ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 41)

Tony, you've still got some key training to do yet if your feeling doubtful, do don't get into freak out mode just yet.  There should be some really key rides in the coming few weeks before you begin your taper.  You'll be fine buy race day.  Knowing what I've just said I remember the feeling last year as I was headed toward my first 70.3 race, I felt under prepared.  As race day approaches look at back at your calender of training and examine the work you've put in and rest easy.  Seriously, go back and look at it!

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I have another race tomorrow morning.  This is the race entry that I won In Warsaw a few weeks ago.  This is a potential "cha-ching race" if I land on the podium.  The payout is as follows:

1st - $500

2nd - $200

3rd - $100

4th - $75

5th - $50

I'd love to bring home the big money but I know one of the athletes that is planning to be there beat me by 10 minutes at my first race this season (Oly) in May.  I would honestly be happy to just bring home 5th place so I can say I got paid to race once.

The race is a sprint: 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike and 5k run.  The pain should be over quickly.......I hope.  The bike and run courses are pancake flat according to the race director, so we'll see how well I fare.

No Money for this kid!!  I am a miserable failure of an athlete.  I think I am switching to hot dog eating contests instead of putting myself through this embarrassment so frequently. 

I actually had a great race.  I was suffering throughout the bike and run, but the run I was suffering immensely.  I was trying to hold on to a podium spot for the entire run.  I'll detail everything in a RR later today.  You shouldn't have to suffer through a really drawn out RR since this race was a sprint.

Well don't leave out all the gory details of your pain and suffering! That's the best part .

You know your a junkie when.....

You drop your own husband on a Saturday morning bike ride. Oooops.

We actually tried riding together this morning since the kids spent the night at Granny's house. I thought it might be a good match up if he were on his road bike and I tried to keep up on my hybrid. Well that only worked for one lap. The next lap we started out and I told him I was going to try to ride a little harder - didn't see him again until we were at the truck.  Then I kept riding while he went to pick up the kids. As he was packing up his bike he told me "Jeez honey, your a beast!"

I absolutely love this!  I feel pretty confident this topic won't come up at the water cooler anytime soon.

Super ride Will!  I am looking to get my rides back after my short layoff before my 70.3.

You can definitely be ready in the time you have available  to complete your training.  You can dew eet!

I managed to get 2 races in this weekend, a 10k on Saturday and a Sprint today.  Pretty good effort on both, the 10K i definitely held back a little and finished at 48:50.  The sprint I was able to knock 4 minutes off of last years time, but I was feeling the affect of the 10k.  Just didn't feel the energy in my legs that I would like to have had.  Here is a short recap of the race:  Race Report

Hope everyone else had a good weekend, looks like there were a few of you who had some great rides.  That is going to make your ironman flawless.

Well after another crazy work week that stepped on my training I took the family camping for the weekend. Lots of fun, caught some wild trout, explored the woods, and walked through an old lava tube, but got zero training in.

Hoping work goes easier on me this week so I can train in the mornings again. High temps have been in triple digits here every day so after work workouts have been tough. As I type this it is 9:20 pm and the temp outside is 98 degrees. Hoping to get a run in tomorrow morning while its only 70 out.

Some good workouts and great races these past 2 weekends by so many of you. I'm jealous.

DIRK---- In regards to your Facebook post....

Did you get a tattoo of the Boston Marathon Association on the back of your calf? That is AWESOME!