STOAKED Xterra, Hanover, NH
Got to wear wetsuits, that was nice! The swim overall was horrible. Couldn't get a rhythm until halfway point, choking on water and kicking and getting kicked by people. But, mtn bike went much better, passed quite a few guys that struggled on the muddy techincal singletrack and overall muddy/hilly course. Super quick TA to the run. Side cramps crippling the first half km, but then got my running stride back for the rest of teh 4k loop. going around the second time it felt like i had a rock in the toe of my shoe...it was so unbearable that i actually stopped to take it out, but when i took my shoe off, it wasn't a rock but a blister, skin torn off the tip of my toe! (ouch!) I've never had any sort of blister as this..very painful and crippling. Couldn't or wouldn't want to push off on my toes therefore making my hamstrings do more work than they wanted. The last hill was awful but I managed to kick it in for the finish.
2nd woman overall, 1st in age group! Not bad for my first xterra in 2 years!
after the race, my left quad tightened up, I figured it was from teh injuries sustained last weekend, but have since discovered a large bruise on the outside of that quad that I must've gotten during a muddy crash out on the mtn bike course! *sigh
photos here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/erin.nielsen/STOAKEDXT...