Last weekend was a very busy weekend for races. The first race was held in Vulcan and this year they had better weather than last. Marj was out there for No Limits and running in her 1st triathlon for 2010. Months ago Marj set a time goal of 1:15 and now was time to test her training. With a small slip Marj was off and swimming. Considering the slip Marj did great and swam 11:31. The bike was Hard and Marj was happy with her efforts. Her run was 29:33 which is the 1st time for a while for be sub 30 on the run. Overall Marj's time was 1:14.53 and 1st goal is reached for 2010. Nice Job Marj, next race is Chinook olympic!
Off to Oliver half ironman. We had a few athetes racing. Kevin was out testing his new bike. An Argon 18. I have not seen it but I have heard that it Humms. Kevin's swim was good, bike was good and run was going good up until the 15K and then his legs starting talking. Overall Kevin had a great training day. 5:01
Doug is an athlete who will always be smiling. :) His swim was continuously bumpy and even in clear water someone would find him remind him to swim faster. He had some cramping issues in the calf but this soon went away. Doug was very aero on the bike using an aero helmet for the 1st time and his Hed Tri spokes. These worked very well as he passed many. While on the run Doug focused a lot on his form. This worked well and brought him home in 5:16
Mike had a great IMC training day. His swim was his best ever and had a very comfortable swim. Unfortunately his TT bike was out of commision and he had to use his road bike for the 90 Km. This put him in not the optimal TT position and caused his legs to scream at him during the run. Still, thus didn't get him down and had a lot of fun. 5:41
Alex was also for this race and she had a tough swim. Alex had some difficulty breathing due to the cold water. Her calf muscle also knotted up and stayed like this for the duration of the race. :( This made the bike and run quite difficult. Alex soldiered through the race and finished in 6:04.
Lastly we had Carrie at Oliver. Her race report is below so feel free to read. Hip issues caused Carrie to wisely pull out after the bike. This is such a difficut decision to make but this was the best choice for the day.
Now off to Kona! Kevin was competing in the 70.3 Kona triathlon held on the big island where IM hawaii takes place. This is such a special place to be and race. Kevin was very fotunate to be able to take part in this race. The island did not fail to produce tough conditions. Rough ocean, windy Queen K highway and the very hot and rolling run. Kevin enjoyed the race and I am sure that he is dreaming of one day coming back to test himself on the lava fields in the full IM. Kevin finished in 5:36.
Great racing everyone! This weekend many are racing Wasa! Good luck to all!
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