Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN (Page 51)

Originally posted by drfoodlove

Hi All- Bib #8058 and can be tracked at tract.rtrt.me (or sportstats.us).

See you afterwards!

Originally posted by bulfrog She's finished. And, came home in sub 15 hours. 14:59:21. Congratulations Gretchen. You absolutely smashed it. And now I can get back to work.

Originally posted by drfoodlove

I’ll write a race report later (I still have race brain), but wanted to check in.

I had an amazing race, with a PR by 1:41:00. Turns out all that hard work really does pay off! Defended my nation championship (Athena 40+) too. I’m over the moon with these results.

Thanks everyone for your support along the way! Now…I’m off to appreciate some of the local brew at one (or more) of the various pubs I’ve seen seeing around town. Can’t disgrace our group’s good name!!

Originally posted by drfoodlove

I’ll write a race report later (I still have race brain), but wanted to check in.

I had an amazing race, with a PR by 1:41:00. Turns out all that hard work really does pay off! Defended my nation championship (Athena 40+) too. I’m over the moon with these results.

Thanks everyone for your support along the way! Now…I’m off to appreciate some of the local brew at one (or more) of the various pubs I’ve seen seeing around town. Can’t disgrace our group’s good name!!

Originally posted by bulfrog



Congratulations Gretchen, you should be very proud of yourself.

Enjoy the 'post race refueling' it was well earned.

Guess I have a time target for IMNZ in march now

Originally posted by Rollergirl

Good work Andrew!
Gretchen, where’s that race report?

Another past Nat bit the dust last night, 3 minutes better than last year at Kalmar’s 4-18-4, as they call it. Fun race on the Wednesday before the Ironman on Saturday.
Race report to follow.

Found out on Tuesday that my last race of the season, a sprint, was cancelled due to lack of people signed on.

Very disappointing.

So my last race will be the oly on my home turf next week. Well, my last tri, I still have a 10k in September.

Originally posted by drfoodlove

I was forced to sit on my patio and drink a growler of my favorite beer (a local brew called 17th St smoked ale) and write this race report.

Originally posted by drfoodlove

Alright...alright...here's yer race report...

https://saluki-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/gdabbs_siu_edu/EZtjF...

and yes...it is 15 pages long, which is why it takes so damn long to write!

Yesterday I went to masters and swam a slow 1500yds with them. It was a bad idea--I was spent afterwards. I was forced to sit on my patio and drink a growler of my favorite beer (a local brew called 17th St smoked ale) and write this race report. The beer might explain some of the parts of the race report. :D

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Good morning, all.  Happy Friday. 

@Gretchen - I can't read but the first page of the novel (I don't have access to a Mac)...can you export it to PDF on your sharepoint site?

Originally posted by drfoodlove



https://saluki-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/gdabbs_siu_edu/EZtjF...

A pdf version. I just converted to a Mac, so I wasn't even thinking about it not working. My wife and mom were able to read it, so I figured it must work. Didn't think about that fact that they both read it on an iPad.

@Nat--I inquired on the MiTi Facebook group page about the pooping lady. She replied! Her race went well. We must have seeded ourselves appropriately, because she said she was in T1 change tent with me (I don't remember her in there, but everyone looks different once you take off the goggles, swim cap, and wetsuit!).

2000yds in the pool today. Felt better than Wednesday. Things are getting back to normal and I was thinking about maybe a short run tomorrow to test out the body. Of course, at some point I also need to get my cyclocross bike out and make sure the tires haven't dry rotted. I'm doing a gravel tri and a gravel bike race at the end of September. I suppose it might be nice if I remembered how that bike works--shifting, brakes, etc.