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\"Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Challenge Williamsburg Olympic was my “big” race for the year. \u00a0It’s probably the biggest, organization wise that I was looking at – everything else is local. \u00a0So I had some definite goals going into this race. It was only my second Olympic distance race, and considering that I had gotten a flat tire during the bike portion of that race, I figured I had a good chance of doing better at this race.<\/p>\n

I was freaking out about the time limits though. \u00a0One hour for the swim. \u00a0That didn’t worry me. \u00a0Add two hours onto that for the bike. \u00a0My last Oly took me 2:01. \u00a0That was with changing a tire and screwing up my gears, but it was definitely too close for comfort. \u00a0 Of course, that didn’t mean I had two hours for the bike, it meant that I had three hours for the swim and the bike. \u00a0But that two hour thing stuck in my head.<\/p>\n

Running is my weakest leg of the race, and if I took the max time on the first two legs, I wasn’t going to be able to finish the race in the allotted 4:15. \u00a0I knew I was worrying over nothing, but I still worried. \u00a0I found out that I just had to get myself to the run and I would be allowed to finish even if I was over the 4:15 time. \u00a0So I decided to not get worried and just got excited.<\/p>\n

Then the forecasts came out. \u00a0I started calling this race “Swim, Bike, Death March.” \u00a0It was gonna be HOT. \u00a0The race organizers were great, but there was a lot of talk about ice and hydration and fluids and so I think we all knew it would be a slower race.<\/p>\n

Saturday, we went to the race site and racked our bikes. \u00a0I’m a dork, and I loved that we all had personalized place cards for our bikes.<\/p>\n

\"Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

My tri club had enough members participating that we all got to rack together. \u00a0It was awesome to be among friends for the race. \u00a0I got my bike racked, said goodnight, and told her to behave at her campout.<\/p>\n

\"Bike<\/a><\/p>\n

Race morning dawned bright and early. \u00a0I had packed and repacked all of my bags and was way more worried than I should have been.<\/p>\n

\"Liz<\/a>
Liz was clearly not nervous. She was READY.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

This race was unique (to me) in that there were two transition spots. \u00a0T1 was (obviously) near the water and T2 was a couple of miles away near the finish line. \u00a0So on race morning, we drove to the finish line area and set up all of our run gear at T2. \u00a0Then we got on a shuttle to T1 where we setup our bike stuff and headed to the water. \u00a0The race gave us plastic bags to put all of our swim stuff for after the swim. \u00a0We just had to bag up everything we weren’t taking with us on the bike and they picked up the bags and transported them to T2 for us. \u00a0It was a pretty awesome feature.<\/p>\n

So, on to the race. \u00a0I was hydrated. \u00a0Really hydrated. \u00a0I had also used a bunch of Osmo Nutrition Pre-Load. \u00a0I even put a little bit into my hydration bottles to just add sodium. \u00a0I also had Clif Bloks in the Margarita flavor, which is triple the sodium. \u00a0I have issues with sodium and headaches, so I wanted to do everything possible to stay on my feet during the race.<\/p>\n

The water was too warm for wetsuits in the normal waves, so that made that decision easy. \u00a0I’m faster in my wetsuit, but I’m comfortable either way. \u00a0From the practice swim, I knew the current was going to be interesting, but I was ready.<\/p>\n

Nothing too exciting about the swim except that after I made the second turn, I was suddenly all alone. \u00a0I paused and asked a kayaker if I was off course. \u00a0He said I was fine, the rest of the pack around me had just gone really wide thanks to the current. \u00a0So that was a good feeling. \u00a0I wasn’t swimming perfectly, but I was doing okay. \u00a0 It wasn’t my fastest time, but it was solid.<\/p>\n

Swim – 40:56<\/p>\n

In T1, I passed Liz, who had beat me out of the water, much to her glee. \u00a0She and I are pretty evenly matched on the swim, but she’ll be beating me soon. \u00a0So I hoped I would see her out on the bike.<\/p>\n

T1 took me 5:49. \u00a0I couldn’t get my cooling wings on (something I bought to protect me from the sun more than anything. \u00a0I need to stretch them out a bit. \u00a0Or figure out how to put them on while I’m wet. \u00a0Or dry off my arms first. \u00a0Any of these things would be a good option.<\/p>\n

Now, for the bike. \u00a0While I knew I wanted to be under 2 hours, I hadn’t thought much beyond that. \u00a0I decided to aim for 15 minute miles, because that seemed reasonable. \u00a0I made this decision while on the bike, so perhaps next time I should plan ahead. \u00a0I also realized that if I kept the 15 minute miles, I had a shot at a sub-4 race, which was my goal.<\/p>\n

