Qualifying for Nationals by the skin of my teeth!
Well, on a whim I decided at the last minute (Wednesday night) to go race an Olympic distance tri today in Moses Lake. I actually managed to get the very last registration spot as the race director said it was sold out and then let me know that she had miscounted and had just 1 spot left! This race was the Pacific Northwest Regional Championship which would qualify the top 5 athletes in each age group for the 2008 Age Group National Championships.
My intent for this race was simply to do an Olympic distance race before my upcoming Half Ironman. I’m still very much a newbie to this sport (only 1 other Olympic race last year, and a few sprints), so the more experience the better I figured! I definitely wasn’t expecting to qualify for Nationals, but that’s exactly what I did! Just baaaaarely! I finished 5th in my age group! It was a rather small race but I thought it was pretty competitive since the top times this year completely blew away the times from last year.
Complete race report will come later when the splits are posted, but my time was 2:29:30. I’m totally wiped and am looking forward to some much needed recovery tonight!
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9 Comments: :
Qualifying for Nationals by the skin of my teeth!
June 7th, 2008 7:24 pm
tx2boys says:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! ACHIEVEMENT LIKE THAT DESERVES APPLAUSE. GOOD LUCK!
June 7th, 2008 7:36 pm
andreabona says:
good job moe!
June 7th, 2008 7:49 pm
bigdave_nv says:
omg - gr8 time - congrats!!1
June 7th, 2008 10:56 pm
Brad says:
Rock on Moe!
June 8th, 2008 10:22 am
Moe says:
Thanks everyone! Now I have to decide if I’m actually going to attempt Nationals. It’s in Portland this year, and quite honestly I’d be super happy if I just managed to not come in last!
June 8th, 2008 6:10 pm
auggiesdad says:
Rock on Moe! Congrats! WOW! Thats awesome.
June 8th, 2008 7:11 pm
seashell says:
Ay Carumba!
We’re cheering you ALL THE WAY TO NATIONALS!!!!!! In fact, how cool would it be to come cheer you on in person?? When is the race??
You Go Girl!
June 9th, 2008 7:47 am
pharmerg says:
Moe,
That is awesome! Congrats.
June 9th, 2008 5:43 pm
Moe says:
Thanks! Shelly…the race is Sept. 20th, but I really don’t know if I’m going to go. I don’t think I yet belong with those elite athletes! It would be a good (and very humbling) experience though! I’ll keep you posted if I decide to do it.