JJ: Highland, IL Biathlon
The 27th annual Highland, Illinois Biathlon (5 mile run, 15 mile bike) took place this Memorial Day. 27th ANNUAL??!!!! Holy cow. I thought this was a “new” sport. And man, has it become competitive.
In 2002, the last time I did this race, I came in 13th. This year, despite a slightly faster time, I came in 21st.
The field consisted of two Olympic 2008 triathlon hopefuls, training full-time with Team USA in Colorado, at least two Hawaii Ironman qualifiers, the Missouri state marathon champion, and countless other champions from triathlon, to road racing, to mountain biking. Eeesh!
Takeaways from the race:
• Olympic hopefuls are fast! One was St. Louisan, Sarah Haskins.
• Short races are lactic hell sufferfests.
• Racing pushes you like no well-intentioned hard training can.
Next up: ½ Ironman Halfmax Triathlon, Innsbrook, Missouri, June 5th
Stay tuned.
-Jan
In 2002, the last time I did this race, I came in 13th. This year, despite a slightly faster time, I came in 21st.
The field consisted of two Olympic 2008 triathlon hopefuls, training full-time with Team USA in Colorado, at least two Hawaii Ironman qualifiers, the Missouri state marathon champion, and countless other champions from triathlon, to road racing, to mountain biking. Eeesh!
Takeaways from the race:
• Olympic hopefuls are fast! One was St. Louisan, Sarah Haskins.
• Short races are lactic hell sufferfests.
• Racing pushes you like no well-intentioned hard training can.
Next up: ½ Ironman Halfmax Triathlon, Innsbrook, Missouri, June 5th
Stay tuned.
-Jan
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