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summertime blues sprint- take 2

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started by jtrimom on September 8, 2009

I did this same sprint last year when I wasn't expecting the bridge on the bike to be as big as it was, and that hurt my run...so I had some unfinished business in Freeport.

Pre race: My friend picked me up at the gym (I was planning on doing my long run after we got back, so I didn't want to arrive at home, drop off my bike, and say "I'm not here yet...that would mean trouble)

I ate a pb&j sandwich, drank coffee and some gatorade.

Got to transition, set up, and ran 3 mi warm up...chewed on a couple of pina colada cliff gummis

Swim: 500m (looked short, but, whatever.) My wave was all women, relays, clydes, athenas, and anyone else who wanted to jump in, I guess. It was crowded, got bumped around a bit, but, meh, 500 m of jousting in the water isn't too bad.
8:07...(improvement over last year's 8:31)

T1: 1:09...wanna get it down under 1:00

Bike: I knew what was coming this time, so I was mentally prepared. When I saw it, I thought, "Alright, it doesn't look quite as bad as I remembered." Got up it, went down it, and then did it again after the turn around. Had to slow to about 4 mp/h behind 3 cars stopping at a stop sign...HELLO! but the same thing happened last year so, whatever.
15 mi: 45:56; 19.6 MP/H...(improvement over last year's 48:28)

T2: 1:32...I know, it looks like I took a nap, BUT, it was just poor planning on my part. I came in, took off my bike shoes, wiped my left foot with my socks, stuck on my sneaker, and realized that I had decided earlier that I would run long after the race (on site), so I needed my socks, since I figured transition wouldn't be open for me to get them...DUH! So I took off my left sneaker and put on my socks, then shoes then out.

Run: Nothing to it, just ran, thanked volunteers and smiled at photographers :)
5k: 24:13 ; 8:04/M (improvement over last year's 26:10)

overall time: 1:20:59
1st in AG!!!
4th overall female!!!
....gotta work on the transitions :)

Taper Naked

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gfd posted 27 weeks ago.

Big time improvements, Sharon. Congratulations!
How long was the long run afterwords?

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jnrice posted 27 weeks ago.

nice race, hope you had fun and learned tons (thats what it's all about, or so they tell me).

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groovyjen posted 27 weeks ago.

Go speed racer! Congratulations!

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cjhoffmn posted 27 weeks ago.

Awesome! Nice Race.

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jtrimom posted 27 weeks ago.

garen, I ran a 3 mi warm up, then the 3 mi of the race, then 6 mi after...I couldn't miss my long run of the weekend :)

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tmhagen posted 27 weeks ago.

Nice job!

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NICK10980 posted 27 weeks ago.

jtrimom wrote:
garen, I ran a 3 mi warm up, then the 3 mi of the race, then 6 mi after...I couldn't miss my long run of the weekend :)

impressive!

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tri-ac posted 27 weeks ago.

jtrimom wrote:
Nothing to it, just ran, thanked volunteers and smiled :) 1st in AG!!! :)

good stuff...chapeau!

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TonisTri posted 27 weeks ago.

C'mon! Where's the picture of the hardware? You gotta show off that bling! Great job, Sharon. Hope I never have to race against you ; )

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maggiemeans posted 26 weeks ago.

Congratulations! that's awesome...

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robtrys posted 26 weeks ago.

Nice work!

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RV posted 26 weeks ago.

Way to go get some race hardware.

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Warrior posted 25 weeks ago.

You are a thing of beauty.

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prendergi posted 25 weeks ago.

Thumbs up! That is fantastic!!

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sasquatch posted 25 weeks ago.

Well done on the time and placing!

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cayman posted 25 weeks ago.

"Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues"

Yes there is, a great race.

Congrats on bringin' home the metal!