I have not updated in awhile and also have not blogged about Beaver Freezer. First last week...
I swam Wednesday morning and it was a normal workout. I felt faster and ready for Freezer. On Thursday I rested and slept until 6:30. On Friday I hoped to go to Ride but coming home from Bible Study at 9...and just feeling drained and tired--I could not do it. I figured the extra race before Freezer was not a bad thing. We had leftover enchiladas for dinner and watched The Amazing Race. I had a Diet Mountain Dew with dinner (around 8 PM) which was a mistake...I realized that later. Rob & I watched 20/20 around 10 and I fell asleep during it. I didn't have to get up too early for Freezer...just after 6 AM. Which is actually later than I get up for Power, Swim & Ride--honestly it felt a little like sleeping in!
Then I finally went to bed after 20/20 was over...around 11...I was not tired. Then Rob & I got in this conversation about my work schedule (which is pretty intense right now and the most hours I have ever done) and the demands of my business on top of everything else. The conversation really turned on all the anxiety that was already there about the race. Then I really couldn't sleep. It took A LONG time before I fell asleep. I stopped looking at the clock. I am guessing close to 2 AM. Rob putting on a second Seinfeld episode finally lulled me to sleep. I woke up at 5:30 and slept another half hour until I really got up.
I wasn't overly nervous for Freezer. I had done it before. I had trained really well. The biking still makes me anxious a bit, but it was only 12 miles and only one big hill. The weather was supposed to be warm and sunny and that would help a lot. I met my friend at the carpool lot at 7 AM and we made it to OSU on time. We were in back to back swim waves. I swam at 9:50 AM. I was overly confident going into the swim. I timed myself a few weeks back and I was around 11 minutes. Looking back I am not sure how accurate that is. The swim timer clock was broken so I was using the actual wall clock...I could have been a few minutes off. So I was in a wave with 10-11 minute swimmers. Going into the pool, I struggled at first. My anxiety was high, I kept bumping into the side rope, and I got passed twice. I was the last one out in my wave. The volunteer never told me I had one more lap--I had to pop my head out and ask. I think the timing was off as well. My swim time was 14 minutes which I think is slow--but I am guessing it was 13 something. I am actually going to time myself again soon and see where I'm at.
Going into T1, I was way more confident. My transition time was much better. Although I couldn't find my bike at first, I got right on quickly. I felt more confident on my bike. I got clipped in immediately, drank Gatorade on the bike without dropping my water bottle...or worse falling. I went at a good steady pace.
T2 I did better as well. The running is never that difficult for me. My time is always about 2 minutes slower than my normal 5K time which was the case here. I ran the whole way--just walked through the aid station. I tried to keep a good steady pace. I was tired--but not dying.
My final time was 2 seconds slower than the last time I did it...which was a little disappointing. But triathlon is still new to me--I haven't done as many of them as I have running races. I am still an amateur swimmer and nervous bike rider. I have improved so much in the last couple of years. I had fun and enjoyed being outside. I am not sure the swim time was accurate as it was listed.
I rested on Sunday but jumped right back into it on Monday. I did about 4 miles Monday morning with Tracy. On Tuesday I went to Power. We are regular swim on Wednesday and I really focused more on speed and pushing myself--I think I was faster than normal. Thursday I rested. Friday morning I made to Group Ride. I was quite tired and did not push myself on every single track but was thankful I made it. I have a history of intending to go on Fridays and choosing to sleep instead. Yesterday I ran 6 miles with Tracy in the morning and did lots of gardening. This afternoon I only biked a little over 9 miles on the Keizer bike path. I would have liked to bike more than that but it was so much stop & start. The bike path is only 3 1/2 miles long...hardly enough to get a decent ride in. The stop and start was good practice for me in terms of clipping in & out. I did really well. It was not worth it to drive all the way out there when the River Road/Independence route and Minto Brown is so much closer. I really need to find some riding friends. I may try the Salem Bicycle Club next month. I really wish there were bike path options and less fighting traffic, but maybe I can find some long country roads to ride with others on. I am probably going to do the Deschutes Dash in July but not sure if I will do the sprint distance or olympic.
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