Artemis's Group - FULL (Page 16)

I ended up really dehydrated and sick over the weekend.  Not a good combination in the heat and when trying to train.  I've got my MS150 coming up this weekend and it's supposed to be in the 90s.  I'm starting to over-hydrate now so that it's not a problem this weekend.

Great job on the race, Kelli!  Hills can make it so much more challenging.  Please let us know when you post the race report.

Robert, hope your race this weekend goes well and the weather cooperates.  It looks rainy where you are now.  Is it supposed to clear up by the weekend? 

Welcome back!!

I did the Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon last year.  It was really hot and really crowded.  I think I'm going to do one of the less crowded ones this year (there is usually one in Richmond on Labor Day).

If Richmond isn't too far away, the Richmond Sprint Tri is on August 26th.  It's a pool swim.  I'm planning on doing that one. 

Jenny - it's great to see you back!  Way to go finishing your first tri!!

My 10k race report is up, also.   

I did my MS150 ride this weekend.  Yesterday went really well.  It was challenging and hot, but I survived and made it through.  There were some really monster hills on the route and I made it up all of them without walking!  I was really really excited about that.

Last night, my muscles started spasming a lot, so I was pretty concerned about riding today.  Plus, Tropical Storm Barry hit our area today, so there was lots of rain.  I decided not to ride today because I was really worried about getting sick or crashing.  I know it's the right decision (especially because I was in urgent care today for electrolyte problems), but I'm still feeling really bad about it.  I feel like I should have sucked it up and went for it anyway, but that isn't the smart decision.  It's really frustrating. 

Dave - I'm holding up pretty well, actually.  I found out that I love swimming in the mornings!  I have 3 weeks (3 from Saturday) until my first tri and I can't wait!!!  It's a sprint with the following distances:

• swim: half mile
• bike: 15 miles
• run: 5k

I think it'll be fun, but we start at 6:00am!!!  Yowzers, that's early!  At least I'll be done in time for breakfast!  LOL!

Jen - The MS150 ride sounds intense, I'm glad you survived.

Dave and Jenny - Congratulations on you first race.

Robert - Good luck on your first tri, you'll appreciate the 6am start when it starts getting hot.

Kelli - Good luck on your 10 miler, you have plenty of time to prepare.


(Yes, I started page 14)

Dang it!  If I knew we were that close, I would have posted something.  :P 

Riding the course ahead of time is a really good idea.  I wish I had done that before my first tri.  If you do, try to think about where you'll have to work the hardest (hills) and the places you can take it easier a little.  I try to think about how I'm going to pace the course.  Remember that you'll still have to run afterwards.   

You mean I can't go all out for the 15 mile ride and blow my legs out before the run?  You're no fun.

Of course you can.  We'll just laugh at you if you do.

By the way, if you want to use the sarcasm font, there is an actual HTML tag.  Just put [ sarc ] at the beginning  and [ /sarc ] at the end (without the spaces).  

Thanks for the info on the sarc font - I'm a dummy when it comes to HTML!

lemme see if this works