Less than a week after winning the womens division in the RAAM she has raced the Buffalo Springs triathlon finishing in 6:02. Amazing recovery just to get to the starting line. I think that after an event like RAAM I would need a very long break.
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Re: Shanna Armstrong [konaby2008]
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That is incredible. I agree. When you think about the sleep deprivation, the odd eating habits and the saddle time you would think a few weeks of rest would be in order.
Pretty darn impressive. One thing for sure, she isn't hurting for aerobic base miles!
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com
Pretty darn impressive. One thing for sure, she isn't hurting for aerobic base miles!
Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com
Re: Shanna Armstrong [konaby2008]
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Hummmmm...mixed feelings on this one. Her body hasn't recovered yet.
I wouldn't call this impressive, borderline stupid...IMO.
I wouldn't call this impressive, borderline stupid...IMO.
Re: Shanna Armstrong [konaby2008]
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My understanding was that she was doing the swim portion of a relay!? Very impressive none the less!! :)
Re: Shanna Armstrong [Kestrelkerri]
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I read that she was doing a swim relay as well, so I was surpirsed while scanning through the results that she had done the whole race!
http://ironman.com/...ngs70.3&bib=1064
http://ironman.com/...ngs70.3&bib=1064
Re: Shanna Armstrong [Diesel]
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Most of the things ultra people do could be considered "stupid".
Deca ironman 24m swim, 1120m bike, 262m run?
I think its very impressive and very stupid at the same time (stupid to me meaning totally incomprehensible, physically destroying, and mentally ridiculous).
Ultra people are just hatched from a different egg; they get turned on by things that would bore me to tears.. but hey, different strokes I guess.
Deca ironman 24m swim, 1120m bike, 262m run?
I think its very impressive and very stupid at the same time (stupid to me meaning totally incomprehensible, physically destroying, and mentally ridiculous).
Ultra people are just hatched from a different egg; they get turned on by things that would bore me to tears.. but hey, different strokes I guess.
Re: Shanna Armstrong [Kestrelkerri]
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I wonder if she did the swim on a relay and then reported all of the splits under her name. On the results page it lists her age as 0, maybe that is a sign that it was not in the individual results. Or maybe her age being listed as 0 indicates a last minute decision?
Now I have seen it all ! Although it appears she walked alot of the run, she will have to do some runs off the bike during RAAM next year.