5430 Long Course
How many other teams had 18 finishers in a ½? Not many ! bet.
Denny is always reminding us how wonderful everyone else is. He never lets on about the sweet stuff he does for all of us. All those parties don’t get put together on their own. And the beer. He makes sure there is always 3 times what he needs so the rest of us can get some. Saturday he made sure all of us did better than we would have. Because of the Simon Lessing shaped dent in the hood of Denny’s car we each moved up 1 place. Jordan would have been 13th and may have never raced again. He is way too modest to talk about it.
Once again ! missed every girl that flashed me. !’m beginning to suspect ! miss 4-5 events every day. More during races.
It sure was early @ 3am. On four hours sleep and 4 months of negligible training, ! was not optimistic about my performance. ! was pretty sure ! would finish before dark. ! took lots of electrolytes. The pink cap wave was a big improvement over Boulder Peak. They were all girls this time. There were even girls in my wave. We went off right in the middle. ! was nearly half-way when the leaders of the next gang came through. ! was pleased w/ my time. It was 3 minutes faster than the pace ! did @ the Peak.
The bike was fast. It’s a gradual climb for the first few miles then some bigger climbs then the last 2/3 give back all that altitude. There were those annoying guys who would blow by me going 20 mph where ! could only manage 15. Some of those guys were girls too. ! didn’t see anyone ! knew on the 1st lap. They either started 2 waves ahead or somewhere behind me. As ! turned onto 51st for the last mile of lap one ! spyed Jenna on her way out. About 2 miles ahead. She was flying. Her boyfriend had given her Hed, but she had to really work the pump to get his disk firm enough to satisfy her. She said that if it didn’t stay hard the whole time she rode it she was going to ditch him.
! yelled @ her and like a typical girl she sped up. ! take credit for the 15 minutes she took off her time. Not far behind Jenna was Sarah. ! did catch her. She tried the other girl tactic of stopping until ! was out of site.
Since Jenna wasn’t too far ahead ! wanted to catch her. ! didn’t manage to, but the important thing is that ! beat her bike split by over 5 minutes. It did seem ! was going faster on lap 2. @ 35 miles ! passed Jeff. Not long after that ! passed Ed. By that point ! was doing most of the passing. We were off wicked fast St. Vrain Rd. by then. With a couple miles to go Jeff came by. He had gotten a surge of something. ! let him get past just to stay legal then attacked. He must be punished for that. That hurt. No way was ! accepting that. He kept hanging on. The turn onto Jay road is tight and slow and the same onto 51st just beyond. My handling skills and brute force opened the gap. Still, he had proved himself to be a threat so the power stayed on. ! knew ! had no chance once we got to the run. He was dropping farther back until we hit the hill. ! attacked again and that did it. ! got a little air on the speed bumps and into T2.
! had to pee. ! had decided to wear the new trail shoes and take Tylenol so ! could survive that hike. My plan had been to walk a few dogs and try to recoup some of my entry fee. ! had just made it around to the far side of transition when ! got tapped on the back. It was Jordan starting his 2nd lap. 4:14 on his debut ½ is pretty decent. ! fear he is going to get himself in trouble. He runs @ an unsafe speed. Half way around he hit a bunny. He’s probably wanted in Boulder for that. He told the cops it was someone else. It was his tread and didn’t match any pair he had reported stolen.
Speaking of rodents, ! saw Rick, our Clydesdale, 2 miles into lap 2. ! offered him an apple and he threw an ice cube @ me. Even though ! was talking to a girl, had been racing longer than ! had last slept and had been splashed recently by Roberta, ! caught it and ate it. Oh. Rick’s not a rodent. Clydesdales usually just step on them. He was wondering why he had to park way far off even though he was one of the first to arrive. Prairie dogs moved into that area. This is Boulder so instead of doing the sensible thing with a pellet gun, they’ve turned the area into a gated community.
! had to keep running until ! got out of sight of Mary. Then ! had to pull over to stretch out my quads. Along came Ed. He was cramping too. He asked if it ever stops hurting. Duh. No. When that pace gets easy go harder so it hurts more. Sweet pain. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Ed ran on and left me. The mile markers were coming faster than ! had expected. ! was running more than walking. It still hurt. By mile 3 ! was feeling good. The Tylenol and Coke had kicked in. Would it last? ! still had to walk some. @ mile 4 there were sponges on the ground. ! got a couple. On the dam after the last aid station ! was walking. ! wanted to recover enough to be able to run the entire observation zone. Along came that bastard Denny. Now ! had to run. We talked. ! made sure to stay in front of him. He had made up my head start time plus the time ! put on him during the ride in only one lap. He told me Yon was 30 minutes back. Yon has been calling in the coordinates for his beard lately. ! lasted until we got to the bottom of the big hill. ! didn’t want to push it too hard. Jocelyn had just finished. That was the longest continuous run of the day. Onward alone again.
Roberta came by splashed me @ the aid station. ! called the foul, and in classic blame the victim fashion they told me ! should appreciate it. ! should have expected that from her after the way she looked @ me w/ the hypno-spiral goggles @ the pool.
