Awesome job everyone!
Chris H.
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From: "Cavas, Linda" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Sun, May 20, 2012 20:05:42 GMT+00:00
Subject: [COWs] "little" Washington NC - Triathlon Report
Several swimmers/cyclists/runners of Wilson turned out for the triathlon
events in "little" Washington this weekend.
Turbo Dan, KP, and Jon Anderson did the 100 mile triathlon. This was a
grueling event made of up of a 2 mile swim, 88 mile bike, and a 10 mile run.
KP had an overall time of 7:11 and Turbo Dan's overall time was 7:07. And
it's no surprise to anyone who knows him that Jon Anderson was the first
bike to come in and finished 2nd OVERALL with a final time of 6:03. He's
got Kona in his sights!! This was a tough event and they all did AMAZING!!
Road conditions for the bike were bumpy enough to knock some dental work
loose, and the wind gave them a strong fight, and once they finished the
first 44 mile loop, they set off to do it AGAIN! I tried to take a picture
of Turbo Dan after the first loop but riding true to his name the picture
was a blur as he passed....and KP was all smiles as she got into the groove
for the 10 mile run :) 100 miles and 6-7+ hours of work....hard to get my
mind wrapped around those numbers....WOW!
DC, Chris Bolt, Joe Strange and Dave Wilhelm competed in the 50 mile event.
This was a 1 mile swim, 44 mile bike and 5 mile run. DC won his age group
and came in 5th overall with a total time of 3:05 and a bike average of 22.1
that surprised even him! Even with technical difficulties (watch didn't
start at the swim, bike computer was screwed up) and some physical
challenges (leg cramps in his quads that were excruciating and had him
hollering in T2 after getting off the bike) -- and yet he still kept a
blistering 7:14 pace on the 5 mile run. Simply awe inspiring and after that
example of endurance I'll never complain after a race again. Chris Bolt
completed his first ever triathlon and placed 5th in his age group!! Had an
excellent swim (29 minutes flat) but anyone who swims with the "Bolt" isn't
surprised to hear that! His overall time was 3:43 with an 18.4 average on
the bike. Watch out! There's another strong triathlete in Wilson! He may
not have had much time to train for this but Joe Strange showed up and got
it done! Had a great swim time of 33:10 and an overall time of 4:11. And
the advice he gave me about mentally preparing for the swim = priceless.
This is why he's "the coach"! Dave Wilhelm placed 2nd in his age group with
an overall time of 3:27. Bike average was 19.7 and average pace on the run
was 7:46! No wonder we had trouble keeping up with him on the "beer run"
last Monday! He was just getting warmed up!! I think we should slow him
down with beer BEFORE the run next time!
Dan Decker and I competed in the sprint triathlon this morning. This was a
750 meter swim, 13 mile bike and 3 mile run. Dan finished 2nd in his age
group with an overall time of about 1:15 (they don't have our final times
posted yet). Dan totally could have won it but the guy he was coasting
along with found his 5th gear coming down the home stretch and hauled out a
sprint that caught Dan by surprise and he just couldn't catch him! There's
a reason why Dan couldn't catch him....he did a TOUGH 20 mile mountain bike
race yesterday!! It was good to see Dan's brother compete with him this
morning too. This was my first open water swim and all I can say is I
finished and I didn't drown in the Pamlico River! I kept at the swim with a
slow but steady pace and drank more water from the Pamlico than I care to
admit -- but I got through it. Tried to make up some time on the bike and
run, and ended up with an overall time of about 1:35. Not bad and I had a
BLAST!
Awesome way to spend a weekend -- weather was great and FS Series does a
nice job of organizing these events. I think all of us are competing in the
Three Little Pigs sprint triathlon in Smithfield next month. Would be great
to see a large group from Wilson!
Several are doing the Olympic length triathlon at Kerr Lake in a few weeks.
Good luck to them! And if anyone wants to do the swim or bike then we'll
make it a relay and I'll do the run! Swim is 1500 meters, bike is 24.8
miles and run is a 10K. Let me know -- this is a really fun event, Kerr
Lake is gorgeous!! and if you've never done a triathlon it would be a good
way to get a taste and experience a great event...but be careful....you'll
get hooked!!
Great job everybody!!
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