Results for the 2013 OBX Half Ironman Triathlon, the three oldest age groupers, with yours truly being in a geriatric class of his own, and having a lot of fun. Don’t worry, I’ll be picking up the pace next year; I’m buying an aero walker.
Hi folks, welcome!
It’s a funny thing being the oldest person in a race. You win your age group because you’re the only one in it, and it feels like getting a medal for being the last one left alive in the nursing home. But the real message is, “As you get older you slow down, but that doesn’t mean that you should stop! Hell no!”
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I was pretty happy with achieving my major goals in this race, including better transition times, and a fairly solid but slow run, which I paced to avoid nausea. The pace allowed me to enjoy my post-race meal. So, all’s well that ends well. Then I went home and worked on the next addition to our product series, the FitOldDog Plantar Fasciitis Treatment, created in collaboration with my Dance and Continuum Teacher, Rebecca Amis Lawson.
We generated a video specifically addressing one common cause of plantar fasciitis, collapsed arches or flat feet. If you want to see it, consider buying our plantar fasciitis treatment e-Book, which provides a promo code for videos ($1 cost to e-book owners) at the FitOldDog Video Store, but we had a great time shooting it. The product now includes three videos and a manual, all of which can be downloaded.
Stay well, and remember to set your pace for post-race eating instead vomiting! Been there, done that – never again, even if I have to DNF. Eating beats winning every time, as far as I’m concerned, but I’ll win if I can.
Wishing you happy feet.
-k @FitOldDog
At 71 years young, I am frequently the oldest or only female racing. Takes the pressure off. I just love every experience as it is a treasure that will never be taken away.
Hi Joni,
I was oldest again in my last race. The next oldest was a 60-year old guy, then a 55-year old woman. Some races have many more in my age group, such as the highly competitive, Kona qualifying half, Eagleman. Want to write about your experiences here? I’d really like that. We need more older women to beat the old guys, which is what I suspect they would do.
Cheers,
Kevin