished without the support and encouragement from family and friends. Bottom line- cannot be done. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">My day started with a 4:15am wake up call. I have to say, I slept well and was fairly relaxed. I tried to throw down as much food as I could handle. Bagel with peanut butter and banana, a Mix1 and sipping on Ironman perform and coffee. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZ0s9tSuZFimUZy69EZpUOdWr19bq_086d_qX0nVQc33_dja0wGShquFs1n4Hn6h8_0iiG-vPmlisgfUwGlwU_vecldYctKjNo2YgF0QzXxTbpWWwR8WHEs5j6RIYzlA6GDDvr093_eo/s1600/303158_10150287446024151_557399150_7944424_1538533_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZ0s9tSuZFimUZy69EZpUOdWr19bq_086d_qX0nVQc33_dja0wGShquFs1n4Hn6h8_0iiG-vPmlisgfUwGlwU_vecldYctKjNo2YgF0QzXxTbpWWwR8WHEs5j6RIYzlA6GDDvr093_eo/s320/303158_10150287446024151_557399150_7944424_1538533_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">IMKY is unique with its time trial swim start, so I was planning on heading to transition at about 5:15 (15min walk from hotel).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Figured about 20 min in transition and then start the 1 mile walk to swim start. All went down according to plan except both valve extenders on my Zipp wheels closed up on me. Not being too Zipp savvy, I took my bike to the tech tent and had them check it out. Learned a cool trick if tube won't take air, just flip valve extender around, insert back in and open tube valve. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DYhcF__nKXndcZJ1WQfjWVRQgqtnsYokpbyqbiXBYNtjO2X1TAfEitGg6EFtkH2RxiGYmLO2wRPOcqcjDGIbMGL8uw2gjOwjnd1avFtKhKWgr0QSK3TLiX-65HuvDKWOvNV9xOXpY5Y/s1600/311802_10150287446164151_557399150_7944431_1025403_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DYhcF__nKXndcZJ1WQfjWVRQgqtnsYokpbyqbiXBYNtjO2X1TAfEitGg6EFtkH2RxiGYmLO2wRPOcqcjDGIbMGL8uw2gjOwjnd1avFtKhKWgr0QSK3TLiX-65HuvDKWOvNV9xOXpY5Y/s320/311802_10150287446164151_557399150_7944431_1025403_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;">Amazingly there were only two or three athletes there so this only took about 5 minutes. No panicking. Took my bike back and racked it up. Was heading out and noticed the outdoor-crappers had no line. So I figured I might as well take advantage of the no lines (quick #1 :) ). Not many people were left in transition and it was around 6:10ish. This meant most people were in line or heading to the swim start line. I wasn’t too worried knowing the line would move pretty quickly. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;">Ironman transitions are much different than any other race. Your bike gear and run gear is bagged up just outside the changing tents. Very cool and organized. More about my lounging in T1 & T2 later. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;">So we head to the swim start. As we enter the area, we walk passed the line to try to find the end. We walk and walk and walk. “Holy hell this line goes forever!” Finally we find the end. Lots of relaxing and hanging out in line as we have about a 45 min wait. All of my support crew is there. They are nervous, excited, scared and anxious for me to start. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtknfBlmVI2q98bzRFt5XWWZWrnM6sL-br829UjIXgP3ez9C0DwpUBH7m9kVo9Das74KTPM5peoPDvijJwOxYTi0AiU3wnTf6O2b0BXlwk3YZf7m6gIxUKQkUoZ6q6h6Fxzi4qEd6SKg/s1600/304993_10150287447859151_557399150_7944459_2933863_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtknfBlmVI2q98bzRFt5XWWZWrnM6sL-br829UjIXgP3ez9C0DwpUBH7m9kVo9Das74KTPM5peoPDvijJwOxYTi0AiU3wnTf6O2b0BXlwk3YZf7m6gIxUKQkUoZ6q6h6Fxzi4qEd6SKg/s320/304993_10150287447859151_557399150_7944459_2933863_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Finally, we hear the cannon go off! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pros are gone @ 6:50. Ten min and the line moves. Very quickly we start to wrap around the line and make to the final straight shot. Speed suit is on, swim cap ready, goggles... check. There is definitely a calmness that comes over me as I try to remind myself that it is going to be a long day. I make it to the start shoot and take the turn down to the docks. I kiss Nicole and she gives me some last few words of encouragement. No looking back now... It is Ironman time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What happened next will always be with me. The race director stops allowing athletes to jump into the water. The first time I thought maybe it was getting congested and they needed to control the course. It was tight in between the island. They allow another few in and stop athletes again. We see panic in some of the race staff and director. About 30 yards away from where they've stopped the athletes from entering the dock, a stretcher is heading towards us. I see paramedics and an athlete. As they get closer I notice the EMT performing chest compressions on the man. Turns out this 46 yr old wouldn’t make it. I would be lying if I said I was thinking, “this is how my day is going to start. Holy shit! I have a 2.4 mile swim to focus on and all I can think about is CPR being performed on this guy!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My thoughts quickly shifted to, “I cannot imagine what his family is going to have to go through in the next few hours.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His family was probably heading over to the swim exit, waiting for their husband, dad, brother, or friend to come out of the water. Instead they were getting a phone call from Ironman officials telling them to come back to the swim start. Horrible news would await them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Ready or not athletes are heading back down to the start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I turn the corner, take a breath and jump in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No cannon ball or jack knife… just a simple two-leg entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I hit the water, some jackass jumps right next to me and nailed my calf with his knee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hurt like hell but the pain quickly vanished as I realized I needed to start my 2.4 mile swim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first stretch runs between Toehead Island and Waterfront park area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was definitely congested and was much longer than I expected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t believe how many people breast stroke within the first 500 meters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come on… give me a break!