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Getting ready for the swim - all 2732 of us    |
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| Out of the swim in 1:04:03 (3.8km) |
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| New IM PB!!! |
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Race report in pictures!
I am right now at the Kelowna airport waiting for my flight home. I have started writing up a race report but decided to first post a report in pictures! I have also uploaded my Garmin files for the swim, bike, and run! Enjoy!!!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Post race recovery
This will be a short update...I will write up a proper race report soon!
Right now I am recovering from my race on Sunday which I am super happy about!!! I PB'd by a lot and exceeded my expectations!!!! I wanted to go under 13hrs and I finished in 12:35:55!!! Woohoo!!!!! I didn't think I could do that! 12:30 was a dream goal and I was soooo close!!!! My other goal was to run under 5hrs and I finally did it! I ran the marathon in 4:49 something!!!! Yay!!!!!!
My body is still quite sore. My legs are still pretty tight and walking is a chore. I have a couple more days here in Skaha and am enjoying the wineries here in the area! Will write more soon!
Right now I am recovering from my race on Sunday which I am super happy about!!! I PB'd by a lot and exceeded my expectations!!!! I wanted to go under 13hrs and I finished in 12:35:55!!! Woohoo!!!!! I didn't think I could do that! 12:30 was a dream goal and I was soooo close!!!! My other goal was to run under 5hrs and I finally did it! I ran the marathon in 4:49 something!!!! Yay!!!!!!
My body is still quite sore. My legs are still pretty tight and walking is a chore. I have a couple more days here in Skaha and am enjoying the wineries here in the area! Will write more soon!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Relaxing in Skaha...
I am here in Penticton doing the typical Ironman stuff...tapering, eating, doing a few workouts here and there, registering, and buying some swag! The house here is great and it's just off of Lake Skaha! Already been in the hot tub twice! The company is great and I'm having some fun here! I did somehow manage to either pull some sort of muscle or pinched a nerve or something in my left upper back/shoulder...not sure what I did but I hurt it when I was putting on my wetsuit for an easy swim this morning. It now hurts to move my shoulder, so swimming hurt, and it hurts to move my neck/head, and even to breathe. Ugh! Not fun! I am hoping it will sort itself out soon because race day will not be as much fun but I am sure I will be ok. Adrenaline will take over and if that doesn't work...there is always Advil! Haha!
Here are some pics of the bike course. My friend Brian and I drove the course today and it was a quick reminder of how beautiful and how challenging this bike course is!
Along Richter's Pass
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| Forest fires visible along the out and back section |
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| Yellow Lake |
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| On the other side of Lake Skaha |
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Taper time and a Sprint race!
Again...I'm a little late in writing this but I was legitimately busy! I am right now writing this at the Edmonton airport waiting for my next flight to Kelowna! And then it's to Penticton...here I come!
So after my grand ride to Barrie, the taper started, as well as a long stretch at work. A total of 9 shifts in a row! Well, I got through them and fit in most of my workouts including a 20km run which went ok. During this time I had to meet people to drop off and pick up bikes, fit in a lunch with my mom, and a dinner with friends. But then I got a week off before I had to head out to Penticton! Woohoo!!!
The last week flew by. Did some things I really needed to do like CLEAN! I desperately needed to clean my place which I successfully did. Then on the weekend I played support crew to Marianne and her friend for the Midsummer's night run. Some of my other friends were running the race as well so I had a few people to cheer and take pictures of. After the race, Marianne, her friend, and I rushed to get on the road to Parry Sound. I was going to race at the Parry Sound sprint tri on the Sunday! We arrived in PS pretty late, almost 2am! Tried to sleep and then was up early to help out with the race. I ended up volunteering for the try-a-tri on the run course to direct the racers on which way to go. I actually had a lot of fun doing this as I cheered on many first time triathletes!
Then I got to race! Last tune up before IMC! The swim went fairly well. I had no wetsuit as I sent my wetsuit and bike to Penticton. So I wore my speedsuit and had a good swim. The bike was a bit awkward as I was borrowing Marianne's bike which is a bit too small for me. But it served me well. I also tested the aerohelmet and I kind of liked racing with it so I think I am going to use it for IMC! Also got to use my new sunglasses and liked them very much. I got another set of lenses for overcast days which I ended up using and it even has my name on it! So cool! The run was pretty tough! I was third female off the bike but then got passed lots on the run. I tried to go hard but wasn't very fast on the hilly Parry Sound course. I averaged about 5:45min/km. Ah well! The hills got me! I did manage to still come first in my age group which is a first for me! Yay!!! That was fun! Marianne took lots of pics so I am hoping to steal some from her and I can post them.
Monday I went for a great swim with David in Georgian Bay before I made my way back to TO. Played host to Marianne and Lynsey for the night and then David came the next night since our flights were at the same time! Packed for IMC (well, overpacked!) and now am at airport! Getting sooo excited!!!!
So after my grand ride to Barrie, the taper started, as well as a long stretch at work. A total of 9 shifts in a row! Well, I got through them and fit in most of my workouts including a 20km run which went ok. During this time I had to meet people to drop off and pick up bikes, fit in a lunch with my mom, and a dinner with friends. But then I got a week off before I had to head out to Penticton! Woohoo!!!
The last week flew by. Did some things I really needed to do like CLEAN! I desperately needed to clean my place which I successfully did. Then on the weekend I played support crew to Marianne and her friend for the Midsummer's night run. Some of my other friends were running the race as well so I had a few people to cheer and take pictures of. After the race, Marianne, her friend, and I rushed to get on the road to Parry Sound. I was going to race at the Parry Sound sprint tri on the Sunday! We arrived in PS pretty late, almost 2am! Tried to sleep and then was up early to help out with the race. I ended up volunteering for the try-a-tri on the run course to direct the racers on which way to go. I actually had a lot of fun doing this as I cheered on many first time triathletes!
Then I got to race! Last tune up before IMC! The swim went fairly well. I had no wetsuit as I sent my wetsuit and bike to Penticton. So I wore my speedsuit and had a good swim. The bike was a bit awkward as I was borrowing Marianne's bike which is a bit too small for me. But it served me well. I also tested the aerohelmet and I kind of liked racing with it so I think I am going to use it for IMC! Also got to use my new sunglasses and liked them very much. I got another set of lenses for overcast days which I ended up using and it even has my name on it! So cool! The run was pretty tough! I was third female off the bike but then got passed lots on the run. I tried to go hard but wasn't very fast on the hilly Parry Sound course. I averaged about 5:45min/km. Ah well! The hills got me! I did manage to still come first in my age group which is a first for me! Yay!!! That was fun! Marianne took lots of pics so I am hoping to steal some from her and I can post them.
Monday I went for a great swim with David in Georgian Bay before I made my way back to TO. Played host to Marianne and Lynsey for the night and then David came the next night since our flights were at the same time! Packed for IMC (well, overpacked!) and now am at airport! Getting sooo excited!!!!
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