Team Persistent Pumpkins (Page 3)

I think OWS clinics/seminars are great.  I did one last year and I needed it something awful.  I'm much more calm in an OWS but I'm still a mess during the actual tris. 

Hello Pumpkins!  every time I stop in your thread, I get cravings for pumpkin pie. 

Are you all ok?  Any problems with anything? 

I need a new bike and faster legs... ok.. that was juvenile.

Don't we all.   

Had to rush and squeeze in my run tonight as we had friends coming over for dinner. Completed a 5k and broke 9min/mile (which is quick for this heavy guy!)...without thinking about it...those longer runs I have been doing recently must really have helped........anyway, managed to squeeze the run in......Go Pumpkins!

.........strange that when you switch you brain off from analyzing everything your doing and just go out and run you seem to do better sometimes.....I can hardly remember anything about running except looking down at my watch when I came within 200yds from the finish.  

.......does anybody else get this???

Nice Icon, but I was wondering why Julie was taking such an interest in our little pumpkin patch.....

Hey folks, Do we need to pick a team captain????

If so, will that team captain be known as the Great Pumpkin (a la "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown")

 To quote Linus from the movie:

 "The Great Pumpkin always picks the most sincere pumpkin patch to rise out of. He's just gotta pick this pumpkin patch. He's just gotta! Look around. You can see that there' not a sign of hypocrisy anywhere. Nothing but sincerity reaching out as far as the eye can see."

Sounds just like our pumpkin patch (team) here.....eh?

So who is the one who is gonna rise up and lead us for the month???

 Hey.....don't knock the Wal-Mart bikes......that is what I am riding till I can afford a fancy new bike like Karen's new one  :-(

....unfortunately the IRS is getting my money at the moment instead of the LBS so I am stuck with my "Wally World" bike for just now :-( :-(

Well maybe I can pass somebody on their fancy bike when I do my first tri next month.....that would feel like a victory in itself. :-)

.....well I can dream can't I !

 Hey.....don't knock the Wal-Mart bikes......that is what I am riding till I can afford a fancy new bike like Karen's new one  :-(

....unfortunately the IRS is getting my money at the moment instead of the LBS so I am stuck with my "Wally World" bike for just now :-( :-(

Well maybe I can pass somebody on their fancy bike when I do my first tri next month.....that would feel like a victory in itself. :-)

I was just kidding about the Walmart bikes and to be honest it is nice to hear that there is a good chance I won't be the only one out there on a heavy old Wally World/Target bike. I have never entered or watched a tri and to hear this a bit of relief...

.......to be honest I just wanna finish my first race and get rid of the nerves etc so I am not too worried about my time. But then again looking like the driver of a Hummer at an Indy car race ain't cool either......but who cares.......I am personally built more like a Hummer than an Indy car anyway.....so it might be appropriate. LOL!

Maybe I can treat myself to a new bike over the summer and gain those 7+ mins in my races in later in the year, but at the moment it will have to remain a pipe dream.