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ashort33 - 2010-06-01 4:21 PM

You said it dude - GOOFY!  (Did you not learn your lesson last time you hit a 26.2?) 

fattyfatfat - 2010-06-01 5:08 PM HUGE props to Kyla!!!  

that SLACKER just passed 102 miles on her ride today.  solo.  sounds like she had some fun with a blow out too.  just a few more miles and she's home.  

AWESOME FREAKIN' JOB KYLA!!!!!!!

sorry boys, we might have the lead in the VT but damn we have some bad a$$ women in the group!!! 

dalessit - 2010-06-01 4:10 PM

x2   Serious hard core.

ashort33 - 2010-06-01 4:20 PM

Nothing better than grilled food.  We grilled some veggies last night. Grilled veggies are GREAT!   Yellow Squash, zucchini, eggplant, red onion, and whole mushrooms are all great on the grill.  Skewer the mushrooms without any seasoning or oil.  For the reset, cut the eggplant in 1/8" oval slices, cut the squash in long planks that are 1/8" thick (if they are long squash, then cut the plank in half to shorten), peel the onions without cutting off the root "knot" and then cut in quarters.  Use a bit of canola oil to make sure that they veggies have a slight oil coating and then season with kosher salt (add pepper, granulated garlic or whatever else works for you like Cavendars or Creole seasoning).  Grill, turning 3 times to make pretty little grill marks - don't burn.  If you have good marks and the the veggie is not quite done or you want to keep them hot, then put them on the bun rack...  Freakin' yummy on sandwiches (with or without meat), as a side, in salads, etc...

Oh yeah, steaks and chicken are good grilled too

kkcbelle - 2010-06-01 5:43 PM Mmmmmm.... recipes!!! YUM!!

HUGE thanks to FattyFats for being my little cheering squad today! I set out to do 7 hours, and did a 37-mile loop for starters that took me about 2:22, so I figured I'd do that 3x and call it a day. I needed to loop home to swap out bikes as I'm still working through some knee pain and the strategy was to do tri bike, then road bike, then back to tri if knee was OK. First loop = good. 2nd loop = HATED being on my road bike! Really, it was an interesting switch to make -- it felt so wide and clunky! 3rd loop = happy back on the tri bike, winds picking up with this evening's storm moving in, cruising along merrily and BAM, fsssssssssssssssssssss. Crap!!

Rear flat, tri bike. Ugh. Can't turn bike upside down w/aero bottle, so off with that, wheel off, blah blah blah. Tire came off amazingly easy. Hole in tube was big enough that I couldn't put air in it to find it. Noticed a small tear in the tire that went clear through -- not good, but figured it was OK. My CO2 didn't work like I expected (I have the worst luck with those things) but I hand-pumped enough to move on. When I mounted the tire again I noticed a huge gash up the side, about an inch long. I had a hecuva time getting that rear wheel back on -- in fact, I had to get help from a woman and her son passing by. And even then something was clicking when I rode. Ugh!! (I have totally mastered rear removal/replacement on the road bike but clearly need to do it more slowly on the tri bike and pay attention and figure it out.)

I knew I was only about a mile from a LBS so I figured I'd go there and get their thoughts on riding 2 more hours on that tire. As I figured with both the side gash and the puncture hole thing on the tire, I'd be playing with fire. So I ponied up for a new tire. (Actually, had to phone home to hubby for a credit card # as a new tire was beyond the $20 I keep for emergencies!)

Got that all fixed but then was in a time crunch due to needing to get home to the kids. (Hubby got them ready for school so I could leave early today.) So rather than do my 3rd loop, I did out-and-backs on the trail and then headed home when I knew I'd be over 100 miles -- figured if I wasn't going to hit 7 hours at least I'd do a century and be happy with that.

The bummer about the flat was that it really monkeyed with nutrition. I didn't have one of my bottles closed and lost a bunch of high-calorie mixture when it was upside down -- doh! So I pretty much lost track of how much I ate, not to mention I had some stand-around time at the store, etc.

In any case, that was my last monster workout pre-CDA. I have some big ones left, but that was the doozy. Glad it's in the rearview mirror!

kt65 - 2010-06-01 9:11 PM

Kyla,
You are incredible!  Good for you fixing that flat and then adjusting the ride to fit your needs.  Good to get these crazy flats out of the way before the big day!  102 miles.  You are such a stud.  Wow. 

dalessit - 2010-06-01 8:43 PM So our 6 year old made the swim team today, all they had to do was swim 25m.  He made it about 3/4 of the way and had to grab the rope then started again.  I think it was to just make sure they didn't panic in the water.

I guess the have a kindergarden group they prep for next year to compete.  They still go to the pool 5 days a week for an hour.

And there is a bike race next weekend that he got a flyer for from school he wants to do.  LOL he is going to be faster than us in a year or so.

dalessit - 2010-06-01 9:43 PM So our 6 year old made the swim team today, all they had to do was swim 25m.  He made it about 3/4 of the way and had to grab the rope then started again.  I think it was to just make sure they didn't panic in the water.

I guess the have a kindergarden group they prep for next year to compete.  They still go to the pool 5 days a week for an hour.

And there is a bike race next weekend that he got a flyer for from school he wants to do.  LOL he is going to be faster than us in a year or so.

Tobey91 - 2010-06-01 9:58 PM OK, so I am back.  I really appreciate the support and kind words this group has shown me in this tough time. 

Short version is that it was a hard week, but very high quality family time.  And I learned just how amazing my wife is.  I mean I knew I married above my station, I just did not know how far above.

One thing I will share that is not tri related and is not related to the real reason we were there:   I went noodling for the first time  Noodling is the process of catching a catfish without a hook and line.  You get in the water and swim over to where the catfish's lair is.  The lair is usually at least 3 or 4 feet down underneath a rock or in a cave, so you have to dive down under the water to get there.  Then you stick your hand into the lair, and the catfish chomps down on it.  At that point, you grab the fish (in all fairness, the fish sort of already has you), and you pull it out of its lair and out of the water.  Basically fishing with no hook, no line and only your hand for bait.  I did it for the first time and caught a 35 lb fish.

Ok - non-tri related post over.

SSMinnow - 2010-06-02 4:43 AM Is it really Wednesday???? Then it must be "TELL US ABOUT YOUR RACE" day....so who's doing what?

For the rest of us, lay out your best tip on hill climbing? 

Tobey91 - 2010-06-01 9:58 PM OK, so I am back.  I really appreciate the support and kind words this group has shown me in this tough time. 

Short version is that it was a hard week, but very high quality family time.  And I learned just how amazing my wife is.  I mean I knew I married above my station, I just did not know how far above.

One thing I will share that is not tri related and is not related to the real reason we were there:   I went noodling for the first time  Noodling is the process of catching a catfish without a hook and line.  You get in the water and swim over to where the catfish's lair is.  The lair is usually at least 3 or 4 feet down underneath a rock or in a cave, so you have to dive down under the water to get there.  Then you stick your hand into the lair, and the catfish chomps down on it.  At that point, you grab the fish (in all fairness, the fish sort of already has you), and you pull it out of its lair and out of the water.  Basically fishing with no hook, no line and only your hand for bait.  I did it for the first time and caught a 35 lb fish.

Ok - non-tri related post over.