So I qualified for Nationals.......at Danskin. I think if you do not stop at Starbucks on the bike route during Danskin you automatically qualify. I know that finishing in the top 10% of your age group is a good thing but let's be realistic and say qualifying at Danskin might be slightly less of a challenge then qualifying at a race where nearly all of the swimmers swim freestyle.
That said..my best friend lives in Portland and Nationals will move next year, and you get a cool t-shirt so I signed up. The problem is now that I looked at results from 2007 and in my age group, my best time ever in an Olympic matches with the almost last/bop group. My best Oly was 2:47 and the run was slightly short AND the course was not really hilly. Hagg Lake is supposed to be hilly and technical.
I guess I am just nervous about being dead last...and Sally Edwards won't be there to high 5 me :)
Any advice on whether I should just bail? Pray for food poisoning for most of my AG? I am just feeling a bit inadequate about all of this.
Second season here we go!
http://rachel-ironman2009.blogspot.com
That said..my best friend lives in Portland and Nationals will move next year, and you get a cool t-shirt so I signed up. The problem is now that I looked at results from 2007 and in my age group, my best time ever in an Olympic matches with the almost last/bop group. My best Oly was 2:47 and the run was slightly short AND the course was not really hilly. Hagg Lake is supposed to be hilly and technical.
I guess I am just nervous about being dead last...and Sally Edwards won't be there to high 5 me :)
Any advice on whether I should just bail? Pray for food poisoning for most of my AG? I am just feeling a bit inadequate about all of this.
Second season here we go!
http://rachel-ironman2009.blogspot.com