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Thanks - yeah, I'm pretty pleased overall with my ranks and times! It's a local race, so it probably encourages a lot of slower folk to come out, so maybe I shouldn't be THAT impressed with myself, but my times did improve a bit from the last race I did in the fall.

Hey all!  Finally checking in after a short holiday.  I came back to madness at work.  Not only was I swamped with work that needed done but we had a power failure last night.  So today has been spent trying to get all the instruments in the lab re-qualified for use.  Good times.

On the training side of life, I've got a nice light week this week as I'm racing on Saturday.  It will be my first OWS.  I'll be learning on the go on this one.  It's looking like it will be hot and humid this weekend too.  My first race in hot weather.  Should be an interesting day!  Anyone else racing this weekend?

I really hope this is not a rainy summer - yesterday there was a HUGE storm, and several tornadoes touched down in our area. Or at least the rain does not happen on any of my races. I'd prefer hot and dry to hot and humid any day. If you want hot and humid, come to DC.

Man all you guys are getting nice warm weather.  Meanwhile in da-land-down-under it's fricking freezing Mr. Bigglesworth...

Looks like I've got some RRs to read!  YAY!    I love RRs!  

Brian!  Emily!!!  Good luck for the weekend!  I'll look forward to reading your RRs on the weekend too!   

Thanks for the well wishes, everyone! 

I'm starting to freak a bit about the swim.  I really wish I'd had a chance to do a practice OWS before the race.  We don't have any lakes/reservoirs nearby that allow swimming.  Hopefully they'll let us get in the water for some warmup time and I'll get a chance to practice before the race.  I think that will make me feel much better about things.  I keep telling myself, "It's only 400m.  It's only 400m."  So 8 minutes of suffering and I'll be clear of the water.  Then I can suffer on my bike...

Don't freak. Just keep saying to yourself "Relax, relax, relax". And remember this is supposed to be fun. SMILE

Well, I survived the OWS.  There wasn't much space on the "beach" to start the swim and I got stuck in the back of the pack.  There was quite a bit of breaststroking before I was able to work my way through the crowd to find some open water.  And then everything was just peachy.  I swam in a reasonably straight line and everything.  Next race I'll most definately angle for a better starting position.

Have fun!!

Just looked at the forecast for the coming week - really really hot and then rain on Saturday and Sunday No!!!! Please start sending good vibes/prayers/thoughts now for no rain next Saturday for my next race!

Well done. And you'll just get better and better at it. I'm so glad you feel so good about it.

bcart1991 - 2008-06-09 7:31 AM Oy vey. one down, many many more to go. Had a good time at the race. Man it got hot on the bike & run. Now I know where I really stand in regard to my training, especially since I've been so lazy the last couple weeks. Race pace is a WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL than weekly training. I need to adapt to that a little better. That, and run some more. But I refuse to enjoy it. Hope everyone had a good weekend. I'm wiped out.

Refuse all you like. You'll succumb.

Well done today, by the way.

bcart1991 - 2008-06-09 8:31 AM Oy vey. one down, many many more to go. Had a good time at the race. Man it got hot on the bike & run. Now I know where I really stand in regard to my training, especially since I've been so lazy the last couple weeks. Race pace is a WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL than weekly training. I need to adapt to that a little better. That, and run some more. But I refuse to enjoy it. Hope everyone had a good weekend. I'm wiped out.

Glad you had fun. It was super-hot here this weekend, as well (and still is). Not looking forward to my run tonight.

Congratulations Brian and Emily!  You guys did great!  I have been training for triathlon season so long, and don't really feel like I can say I'm a triathlete yet (first race is the 15th)...I bet it feels good to get the first one under your belt!  Actually did you say, Brian, that you had done triathlons years ago???

Sorry I've been out of touch.  I found out last week that my mom has pancreatic cancer, it has spread to her liver and kidneys, and there will be no surgery or chemo.  She will have a biopsy of her liver/kidneys on Wednesday to find out how long she has left.

In the mean time I put a trip to Europe on hold for us.  September was the earliest I could get...and she'll need to get a passport as well.  She has never been out of the US and I'd like to do that.  We haven't lived in the same state since 1991 and haven't kept in close contact either.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she'll be able to travel in September.  I also planned another trip for early August for the whole family to fly out.

And in training-related news:  I ran a half marathon on Saturday--came in last in my age group but still a PR for me (2:39:33).  I also did a rehearsal for the triathlon I'm doing next Sunday.  I couldn't really run, being sore from the 1/2 mary, but did sashay some, run backwards, and do grapevines.  It was with my tri group, all females that I know fairly well, so I didn't feel too foolish.  I finished my swim (big accomplishment there as I had been having asthma attacks in the open water) and averaged 18.5 mph on my bike for the 17 mile course.  I'm tired today