Kind of a race, but not a race report race because it wasn't really official and I'm not convinced the course was accurate. I was the 'run' leg on an Olympic-distance triathalon team this morning in Hansville at the Wilder Hare Tri.
Up early, got there with tons of time to spare (but the rain stopped and held off, so I'm not complaining). Chris Henry did the swim (1 mile/25 minutes), Andy Binion did the bike (28 miles/1:40), I warmed up about 1.5 miles, stretched, then it started to get warm, then I did some strides and just stayed loose for 20 minutes waiting for Andy.
Course was hilly and it's a little odd starting completely alone and competing with folks who've already done the swim and bike. There were probably 10 other relays or so, but the top two were well out ahead of me (one had a Olympic trials marathon qualifier running, and she was finishing when I was starting). So I was chasing folks who were on their last legs, which is a little different feeling when you pass.
I zipped down the hill from Buck Lake, settled into a pace on the flat stretch into Hansville, then backed off some going up the "devil's triple" of hills, including a downhill towards Foulweather Bluff than you turn around and climb out of. Pretty hilly out there. I hit the turn back to Buck Lake at 31 minutes or something, and that's less than a mile from the finish. So either the course was short or I was moving downhill a lot faster than expected. I felt great the whole time, zipped right along and pushed but not really a race mentality. I backed of a little for the climb, then finished strong. 37:40 overall.
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