! was peeing a lot by now. Every aid station unless ! forgot. ! still was thirsty. On the second trip over the dam, Megan caught up to me. She made me run again. ! wanted to recover until ! got to where people knew me. She slapped me on the butt and ran off into the sunset. ! went back to walking. ! got to talking to another gal doing her first ½. She was finishing her 1st lap. ! felt bad for her. Not as bad as ! felt for me when ! started seeing blue and yellow on the side yelling for me to go. Part of the reason Charlie is such a good coach is that he understands that long races are a sign of stupidity. Those of us who do these can’t always remember what we’re doing. ! had no idea what to do until Charlie started yelling “pass him. Go. Get him” So ! passed that guy. Too bad there weren’t more of them. ! got by that guy quick and still had a long way to go. With no guidance ! just kept going fast. Then it was over. This time ! did take the plunge into the ice trough. ! just leaned back and went under.
In the debriefing Jordan’s win was confirmed. Michael got 7th and Jenna got 12th in their categories both w/ 5:20. Jocelyn, who will be marrying a guy soon who advised her to pee in her pants, got 4th in her age group. The conversation had taken a turn for the worst. Sarah (5th age group) wants me to design her wedding gown. !’m thinking of something strapless in team colors. Blue w/ yellow swoops. One long sleeve on the audience side for the sponsor logos. “Mom and Dad, Church, minister, caterer, Remington shotguns, EAS, Coors” White doves to hold up the long train since there will likely be ponies about. Printed on the train “So…you went to the prom. How cute” Zipper on the front so she stays cool if she makes a run for it. And don’t forget the tiara.
! predict that Sarah will be next to join the class action restraining order. ! feel good about my time 6:06 considering the injury and resulting lack of training. Still, ! wish ! could have carried the fitness ! had through to see what ! actually could do. Next year, damnit.
Jordan Jones, 1st in age group and 3rd overall, 12th overall counting pro triathletes male and female and relay team with an incredible 4:14
Jocelyn Petrella, 4th age group 4:53
Sarah Snider, 5th age group 5:51
Michael De Seguin, 7 th age group 5:20
Jenna Godfrey, 12th age group 5:20
other great finishers
Wilmer Gaviria 5:09
Jeff Carroll 5:39
Denny Farrell 5:43
Roberta Smith 5:21
Tom Hudson 5:27
Megan Barney 5:27
Jayci Birkey 5:54
Janey Bell 6:28
Nathan Bergman 5:42
Patrick McFadden 5:48
Yon Golon 6:22
Doug Smith 6:06
Leah Raffaeli 6:23
Denny is always reminding us how wonderful everyone else is. He never lets on about the sweet stuff he does for all of us. All those parties don’t get put together on their own. And the beer. He makes sure there is always 3 times what he needs so the rest of us can get some. Saturday he made sure all of us did better than we would have. Because of the Simon Lessing shaped dent in the hood of Denny’s car we each moved up 1 place. Jordan would have been 13th and may have never raced again. He is way too modest to talk about it.
Once again ! missed every girl that flashed me. !’m beginning to suspect ! miss 4-5 events every day. More during races.
It sure was early @ 3am. On four hours sleep and 4 months of negligible training, ! was not optimistic about my performance. ! was pretty sure ! would finish before dark. ! took lots of electrolytes. The pink cap wave was a big improvement over Boulder Peak. They were all girls this time. There were even girls in my wave. We went off right in the middle. ! was nearly half-way when the leaders of the next gang came through. ! was pleased w/ my time. It was 3 minutes faster than the pace ! did @ the Peak.
The bike was fast. It’s a gradual climb for the first few miles then some bigger climbs then the last 2/3 give back all that altitude. There were those annoying guys who would blow by me going 20 mph where ! could only manage 15. Some of those guys were girls too. ! didn’t see anyone ! knew on the 1st lap. They either started 2 waves ahead or somewhere behind me. As ! turned onto 51st for the last mile of lap one ! spyed Jenna on her way out. About 2 miles ahead. She was flying. Her boyfriend had given her Hed, but she had to really work the pump to get his disk firm enough to satisfy her. She said that if it didn’t stay hard the whole time she rode it she was going to ditch him.
! yelled @ her and like a typical girl she sped up. ! take credit for the 15 minutes she took off her time. Not far behind Jenna was Sarah. ! did catch her. She tried the other girl tactic of stopping until ! was out of site.
Since Jenna wasn’t too far ahead ! wanted to catch her. ! didn’t manage to, but the important thing is that ! beat her bike split by over 5 minutes. It did seem ! was going faster on lap 2. @ 35 miles ! passed Jeff. Not long after that ! passed Ed. By that point ! was doing most of the passing. We were off wicked fast St. Vrain Rd. by then. With a couple miles to go Jeff came by. He had gotten a surge of something. ! let him get past just to stay legal then attacked. He must be punished for that. That hurt. No way was ! accepting that. He kept hanging on. The turn onto Jay road is tight and slow and the same onto 51st just beyond. My handling skills and brute force opened the gap. Still, he had proved himself to be a threat so the power stayed on. ! knew ! had no chance once we got to the run. He was dropping farther back until we hit the hill. ! attacked again and that did it. ! got a little air on the speed bumps and into T2.
