3 Disciplines Festival of Races is a 3 Disciplines Racing event located in East Tawas, MI. I stayed at my Mom's place in Gaylord to keep from making too long of a drive on race morning. After I picked up my race packet, I was able to catch the all important sunrise over the parking lot.
I wasn't sure what to set my goals at, but I thought 6 hours for a rockstar goal sounded good. So, with that as I base, I thought super happy would be 6:15 and 6:30 would be my "better do" goal. As we lined up on the beach, I was NERVOUS! A different nervous than any race so far. I was doing 70.3 miles in the next 6-7 hours... craziness!
Run - 13.1 miles - 2:14:00 - 10:14 min/mi - 4/7 Age Group - 60/10 overall - What, what!?!?!? My first stand alone half marathon was 2:22... How did I just run a half marathon after 3:45 of swimming and biking at 2:14? It was a hard fought 13.1 miles. I walked at aid stations and on the last pass, stretched those walks out a little longer than I planned. But I did it. I did not end the run thinking "I could do more." I had the awesome feeling of, "I gave it my all." The volunteers and other athletes on the course were so encouraging and motivating! I love this sport!
Results = 6:02:46 - 3rd Age Group (F35-39), 13/35 Female overall - 55/101 overall I can't wait to do it again :-)
I wasn't sure what to set my goals at, but I thought 6 hours for a rockstar goal sounded good. So, with that as I base, I thought super happy would be 6:15 and 6:30 would be my "better do" goal. As we lined up on the beach, I was NERVOUS! A different nervous than any race so far. I was doing 70.3 miles in the next 6-7 hours... craziness!
Swim - 1.2 mi - 42:57 - 3/7 Age Group - 43/101 overall - My pace on this was 1.7 mph - which is not far off of my olympic pace. We swam back into the sun, which was tough to site, so I was probably all over the course, but I did it, and still had juice to pick it up at the end. I left the water thinking... I could do more :-
Bike 56mi - 2:58:41 - 18.8 mph 4/7 Age Group - 53/101 overall - This was a challenging course with a couple of big hills. Once we got past the olympic turnaround, I was overwhelmed with the beauty of the ride. On several occasions you come over a hill to look down on lakes and wildnerness. The TriShop.com crew was out with water bottles, which was great too! I loved this bike course and can't wait to tackle it again next year. As I finished, I was still thinking - I could do more...
Run - 13.1 miles - 2:14:00 - 10:14 min/mi - 4/7 Age Group - 60/10 overall - What, what!?!?!? My first stand alone half marathon was 2:22... How did I just run a half marathon after 3:45 of swimming and biking at 2:14? It was a hard fought 13.1 miles. I walked at aid stations and on the last pass, stretched those walks out a little longer than I planned. But I did it. I did not end the run thinking "I could do more." I had the awesome feeling of, "I gave it my all." The volunteers and other athletes on the course were so encouraging and motivating! I love this sport!
Age Group Results: http://www.your-results.com/results/files/14_FESTIVAL_H_AGEGROUP.txt
Overall Results: http://www.your-results.com/results/files/14_FESTIVAL_H_OVERALL.txt
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