Well done DC, Hawaii next Birdman Sent from my iPad
On Sep 24, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Bob Luppino <[email protected]> wrote: > Awesome job DC. > > -----Original Message----- > From: david caudle > Sent: Sep 24, 2012 11:04 AM > To: "[email protected]" > Subject: [COWs] FS 70.3 report > > > The morning started out very early. The air temp was cool but warmer then > expected. Arrived at Jordan Lake at 5:45 and learned that it was going to be > wetsuit legal (yes that mad my day) Not sure how the water temp was 75 > degrees but Jason at FS Series must have found the right spot. Swim started > just a little after 7:00. I felt great on the swim and tried to hold back > just a little because I knew it was going to be a long morning. Coming out > of the water I look down at my watch to see 21 min…I thought I was seeing > things. (21:48 was the official time) It was at that point I knew the swim > course was short or either this wetsuit had a motor on it. Either way it made > me feel good. T1 was slow, but I wanted to take my time and be sure not to > forget anything and catch my breath. I figured I could make the time up on > the bike anyway. Off to the bike course. At the race briefing Jason > explained that the bike course was a little challenging. The first 40 miles > had its rollers, but there were also some really fast sections. The last > 16 miles would be very hilly and to be sure to save your legs. Wow was he > right. The first 40 were fast and the last part was very challenging (and > head wind). I even had to drop to my small ring on 3 hills…..(I was having > flash backs of the last mountain ride I did) I did drop a bottle along the > way that had G2 in it so I was not happy about that. There were a few really > bad sets of bad RR tracks and that must be where I lost it. In on the bike > in 2:37:12. Now the fun (or torture for me) begins. The damn run…… I got > all my gear and I’m off. I quickly notice that I had dropped my salt tablets > and I can already feel my quads starting to cramp. So after a few bad words > I just keep going. At the first water station I got some coke and water and > that seemed to help. Linda was there to support me and during my ride she > said she was going to go for a run. On my way out on the run she comes up > behind and runs a little while with me. At this point she had run like 14 of > her planned 19 mile run. Not sure how friendly I was to her since I was > already really tired, but it was nice to have the company. lol The first > loop was not so bad. The run course was a little hilly and yes I did walk > more then I had planned. The second loop was tough…..but I was able to pull > it all together and get to the end. > 5:06:29/2nd in age group/17 overall/only barfed twice after I was done/still > wondering why I do this to my body > DC > -- > 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.