! had to pee. ! had decided to wear the new trail shoes and take Tylenol so ! could survive that hike. My plan had been to walk a few dogs and try to recoup some of my entry fee. ! had just made it around to the far side of transition when ! got tapped on the back. It was Jordan starting his 2nd lap. 4:14 on his debut ½ is pretty decent. ! fear he is going to get himself in trouble. He runs @ an unsafe speed. Half way around he hit a bunny. He’s probably wanted in Boulder for that. He told the cops it was someone else. It was his tread and didn’t match any pair he had reported stolen.
Speaking of rodents, ! saw Rick, our Clydesdale, 2 miles into lap 2. ! offered him an apple and he threw an ice cube @ me. Even though ! was talking to a girl, had been racing longer than ! had last slept and had been splashed recently by Roberta, ! caught it and ate it. Oh. Rick’s not a rodent. Clydesdales usually just step on them. He was wondering why he had to park way far off even though he was one of the first to arrive. Prairie dogs moved into that area. This is Boulder so instead of doing the sensible thing with a pellet gun, they’ve turned the area into a gated community.
! had to keep running until ! got out of sight of Mary. Then ! had to pull over to stretch out my quads. Along came Ed. He was cramping too. He asked if it ever stops hurting. Duh. No. When that pace gets easy go harder so it hurts more. Sweet pain. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Ed ran on and left me. The mile markers were coming faster than ! had expected. ! was running more than walking. It still hurt. By mile 3 ! was feeling good. The Tylenol and Coke had kicked in. Would it last? ! still had to walk some. @ mile 4 there were sponges on the ground. ! got a couple. On the dam after the last aid station ! was walking. ! wanted to recover enough to be able to run the entire observation zone. Along came that bastard Denny. Now ! had to run. We talked. ! made sure to stay in front of him. He had made up my head start time plus the time ! put on him during the ride in only one lap. He told me Yon was 30 minutes back. Yon has been calling in the coordinates for his beard lately. ! lasted until we got to the bottom of the big hill. ! didn’t want to push it too hard. Jocelyn had just finished. That was the longest continuous run of the day. Onward alone again.
Roberta came by splashed me @ the aid station. ! called the foul, and in classic blame the victim fashion they told me ! should appreciate it. ! should have expected that from her after the way she looked @ me w/ the hypno-spiral goggles @ the pool.
! was peeing a lot by now. Every aid station unless ! forgot. ! still was thirsty. On the second trip over the dam, Megan caught up to me. She made me run again. ! wanted to recover until ! got to where people knew me. She slapped me on the butt and ran off into the sunset. ! went back to walking. ! got to talking to another gal doing her first ½. She was finishing her 1st lap. ! felt bad for her. Not as bad as ! felt for me when ! started seeing blue and yellow on the side yelling for me to go. Part of the reason Charlie is such a good coach is that he understands that long races are a sign of stupidity. Those of us who do these can’t always remember what we’re doing. ! had no idea what to do until Charlie started yelling “pass him. Go. Get him” So ! passed that guy. Too bad there weren’t more of them. ! got by that guy quick and still had a long way to go. With no guidance ! just kept going fast. Then it was over. This time ! did take the plunge into the ice trough. ! just leaned back and went under.
In the debriefing Jordan’s win was confirmed. Michael got 7th and Jenna got 12th in their categories both w/ 5:20. Jocelyn, who will be marrying a guy soon who advised her to pee in her pants, got 4th in her age group. The conversation had taken a turn for the worst. Sarah (5th age group) wants me to design her wedding gown. !’m thinking of something strapless in team colors. Blue w/ yellow swoops. One long sleeve on the audience side for the sponsor logos. “Mom and Dad, Church, minister, caterer, Remington shotguns, EAS, Coors” White doves to hold up the long train since there will likely be ponies about. Printed on the train “So…you went to the prom. How cute” Zipper on the front so she stays cool if she makes a run for it. And don’t forget the tiara.
! predict that Sarah will be next to join the class action restraining order. ! feel good about my time 6:06 considering the injury and resulting lack of training. Still, ! wish ! could have carried the fitness ! had through to see what ! actually could do. Next year, damnit.
Jordan Jones, 1st in age group and 3rd overall, 12th overall counting pro triathletes male and female and relay team with an incredible 4:14
Jocelyn Petrella, 4th age group 4:53
Sarah Snider, 5th age group 5:51
Michael De Seguin, 7 th age group 5:20
Jenna Godfrey, 12th age group 5:20
other great finishers
Wilmer Gaviria 5:09
Jeff Carroll 5:39
Denny Farrell 5:43
Roberta Smith 5:21
Tom Hudson 5:27
Megan Barney 5:27
Jayci Birkey 5:54
Janey Bell 6:28
Nathan Bergman 5:42
Patrick McFadden 5:48
Yon Golon 6:22
Doug Smith 6:06
Leah Raffaeli 6:23
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