QuarterMax - June 10, 2006
Hills... 'nuf said.
Okay, I'll give it some thought. I spent most of Friday helping setting up at Quartmax which was held at Innsbrook Resort. I hadn't been there in years but it looked exactly as I remembered it.
Race morning rolled around and the last thing I wanted to do was race.... or even participate for that matter. My "racing my way into shape" philosophy of the summer definitely wasn't cutting it especially with the horrible hills at Innsbrook.
The swim was nice (no wetsuits thank god). I felt okay but I know with my background I should be going faster in the water. I just need to put in the time and hit the pool for some training. Made my way up to transition and off on the bike I go.
The first five miles were pretty bad but I was expecting that since the park is hilly and once you get out of the resort its flat. Chrissy and Jen passed me in those 5 miles. At some point I pulled Chrissy back in on the flats but Jen was preparing for Ironman CDA and had much more in her than I did. I averaged a little under 20 which is slightly disheartening given how I did last summer but I know that I've neglected training.
Once out on the run, I was really questioning my reasons for doing this crazy race. The hills were so horrible that I walked up each and every one. Chrissy repassed me at about mile 2. Oh well. All I wanted to do was finish. I didn't care how many people passed me. I think I averaged about 10 minutes per mile but I finished the longest race that I've ever done so that counted for something.
And I somehow managed to get 2nd in my age group too.
Okay, I'll give it some thought. I spent most of Friday helping setting up at Quartmax which was held at Innsbrook Resort. I hadn't been there in years but it looked exactly as I remembered it.
Race morning rolled around and the last thing I wanted to do was race.... or even participate for that matter. My "racing my way into shape" philosophy of the summer definitely wasn't cutting it especially with the horrible hills at Innsbrook.
The swim was nice (no wetsuits thank god). I felt okay but I know with my background I should be going faster in the water. I just need to put in the time and hit the pool for some training. Made my way up to transition and off on the bike I go.
The first five miles were pretty bad but I was expecting that since the park is hilly and once you get out of the resort its flat. Chrissy and Jen passed me in those 5 miles. At some point I pulled Chrissy back in on the flats but Jen was preparing for Ironman CDA and had much more in her than I did. I averaged a little under 20 which is slightly disheartening given how I did last summer but I know that I've neglected training.
Once out on the run, I was really questioning my reasons for doing this crazy race. The hills were so horrible that I walked up each and every one. Chrissy repassed me at about mile 2. Oh well. All I wanted to do was finish. I didn't care how many people passed me. I think I averaged about 10 minutes per mile but I finished the longest race that I've ever done so that counted for something.
And I somehow managed to get 2nd in my age group too.
posted by Nikki Reed Difani at 9:52 AM
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