Anybody else in for today's ride @ 5:30? Bob and I will need all of the help we can get.
-----Original Message----- > From: "David Caudle" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 06/05/12 05:20 PM > Subject: Re: [COWs] Wed 5:30 ride > > Nop the regular 5:30pm ride. Wally does not do early mornings. Lol > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 5, 2012, at 5:14 PM, Wallace Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 5:30 am? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jun 5, 2012, at 4:26 PM, David Caudle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Wally and I plan to leave from checkers at 5:30 tomorrow. 25-30 miles at > >> 20ish pace. > >> DC > >> > >> 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. > >> > > > > -- > > 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. 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