Great job to everyone. I cant wait to hear more details on "lighting" Bolts adventures! We are making the Wilson presence felt!!! I like it
On Sunday, May 20, 2012 4:05:35 PM UTC-4, Cavas, Linda wrote: > 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!! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cyclistsofwilson-cows/-/MEBHFU25wsAJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
