Ok, so screw the Rev3 race report. The race itself was absolutely amazing in every way possible, but my performance sucked so bad (relitive to my fitness and how I should have raced), I don't even want to go into it. The only thing I can say is that I need to learn exactly HOW to race. Triathlon is three disciplines. I'm good at each now, but I just need to put that together....it'll happen.
So it was on to the Mighty Montauk Olympic distance tri today. After Rev3, I needed to get my mojo back and decided if I could get into this race, it would be nice to hop right back into the saddle. The race director, Merle, was very accomodating, and allowed me to enter. The only catch was that I wasn't able to start with the elite wave like I should have, but instead I had to go out with the 40-45 AG. Hmmm.
Ultimately I was able to hop in with the 20-25 AG (still not even my AG). Either way I was just happy to be out there.
The swim went well and I finished in about 22 minutes-much better than my previous oly time of 36...I've come a long way. The bike was really good as well, and the run was solid. I never felt SUPER strong durning this race, but I'm sure that it was a result of my legs still being sore and tired from Rev3. I'm not making an excuse, rather stating a fact. Finishing time was around 1:57:50 (unofficially).
Overall I'm happy with the race. Unfortunately the chip they gave me didn't register at ANY of the checkpoints, so I'm going soley with what my watch said. The effort today was a little on the conservative side. The goal was to put together a complete race and see what would happen. I finished strong and that was what I wanted. If I had been able to race with the rest of the elite wave I'm sure it would have been an all-out effort from start to the finish, and most definately a faster finish.
There are two things that I am going to take away from these last two races. First and most importantly, I'm still very new to this sport. I would really consider this my first year competing. The previous year really was spent hammering away aimlessly without a clue in the world. Secondly, from today's performance I've retained a large part of my confidence. I KNOW I'm fast, and I KNOW I'm going to get faster. The biggest challenge I have is learning to race. When I combine the speed I will have from smart training with the knowledge I'll gain from race experience, things are going to come together nicely.
In the end, it's all a journey. I'm extremely happy I've learned what I have. I'll take these lessons and grow from them.
Push 'till ya puke...Always.
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Duuuuuuuude ... hahahaha ... you think that the 40-44 guys aren't fast enough for ya??? So young ... :-) Bottle of red wine on the Timberman?
THESE particular 40-44 guys weren't! And you don't count! I'm still not convinced you're completely human...I'm going to need a birth cert. and a DNA sample :). And it depends on the bottle of wine :)
Well ... I just bonked so badly on my long run ... which became a very very long walk ... that I should actually be starting in the 55-59 age group. Glad to hear that you had a good race so soon after a 1/2 IM.
Let me just ask you ... because it won't happen anyways :-) ... bike ride this week?
Yeah, bonking is noooooo fun. Nothing like a long walk to clear the head though. :) And I'm in for a bike this week. Tuesday or Thursday AM? And I promise to try my hardest to make it!
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