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hate swimming along and bumping into a manatee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least that’s what it feels like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It breaks all focus and rhythm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I make my way to the turn around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I straighten out all I can see is bodies, buoys, and bridges… and lots of them! Fortunately we had the current with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A small one at best, but I’ll take it. I stayed with a comfortable stroke and settled in with bilateral breathing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Felt great except for the Ohio River getting into my goggles and burning my eyeballs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Literally felt like soap in the eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing like a little gasoline, E.coli or fecal matter in the eye… yummy! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Finally, I exit the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tons of fans everywhere!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Screaming and cheering!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amazing! I take the short jog to transition; grab my T1 bag and head to the changing tent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I enter the tent I have flash backs from my high school football days. Bare asses and stank everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I grab a seat and throw my bike gear on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot of people wore bike shorts on the bike and then transitioned into tri-shorts for the run. I chose to wear the same thing the entire race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nine plus minutes in T1… definitely took my sweet ass time but well worth it for my first Ironman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get everything; throw my swim stuff back in the bag and head for my bike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I make a quick stop at the sunscreen ladies for a lube up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you can see from some of the photos, it was more of a smear than a rub in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My shoulders looked like a bagel covered in cream cheese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All good… no sun burn throughout the race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">As I clip in and make my way to the exit I see my support team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a great feeling this is!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knowing you have people out there waiting, cheering, and excited for you makes a world of difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy46KiW42QOTAZbIBS1QifypCqno3qlgUpClwN7DE8aSmJ1G82cQmLlWvk55UT73ULYRkmayxCN6CGwDNybggr7F8i3ndX3xewAiw96PM6fzIqo-in8bP8VKGn7u6fJWAUX74KlpzYd0U/s1600/312477_10150287449674151_557399150_7944500_2607704_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy46KiW42QOTAZbIBS1QifypCqno3qlgUpClwN7DE8aSmJ1G82cQmLlWvk55UT73ULYRkmayxCN6CGwDNybggr7F8i3ndX3xewAiw96PM6fzIqo-in8bP8VKGn7u6fJWAUX74KlpzYd0U/s320/312477_10150287449674151_557399150_7944500_2607704_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Now, with everyone going off at relatively the same time, of course the bike gets packed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drafting or group riding (sounds less illegal) is hard to avoid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pack of riders made the first 20 miles feel extremely smooth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was mostly flat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A great warm up or flush from the swim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first turn is an out and back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately Nicole and I drove and rode this section a couple of days before the race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I knew there were going to be some monster downhills and some pretty good rollers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This definitely made a difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a plan for the entire bike to stay smooth, in control and keep my HR in check.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like I did a pretty good job at this throughout. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Make the turn back onto HWY 42 and head for the LaGrange loops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me just say that this course is non-stop rollers, beautiful scenery and amazing fan support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every 10 miles or so there was an aid-station.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, volunteers and aid-station support was outstanding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These guys and gals acted like they were getting paid for being out there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The best part of the LaGrange loop is heading into downtown with thousands of people cheering and screaming!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also got to see my support team which again, gives you a lift that is unbelievable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I conquered the first loop of the lollipop course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did I mention non-stop rollers? Oh yeah, it was hot and that damn wind!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second loop went well. I get to hit my special needs bag during this time (around mile 65ish).