Race report Vineman 70.3

Seht
on 7/19/10 4:22 am, edited 7/19/10 4:24 am

Wow the report is long. I posted it on my blog
http://racetotherace.blogspot.com/2010/07/vineman-703.html

here are the numbers in case you don't have the time or desire to read the war and peace of race reports.

bib number:	1632
age:	43
gender:	M
location:	Santa Rosa, CA
division place:	243 out of 246
gender place:	1227 out of 1259
time:	7:42:06
pace:	0:
swim:	49:34
t1:	6:15
bike:	3:21:47
t2:	6:28
run1:	1:44:37
run:	3:18:02

Scott

The first time you do something - It's going to be a personal record!

mcarthur01
on 7/19/10 5:16 am - Cumming, GA

RNY on 10/30/08

great report and story Scott. One thing you are absolutely correct about is "THIS IS HARD", because if it was easy then everybody would do it. but guess what, not everybody CAN do it, in fact you are now in an elite category, a person who has trained, entered, and completed a 70.3 triathlon. you should be extremely proud of yourself.

Where are we going?? And why am I in this handbasket??

right now. somewhere. somebody is working harder than you.

bsophie
on 7/19/10 5:49 am - San Francisco, CA

VSG on 04/15/10

Congratulations on finishing!

I can totally empathize with the "yeah I finished" and "crap, I didn't go as fast as I wanted". I haven't, however, come close to doing a 70.3 so I take my hat off to you. The marathon you're thinking of doing in 2011 will seem like a piece of cake comparatively. :)

I've been eying Barb's Race (the girls version of the vineman 70.3) for years. Maybe I'll see you out there next year.

You rock. :)

Check out my journey on You Tube! www.youtube.com/gettingtothefinish

Seht
on 7/19/10 6:49 am

RNY on 01/22/08

Barb's race is great. I volunteered for the full Vineman and barbs race last year.
They run them at the same time. They also do an aqua bike and a team relay event as well for those who would prefer those options.

Scott

The first time you do something - It's going to be a personal record!

MacMadame
on 7/20/10 4:10 pm - Northern, CA

VSG on 09/24/08

I was planning to do Barb's Race but ended up switching to the full aquabike. Only 1.5 more weeks!

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Cassie W.
on 7/19/10 9:06 am

RNY on 09/14/06

Great report Scott. I'm so impressed by your sheer determination to get through the run despite the cramps and the blisters, especially since we know how much you love running. It would have been so easy to give up and blame the DNF on your setback with the broken collar bone. But, you didn't. You set your goals and you accomplished them. Your strength and determination are an inspiration.

Congratulations!

Cassie

"Hard things take time to do. Impossible things take a little longer."

Rob S.
on 7/19/10 11:41 am - DE

RNY on 10/06/03

Thanks for sharing. Way to perservere the pain and problems. Coming back so quickly from the broken collarbone makes your accomplishment especially fulfilling.
Rob

Katie H.
on 7/19/10 12:11 pm - Charlton, MA

RNY on 10/06/08

Wow Scott, that was an excellent write up of your race and your road leading up to it. You're an inspiriation to those of us who can't even fathom signing up for or competing in an event like the one you did yesterday. Congratulations on your accomplishment, you deserve it.

"Running has the power to change your life. It will make you fitter, healthier, even happier." ~Selene Yeager, "Let's Get Started," May 2010 issue of Runner's World

Jillian O.
on 7/19/10 8:48 pm - Fort Riley, KS

RNY on 11/17/09

Great report Scott,I really enjoyed reading it.

Jillian
Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran, Army Wife, 3x Ironman Finisher

Duane1064
on 7/19/10 10:02 pm - Bloomington, IN

RNY on 04/22/09

Great report Scott. Way to follow through and finish. You didn't give up and that really says something about your will, strength, and determination. I'm like you in the fact that no matter how well I do, I'm never satisfied. Keep at it!!!!

Duane