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Frost Yer Fanny


Ok, wow this was a fun race. I usually don't race this early in the year, but since I am preparing to race in March, I figured I might as well have some fun. This race was the longest to date for me. It was a 5k run 30k bike and then another 5k run. Oh, did I mention it was COLD!! I stayed at a fiends place the night before. When I wonke up in the morning there was ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD! I did not come prepared. I got to the race sight and set up my bike. Everything was going great until the race started. I did not follow my race plans to run around an 18:30 for my first 5k. Instead I ran a blistering 17:30, puttin gme in the top 10 along with Pro's James Bonney, Dana Lyons, and Adam Reiser to name a few. As you can imagine, as much as my coach, Tad Molloy, Said, I suffered on teh bike. To start with, as I left Transistion zone, I was attempting to place my feet in the shoes that were already connected to the pedals. I knocked the shoe off, forcing me to stop, dismount my bike, put my shoes on and then continue. I dropped back to somewhere around 20th place. I was getting hammered on the hills. On top of the tough course I was so cold I couldn't effectivly grasp my water bottles, so I became dehydrated. I got off the bike and prepared for a brutal last run. I had hoped for a 19 min flat last 5k but had to settle for 19:33. I finished under my 1 hr 30 min goal time with a 1:26:14. That put me 2nd in my age group and 13th overall. Yes, I did catch some people on the second Run.

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