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I roll up and stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A volunteer brings your bag over and holds it open for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, the way I pictured the special needs area was a lounge like area where I would get off my bike, put my feet up and enjoy each and every pringle I had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not the case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a very rushed situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least it felt like it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t get me wrong, you can take all the time in the world, but let’s be honest… this is a race against time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I throw my pringles in my pocket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My PB & J sandwich in my bento box and a few other misc items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I ride off I bite the top of my pringle container off (The 100 calorie pack, not the whole canister. </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">) and shove as many in my mouth as I can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked like a damn hyena.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toss the pack and start on my sandwich.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can remember thinking, I needed to chew fast (I had a mouth full) because I was about to come around downtown again and would be passing by my support team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Passing by with a mouth full and crap all over my face probably wouldn’t have been nice or made for great pics. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_vsDwna7P0M_0zkecsbhr_f0Eb__KL8bLGq9R41iK_IlKjwdft6JqF00vFYbhJJuxROG-w1BdftQ_u94Sh93q7XBDjD5zoMAPl4vhXoHoSUJEANx2MEi_s-FSe3benosi0vEFqFU26Q/s1600/320381_10150287451149151_557399150_7944549_6834910_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_vsDwna7P0M_0zkecsbhr_f0Eb__KL8bLGq9R41iK_IlKjwdft6JqF00vFYbhJJuxROG-w1BdftQ_u94Sh93q7XBDjD5zoMAPl4vhXoHoSUJEANx2MEi_s-FSe3benosi0vEFqFU26Q/s320/320381_10150287451149151_557399150_7944549_6834910_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">A few more miles and I make the turn back onto HWY42, the final leg back into Louisville.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mentally I feel good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do notice some muscle cramping in my quads, TFL (spasm), and my hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah my fingers started to do some weird things toward the end when I was popping salt tabs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shoulders and traps were a little tight from aero position and the swim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was ready to get off the bike!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Question was, was I ready to go run 26.2 miles?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I ride in near the Bike finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see my team and it feels awesome! As I dismount and walk my bike, a volunteer takes it and racks it for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Badass!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, Ironman racing is fully catered to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh yeah, my quads locked up as soon as I get off the bike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thinking… not good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I take a few steps and start jogging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hey… my legs work!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sweet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">A volunteer hands me my T2 bag and I head to the changing tent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s controlled chaos inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I grab a chair and start peeling off bike gear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Socks go on followed by compression, followed by my Newts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the maiden voyage for these babies and I was excited to get them out there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grab my fuel belt and fill it up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doesn’t sound like this transition should have taken over ten minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ha!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did take a few minutes to just relax and chill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This did help me focus on changing mindsets from the bike to the run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Now, I have never ran a marathon before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some people thought I was crazy for not running a marathon before my Ironman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An Ironman is about picking off miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>26.2 of them. Never use the word marathon during your run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marathon just sounds long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I make my way outside the tent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stop off at the sunscreen ladies one more time (they need some love too </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> ) and head out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can quite honestly say, I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel after a 112 mile bike ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I start running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My legs work!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an amazing feeling to be able run and feel comfortable after the 112 ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The amount of confidence you get from this in the first few strides is crazy! I find my crew and I can tell they are pumped to see me out there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, seeing these guys (especially my wife) gives you shiver down your spine. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLwa7iTO82OSw8gIaPmt9uP5LjF1roG_qxaTg5QF8YCnbNrx_5R2aGKae76oxw_InpkK-Tqqtw28Bj2w3uKUoPT00A072NTFf0XDtrU01rwg3UO9WP3Q9luj7y7MyGDR6t79-L8DvxTE/s1600/300036_10150287450749151_557399150_7944534_2459263_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLwa7iTO82OSw8gIaPmt9uP5LjF1roG_qxaTg5QF8YCnbNrx_5R2aGKae76oxw_InpkK-Tqqtw28Bj2w3uKUoPT00A072NTFf0XDtrU01rwg3UO9WP3Q9luj7y7MyGDR6t79-L8DvxTE/s320/300036_10150287450749151_557399150_7944534_2459263_n.