Wow! Great job guys! Congratulations! Kp Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 4, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: > What is quickly becoming a "can't miss" event... not only because of > the race site, but just as much for the outstanding accommodations and > race day transportation... took place this past weekend. Many thanks > to DC's mom and dad!!! > > If you compare finish results available for the past few years... > you'll realize this race generally attracts some outstanding > triathletes in NC and VA. I was looking forward to gauging my efforts > this weekend against ~180 fellow participants. > > Chad Isbell and I made our way to the Caudle compound, at Kerr Lake, > late Saturday afternoon. DC took us out on the family pontoon for a > trip across the lake, where we landed at the 'swim start' location. > We walked up to the transition area for our own pre-race briefing. > Before getting back on the boat, I took a dip in the lake to check the > water temp... perfect. None expected this to be a wet suite legal > race. > > Afterwards, DC's parents taxied us back into Henderson for a carb- > loading dinner at Pino's Italian Restaurant. What a meal! > > Sunday morning.... > > With a 8am race start, we loaded our bikes & race gear onto the > pontoon at approximately 6:30. A bit chilly crossing the lake, with > the air temp at 57 degrees. We arrive at the state park boat ramp and > successfully unload... no bikes or gear dropped into the lake! Thanks > Capt'n Woody Caudle, for the safe arrival! > > To further DC's advantage on his "home" race course, we find out that > the Set-Up Events staff has made the call... this WILL be a wet suite > legal race, as they are going with a water temp reading of 74 > degrees. Not sure where that reading was taken, but had to be at the > bottom of the coldest deepest part of the lake. :-) None the less, > DC was stoked... and when you look at his swim result, you'll see > why! Dude swims like a dolphin in a wet suite!! > > 8am sharp... first wave, donning white swim caps (open elite & men 44- > under), hit the water for the mile swim counter-clockwise around 4 > orange buoys off in the distance. Bodies everywhere... felt like a > salmon swimming upstream somewhere in Alaska. Traded unintentional > kicks and punches... and swam over, under, and around many fellow > triathletes on the way to the first turn buoy. Chad and DC reported > the same, after the race. > > Bike course was great... no wind to start. Rolling hills and a couple > challenging climbs were present for the first 15 or so miles of the 24 > total. Although the major portion of the climbs were left behind, the > wind picked up for the remainder of the 9 miles... head and cross > wind mostly. > > Run course was a 2 loop 3.1 mile trip... with a short portion on a > gravel drive, which provided nice shade for a bit of a cool-off before > hitting the pavement once again. Best part of this 6.2 mile run is > the final 2 miles. You climb a long false-flat getting there, which > challenges tired legs, but you know at the turn around... it would be > all downhill to the finish! I'll definitely remember this for next > year!! > > Final report... DC cruises for a great "home town boy" 8th place men's > finish and 2nd in his age-group! Nice work DC!! You worked hard for > that pretty key-chain... and as Chad put it, "You'll have to hang that > on the wall." :-) > > One of the highlights of this race, for me, was meeting fellow > Wilsonian, Y member, and soon to be CoWs rider, Chad Isbell. Only his > second triathlon (Pinehurst Olympic the other)... great finish, > buddy! > > Men's Division (105 participants): > > 8th Place : David Caudle Swim: 00:24:19 Bike: 01:06:46 Run: > 00:45:48 Overall: 02:18:44 > 24th Place:David Wilhelm Swim: 00:28:22 Bike: 01:10:29 Run: > 00:48:39 > Overall: 02:30:19 > 94th Place Chad Isbell Swim 00:31:34 Bike: 01:37:48 Run: > 01:02:25 Overall: 03:15:52 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
