Whew! Another 70.3 in the books.
Pigman - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
This was my 3rd year doing this race. It's small town race but BIG hearted race. My 1st year I had just completed my 1st IM - CDA. I was not looking for another race after but my arm was twisted and there we were in 2010. What a tough race, especially that year. I wanted to throw myself off the bridge during the run. I went back last year looking to 'finish business'. Well I did, qualified for ITU worlds and PR'd the distance. 2012, well I wasn't sure what I was expecting. My 'A' race isn't until November, I had already raced 2 70.3's this year and was coming off a big weekend at the Eurekan.
So here's the quick and durty overview of the race.
Pre-race logisitics - easy packet pickup, easy enough drive to the race venue, ample parking, etc. No hiccups...love the small races :)
Swim - 37:31 - Ugh, I really had higher expectations for this swim. I swam 37:xx last year. Wetsuit legal, time trial start. I felt like I was swimming! I was working the whole time, I didn't feel like I went to 'la-la' land either. I was PISSED though coming out of the water and saw my time. Back to the pool - LOTS more work to do before IMAZ.
T1 - 2:56 - Looooonnnnngggggg run up a hill to transition. Ok, well maybe not that long, but long.
Bike - 2:43:07 - This is a flat fast course. Except with some rollers. Wowza! My legs were on FIRE! Not sure why I was feeling so shitty. But I was. Besides being incredibly uncomfortable in my 'seat', my legs just wouldn't move. I have GOT to figure out something for IMAZ with this 'seat' issue....I've tried body glide, shammy butter, etc but NOTHING works! Maybe if I didn't spend so much time in the water it wouldn't all wash away. Needless to say, I was so thrilled to get off the bike. Mixed emotions about my effort, I had a good bike, just a tad bit slower than last year but still good.
T2 - 1:32 - See, a bit shorter of a run!
Run - 1:53:56 - I felt so much STRONGER than last year! This run is pretty brutal as it's on the shoulder of the highway with no shade with some killer hills the last few miles. Ok, well they may not be 'killer' but they sure feel that way 5 hours into a race! Strong run, pretty happy with the way I felt, not my time, but I love feeling the hard work pay off. Best part was that I didn't want to throw myself off the bridge this year. IMPROVEMENT!
OA - 5:19:00...did you see that? 00 How or when does that happen? Right on the minute? Must be my lucky day!
5th female overall/92, 2 AG/9
83 days until IMAZ!
Happy Training!
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
The (freakin') Eurekan 2012
The Eurekan
This is a MUST DO race weekend. The weekend events went as follows...
Friday - Super short sprint triathlon
Saturday - 100 mile bike ride
Sunday - 10k run
There is amazing support on and off the courses. Plenty of nutrition throughout the whole weekend. TOP NOTCH.
It's based in beautiful Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It's nickname is the Swiss Alps of Arkansas...seriously. One Garmin had the elevation gain of the ride @ 6600 ft. and the Garmin doesn't lie...
We decided to make this a girls weekend...some go to Vegas/the beach/shopping, we go inflict 3 days of pain!
Friday - sprint tri 300m swim, 7 mi bike, 2 mi run - 44:08 3rd female OA, 2nd AG.
I couldn't find my breathe @ all during this race. Are we at altitude in AR???? Either that or I was getting sick. Crap. I decided I was just racing HARD (oh, and at 3 pm in the afternoon...on August 10th). Whew, this short stuff is for the birds..:) There were some killer hills/turns during this bike and I was trying to keep upright. It is a pretty technical course. The run was pretty cool, on the golf gart path throughout the golf course. The community was super rad and kept the sprinklers on for us! Bonus for the 3 pm start time. I knew the 2nd place gal was pretty far up...I just wanted to keep my 3rd placed spot. Look at me, being competitive! Ha!
Eureka Springs has the best restaraunts! Here we are Friday night for mexican! No margs for us though, we heard our 100 mile ride was a bit brutal...maybe we should have though!!
Saturday - 100 mile bike ride. 6:01 (includes aid station stops) 5:43 ride time - 3rd female OA
Note to self, do NOT call this a ride then put a timing chip on me. Seriously. Could I get anymore competitive out there?!?!? The Eurekan 'canidates' had green bib numbers compared to the pink bibs (who were doing just the ride), which meant I had a clear idea of who I was competing against. :) This was a tough, tough, course. People were making comments of how it was harder than Wisconsin AND Branson. Not to deter anyone from doing this ride, it was hard, but holy cow it was FUN!!!
Sunday - 10k run - 49:56 - 3rd Female OA - 3rd AG
Again, super hilly run. I just kept trying to keep my head in the game. Fly down the hills and not lose too much time on the 'up's'. The route was pretty cool, a great way to sight see! Eureka Springs has tons of art shops/galleries, historical homes/B&B's and gorgeous landscapes. Even though there were 3 or so mile climbs, the run went by pretty fast. Awesome, awesome run!
