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Getting back on the wagon

The wagon needs new wheels, horses, heck a complete overhaul.

I completed the Darnd’st Du, same distances as my first Frost yer Fanny Du years ago, back then I went 17:30, 47 ish, 19:33, that was a 5:40 mile pace for the first 5k, 23.5 for the bike and 6:19 for the second 5k… total time was 1:26:14. My times weren’t even close, but I know with time it is possible.

I knew the race would run be over 1:30 total. I also knew I have not done any training over an hour, so my body would not be adjusted to the time of racing. I took the first run out comfortably in 6:30 pace to run a 20:19 first 5k. That was the 20th fastest 1st run. The bike was painful. My body recognized the lack of training. I used to have my “comfortable pain” and my “push hard pain”. All I had on Sunday was PAIN. My bike avg of 20.5 had me finishing the 30k bike in 55:41. 38th fastest on the bike. The second run was just hanging on. 7:09 pace for a 22:20 5k, 21st fastest. So pretty even across the board.

The race itself is great. Transition area is huge rack anywhere you want, first come first serve. So of course I picked a spot right next to the bike in/out. My T2 of 21 seconds showed I still had some skills. The run course is out and back with 1 turn. Lots of hills, up and down. The bike course is um, hilly. Yeah, that’s about right, hilly but really pretty. The second run is the same as the first. The post race party was a lot of fun. I hooked up with some friends from San Antonio and Austin and enjoyed burgers and hotdogs and music. This is definitely a race to come back to.
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  1. sassy stephanieAugust 12, 2008 at 8:45 AM

    "comfortably in 6:30 pace"

    Puuuuke. That's my heart attack zone.

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