CATALINA TRIATHLON - November 2, 2019 - Avalon

S - 750 yds | Bike 9 hilly miles | Run Hilly 5k  - 1:47:39
1/4 Wm 65-59   |  29/86 Wm overall | 114/265 overall

SANTA CRUZ TRIATHLON - Sept 22, 2019

750 M Swim | 20K Bike | 5k Run - 1:29:22
1/7 Wm 65-69
32/162 Wm overall
118/373 Overall

Up hill, first bike loop

Heading into the beach finish line

Happy to be on the podium!

ROUND THE ROCK ALCATRAZ OUTRIGGER RACES - SAN FRANCISCO

August 10, 2019  -- SR Master Co-ed - (5 women/ 1 man) --- 1:33:40   5/6

At the last minute, our Senior Master Women's team became a Senior Master Co-ed, with the addition of Dean, our one man in the boat.  The conditions were calm, but the fog was dense...  cloaking the South Tower of the bridge and Alcatraz.. by the time we turned on the second buoy beyond Alcatraz, we could see the shore.  Each landmark passed as we made our way to the finish line.  The Jeremiah O'brien, Aquatic Park, St Francis Yacht Club.. then Crissy Field.

The race felt good, the boat felt great!  Nutrition:
3 Race Caps
3 Endurolytes
Heed
Fully Charged within the hour before the race.
Sips of water just before and just after.

OUTRIGGER SPRINT REGATTA - FOSTER CITY -July 27, 2019

Foster City

BASS LAKE TRIATHLON - June 1, 2019

Sprint Triathlon  - 400M Swim | 12K Bike | 5K Run  - 1:37:28

1/4 F (65-69)  -  20/95 F overall - 63/251 overall

65-69 Winners!

FOLSOM OLY LITE TRIATHLON - May 11, 2019

1 Mile Swim | 25 Mile Bike | 1 Mile Run   2:20:36
4/7 F   11/17 overall

Pre Race - ready to go

Total Body Fitness definitely was well organized for this race.  The venue was the right size for the number of people racing, there was plenty of parking and generally a very stress free check-in and set up process on the morning of the race.  I had gone out to Granite Bay to feel the water the day before.... cold...... I decided to wear my full suit for the race.

Race start was 8:00am -- I'm pretty sure we started on time.  My pre-race nutrition was tried and true - oatmeal with banana and Apple Cinnamon Hammer Gel, Hammer Whey Protein and vitamins.  12 oz Heed, 4 Race Caps, and 4 Endurolytes within the hour before the race start.

The sprint race started at 7am... I had arrived at the venue early, so I kind of wished that I had signed up for the Sprint instead of the Oly Lite.  Too late to change though.

The wind started to come up just before 8AM - the turn bouys seemed to be very far away from shore and hard to see because of the sun... but that's just how the timing turned out. Our wave took off into the sun at 8:12am, lots of body contact, wind waves and general chaotic rough water... which seemed so unusual for a lake.  I carried on swimming pretty much blind, just following other people's feet.  For some reason, I kept going off course to the right, left arm stronger? Maybe not sighting enough?
I don't know, but I did want to quit and go back to shore.  I stopped to breaststroke and assess where I was a few times, even turned over to back stroke once - this is very unusual for me... but here I was in the water making my way to the elusive finish line - I couldn't see that either until I was maybe 200 yards away.   That was also the point at which I realized I was very off course.. way too far to the right.  I thought my swim would be 40 minutes or so... turned out to be right around 30 minutes..... shocking that I hadn't spent a longer time in the water.

I walked up to the transition, took my time getting the wetsuit off and bike gear on and took off.
The ride was extremely well marked and attended by volunteers. It was a gorgeous ride, just a little bit longer than I had anticipated  (90 mintues).  I drank most of my Heed, drank all of my Hammer Gel/water mix from the flask and a very small bite of a Hammer Bar during the bike ride. I came back into transition, changed to run gear, ran out on to the course.  I was VERY glad to be doing a 1 mile run versus a 10K.   Just a half mile in, sign for the 1 mile turnaround pointed off to the right.  A few more yards and I was heading towards the finish line.. thankfully!

I have to say again, Total Body Fitness is a class act.  I am glad that they are now sanctioned by USAT and very glad that Hammer Nutrition is one of their sponsors! GO Hammer!

 

VIVA ALOHA OUTRIGGER RACES - ALAMEDA, CA May 4, 2019

VIVA ALOHA