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Jenni G - 2008-05-30 1:37 PM

I just found out my partner for the San Francisco marathon has to drop out due to injury. Not sure how I feel about it yet, but I'm leaning toward relief. I just got my summer back! And now, I can focus on nailing down the swim and bike this year. That's a definate plus. And I just saved buckets of money on the trip out to the coast, so the shoes and pedals are even closer to being in my hot little hands. Hate to bail on a committment, though. I was half way through the training. But it just wouldn't have the same without her and I have so much on my plate this year. I guess everything works out for the best.

Now, I need more stuff to put into my goals section! 

wurkit_gurl - 2008-05-30 10:33 AM Hey folks - anyone have any fun plans for the weekend? I am FINALLY doing my first sprint of the season on Sunday. (April race was pouring rain and I canned it) Looks like the weather is going to be good too and the outdoor pool has magically risen to 75 degrees! Hooray! I have two BBQs that afternoon and have to find time tomorrow to make something for both - yikes! Bringing a baked good to one, and unsure yet as to what I will be bringing to the other. AND I'm going to dinner with my sis that night - that's a LOT of food!

Kate_r - 2008-05-31 6:14 AM This weekend I'm doing my last Tri of this short run of races tomorrow and celebrating my birthday. To be honest I can't think of a better way to start my birthday. On the down side I've been asked to attend a meeting/dinner with my new boss (I don't start with the company for another 2 months but she's on a 3 day visit to the UK so this is the only chance to meet before I start). I'm a bit nervous about that and it's a shame I can't spend it alone with my fiance but he's meeting me for drinks after.

AndriaLL - 2008-06-01 6:28 PM

Happy Birthday Kate!  Enjoy your time with your mom, Trina.

I just got extremely NERVOUS about my first triathlon!!!!!!!!  This morning was my first OWS at the same reservoir my first tri will be held at and I didn't make it!  I came back to shore on a rescue boat thingy because I had an asthma attack.  Now I am really freaking out.  It was with my tri group and I can only imagine how much worse it will be with people trying to swim over me and all that crap!  Anyway, I'm not sure about the asthma thing.  It may have been because it was cold, because there were alot of waves (and I inhaled some water right off the bat--that couldn't have helped the situation) or, most likely, I was trying to go too fast to keep up--and all the other stuff contributed to it not clearing up.  I felt like such a loser today

AndriaLL - 2008-06-01 4:28 PM

Happy Birthday Kate!  Enjoy your time with your mom, Trina.

I just got extremely NERVOUS about my first triathlon!!!!!!!!  This morning was my first OWS at the same reservoir my first tri will be held at and I didn't make it!  I came back to shore on a rescue boat thingy because I had an asthma attack.  Now I am really freaking out.  It was with my tri group and I can only imagine how much worse it will be with people trying to swim over me and all that crap!  Anyway, I'm not sure about the asthma thing.  It may have been because it was cold, because there were alot of waves (and I inhaled some water right off the bat--that couldn't have helped the situation) or, most likely, I was trying to go too fast to keep up--and all the other stuff contributed to it not clearing up.  I felt like such a loser today

SpiritFire - 2008-06-02 11:21 AM Andria - don't feel like a loser - you are not! The very same thing happened to me in my first really cold OWS ... during a race, unfortunately, and I had to DNF ... turns out I have exercise induced asthma, brought on by the cold ... however I also think it is also as you said - the excitement of the day, getting a mouthful or two of water, and working too hard instead of relaxing ... the cold doesn't help though! This year I'm doing alright in the cold water. Still feeling it a bit - but the trick is to go at your own pace and remember to RELAX ... makes a huge difference.

wurkit_gurl - 2008-06-02 7:07 AM

How was everyone's weekend? The race went pretty well yesterday morning My RR will be up once I have my individual event times - they've posted overall times, and from that I could figure out my AG standing. Finished nice solid middle of the pack-ish, depending on how you determine - most people say it's a bell curve, so I'm definitely right in the middle - 96th place of 197 overall, and I think 11 of 26 in my AG.

In brief: swim was good, easy 400 meters in a pool. No traffic jams. Bike was good, for me. A few fast-ish descents that scared me a little, mostly because on loops 2 and 3, there were more people, and more slow people, so I wanted to avoid rear-ending any of them - so I feathered the brakes a bit. And one really sucky uphill that we had to do, of course, 3 times towards the end of each loop. But overall, I managed a respectable speed. Run was hilly - blech. But my time was better than my other two race-5k splits, I think

AndriaLL - 2008-06-02 3:32 PM

Congratulations!  I'd be happy with that   Let us know when that report is up.

AndriaLL - 2008-06-01 7:28 PM

Happy Birthday Kate!  Enjoy your time with your mom, Trina.

I just got extremely NERVOUS about my first triathlon!!!!!!!!  This morning was my first OWS at the same reservoir my first tri will be held at and I didn't make it!  I came back to shore on a rescue boat thingy because I had an asthma attack.  Now I am really freaking out.  It was with my tri group and I can only imagine how much worse it will be with people trying to swim over me and all that crap!  Anyway, I'm not sure about the asthma thing.  It may have been because it was cold, because there were alot of waves (and I inhaled some water right off the bat--that couldn't have helped the situation) or, most likely, I was trying to go too fast to keep up--and all the other stuff contributed to it not clearing up.  I felt like such a loser today

Kate_r - 2008-06-03 5:27 PM

Sorry for the slight absence since the race - I've been having a manic week. The race (Sun morning in the UK) was on my birthday, we didn't get off to a great start - I slept in. So I was rushed, had no proper food and ended up cramming in a carb bar that tasted foul and kept repeating on me!

That said I had a great time. The swim was a little poorer than I had hoped, mainly due to my problems with a realistic time, the cycle seemed hard but I really enjoyed it and the run was fab for me. Overall I am totally psyched about triathlons and still loving it. I've been revelling in the afterglow ever since. I'm so pleased with myself. I finished 111 out of 144 - which was great for me! I'm so, so happy.

The only down bit was the sports massage I had after. I explained that my back often gave me trouble so she worked on that and my hips but a lot of what she was doing was really painful. I asked if it should be that painful and she said it was normal to have a bit of pain. Later that night I looked at my back and I had some quite deep and very painful bruises where she was digging her elbow in. I'm sure that's not the intended impact but even 2 days after the event it's still present and hurts when I run.

Kate_r - 2008-06-03 4:27 PM Sorry for the slight absence since the race - I've been having a manic week. The race (Sun morning in the UK) was on my birthday, we didn't get off to a great start - I slept in. So I was rushed, had no proper food and ended up cramming in a carb bar that tasted foul and kept repeating on me! That said I had a great time. The swim was a little poorer than I had hoped, mainly due to my problems with a realistic time, the cycle seemed hard but I really enjoyed it and the run was fab for me. Overall I am totally psyched about triathlons and still loving it. I've been revelling in the afterglow ever since. I'm so pleased with myself. I finished 111 out of 144 - which was great for me! I'm so, so happy. The only down bit was the sports massage I had after. I explained that my back often gave me trouble so she worked on that and my hips but a lot of what she was doing was really painful. I asked if it should be that painful and she said it was normal to have a bit of pain. Later that night I looked at my back and I had some quite deep and very painful bruises where she was digging her elbow in. I'm sure that's not the intended impact but even 2 days after the event it's still present and hurts when I run.