Race Report-Savannah Sprint Triathlon #2-4/9/2011
500M/13.1mile bike/3 mile run
Woke up 4 am Saturday morning. Had some coffee and breakfast. I was nervous going into the race, the night before after packet pick-up, me and Loraine went to the race site and drove the bike course, and I saw some questionable looking houses. I am still shaken up over the pit bull incident last month, so I slept horribly, and was even considering dropping out of the race out of pure fear. I really wish I could get past this vicious dog thing, it has really affected me. To make me feel better, Loraine looked up dog ordinaces in Savannah and told me dog law are really strict in Savannah, and since police were going to be on the roads during the race, potential rule-breaker might be keeping their dogs inside for the morning.
Left at 5:30 am for the hour drive to the race site. Set up transition and waited for the race to start at 8 am. It was wetsuit legal and I squeezed into mine about 10 minutes before my wave start. The swim was in a murky looking lake, but only a 500M swim so hopefully I wouldn't have to be in it very long. Our gun went off 3 minutes after the men's wave and we were off, the first 200 M or so I was doing great, my strokes were smooth and I was going at a good pace. Suddenly I looked up and realized I was swimming perfectly straight, but the buoy was way to my left, so I had to turn and swim toward the buoy, after that I was so concerned about making that mistake again I couldn't get back into a rhythm, so the rest of my swim was lousy. I finally made it back to shore and ran into transition while peeling off half my wetsuit. Swim time including run into transition :9:06
T1 struggled to get my wetsuit off,even with layers and layers of body glide on. Put on helmet, took a big swig of G2, put garmin on my wrist, put on cycling shoes without socks (my cycling shoes are actually tri shoes) grabbed my bike and ran off. I don't do flying mounts, so I stopped at the mount line, got on and clipped in, T1 time: 1:21
The bike was 13.1 miles, I felt confident heading out onto the bike course since I was among about 7 other racers. The dog incident happened when I was all alone, so currently being all alone on the bike freaks me out, because of this I felt like I had to keep up with everyone. I followed the rule of staying at least 2 bike lengths behind the racer in front of me. I kept up with the 7, within the first 3 miles I passed 4 of them. I was getting nervous passing a few houses, but I kept reassuring myself that I am not alone today, and that everything is going to be okay. I saw a rottweiler and a pit bull in one front yard, but it was a fenced in front yard. I tried hard to pass a girl on a sweet Cervelo P3 with zipp wheels. I passed her at the 7 mile mark, but she passed me back a half mile later, for the rest of the bike I stayed 2 bike lengths behind her. I wasn't holding anything back for this race, and I rode at a pace faster than I was comfortable with, but I am extremely happy with my bike split, I think all the interval workouts on the trainer are really paying off. Bike time was 36:13
T2 racked bike, took off helmet, took off bike shoes and put on my new zoots without socks, they slid right on. Headed out onto the 2 loop run course. T2 time was :53
The run, I forgot to switch my garmin to run mode, so instead I just ran as hard as I could. I could tell at this point I really gassed it on the bike, but that's why they call it a sprint triathlon right? The run was 3 mile exactly, it was 2 loops around the lake we swam in. Joel,Loraine,and our youngest daughter Miley were cheering me on. As always, it was great seeing them on the course and hearing their cheers gave me a much needed boost. After the first loop I really picked up the pace, I crossed the finish line and got hugs from everyone. Run time was 22:52
Total race time was 1:10:28
After the race I had some food, cheered for and rang my cowbell for racers still on the run course, and talked to some fellow racers. Met a lot of great people after the race, including someone from Brunswick *****ads my blog, which absolutely flattered me to the point of speechlessness. There were quite a few "big girls" on the course, I didn't know any of them, but I was so proud of them just for getting out there and tri-ing, I really know how hard it is, I was still a big girl when I did my first 5k. We waited for the awards ceremony, I placed 3rd female overall, and got a nice plaque and medal. Here are some pics
Woke up 4 am Saturday morning. Had some coffee and breakfast. I was nervous going into the race, the night before after packet pick-up, me and Loraine went to the race site and drove the bike course, and I saw some questionable looking houses. I am still shaken up over the pit bull incident last month, so I slept horribly, and was even considering dropping out of the race out of pure fear. I really wish I could get past this vicious dog thing, it has really affected me. To make me feel better, Loraine looked up dog ordinaces in Savannah and told me dog law are really strict in Savannah, and since police were going to be on the roads during the race, potential rule-breaker might be keeping their dogs inside for the morning.
