RACE REPORT:

Presidio 10-Miler
Age-Group: 2nd
Overall: 6th
Time: 1:03.09
I was pleasantly surprised by my 10-miler. Having done a 60+ mile ride with about 6,000 feet of climbing the day before, I was using the 10 mile race as a glorified training day. I felt horrible during warm-up and decided to just start the race slow and build or unbuild depending on how I felt. I took the first mile out at 6:30 pace which was slow, but understandably so because there were a number of climbs. In fact, sensing the course was hilly, I knew it would play to my advantage. I knew I didn't have speed because I had no track workouts under my belt but I did manage to do two days of hill repeats so I knew I had some strength. I started in 10th place or so and slowly worked my way up to 6th or 7th place by the 3 mile mark. As the run progressed, I slowly began to feel better and more confident. As I gained confidence, I tested myself and began to push the pace somewhat. One of the unique features of this race is that we get to run across the Golden Gate Bridge. Because there was a 10K race that started with us, there were tons of runners by the time us 10-milers got to the bridge. It was crazy, I had to weave in and out of people. It was sort of like being in a video game. By mile 5, I was in 6th place and held this position, unchallenged, until the finish. My finish time was a 1:03.09, about a 6:19/mile pace which isn't bad considering the course was pretty hilly and windy. I'm slowly losing the ironman shuffle in my gait and I am beginning to regain some of the run speed I had as a youngin'. Still not on my toes as much as I would like but the muscles are coming back and I'm confident I'll have something by Wildflower Olympic. Things are looking pretty good and I've got some good benchmarks for the season thus far.
*Pictures from Brightroom.com
2007 Race Schedule (click on listing for race report)

April 1: Presidio 10-Miler (San Franciscio, CA)
April 15: Ice Breaker Triathlon (Folsom, CA)
May 6: Wildflower Olympic Distance Triathlon (Lake San Antonio, CA)
May 20: Auburn Olympic Distance Triathlon (Auburn,CA)
June 23: San Jose International Triathlon (San Jose, CA)
June 29: USAT Age Group Nationals (Portland, OR)
Aug. 12: Folsom International Triathlon (Folsom, CA)
Sept. 8: Pacific Grove Olympic Triathlon (Pacific Grove, CA)
Oct. 7: Swim A Mile for Women with Cancer (Oakland, CA)
Nov. 10: Treasure Island Triathlon (San Francisco, CA)

Click here for 2006 race results
Once again, I'll be racing with Team Zoom. Keith and Andy have assembled quite a team this year. Simply put, the members are damn fast! We had a training camp in Calistoga over the Easter weekend and the training was amazing. We even had world champion Leanda Cave head out on a ride with us. I'm fortunate to have a multisport shop like Zoom (San Francisco, CA) supporting me with clothing, nutrition, bikes, a mechanic (thanks James), and teammates to train with. It makes it a lot easier to keep the sport fun. I also want to give a shout out to Clif Bar because I am a lifer when it comes to their products. My training partner Chris Randall is taking some time off from triathlons since his first baby boy was born but I hope to head out on a run or bike with him and test out some new Clif products.