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Make the turn onto the bridge, an out and back with very little incline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I notice a dude sitting down on the bridge just mentally drained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I head for the turn around and pass mile marker 1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I come down the bridge, I see the same dude walking in the same direction as me, only on the other side where he should be running (or walking) to the turn around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, his day was done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was heading back to transition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">My plan was to consume calories every 25 minutes and drink every mile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Salt tabs every 30 or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stuck with this as much as I can remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I truly believe your nutrition on the bike and the run must become automatic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have to think about it out there, you are done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I hit mile 2 (still downtown Louisville) and see my team again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These guys are crazy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember, they have been up since 4:30 or 5AM and are still going strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who am I kidding, they had time to nap twice and probably are a few beers deep at this point!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either way, the support rocks!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">The run makes its way out of the city and on the out and back portion of the course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From downtown it was 6 miles to the turnaround (approx. mile 8 on first lap).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first time out takes forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aid-stations are every mile with excellent support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do water and Ironman perform (with my own gels) for the first loop. I was very pleased and surprised how I felt at this point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t get me wrong, there was still pain with every stride, but I was ok. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Back home I knew people were watching online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, every time I hit a timing mat I knew people were keeping up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This motivates you. It motivated me to want to do well for each of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s like you don’t want to disappoint anyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I hit the turnaround at mile 8ish feeling pretty good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hamstrings were probably being the most difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More like pissing me off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s like I had a little kid following me around and poking me with a knife every other stride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not too deep, just enough to make you bleed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Creed- manage the pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I lived by this the whole day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I pick off mile 9… then 10… then 11.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I make a slight turn and can see downtown again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I was going to see my peeps soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I needed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the final two miles into the turn around there are people everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An amazing lift!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I make the turn onto 4<sup>th</sup> street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the point which could be most deflating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You see the finish line and you turn just before the shoot to make for your second lap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I however had my support crew right at this point, so my thoughts quickly changed to excitement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pass close by them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Close enough for my wife to smack me on the ass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emotionally I think I can speak for most that you are at the tipping point on the run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could go in any direction at any moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw my team and almost lost it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t say anything because crying burns calories and dehydrates you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calories and fluid I desperately needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least this is something wanna-be tough guys say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGMN1CflKqBA7GtBkR80QBPYXnMaLoY7gx5ama5ABRD6-IaI4xJtsCnYp9ifUR09mPHF2Jy9C3XHJdSlSNZeCN3Xwy01T1BLTfwA5_nq4OPLsUol3slrV9MG4O_QrnFgXQ3XHEbj043A/s1600/316171_10150287451654151_557399150_7944563_6701523_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGMN1CflKqBA7GtBkR80QBPYXnMaLoY7gx5ama5ABRD6-IaI4xJtsCnYp9ifUR09mPHF2Jy9C3XHJdSlSNZeCN3Xwy01T1BLTfwA5_nq4OPLsUol3slrV9MG4O_QrnFgXQ3XHEbj043A/s320/316171_10150287451654151_557399150_7944563_6701523_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">So, I make my way around and mentally get ready for another 13 miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s 6 to the turn around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Get there! I knew after I reached the turnaround it would be all downhill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second loop mindset changed slightly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My legs were still working but just not as well as the first loop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I decided to hit every aid station and walk through each.