Good Day at the Races
Did really well in my race this morning.
Total time was 2:22:20, which was good enough for 6th in my Age Group and 45th in the overall standings. Now, before you get too excited, the swim was short. Everybody went wicked fast.
Swim: 14:16
T1: 1:34
Bike: 1:13:51
T2: 1:16
Run: 51:22
The swim pace was only 30 seconds slower than the guy who won my AG. Bike was only 6 minutes slower. Run is where I can improve the most.
The run today was pretty brutal though. There's one hill, about a mile in, that is about a 1/2 mile long, and steep as heck. The majority of people end up walking it. There's another steep hill about mile 4, I think it's actually a bit steeper, but is not quite as long. I managed to keep plugging away and didn't walk any of the hills. I passed a ton of people on both hills, so this was a good result!
I'm happy with this race. I managed to push myself harder than I have, mostly on the run. I didn't run overall faster due to the hills, but I slowed down a lot less than I might have. I hit a max HR on the killer hill that is close to my theoretical max HR. I think I need to get another LT test as I suspect my HR zones have moved, in a good way.
I did the counting trick today, and it worked. I just started counting to 4, over and over. That distracted me from the burning pain in my legs. Before I knew it I was at the top of the killer hill and it was history. I'm going to have to remember that for future races.
Recovering the rest of the day today, then I'm off to watch ( and volunteer at ) Ironman Wisconsin in Madison tomorrow!
Total time was 2:22:20, which was good enough for 6th in my Age Group and 45th in the overall standings. Now, before you get too excited, the swim was short. Everybody went wicked fast.
Swim: 14:16
T1: 1:34
Bike: 1:13:51
T2: 1:16
Run: 51:22
The swim pace was only 30 seconds slower than the guy who won my AG. Bike was only 6 minutes slower. Run is where I can improve the most.
The run today was pretty brutal though. There's one hill, about a mile in, that is about a 1/2 mile long, and steep as heck. The majority of people end up walking it. There's another steep hill about mile 4, I think it's actually a bit steeper, but is not quite as long. I managed to keep plugging away and didn't walk any of the hills. I passed a ton of people on both hills, so this was a good result!
I'm happy with this race. I managed to push myself harder than I have, mostly on the run. I didn't run overall faster due to the hills, but I slowed down a lot less than I might have. I hit a max HR on the killer hill that is close to my theoretical max HR. I think I need to get another LT test as I suspect my HR zones have moved, in a good way.
I did the counting trick today, and it worked. I just started counting to 4, over and over. That distracted me from the burning pain in my legs. Before I knew it I was at the top of the killer hill and it was history. I'm going to have to remember that for future races.
Recovering the rest of the day today, then I'm off to watch ( and volunteer at ) Ironman Wisconsin in Madison tomorrow!
posted by Chris Parker at
12:29 PM
2 Comments:
Way to go! Have fun volunteering tomorrow.
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Krisanne, at 4:08 PM
I'll have to try the counting trick. I've heard it helps to visualize getting towed up the hill by a rope, but counting to four is a lot easier when you are tired. ;)
Great result - you're going to go sub 2:15 at an oly very soon!!
By
klbarrus, at 4:18 PM
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