kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 49)

Good Luck Racers.

That's a good idea, I'll try that next time.  Thanks.

The same guy who owns Doc Cheys also owns Osteria.  Really good thin crust pizza and pastas. 

Boo - it's raining here.  All day!  And I have a 2 hour run (although my schedule has it split into 2 - 1 hour runs) today and I will not do that on a treadmill.  I guess I'll try to squeeze it in if there's a break or slowing of rain.  Right now it's pretty thick.

Yesterday I did an 82 mile hilly ride with my training buddy.  It was very slow (took us 6 hours) because of all the hills.  We averaged under 14mph.  It was a good mental training day, I was in the valley of darkness several times, but we finished.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's on here.  Hope you have a great day.  My son just got up and offered to take me to breakfast.  Since I can't run right now, I'm taking him up on his offer.  It's not often I get to spend time with him, this should be fun.

57 mile ride yesterday followed up by a 12 mile run this morning. Both were about 10% above my normal pace. Kicking up the intensity with 3 weeks of real traing left before the taper.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's in our group.

Pretty bummed out today since I'm not racing. I was looking forward to the Jay Benson Tri today (it's the biggest/most popular in our area) and to get in and not race is a downer. Oh well, I'm just telling myself that sitting out and healing it better in the long run. 

Happy Moms day!!

Yesterday 78 on the bike followed by 4 mile run.

Today 15 mile run and a recovery ride later tonight

Tomorrow REST DAY & 10 weeks till IM Lake Placid!!

Happy Mothers Day everyone!!!

Steve, sorry you missed your race!

So, despite having to go to my inlaws, I had a GREAT mothers day!!! Ran a local tri this morning. I had the WORST swim ever - I am not a strong swimmer anyway, but I got in the water and must have thought I was a fish and took my first breath underwater - sucked half the pool into my lungs and sinuses - it was AWFUL. I couldn't catch my breath and wound up breathing on every stroke just trying to hang on. My first transition was fine, got on the bike and just started passing people left and right. It was a  series of 10 - 180degree switch backs so everytime I would get up to 21-22mph I had to abruptly slow down. No one passed me on the bike so I felt good! Got into the run no problem, chased down 1 or 2 and then was by myself for a while - until a 50 year old chicked me out of the blue!

Get this - I won SECOND in my age group (only 16 but second sounds so good!) and came in 12th overall(out of 125ish)!! Time was 57:55! I have been on cloud nine all day!! It was a really well organized race - happy I decided to do it!

Congratulations, Michele!  Fantastic job.  

Recovery ride done and recovery run later.  

I picked the hilliest, most difficult routes on this side of the city to bike and run this weekend, and I am paying for it now.  Yesterday it felt like I'd strained my hamstring, but today it feels better.  Last night I started having this pain in my knee when I climb the stairs.  It's a sharp, stabbing pain.  There is a tiny bruise above the spot that hurts when I press on it.  Anyway, I took pain relievers last night and this morning.  I plan on icing it after I drop the kids off at school.  Didn't bother me on the bike this morning, but I question my ability to run right now.  May have to switch to more bike time later instead.  

AWESOME JOB!!!!!!!

Back in CT after a very long weekend.

Still pretty tired but it was good to be back in the pool this morning.