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It gave me a sense of reward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Run one mile and you get to recover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hit mile 15 and then 16.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At his point gels taste like crap and Ironman Perform taste like piss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started on pretzels and oranges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not bad. I also started drinking coke around this time, although I didn’t feel much from it so I discontinued this at around mile 19. I hit 19 knowing I am just a mile from the turn around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am definitely slowing down but still moving/shuffling. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I know why people stop and walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pain in your legs from the bike is great and constant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mentally, it is so easy to tell yourself to stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every time I strike the ground my quads scream and as I lift that little kid slices me in the hammy again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, it is really amazing how you overcome this and keep striding. Plus, the longer you stop and walk the more painful it is to start back up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Mile 20.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I make the turn and know I have a few short miles and I will have finished an Ironman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, I don’t have the total time on my watch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have only my run time but knowing my bike and swim time (kind of), I knew I was on pace to finish a sub 13 hour. You may be thinking, you only have 6 miles to go; of course you are going to do a sub-13.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, anything can happen in that six mile stretch. So, I ask someone at mile 22 what the total time was and when she got into the water so I could adjust to my total time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was around 11:30. I was at a 3:45 run with 4ish miles to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mile 22 was about the point my legs stopped firing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was like they were no longer working with my brain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My brain said, “Go”, but my legs said, “fuck you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s kind of funny because you have these out of body experiences throughout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At one point, I wanted to stop, curl up on the sidewalk and take a nap. Seriously. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to talk myself out of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>26.2 miles is a lot of time to think.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">At mile 23 they have a huge screen with messages from your friends and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You cross the timing mat and your message comes up on the screen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile there is a semi-truck painted with Ironman with music blasting and girls dancing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do I watch the girls dancing or do I look for the words of encouragement from my family?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first lap I must have chosen the girls because I can’t recall a huge screen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second lap must have been slower because I noticed the big screen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I crossed the mat and saw, “Finish strong Lover!” Of course this was my wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, I am at an emotional tipping point and this just about did it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the quote did give me a burst for about 100 yards which then caused too much pain and I was forced to walk for another 30 seconds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really wanted to start sprinting at that point and it sounded good in theory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I make my way to mile 24.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this point you can see downtown and you know you are so close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pain subsides and you go for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At mile 25 the streets are packed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like I am running a 6 min mile. Of course it was more like a 9 but it felt like I was flying!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
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<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Q: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would you do another Ironman?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">A: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Absolutely!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Q: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How did you feel the day or so after?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">A: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Definite muscle pain and stiffness day after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Felt great by Wednesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recovery swim on Thursday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">A:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seeing all the athletes and spectators throughout was 26.2 miles of thrill!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<div class="Body1" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Q:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is there anything you would do different? