Rev 3 Cedar Point race report

Well, I'm back and almost recovered from Rev 3 Cedar Point, a 140.6 race in Sandusky, Ohio. From my first dealings with the race staff to post-race and awards, I thought this was a very well-run race. I plan to do it again and more of the Rev 3 series races. Check out my banner at the transition - now that is just cool. There was really bad weather in the area in the week leading up to the race, with 5' waves crashing on the shore of Lake Erie. That would not have bode well for me, for sure! But, race day saw the lake nice and calm - except for 30' or so off shore there was a thick, black muck that we all had to run through to get out to the water! The muck came in with all the bad weather...
The bike course was a nice rolling one, but it is one of those sneaky courses that can make you think it's easy so you go out and hammer it, only to wonder what happened to your legs in the run. With a few stomach issues on the bike, I was a little slower than normal, but I think the less intense bike split helped me more when it came to the run. I felt great on the run (well, as great as you can feel during a marathon) and was able to make up alot of ground and overtake 4 girls - to capture 4th overall in 9:49.

My homestay family was AWESOME! Many thanks to Don, Sheri, Justin and Coley for opening their home to me. They are a lovely family, running around to different sporting events with the kids, school, and keeping it all together. Not to mention that Sheri raced the Rev 3 Half then promptly had to go to a soccer game over an hour away. Now THAT's a full distance triathlon event!! I had "congratulations" signs hanging for me in the house when I got back from the race too! Here's a picture of me and Sheri - look out ladies, she's a fast one!!