Barqhead's Group - FULL (Page 20)

Great job with the 7.5.  13.1 will be cake when the race arrives.

Congratulations!!!

 Great job on the 7.5 miles.  7 is as far as I have managed to ever make it, so I understand your nervousness about the 13.1.  All my friends who race tell me that it will be a piece of cake on race day because of the adrenalin.  Again, great job and keep pushing forward.

Worked arms in the weight room Monday and then walked a mile and ran a mile.

I rode 36 miles on the Specialized Transition yesterday.  What a sweet ride!  Will probably buy it.  I test rode a Cervelo P2C to compare and although it felt stiffer and smoother in the short term, the Transition felt much faster.  The guys at CT felt the Trans. is a better purchase when all is being considered and price being equal.  ~That is coming from a guy who just bought a new P1. 

I've got a short run on the schedule today to recover from a slight hangover from the St Patty's Day festivities and give my legs a breather.

barqhead - 2009-03-18 8:24 PM Must shamelessly plug myself today. I rode 84 miles in the mountains today. Climbed up Caesar's Head and the Saluda grade. Longest ride ever! Caesar's Head is a 7 mile long climb. The most disheartening thing about it is just when you are really feeling fatigued and are waiting for the end, you see this sign that says "Caesar's Head State Park - 4 miles" . 4 more moiles to the summit. Holy crap! But I didn't stop, I didn't fall over and I didn't die. Yay me BTW, my coach rides the Specialized Transition. She was on it today and says it climbs like a dream!

I'm a bit late on this one, but a belated Congrats!  I must say, reading about people climbing mountains makes me glad to live in Indiana where it's nice and flat.

I've got a terrible sinus infection that is kicking my butt.  I don't know if I can miss three days of training.  My doc said I can train, but have to take it easy.  The only problem is that is not me.  I am going all out or not going at all.  I might have to work in an easy bike or run, or a long, brisk dog walk.  Something.......

Sorry to be a downer.  I hope everyone else's training is going well.

I actually got to ride outside today!  I think spring has finally sprung in Indiana.  (Knock on wood.  It will probably snow now that I've mentioned spring.)

The downside to riding outside in March in Indiana - Wind!  Man it was rough out there.  You just can't prep for that on the trainer.  I actually had to work to get downhill.  Downhill is supposed to be the fun part!  Anyhow - now that the weather is reasonable, I hoping to start upping the bike miles.  Those May races are starting to creep closer and closer.  I've already begun my "I'm not prepared!  I'll never meet my goals" panic.  Silly to get so worked up about it but at least it keeps me motivated to hit all my workouts.