Race Reports
I had a great race today at Pinehurst. The day was chilly, the race was fun and I finished strong. I found out later that I was in first place until a few miles into the bike. I was in 2nd place until a mile into the run. Next year I will get a top [...]
This weekend I raced the Wilmington YMCA 2006 triathlon. The last few weeks of my life have been stressful due to a new job, and I missed some key workouts. The peak/taper phase of my training plan sort of became just a long taper. So, my goal for this race was simply to have fun [...]
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I did the Duke 1/2 Iron Race today. (Read why I decided to do this race in my post of Aug 19). My goal was to go easy on the swim, go hard on the bike, go easy on the run and just finish the race before the cutoff time to get points for the [...]
My family had a great time at VA Beach. The weather was beautiful all weekend. We stayed in a cabin at First Landing State Park. It was a nice cozy cabin set in a maritime forest along the chesapeake bay. Spanish moss hung on the branches of the crooked trees. Except for a few inches [...]
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Lisa is a woman who found my blog last year while searching for triathlon info. She trained hard and did her first race today and wrote to me about her experience…here’s what she wrote: Hi Carol – Today was race day!! The good: I was right on my personal target time. I finished at just [...]
