One of the things that Age groupers always boast about this sport is how approachable the Professional triathletes are. You can easily find yourself chillin in the lake cooling your legs off after a hard race, only to be joined by one of the most recognizable faces in the sport...Katya Meyers (2nd place overall). That's what happened to me......although I regretfully didn't even put two and two together and realize it was her until after I already talked to her. She was decked out in K-Swiss gear which looks really good! I asked her about their new line of racing shoes since I have been interested in trying them out and used to be a casual wearer of the brand in my teen years. She did a great job of breaking the mechanics and make-up of the shoe down for me. I will be sure to try those out once I get some more mileage out of my Aasics.
I also was walking through the parking lot post race when one of my Transition neighbors(she even calls me a superstar on her race report ;-) ) asked how my race went. I told her I had won the race....she congradulated me and then asked if I could tell her coach (who she was talking to on the cel) how hard the bike and run was on that course. I told her no problem and as she handed me the phone she says "oh, my coach is Heather Gollnick". WOW!! I got to talk to one of Triathlon's top Iron distance athletes ever for over 5 minutes on the phone! I explained the course to her and then she went on to ask me about what races I had coming up (she was actually interested in hearing)! I then went on to ask her about what races she had in the future (Florida 70.3 in Orlando possibly)...so I will be sure to cheer her on! I love this sport!
Oh and I got to stand next to another Pro, B.C. Star Christine Fletcher (who was 1st place overall female) as my coach talked to her post race. Christine and I both congradulated eachother on our victories!
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