Katie ([info]indiglo11) wrote,
@ 2006-08-15 10:45:00
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I'm actually a decent triathlete!
After 2 years of doing running races from 5ks to half marathons, this summer I attempted sprint triathlons. The first one was small and only 2 people finished after me. Rather demoralizing, but it WAS my first one and I had a lot to learn. The second one was better and the third (a bigger, more seriously timed and slightly longer race) was just great! I managed to finish 6th out of 20 in my age group and I"m posting those results here so that I can look at them whenever I run a 5k and am reminded that as a runner...I've improved but I just don't have the genetics, or the drive. As a triathlete, however, I might just have potential!

FEMALE 25 - 29 DIVISION
Place No. Name Town Sta Ag S Time Final Delay
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1 219 Katie Thompson 27 F 1:33:26 1:33:26 0:01
2 211 Stacey Floom 26 F 1:34:30 1:34:30 0:01
3 214 Shannon Andre 27 F 1:41:19 1:39:04 2:15
4 215 Jesica Smith 27 F 1:41:02 1:41:02 0:01
5 218 Carmen Fontana 27 F 1:43:42 1:43:42 0:01
6 213 Katie Alex 27 F 1:47:18 1:47:18 0:01
7 368 Tracy Klein 28 F 1:48:29 1:48:29 0:01
8 226 Molly Fuller 29 F 1:49:06 1:49:06 0:01
9 216 Bridget Murphy 27 F 1:56:16 1:56:16 0:01
10 224 Rachel Webb 29 F 2:00:58 2:00:58 0:01
11 220 Cathy Molnar 28 F 2:05:35 2:05:35 0:01
12 352 Shannon Votruba 25 F 2:07:06 2:07:06 0:01
13 229 Abbey Steel 29 F 2:08:01 2:08:01 0:01
14 217 Tamara Norris 27 F 2:12:02 2:12:02 0:01
15 203 Louisa Harbage 25 F 2:20:52 2:20:52 0:01
16 202 Sarah Janik 25 F 2:28:36 2:28:36 0:01
17 208 Amanda Vidak 26 F 2:34:54 2:34:54 0:01
18 200 Angela Dimarino 25 F 0:01
19 206 Kathy Owen 26 F 0:01
20 223 Jaimie McIntyre 29 F 0:01




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It's all relative
[info]inonit
2006-08-16 06:05 pm UTC (link)
What a fantastic improvement in your fitness level over the past two years! I have watched the hard work with pride (and have participated in some of it as well). Keep on keeping on; just remember how absurd your accomplishments would have sounded just two years ago. Remember, don't just measure yourself just against last week. Don't just measure yourself just against what you were hoping to do in the last race. Don't just measure yourself against what other people your age do (most people your age don't show up for these races, so you're much, much fitter than most of them anyway). Remember to also measure yourself against how you used to be. It's an astonishing accomplishment, and you ought to feel strong because of it. I think it would have been hard for you to imagine just two years ago. Feeling great about yourself is the least you deserve after all the hard work over all that time. :)

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[info]pointonthecurve
2006-08-17 05:12 am UTC (link)
Congratulations! It's one of the rewarding things of racing: subjectively many times it's hard to see the difference from yesterday or last week when you may do a workout. But the results don't lie....

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