Overall - 2nd Female - 7:34
Woo Hoo!!! We are Eurekans! Such a rewarding weekend.
100 days until IMAZ 2012
Happy Training
This is a MUST DO race weekend. The weekend events went as follows...
Friday - Super short sprint triathlon
Saturday - 100 mile bike ride
Sunday - 10k run
There is amazing support on and off the courses. Plenty of nutrition throughout the whole weekend. TOP NOTCH.
It's based in beautiful Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It's nickname is the Swiss Alps of Arkansas...seriously. One Garmin had the elevation gain of the ride @ 6600 ft. and the Garmin doesn't lie...
We decided to make this a girls weekend...some go to Vegas/the beach/shopping, we go inflict 3 days of pain!
Friday - sprint tri 300m swim, 7 mi bike, 2 mi run - 44:08 3rd female OA, 2nd AG.
I couldn't find my breathe @ all during this race. Are we at altitude in AR???? Either that or I was getting sick. Crap. I decided I was just racing HARD (oh, and at 3 pm in the afternoon...on August 10th). Whew, this short stuff is for the birds..:) There were some killer hills/turns during this bike and I was trying to keep upright. It is a pretty technical course. The run was pretty cool, on the golf gart path throughout the golf course. The community was super rad and kept the sprinklers on for us! Bonus for the 3 pm start time. I knew the 2nd place gal was pretty far up...I just wanted to keep my 3rd placed spot. Look at me, being competitive! Ha!
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| Post race |
Saturday - 100 mile bike ride. 6:01 (includes aid station stops) 5:43 ride time - 3rd female OA
Note to self, do NOT call this a ride then put a timing chip on me. Seriously. Could I get anymore competitive out there?!?!? The Eurekan 'canidates' had green bib numbers compared to the pink bibs (who were doing just the ride), which meant I had a clear idea of who I was competing against. :) This was a tough, tough, course. People were making comments of how it was harder than Wisconsin AND Branson. Not to deter anyone from doing this ride, it was hard, but holy cow it was FUN!!!
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| Whew! that was so tough yet equally rewarding |
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| Another bonus? FREE BEER :) |
Again, super hilly run. I just kept trying to keep my head in the game. Fly down the hills and not lose too much time on the 'up's'. The route was pretty cool, a great way to sight see! Eureka Springs has tons of art shops/galleries, historical homes/B&B's and gorgeous landscapes. Even though there were 3 or so mile climbs, the run went by pretty fast. Awesome, awesome run!
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| After the last climb @ mile 4/5...ready for the quad busting downhill mile to the finish! |
Overall - 2nd Female - 7:34
Woo Hoo!!! We are Eurekans! Such a rewarding weekend.
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Can you see the size of those medals? Dinner plates! |
100 days until IMAZ 2012
Happy Training
Monday, May 28, 2012
Race Recap(s) - In Photos
| WILDFLOWER MAY 5TH 2012 |  | |||
| Pre-Race Swim in La Jolla Cove, CA |
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| Pre-Race lunch consisted of turkey legs and beer! One of the many cool things about Wildflower! |
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| The death march, a.k.a 13.1 miles of pure pain. |
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| Gut or not, my main goal for this race was to cross the finish line with a smile! Proof! |
5:55:14 (33rd/119 AG - 560/1861 OA)
Swim - 35:02 (35th AG) - 2 min PR for this distance!!!
T1 - 3:31 (clearly need work here!)
Bike - 3:07:15 (18th AG) - Very excited about this time as I've been working super hard on the bike!
T2 - 3:02 (again really need to work on these)
Run - 2:06:24 (31st AG) - DEATH MARCH
Wildflower is an AMAZING race! You can't beat the views/volunteers/spectators (i.e. naked co-eds!). I was pretty happy with my race. Wished I would have ran better, but you can't PR all of them!
Pensacola 3 mile bridge Swim - May 20th, 2012
Total time - 1:50:xx
That' s 30 min PR from 2011!!!!
Swim - 35:02 (35th AG) - 2 min PR for this distance!!!
T1 - 3:31 (clearly need work here!)
Bike - 3:07:15 (18th AG) - Very excited about this time as I've been working super hard on the bike!
T2 - 3:02 (again really need to work on these)
Run - 2:06:24 (31st AG) - DEATH MARCH
Wildflower is an AMAZING race! You can't beat the views/volunteers/spectators (i.e. naked co-eds!). I was pretty happy with my race. Wished I would have ran better, but you can't PR all of them!
Pensacola 3 mile bridge Swim - May 20th, 2012
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| I really need to look at the camera next time!!! |
That' s 30 min PR from 2011!!!!
Again, fun race. Way choppy this year, the swells were larger than what we're used to in our lakes around here. My gals from Kansas made the trip with me! Having a girls weekend in Florida and capping the trip with this swim was amazing! Thanks ladies!!
Up next - Kansas 70.3 June 10 and Topeka Tinman (Oly) June 16th...stayed tuned.
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