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">A:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would have skipped the nap in T2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A sub-12 was within my reach having looked back at everything now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, my goal was to enjoy every moment, which I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, I have a goal for #2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Couple of other possibilities would be wearing bike shorts on the bike portion and then changing into trishorts for the run, and not wearing a fuelbelt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The course is so well supported that I think you can </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">get away without one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-87071381345391045732011-06-28T17:42:00.000-06:002011-06-28T17:42:15.780-06:00Quick Tips for Hydration (notes from Ryder Bikes Clinic)<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Factors Influencing Hydration:</span></b></i><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Physiological Factors (height, weight, gender, body composition)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exercise Duration (sprint triathlon vs. half/full-iron distance)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exercise Intensity (Heart Rate %, Speed)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fitness level (beginner vs. seasoned athlete)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Environment (humidity, temp, dew point temp, heat)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweat rate (know how much fluid you are losing)</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drink 80-100 oz per day. Adding an electrolyte mix or tablet will also help with hydration.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Know your Sweat rate. 1-2% of total body weight loss = Can start dehydration process. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Start your run hydrated. Consume at least 16-20oz of fluid an hour before your run.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drink early and often in your run.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try different sports/electrolyte drinks. Practice with what the specific event will have available (Hammer, Ironman Perform, GU Brew, etc).</span></li>
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</span>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-51944826961847730792011-06-22T11:37:00.000-06:002011-06-22T11:37:24.393-06:00New Clark Endurance Hats and Visors are in!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7sJRtVQI6f7vqD_GEmEeiLGPyQ0l-Iu9irf5B8Y02yZViZgEDTGKuYPDvTYZVEbjBKHVwHaV8Liwb2nA-dg6XUtz7eoL0ij80vdj0ZTX6fe1FcSxtYbwxI6d4VvTsF5ZvG29Ms-bxWA/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7sJRtVQI6f7vqD_GEmEeiLGPyQ0l-Iu9irf5B8Y02yZViZgEDTGKuYPDvTYZVEbjBKHVwHaV8Liwb2nA-dg6XUtz7eoL0ij80vdj0ZTX6fe1FcSxtYbwxI6d4VvTsF5ZvG29Ms-bxWA/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Foam Rolling Techniques<br />
SMR techniques use an individual’s body weight and/or force with various tools such as bio-foam rolls, tennis balls, soft balls, thumb pressure or pressure knobs. Body weight and/or muscular force with the chosen tool are used to decrease tenderness in your body’s soft tissues followed by performing slow rhythmical movements which compress and lift the soft tissues, aiding in the breakdown of tissue "knots" (tissues that bond together).<br />
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Join us for a 30 min clinic on how to properly incorporate a foam rolling routine into your Pre-Run Warm-up!<br />
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<b><i>Where: Fit2Run - University Park</i></b><br />
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<b><i>When: Thursday, June 23rd at 5:30PM</i></b><br />
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</span>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629862144786540254.post-24072020009323831962011-06-14T07:00:00.000-06:002011-06-14T07:00:21.912-06:00Athlete Profile- Sandi Taylor<div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1-UWQ3UUelIdLfpLX4ifaD76GLpzRl0___KYqxYfA-7uN0RK_NTRm8LrvyrPMs3H7ELJk-OLYwEOkV_HSljQ0shVsQK2jLD_txDJKwi0ldgc4JO075DCb1y8yzDy4vRUnXecS33gh70/s1600/IMG_0286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1-UWQ3UUelIdLfpLX4ifaD76GLpzRl0___KYqxYfA-7uN0RK_NTRm8LrvyrPMs3H7ELJk-OLYwEOkV_HSljQ0shVsQK2jLD_txDJKwi0ldgc4JO075DCb1y8yzDy4vRUnXecS33gh70/s320/IMG_0286.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Age Group: </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">50-54</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12px;"></span>Greatest accomplishment so far?</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i></i></span></i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i></i></i></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i></i></i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">sub 2 half marathon<br />
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</div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;">Favorite gadget?</span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Foot pod- lets me know every mile I have accomplished.</span></i></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"></span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Favorite post-race meal?</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i></i></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">3 B's- bagel, banana and beer</span></i></span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i></i></i></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i></i></i></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i></i></i></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i></i></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i></i></i></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i></i></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><i><div style="display: inline !important;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Dream race?</span></div></div></div></div></i></i></span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Wow good question. Southwest Florida is really hard to beat. I would have to pick Hawaii.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Running has changed Sandi's life. She has gone from a 5K finisher to a rockstar 'Sub2 half-marathoner.' She continues to impress with her move into duathlon events, and with the addition of a new Trek Madone and an already stellar run- she will be dominating in no time! Keep up the good work Sandi!</span></span></span></i></span></div></div></div></div>CEThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090173308377323669noreply@blogger.com0