Short & Sweet Version:
5K 25:23.1 (8:08/mile)
T1 0:43.1
40K 1:20:56.6 (19.3 mi/hr)
T2 0:53.2
5K 26:01.8 ( 8:20/mile)
Overall 2:13:57.8
2nd Athena (out of two), but no hardware as R.D. didn't order past first place for Athena :(
Long Version (WOW - this is REALLY long for a "D-Race" - sorry):
Saturday (day before Du-2-Du):
Went down to Salado, TX for a rally on Saturday and Coach Debi had told me to go ahead & ride the 102 mile route easy. Well, the rally was very small and from mile 35 on, I was by myself, without another biker in sight between rest stops. When I got to mile 75, where the 86 & 102 mile routes split, I decided that I'd gone a bit harder than I'd anticipated, especially w. no one to draft of, and decided to cut the ride short at 86 miles. Not to mention, I've been having some saddle issues and my pubic bone literally felt bruised at this point. (This is very relevant, 18 hours later). The rally was excellent with some good hilly routes and decent roads, so I plan to head back to this area for some IMC training later this year. Arrive home about 7 pm, stopped by a co-workers birthday party for a margarita (scarfed down lots of tasty food here, as was starving by this time) and then home and in bed by 10 PM (which was really 11 PM due to DST). Rally was 86 miles w. total time of 5:03, ride time 4:53 (17.7 mph).
Sunday - Race Day:
Wake up at 5:15 AM (which FELT like 4:15 due to DST) and get dressed, coffee, powerbar and out the door by 5:45. Arrive at race site about 6:15, pump tires (in the dark), and head off to set up transition. Decide I don't want to walk to transition, so I'll ride my bike the 1/4 mile. Oh My God - Very Bad Move. I had just put my "seat" on notice of what was in store for it for 25 miles - it wasn't pretty.
There was actually two races this day, the Long & Short Courses. Long course went off first in two waves (40 and under, then over 40s). Didn't mention Athenas/Clydesdales, so I assumed you were to go off w. your age and I went w. the first wave.
Run 1: Had a nice 5K and legs weren't really complaining about the previous day's ride. Of course, I got passed by the speedy people in the second wave, but am used to that, so no big deal. 25:33.1 (8:08/mile)
T1: 43 seconds (uneventful)
Bike: This is where it got UGLY. Flat course, with a couple sections over the lake, so the wind can really blow. Somewhere around mile 8, I decide that I have Never, Ever in any race, ride, rally, ironman, etc. suffered as much as I was at that moment! My bruised pubic bone was screaming, my quads, calves, gluteus, shins, feet - everything was rebelling all at once. I almost broke down and cried, but did some serious self-talk (out loud - I think I may have scared some of the people that passed me). I passed about 10 people & about 10 people passed me - but I wasn't paying attention if these were Short or Long course participants - didn't really care. Finally, talked myself into a groove and was convinced it was all about the training, focus on IMC and get through today - it worked, but it sucked. 1:20:57 (19.3 mph) - very happy w. this average speed.
T2: 53 seconds (got sunglasses wrapped up in helmet chin-strap, so a few extra seconds there).
Run 2: By this time, the first place finishers were coming in and I was heading out. Legs felt strong and rest of body was SSOOO happy to be off the bike! The run was really spread out and the last mile is an out and back, so you get to see who is ahead of you. I didn't see many women in front of me that I thought were Athenas, and there were only two people within about 1-2 minutes right in front of me and they were both guys - tried to catch the one in the red shirt, never did, but didn't let him get any farther away either. 26:01 (8:20/mi).
OVERALL: 2:13:58
Thought I might have gotten first in Athena, which would have been pretty exciting for me, considering the hard riding I'd done the day before. But, alas, apparently the one other Athena (who was 33 years old) started in the Over-40 second wave. So while I never saw her (because she started 4 minutes behind me), she beat me by 45 seconds........ Kinda bummed me out, just wondering if I'd known she was in front of me - could I have pushed myself to catch her? Guess I'll never know. Oh yeah, the fact that I didn't get any hardware for my second place finish didn't make me too happy either!
If you read this far, you really should get a life :)
Train happy, be safe,
Katie
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