A few miles in, I finally caught up to Liz. \u00a0I greeted her by singing “Do You Wanna\u00a0Build a Snowman?” \u00a0I think people think we’re weird. \u00a0I also perhaps shouldn’t be able to sing while biking, but it was on a downhill in a terribly paved area, so I was going slow, and\u00a0that’s my excuse.<\/p>\n

She passed me later, singing. \u00a0Paybacks are hell.<\/p>\n

Bike – 1:40:58. \u00a0Not bad. \u00a0Definitely room for improvement though.<\/p>\n

T2 – All my stuff was still here, so that’s a good sign. \u00a0Took me 2:09. \u00a0Not bad.<\/p>\n

I set out on the run planning to just try for slow intervals. \u00a0I realized quickly that wasn’t going to happen. \u00a0The course wasn’t what I would call super hilly, but it wasn’t flat. \u00a0It was in the woods and shaded, but the downside was that there was no air moving at all. \u00a0It was super hot and my heart rate just kept jumping. My left calf was also really tight and I wasn’t sure if that was cramping from electrolytes or just stiffness from the bike.<\/p>\n

It was a two looped course and after doing some easy mental math, I knew that if I could keep my miles under 15 minutes, I had a shot at a sub-4. \u00a0This was still much slower than I wanted to run, but the heat was getting to me. \u00a0At one point, I definitely saw dark spots in the edges of my vision, so I slowed down. \u00a0I basically did the first loop running the downhills and hydrating and icing the rest of the time. \u00a0I let all thoughts of a sub-4 disappear. \u00a0And that was okay.<\/p>\n

Saw another Team Coeur member out there and she looked amazing! \u00a0I only seemed to see her while I was on my slog. \u00a0But it was a great reminder. \u00a0Heart and Courage!<\/p>\n

The volunteers were amazing. \u00a0There was so much water and ice and everything you could want. \u00a0They were so wonderful.<\/p>\n

Once the loop got out of the woods and back into the sun, I thought things would be worse, but I actually preferred this part because I could feel the air moving.<\/p>\n

And then the loop went back into the woods. But I got my second wind for the second 5k. \u00a0I started to feel a bit better and picked up the speed. \u00a0Not too much, but I was moving much better and felt good. \u00a0I still kept dumping ice down my tri top and pouring water over myself, but I no longer felt like the heat was beating me.<\/p>\n

I don’t know what I was expecting, but the final turn into the finish surprised me. \u00a0It was like “Hey! \u00a0My race is done and I made it!”<\/p>\n

Run – 1:30:44<\/p>\n

\"Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n

I looked at my watch and it read 4:00. \u00a0So I was seconds over my goal. \u00a0AMAZING considering the heat. \u00a0I was so happy. \u00a0I got my medal and a gloriously cold and wet towel and made my way out. \u00a0I ran into the significant others of some of our runners and we went back to cheer them into the finish. \u00a0All of our Oly runners came in looking great! \u00a0I was so proud of everyone.<\/p>\n

As we were about to head out, I noticed that they had a tent displaying the unofficial results. \u00a0I went to get my printout, wondering just how off I was from that 4:00 mark.<\/p>\n

Final time? \u00a04:00:36. \u00a0SO CLOSE! \u00a0I was so excited.<\/p>\n

But then I saw something else. \u00a0My division place was listed as 2.<\/p>\n

Wait, did that mean I had just placed in the Athena division? \u00a0Why yes it did.<\/p>\n

\"Challenge<\/a>
This is a terrible picture. Can I blame the bloating on salt?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"IMG_0420\"<\/a>
The Bling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I know that some people give Athenas (and Clydesdales) a tough time, but I weigh well over the 165 pound limit, so I have decided to rock the category. \u00a0Yes, given my height, I should probably lose weight and get myself out of the category, but for now, I’ll take it. \u00a0I hadn’t even paid attention at the awards because I didn’t think I had a snowball’s chance in hell of placing, given how my race went, but the heat affected everyone.<\/p>\n

I went back and looked at where I was positioned throughout the race. I came out of the water 4 people back, picked off one person on the bike, and then apparently leapfrogged another Athena throughout the run and came in just a few minutes before her. \u00a0(The winner was well ahead of me – I have some work to do.)<\/p>\n

All in all, an awesome race weekend and an awesome race. \u00a0I loved the Challenge Family spirit. \u00a0I loved that families were encouraged to run the finishers chute together. \u00a0I will definitely be back next year.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The aftermath. See all the sunscreen?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

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