Timberman - Sad post. Beware.
In a nutshell I did OK (5:46) but certainly not what I had hoped to do. My goal was to finish in 5:20. My best so far has been 5:38.
After I finished my swim in 45 minutes my original goal of 5:20 was quickly revised to 5:30. Perhaps I am setting my goals too high. Thinking back on my 4 halfirons I have not been pleased with any of my performances at these races. Makes me wonder if I'm asking too much of myself. I don't think so. Maybe I just have to face the fact that my triathlons will never match my expectations as compared to the expectations that I have been able to achieve in my running.
My time on the swim was the same as last time. I really want to curse here. I was hoping to shed at least a few minutes. The swim at Timberman WAS wavy and I found it difficult to grasp a lot of water. My pull was weak. We had 111 women in the 45-49 age group. I was 64th on the swim (25th AG total time). How depressing.
Other than some leg soreness I felt strong on the bike and, equally as important, strong when I dismounted for my run. My bike speed was exactly the same as Pumpkinman last fall. 18.5 MPH. hu?
Regardless of the small victories I had on the bike in preparing for my run I ended up getting some nasty blisters during the last 6 miles of the run. And yes, I had stomach issues. Blah.. Despite these pitfalls my run was OK. I managed to keep the pace at around 8:38s.
I'm feeling pretty ill in some of these photos. I'm also pretty sick of writing about feeling sick and sick of writing about my sorry ass races.
After I finished my swim in 45 minutes my original goal of 5:20 was quickly revised to 5:30. Perhaps I am setting my goals too high. Thinking back on my 4 halfirons I have not been pleased with any of my performances at these races. Makes me wonder if I'm asking too much of myself. I don't think so. Maybe I just have to face the fact that my triathlons will never match my expectations as compared to the expectations that I have been able to achieve in my running.
My time on the swim was the same as last time. I really want to curse here. I was hoping to shed at least a few minutes. The swim at Timberman WAS wavy and I found it difficult to grasp a lot of water. My pull was weak. We had 111 women in the 45-49 age group. I was 64th on the swim (25th AG total time). How depressing.
Other than some leg soreness I felt strong on the bike and, equally as important, strong when I dismounted for my run. My bike speed was exactly the same as Pumpkinman last fall. 18.5 MPH. hu?
Regardless of the small victories I had on the bike in preparing for my run I ended up getting some nasty blisters during the last 6 miles of the run. And yes, I had stomach issues. Blah.. Despite these pitfalls my run was OK. I managed to keep the pace at around 8:38s.
I'm feeling pretty ill in some of these photos. I'm also pretty sick of writing about feeling sick and sick of writing about my sorry ass races.
Comments
regarding the same bike pace...hard to compare race to race I think.
I have stomach issues too much too...grrr...
smile! IT'll all click!
And hey! I LOVE your kit at the race!
Oh, and you look so fit! You are so tiny!
I love the Chrissie pic and I do love the new kit. Dont retire that one!
1. Your swim time was the same as last but the conditions were worse. That means you swam better.
2. You were good on the bike.
3. There were some uncontrollable problems with the run but you held it together.
Maybe it wasn't the race you wanted but it certainly doesn't sound like you did poorly.
And yes, you do get points for style. ;)
Sorry.
This is a good two weeks too late.
My swim time was the same as last time too-. This is because the swim was harder--and I believe longer. Remember we started DEEP in the water before? And this time we started at the shore? Even if they did make it shorter to account for that--getting to deep water is slower than just starting deep! Also it was ROUGH--much much rougher than two years ago.
Okay.
The bike. Pumpkinman is a cake walk compared to Timber. You know that, right? It is a very challenging bike course. Here Running and LIving is right.... also. Timberman is extraordinarily competitive. The bike times seem fast because the best of the best come out for that race.
The run is hilly and hard--especially following that tough bike. I had hoped for a solid 7:45 pace--and I was nearly 30 seconds slower than that per mile.
I'm so sorry you are bummed about it. I had a big big goal too--and I was not close. It's hard when you set something for yourself and fall short.
But you still did good. And your upper body is looking stronger in these pics, btw. xo