"It ain't pretty.....after the show.....it ain't pretty when the pretty leaves you with no place to go" - INXS "pretty vegas"
Well if I had more energy I would post a real race report. You will have to wait till later this week though because duty calls at home and I am beat.
Short form:
1) It was hot....damn hot.
2) the sunblock I was wearing wasn't very water or sweat proof
3) this course is a lot tougher than I remember from last year. But also very challenging and pretty
the basics:
Overall time approx 5:45
I met all the goals I set forth:
Faster at every one of the disciplines including both transitions.
Stayed healthy (except for some dehydration, some blood under one toe nail (not sure why) and a pretty nasty case of saddle sores (if you don't know what that is here's a hint: what do you think happens when you get a pair of shorts (tri shorts) wet from swimming then ride on the tip of a bike saddle for almost 3 hours. Answer: nothing good).
Didn't shred myself (beyond above)
And for the record I defended the honor of all in cheesehead land and battled Big Island Will with all I had. There will be no cheese brats being airmailed to the Big Island. Having said that:
1) I finished about 9 minutes ahead of Will which isn't much in the course of a 5:45 race
2) Will got a flat tire on the bike ride and graciously won't say how long it took to change though I suspect 5-6 minutes leaving the gap only about 3-4 minutes (or less than 1/2 mile withing a 70.3 mile day) and
3) trust me he looked a whole lot better than me afterward. Like way more than 3-4 minutes better.
I will add a lot more detail in a few days.
Overall a very successful day for Mr all or nothing
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145th place out of 264:
http://tinyurl.com/ypagwm
Stop placing the cheese brats, or any other brats for that matter in jeopardy!
http://tinyurl.com/287nr7
Regarding sunscreens. New evidence and reports in the last 6 months indicate that some (cheaper) sunscreens may actually be worse for you in other ways than in just blocking the sun. Also, a lot of so-called sunscreens are marginal at best. If they don't block uva and uvb, they are essentially worthless. The top rated product on the market right now, both from a technology and effectiveness standpoint, is made by Neutrogena. Yes, it is expensive, you get what you pay for. This is the stuff you want right here:
http://tinyurl.com/2drr32
If you had the problem of sunscreen washing off/sweating off, chances are everybody else did also. Seems like a marketing/product placement idea here somewhere. Some sunscreen mfg with a decent product could set up a station at the end of a transistion area. Finished swimming, transition to bike, leaving transition area somebody hits you with a bugsprayer full of sunblock front and back and tosses you a towel to wipe off the excess as you leave the area. I see everything but a sunscreen sponsor here:
http://tinyurl.com/33emn9
Congrats on a great race! Enjoy your spam from the Big Island
;-)
Jodi
db
thanks
that is the sunscreen I used. Maybe didnt' put it on well enough pre race
Most of the bigger races have just what you speak to in terms of sunscreen volunteers. Just not the local old school $75 races :-(
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