The Ghoulies are biking their way through September (Page 5)

Neal Denhartog

ironannekidd - 2011-09-11 7:05 PM I got Neal on TopPage. Too bad he is probably tired and his legs are shot.

Legs are nice, but not essential.

mndymond - 2011-09-11 11:06 PM 14:30:11!!!!

Thanks for the update. I checked before I went to bed and there was no update for him on the website.

Good morning, Gouhlies. 

Congrats on another IronMan, Neal!

Congrats on another speedy tri, Melissa!

Hope everyone else is safe and dry.

I am still pretty tired, despite sleeping in until almost noon yesterday, and already having a good 3 hour nap this morning. And I dont hurt much until my calves cramp up, which only happens when I walk. The Boy is home from school for the next couple weeks, so I am very happy that we have the science channel, discovery channel, and national geographic. Has anybody ever watched "Monster Bug Wars" and been able to sleep afterward?

AMY!!!

So how far did you run?

Happy Monday Ghoulies!

I'm back from sunny Florida.  Pile of work waiting here on me. 

Way to go IRONMAN Neal!

Awesome race time Melissa!

Great job on the Relay Amy!

ANN(e)!!!

So what is it you and your husband are doing this weekend?

Hi guys! In the clinic again today. 4.5 more days in urban family...ready to move on.....

Sudden death investigation starts on Monday......

18 days till I head back to Iowa...not that I'm counting or anything........

Hi!

Me, I'm working both Sat and Sun.  He is working on Sat. 

I ran about the equivalent of a half marathon. So in reality about 13.2 ish miles.

My first leg was 5.8 miles, slight uphill, on the side of a highway. It started raining right after I started, and by the time I hit the 1 mile mark it was raining HARD, complete with lightning and thunder. Then it started to hail. And it didn't stop. Until after I was done with my leg. I didn't time my nutrition very well--I ate a sandwhich at what I thought was a good 30 minutes before my start time--and a gel at what I thought was 20 minutes before my start time. But I was off by almost 20 minutes. I also thought this leg was my downhill and flat leg. It was a gentle uphill almost all the way. Ugh. I was sooo glad when I was done with that leg. And happy that I didn't get struck by lightning. One of the trees by the side of the road DID get struck, while there were runners on the road. Oy vay.  

My second leg was a 5.6 mile along the side of another highway just before midnight. It was peaceful, the moon was almost full, and there were glow sticks everywhere. This run was a gentle downhill into a small town, then flat. I kicked this one's tail! So much so that the next runner was still sound asleep when I got the exchange point.  I felt really good this entire run. I didn't even freak myself out about the shadows. My mind has a habit of playing tricks on me. Kinda like when I swim in OW. 

My third leg was into St George, Utah at about 10 am. It was already in the mid to upper 80's, and sunny. It was supposed to be flat. But of course, it wasn't. LOL. There were a couple of pretty good uphills in there. I was tired, and expected way more from myself than I had in the tank. I also forgot my garmin for this leg, and because of the fatigue I was really bad at guaging how fast I was going. All I knew was I was sucking wind, and had to keep taking walk breaks. Turns out I ran about a 10 minute/mile average. So, yeah--I was running reallllly fast (for me) when I was running.  

After my 3rd leg, my van was done with all of our runs, so we hit the pool at the rec center in town and swam a little, then showered and ate and headed out towards Zion's Nat'l Park to catch up with the other van (the other half of our team) to run through the finishline together. I posted some pics on FB if you want to take a look. 

I'm just glad my calves have stopped cramping now. 36 hours of calf cramps are no fun! Every time I tried to walk yesterday my hubby would just giggle.

Great job, Amy!!!

Crazy run Amy! Nice work.

I just finished up my RR. http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=268245&posts=1&start=1

Not feeling superb. I think I have URTI...had a 90min nap when I got home and I'm about to hit the sack again for the night. No workouts today for me! Neal got back to Ames a few hrs ago. We have a chat date tomorrow night!

Morning Ghoulies. I am home from hanging with the 80+ year olds. Weee Hooo. All I can say is keep going because someday, just getting up those stairs will be an accomplishment! And the folks I was toting around are all pretty durn active.

Fantastic job Ironman2 Neal!

Good job on your Tri Melindy.

Sounds like an awesome run, Amy. (10 minute miles including walking breaks is indeed pretty zippy).

Kendra, how was the vacation?

Ann and Kim, hope the rains have all calmed down for you guys. 

I have tons of work to catchup on today so I will probably be scarce for a day or so.