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Race report: Trek Women’s Triathlon Wisconsin

July 13, 2009

Lynne Kiesling

I took some time off from triathlon in 2008, largely due to my cycling focus in preparation for and in the wake of our mondo Lewis & Clark bike ride. But this year I’m back, and today was my first race of the summer. It was a gorgeous day for a race! Punch line: I had a very good race, which gives me lots of insight into my training.

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Race: Trek Women’s Triathlon, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

Bib ClockTime Overall DivPl Swim Swimrank Trans1 Bike Bikerank Mph Trans2 Runrank Run Pace
975 01:28:39 344 74 00:16:05 526 00:04:01 00:37:10 161 19.3 00:02:51 650 00:28:30 00:09:11

[Note: ranks are out of the 2544 total participants]

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A triathlete’s favorite New Yorker cartoon

May 15, 2009

Lynne Kiesling


The winning caption:  “You’re in trouble when we get to the bicycles!”

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Race Report: Tri-Shark

June 4, 2007

Lynne Kiesling

We had a sporty weekend here in KP land … on Saturday I participated in the Tri-Shark sprint triathlon outside of Bloomington, Illinois. Here’s an action shot:

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The race is well-organized and the course is beautiful; Dawson Lake in Moraine View State Park is great for swimming, the bike course has some lovely rolling hills, and the run is similarly lovely. What interested me compared to the other sprint tris I’ve done is that the participants here are more experienced and more competitive than I’m used to (although everyone was nice and friendly). This is a high-demand event, with registration usually closing within a few days.

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A Triathlon Update

June 11, 2006

Lynne Kiesling

I just got in from the best run I’ve had in four years. Yes, seriously. 60 minutes, strong to the end, probably about six miles total. I’m totally jazzed.

Some folks have very kindly asked how my triathlon training is going. Punch line: much better than last year. I credit one thing above all else: gear. A sensible year-round training regime is also deserving of much credit, and that regime is a function of gear changes I’ve made in the past year.

In sympathy with those of you who don’t give a rat’s patootie about triathlon, I’ll elaborate below the fold.

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Bento Box on the Bike: Not What You Think

June 5, 2006

Lynne Kiesling

Here’s an amusing cultural amalgamation: I am getting ready for triathlon season, and so am thumbing through the Tri Zone catalog that just appeared in my mailbox. When you do tris that are Olympic or longer, you want energy and hydration close to hand while you’re on the bike. Here’s a solution: the Bento Box! Gu and energy bars instead of sushi.

I just had to laugh at the economic anthropology inherent in that marketing choice. Grant McCracken, call your office!

Given that I am doing two sprints this summer (Reebok Women’s in Naperville, 25 June, and Accenture Chicago in Chicago, 27 August), I don’t need a Bento Box to get me through the race. But I’ll keep it in mind for maybe doing a full Olympic in Chicago in 2007 …

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