Left at 5:30 am for the hour drive to the race site. Set up transition and waited for the race to start at 8 am. It was wetsuit legal and I squeezed into mine about 10 minutes before my wave start. The swim was in a murky looking lake, but only a 500M swim so hopefully I wouldn't have to be in it very long. Our gun went off 3 minutes after the men's wave and we were off, the first 200 M or so I was doing great, my strokes were smooth and I was going at a good pace. Suddenly I looked up and realized I was swimming perfectly straight, but the buoy was way to my left, so I had to turn and swim toward the buoy, after that I was so concerned about making that mistake again I couldn't get back into a rhythm, so the rest of my swim was lousy. I finally made it back to shore and ran into transition while peeling off half my wetsuit. Swim time including run into transition :9:06
T1 struggled to get my wetsuit off,even with layers and layers of body glide on. Put on helmet, took a big swig of G2, put garmin on my wrist, put on cycling shoes without socks (my cycling shoes are actually tri shoes) grabbed my bike and ran off. I don't do flying mounts, so I stopped at the mount line, got on and clipped in, T1 time: 1:21
The bike was 13.1 miles, I felt confident heading out onto the bike course since I was among about 7 other racers. The dog incident happened when I was all alone, so currently being all alone on the bike freaks me out, because of this I felt like I had to keep up with everyone. I followed the rule of staying at least 2 bike lengths behind the racer in front of me. I kept up with the 7, within the first 3 miles I passed 4 of them. I was getting nervous passing a few houses, but I kept reassuring myself that I am not alone today, and that everything is going to be okay. I saw a rottweiler and a pit bull in one front yard, but it was a fenced in front yard. I tried hard to pass a girl on a sweet Cervelo P3 with zipp wheels. I passed her at the 7 mile mark, but she passed me back a half mile later, for the rest of the bike I stayed 2 bike lengths behind her. I wasn't holding anything back for this race, and I rode at a pace faster than I was comfortable with, but I am extremely happy with my bike split, I think all the interval workouts on the trainer are really paying off. Bike time was 36:13
T2 racked bike, took off helmet, took off bike shoes and put on my new zoots without socks, they slid right on. Headed out onto the 2 loop run course. T2 time was :53
The run, I forgot to switch my garmin to run mode, so instead I just ran as hard as I could. I could tell at this point I really gassed it on the bike, but that's why they call it a sprint triathlon right? The run was 3 mile exactly, it was 2 loops around the lake we swam in. Joel,Loraine,and our youngest daughter Miley were cheering me on. As always, it was great seeing them on the course and hearing their cheers gave me a much needed boost. After the first loop I really picked up the pace, I crossed the finish line and got hugs from everyone. Run time was 22:52
Total race time was 1:10:28
After the race I had some food, cheered for and rang my cowbell for racers still on the run course, and talked to some fellow racers. Met a lot of great people after the race, including someone from Brunswick *****ads my blog, which absolutely flattered me to the point of speechlessness. There were quite a few "big girls" on the course, I didn't know any of them, but I was so proud of them just for getting out there and tri-ing, I really know how hard it is, I was still a big girl when I did my first 5k. We waited for the awards ceremony, I placed 3rd female overall, and got a nice plaque and medal. Here are some pics
Jillian
Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran, Army Wife, 3x Ironman Finisher
Congrats on a great race and a podium finish! Way to overcome your fear and knock one out of the park!!!
Super proud of you!
Super proud of you!
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First 5K race October 4, 2009 (34.59) PR 5/22/11 (27:26)
First 5 Mile: January 1, 2011 (50:30)
First 10K: July 4, 2010 (1:03.26) New PR 4/10/11 (1:01.14)
First 10 Mile: April 11, 2010 (1:46.15)
First 1/2 marathon: June 13, 2010 (2:22.21) PR: 5/1/11 (2:17.30)
First Marathon: October 16, 2011: 5:47:20
Goofy Challenge: January 7-8, 2012
If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you're right. - Mary Kay Ash
First 5K race October 4, 2009 (34.59) PR 5/22/11 (27:26)
First 5 Mile: January 1, 2011 (50:30)
First 10K: July 4, 2010 (1:03.26) New PR 4/10/11 (1:01.14)
First 10 Mile: April 11, 2010 (1:46.15)
First 1/2 marathon: June 13, 2010 (2:22.21) PR: 5/1/11 (2:17.30)
First Marathon: October 16, 2011: 5:47:20
Goofy Challenge: January 7-8, 2012
If you think you can, you can. If you think you can't, you're right. - Mary Kay Ash
Way to go! You look fantastic for having just finished a tri sprint! What big arm muscles you have. Way to conquer your fear.
Mazel Tov!
Jan
Mazel Tov!
Jan
Bay to Breakers 12K May 15, 2011 (1:54:40) First 5K 5/23/11 (41:22)
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21) 7/17/11 (3:30:58) 7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
HW/SW/CW 349/326/176
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21) 7/17/11 (3:30:58) 7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
HW/SW/CW 349/326/176
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
wow, you just keep reeling them in! way to podium again, you are really hitting your stride. i aim to podium in clydes, there's no way i would podium in my age group let alone overall, and there you are 2 sprints with OA podium finishes in a row.... kick ass.
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right now. somewhere. somebody is working harder than you.
right now. somewhere. somebody is working harder than you.
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