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Interview with
Katie Compton - Trek/Volkswagen
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| Date:August
8, 1999 Event: Iron Hill Classic XC Class: All Women Category: Expert/Pro Length: 24 miles Time: 1:54:35 -12th OVERALL including the men! Conditions: Overcast (a little rainy but not enough to make the course slippery) Bike: Trek 8900 |
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| Katie
Compton - Trek/Volkswagen July 11,1999 Fairhill Classic XC Interview |
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| EDITOR'S NOTE: When I first posted this interview Katie's last question was "Do you have anything you'd like to add" and she actually said "no." So TO BE FUNNY I thought I would add some smart comments about my appearance that I figured NO ONE would take seriously (but I forgot everyone doesn't know what a nice person Katie is and that she would never insult her interviewer). So I apologize to anyone who read Katie's interview and thought she was rude. I'll have to run my humor through a test group in the future before I upload it onto the site. | ||||||||||||||
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MBR.com: Did you do anything special to prepare for this race? Katie: No, I went to bed early (not that early). Got up, had breakfast -the usual. MBR.com: In the last two months how many hours a week have you trained? Katie: About 20 to 21. That doesn't change until winter. MBR.com: Were you strong from start to finish? Katie: I was stronger in the beginning and the second and third lap. By the forth lap I was just like OK, lets finish this up. You try to keep the same pace. It wasn't too bad I kept the pace pretty good. MBR.com: You placed 12th OVERALL including men, isn't that right? Katie: Yes, I got 12th overall. That's good stuff. MBR.com: When did you put the hammer down? Katie: In the beginning. I just go and pedal, pedal, pedal - then sit in and keep my spot. That works best for me. MBR.com: Did you have any unusual problems with the race? Katie: No, none at all. MBR.com: Did you have any unusual luck? Katie: No, nothing good. |
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MBR.com:
How do you rate the course?
Katie: It was fun. Fast, plenty of sections that were recovery, had some good downhills and the mega dip - that was great too. MBR.com: Were you happy with the way the race was run? Katie: Yeah. I'd say they did a great job putting it on. MBR.com: What was your prize for First Place? Katie: $110 MBR.com: If you could do the race again, would you do anything differently? Katie: I'd fix my 28 cog so I could use it. It skipped the whole time when I was trying to climb. It felt like it was shifting up and then jumping back down. Made things a bit tough. That's the only thing I'd fix. |
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