Monday, October 10, 2011

Rev3 Anderson Olympic Race Report

This weekend, I raced at Rev3 Anderson!!!

It was SUCH a great weekend. I would never have guessed that it was inaugural year. And it was not the easiest race to put on, but Rev3 really made it work! To be honest, I had a blast on this course!

We had dinner with my teammates on Saturday, which was great! Love seeing everyone and catching up or meeting new folks. Great evening!

To the race:

The swim: Nothing special. I swam fine, but not great. I could work on this. I think my swim fitness could peak again if I worked on it. I had a really good June for my swimming, but it has felt stagnant lately.

The bike: Oh man, NOT easy! It was hilly AND windy! Yikes! But, it was a FUN course! I had a great ride, and made up for some of that so-so swimming on my bike. My confidence in my bike has risen, and I am fired up about that. It was not really a course suited to me, so I am happy about my time!

The run: Here was my real surprise. My legs have been tired and sore all week. I have done exactly 1 speed workout in months and months. I went out in about an 8 minute mile. Opps. I am not really ready for that. And then I did another. And another. And before I new it, I was at mile 5 and wrapping it up in my best 10K this year (including my stand alone 10K this year!). You know what. I'll take it.


I could feel the depth of my endurance while I was out there. I knew I was capable of a good race, but I certainly doubted myself A LOT before hand. I had a ton of thoughts that were really negative going into this race. My last Oly was a 3:06 that I was not happy with. I was also 4 weeks out from an Ironman then too, and I could really feel it. I kept on saying to myself and out lout, "I am not good at these shorter things." To be honest, I didn't feel Cedar Point in my legs at all. I just felt ready to go and solid out there. It was a huge confidence builder for me.


Here's my results in the numbers:


6 comments:

  1. WOW! Great job out there!

    I am finding out that IM base goes a long way for speed work... Dig deep and be surprised :)

    Really wanted to do this one this year too. Sad we didn't do it now!

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  2. WOO HOO! You did awesome girl! I'm loving following your season... I think you're going to rock, yet again, another IM distance in Cozumel. AMAZING! Congrats!

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  3. Great race! It is definitely on my radar for 2012, but considering the half rev! Glad you thought the course was challenging, but still fun!

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  4. WOAH! I looked at your number. Damn Kacie; freakin' solid work. Congrats; you should be proud

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  5. As always, awesome to hang out with you. Congrats on a great job!

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