Pre-Race: I did the Mayo Lake Sprint Triathlon on August 7, 2010. My friend, Ginger, aka “Aquaphor Chic” came down on Friday evening to spend the night. We went to Chipotle for dinner – Ginger’s idea!   It was yummy and I ate way too much for a pre-race dinner.   I think Ginger was trying [...]

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Carol on July 5th, 2010 5 Comments »

Overview: I did the Kure Beach Double Sprint triathlon race on June 27th, 2010.    Double Sprint means: swim, run, bike, run, swim.   It was at Kure Beach, North Carolina, one of my favorite beach destinations.   In case you were wondering, Kure is pronounced Cur-ee, like the french scientist, Madame Curie. I did this [...]

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Carol on June 27th, 2010 3 Comments »

I remember watching every Olympics during my childhood. One summer, an athlete botched a dive, and the announcer exclaimed in a british accent, “She blew it all over the pool!” My siblings and I ran around for weeks afterward, saying “She blew it all over the pool” at every opportunity. It was funny. That’s what [...]

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Carol on May 7th, 2010 4 Comments »

Here is what I did for nutrition at the White Lake Half Race: 5am:  ate oatmeal with nuts and raisins, and a coffee with milk. 10-15 min before start: Gu Roctane.   I love Gu Roctane! Bike: 600 calorie bottle of Perpetuem, sipped every 15 minutes. 1 Package Gu Chomps, chewed one or two as desired.  I [...]

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Carol on May 6th, 2010 8 Comments »

Official Results Swim 1.2 miles: 43:34 Age Group rank 8/18 T1: 2:09 Bike 56 miles: 2:49:11 AG rank 3/18 T2: 4:13 Run 13.2 miles: 2:15:22 AG rank 4/18 Overall: 5:54:27 AG rank 4/18 Training: My training for this race was sporadic.   I was just kind of winging a training plan, trying to make sure [...]

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