What a day. What a weekend. For those bottom line first, get to the point kind of people, here’s the scoop. I ran, but not too hard. Then I tried to pass as many people as possible on the bike and, for the most part, it worked. Then I ran again, but not as long this time and finished just as my right hamstring threatened to go into lock down. Run course may be a touch short, but just the right distance for me apparently. The whole thing took me a touch over 2 hours and 2 minutes. This put me in 3rd in my age group and 4th female overall, a best case scenario result!
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This was my third trip to Triathlon Nationals since starting doing triathlons in 2002. The first was in 2003 in Louisiana and I bonked, overheated and got soundly trounced. The second was in 2007 in Portland and I was, errr, overprepared and had a lackluster day but still squeaked out a 3rd AG finish. This year, I may not be as fast as I used to be, but I knew I wouldn’t be overtrained. Plus, a lot of my previous competition had moved up into the pro ranks. These are the things upon which I hinged my hope of finally getting that Triathlon National Champion title that I’ve missed thus far. I keep showing up at races thinking I have about a 2% chance of winning. So, I just do what I can to have fun and race well and not worry about it. Then other people don’t show up or mess up or whatever and I end up winning. If you’d have asked me how many wins I’d have by this point in the season last March, I would have said one, Nelson Bay. So now you know the end, but you probably already did on Facebook or Twitter or, lo and behold, the local newspaper. I won Triangle Triathlon this year. So how did it happen? Here’s a scan of the local sports newspaper that covers just about everything non-traditional sport related for those living in Durham and Orange counties. Since I live in Durham county, any time I place or win, it’s in there among all the other race coverage. This article is different as it’s the first time [...] See original article here. Parr & Vabrousek win Siverman [13.Nov.2007] Alicia Parr & Petr Vabrousek won what is coming to be known as the toughest and most well produced event in North America, The Nevada Silverman Triathlon. When the start cannon fired at 6:30 race morning the competitors set off in a Lake [...] If you like trail running at all I totally recommend the Uwharrie Trail Runs. There are 8 mile, 20 mile and 40 mile options. I’ve done the 20-miler a couple of times and man oh man is it tough! Registration opens November 1st and it fills up fast. In fact, a team mate noticed someone [...] That’s right friends. Two. Open up your Fall 2007 USAT Triathlon Life magazine and count them. One, two photos of your favorite goofball triathlete (that’s me, if you’re having trouble with that reference). The first one is from the USAT Aquathlon National Championship and the second from Tri Worlds. So to those folks that [...] Duathlon National Champions Crowned at Powerman Ohio MANSFIELD, Ohio ( Oct. 3 2007 ) Tom Jeffrey and Anissa Seguin claimed elite national titles, while Dereck Treadwell and Amy Kloner took home overall age group national crowns at the USA Triathlon Long Course Duathlon National Championships on Sunday outside Mansfield, [...] Powerman Ohio – US Pro Championships Eric Schwartz (duathlon) on October 2, 2007 Powerman Ohio – US Pro Championships Malabar Farm State Park, Ohio Sunday, September 30, 2007 8k run, 58k bike, 8k run www.powermanohio.com
Pro Men 1. Joerie Vansteelant (BEL) 2:22:20 [...] |
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