Sunday, August 24, 2014

SANTA BARBARA LONG COURSE TRIATHLON - August 23, 2014



S - 1 mile | B - 34 mile | R - 10 mile  4:22:32 
#1/4 F (60-64)




Women 45+ waiting for race to begin

Post Race.. #1 and #2 Wm 60-64 -- whew!


 The last year that I competed in the Santa Barbara Long Course was 2008.  I had finished it in 3:55:51 that year.. but I was still training for marathons at that time... not so now.... so I knew that the run would be a challenge.  It was.. I had hoped for 9 minute miles.. but just couldn't pull it off. So my finish time of 4:22:32 wasn't bad.. just now what I had expected.   My swim was fast enough to be #5 out of our wave of Women 45+. and bike ride time was respectable.. my biggest concern was staying upright on the roads which were wet from the fog drip.  The run.... well, it was a struggle but I muscled through and finished strong!


Monday, August 11, 2014

SANTA CRUZ TRI - August 10, 2014

The first wave of the Santa Cruz Tri -- the young ones get ready to race!
Well,  sometime you have to know when to fold the cards and not start the race.  I injured my intercostal muscle on Saturday morning during a huli while out on an Outrigger Canoe.  We were allegedly one of the support vessels for a Waterworld Swim event -- The Bridge to Bridge Swim.  We didn't hear that the swim start was about a half hour later than scheduled.. so we went out to cross the Bay too early.  We ended up hulling before the swim race even began.. I pulled a muscle during the huli and even though I went to Santa Cruz for the triathlon, set up my bike, etc.. I decided an hour and a half before our race start to not race.. I was in too much pain.  It was a good thing, I went for a very short swim after the racers were out of the water..  each stroke was pretty darned excruciating.  I think this will just take time to heal......

Some photos of the Bridge to Bridge swim support before the huli and of the First Wave starting the Santa Cruz Tri.
After crossing the Bay.. waiting for swimmers...... before our huli



Post huli, found the swimmers and other support boats

Intrepid crew.. back from across the great water, post huli and glad to be back on our side of the Bay!


Sunday, August 3, 2014

ROUND THE ROCK HE'E NALU OUTRIGGER RACE - August 2, 2014


An exciting race with a turn buoy just outside the Golden Gate Bridge.....

Our Crew Heading out to starting line


Post Race -- 2 hours later