SWBKRUN fast, furious, and closed (Page 28)

Practice, practice, practice, is the best way to get over it.  You also just might be tense overall on a new bike.  If you're gripping the bars tight enough to make your forearms sore you're whole body is probably tensed as well. 

LOL, yes I did have fun Suzy.  Basically my tri-coach was in the same race and 5 laps in out of 9 he sprinted ahead of the big group to try and break away, right at the same time I was moving up positions from middle to front, and I had enough speed to catch him but one of my teammates got there first. 

n bike racing if you have a teammate "up the road" your job is to slow the rest of the race down so they can "get away"  If I would have tried to accelerate to catch him, I might have had some other people jump on my wheel to get a free ride up to the break away which is a big no-no.

When they got caught by the group, that means all bets are off.  It's every man for himself.  Unfortunately I don't seem to posess great skills going around a corner quickly so the group took off through the last corner and I had to stand up and sprint to catch back up, which tired me out and made it tough to sprint for the finish line.  Ended up 17th out of 45 or so.

LOL, John I found something I get geeked up for as much as electronics and such, bike racing is a blast.

Happy birthday Abbe ....  Run Linda Run!  

Hi everyone,  long time no speak.  I know I missed Wednesday's role call but I actually raced this weekend.  Some of you might have seen on the news that NC was hit by several nasty tornadoes on Saturday.  We managed to squeeze the race in just before the storms, then I sat and watched pieces of roofing and insulation fall from the sky in front of my house. Needless to say it was a very eventful weekend.  

Haven't compiled my full RR yet, but here are a few of the race highlights.   Olympic distance race that was purely a warm-up race for the season.  I wasn't trying to break any records, rather it was a test to see how my training is progressing and where my weaknesses are.  I can tell you that in 2 words....WETSUIT REMOVAL!!!!   WTF am I doing for 6 minutes in T1?  Trying to get the damn wetsuit off!  It was awful!!!  They had better have wetsuit strippers at Rev 3 or I'm in deep trouble.   However I did have a stellar swim.  I took 25 seconds off last years pace time and swam a mile with a 1:47 pace!!  Gotta give the master's swim coach a big hug on Tuesday!!

The bike was very disappointing, especially considering it is usually my strongest area.  However up to this point I've been focusing on core strength and running so I know where my time will be spent moving forward.  Plus I am riding on a new fitting and trying to figure out how this whole riding on wattages thing works.  It was a super windy day and at one point I hit a max watts of 459 going up hill into the wind and only moving at 8 mph!  My triceps are really sore from trying to hold the bike steady in the wind gusts.

The run was not too bad. This was my first test of the year of my running off the bike legs.  I think I could have run faster if I'd had the Garmin, but I let Doug use it.  I was racing on PRE so I'm still learning what fast legs feel like.  I made the mistake of settling into what felt familiar and that is still a slower pace than what I'm now capable of.  But like I said it was a training day race so not too bad.   

But best news of all......I have a job interview today!!!!  Keep your fingers crossed for me.   Sorry I haven't been around much for this new group.  Hello and welcome to everyone.  I'll try to be better about staying up to date.  

Tracy

No wetsuit strippers...

Did you just have problems with getting it off your feet.  If that's it someone told me last year I think, just get the wetsuit down as far as you can by hand then stand on it with one foot and pull, i've found that other than sometimes my calf seizing up when I do that, it works pretty well.

Edit: Linda beat me

Oh and I can't get a feed up here. Our work TV's dont subscribe to the right channels!!

Wow!!!  Not even in my wildest dreams!!!  She rocks!!!

Kim hit 10k at 46:05!  Go, Kim!

ETA: Linda beat me to it!  One of the guys I'm tracking from Wisconsin is at 15k 59:57, and is projected at 2:48:59.  Holy cow, he is fast!

Dave Jesse?  He is amazing!

Can't wait to see how fast Kim can finish!!  She is exactly on goal at the 10K.  WOW!

She is slowing down!!!!

Yup!  I figured the fellow Wisconsinites would know who I was talking about!  He is unbelievable to watch. 

Kim is doing awesome!  I'm glad I have today off so that I can "watch"!

Just a question on top of my last insane rant!  I was never told by the orthopedic specialist that I needed any PT.  The only thing he ever said I needed to do was rest for 3-4 weeks.  I've done lots of stretching and icing on my own, but that's it.  It is normal to need PT after just some tendonitis?  He thinks it started just from ramping up my run frequency, so obviously I can't fix that besides just building up slower.  Thoughts?

Suzy - I really do appreciate your input!  Sometimes, I need some good old fashioned harping on.  I'm still transitioning from the "young and invincible" phase to the "a little older and more fragile" phase!  I think I'm in denial.

SHE IS ROCKING

35k = 2:46:43

BRING IT HOME !!!

LUCKY!!!!

Kim, I am in tears every time I see a split. So in awe of you, sweetheart. Keep that clear heart and smile strong to the end. You are an inspiration to us all!!!!!!!!!

Very cool Christina!!

Almost there Kim - finish strong!!

3:23:17

AWESOME!!!!