When I’m peaking for my A event, I like to get in a good, hard long tempo run. There’s a hilly 9-10 mile route in Umstead I’ve used a lot for this, but this year I opted for this hilly, women’s half marathon in downtown Durham.
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I decided to do the TrySp0rts series this year since it looked like I could do 3 of the 4 required races without any overnight stays. Actually, I could have done all four, but I really wanted to do Lake Logan and really didn’t want to do a pool swim. Unfortunately, my September event got cancelled because too few people signed up for it. Cane Creek Tri down in Waxhaw was my replacement. Last year, I did this race and finished 3rd female and wouldn’t you know it, the two women who placed ahead of me were signed up again. Re-match! I went into the day intent to give it all I had because, well, I wanted to see if I could do it. This is a misleading title. Why? Because this post isn’t so much about this particular triathlon as it is about my past week. Also because the real thing I want to talk about is what I accomplished last Wednesday night, not what I did Saturday morning. I’m trying to resist opening with the snore-worthy comment about being oh-so-busy and not posting promptly. Oops. Too late. Kerr Lake is my first of the Try Sports series of races. I have four on the schedule that serve as preparation and practice for the big show in November – Long Course Worlds. Now that I’ve finally transitioned to triathlon season and am wearing my triathlon and cycling racing kits, I’m getting questions. What is this stuff you’re peddling, Alicia, by wearing the brightest multi-coloredest cycling and triathlon kit known to mankind? Well, let me tell you. Just finished my first triathlon of the season yesterday. It’s a fun race that only a little over an hour from my house that gives out a fancy, schmancy belt buckle to the top male and female finishers. My friend Alisha won it a couple years ago, so I wanted to give it a go. Oh yeah and give myself a sprint distance race target in May to get myself motivated and what’s better than a little bling to get oneself motivated? Er…cold hard cash but never mind that. Onward. I ran a 5k yesterday morning in downtown Raleigh, NC. The short version is that I won and finished a little bit disappointed with my time. Feel free to click through if you’re interested in more details, although I’m not sure how much I’ll come up with. For a real entertaining report and even more impressive result, I recommend clicking here. A stretch to call this a race report. Maybe a workout report? |
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