ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 49)

Brenda glad you are back!

I loved following the FB posts from Jeff and Dirk's Junkie Showdown.  Fun stuff.

Will and Tony keep up the great IM training!

The beginning of school is closing in on us here and I am almost frantic trying to cram in every fun thing I can think of for my kids before they are gone all day so I have not been keeping up very well on here! Gracie starts Kindergarten this year . Funny story, my husband is the school Superintendent. The school is so small that the unit offices are in the Elementary building where my kids will be in school all day. So at dinner the other night Gracie says "Daddy, if I get in trouble in Kindergarten I go to your office right?" Ha ha ha, she is already plotting how to get to Daddy, I think we are in for it!

Training has been chugging along for me. I'm trying to decide if I want to race locally this weekend. There is a sprint or an Olympic distance on the same course I flatted on in May. I was going to go for the Oly distance even though I know my run is terribly under trained but now my right heel has flared up and it feels like the start of PF so I'm not sure what to do about racing. I've got my orthotics back out, have been icing and taking Aleeve and it does feel much better today. I've got no money down on the race and there is another Oly distance near me at the end of the month. What to do. You know me, I'll wait to decide until Saturday night!

Swim: 4h 05m 36s - 14737.16 Y (The numbers are odd because I swam long course for the entire month.)

Bike: 29h 23m 26s - 607.49

Run: 12h 10m 45s - 88.75

I fell below the target for running mileage again last month but I am still on track for my yearly goal of 1200 miles.  I should be able to attain that goal provided some other things don't get in the way. 

What I missed in running miles was made up on my bike.  July's bike miles makes up the highest number of miles I have ridden in a single month since I began triathlon 4 seasons ago.

My swimming seems to have been pretty abysmal for most of the month.  I would like to have been able to swim more but storms and other interferences seem to have been a problem again.  Now, unless I get some OWS this month I won't be swimming until Sept.  The pool is closed for a month (as it always is) and won't reopen until after Labor Day.

I'm back! Vacation was fun, but training time was hard to come by. Lots of visiting with relatives and feeling like we were always on the go. I did manage a good couple miles of hill climbing on the one run I got in, but I hauled my bike on a 1200 mile round trip for nothing. Lots of miles logged on my feet walking but not training.

Will, way to put in the time in adverse conditions man!

Tracy, Funny about the earthquake story. It sounds like it's time for you to switch to the Continental GP4000s tires that some of us are using. Jonathan posted a link to where he got them sometime last year and I've purchased through the same ebay seller. They are pretty easy to change as far as bike tires go and they provide great traction.

Dirk and Jeff, it sounds like the Junkie showdown was awesome. I've only read a bit of Dirk's race report so far but I look forward to reading them both.

Tony, way to go on that first century ride! It sounds like you are going to be ready for that IM.

Jen, best of luck on your new job. It sounds like it could be a great job for you.

Thank you so much for the tire heads up!  I'm willing to try ANYTHING that would be easier to change!

Yes!  Good luck to everyone!

Go, Junkies, Go!!!!  You know what to do!!!