Dodgersmom's Group - The inn is full! (Page 7)

I have never had much problems with bugs on ride or runs but Steve...that boy is a bee magnet.  They usually fly into his helmet.  Last yeat at LongHorn he got stung on the lip.  Rode most of the bike with his lip sp swolen that he could see it!  Great training, you are going to kill at Athens!

Ahhhh, the glamerous side of tris . . . .

What do you do when you're coming off the flu/cold and you're two weeks out from your first race...I assume just resume training when you're able and go for it!! It's moved from my chest to my head so I'm feeling much better...

Hey Mike,  Sorry to hear you were ubder the weather.  There was definitly somehitn going around.  All you can do is pick up where you left off, but know that you may not have the endurance rigth off the bat.  You wil still do great in Athens!

I swam this AM and felt OK...Got my USAT membership stuff in the mail yesterday...It almost felt like "book order day" from grade school!!

Mike A.

Well, I was using my son's bike...He just doesn't want to just come with me to the race...He wants to do it also! That's awesome, huh? I just signed him up...He's 16 and a great kid...

Mike A.

Everyone have a great weekend!! How's the IM couple doing? (steve and marcy)

Mike A.

Hey Mike!  That is so awesome that your son is interested in getting into tris!  Our training is good but it is getting hard.  Did my first century today and aside from a little knee pain feel OK.  Actually get to sleep in tomorrow.  Not having to set the alarm is so great!

I was watching some tri videos on YOUTUBE this weekend...Watched the Rick and Dick Hoyt videos and cried like a baby. Glad I was alone at the house...But I watched an IM motivational video, and I think the quote went like this:

"2.4 mile swim...112 mile bike ride...26.2 mile run...A lifetime to brag..."

Anyway, I'm gonna try a couple of sprints this summer and maybe an OLY late summer early fall and see how things go...If I try to bite off anything ambitious in the next year, I am entertaining thougts of a half-marathon.

How do you break up a long ride like that? Do you rest along the way?

Mike A.

Well, three more days...planning on light training in the AM and taking Friday off...I've done all I can do, so I just plan to enjoy myself...Bike check tomorrow

Steve and Marcy,

How's the training going? One foot in front of the other! You WILL do this!!

Mike A.

Hey Mike....kick some major butt tomorrow!  Make sure you dress warm!

Well, I had three goals and I accomplished all three...1) Finish! check 2) Don't get in anybody's way. check 3) an outside goal was to finish under 2 hours. check...1:50:23...

What a blast! I may have played it conservative, but honestly I have no regrets...Definitely have to work on T1/T2...T1 was like 4 minutes and something, almost 5! My toes and fingers were numb at the end of the ride, but they thawed out fine at during the run. I actually passed a few people in all three parts, but got passed a lot as well...I learned a lot from watching others race too...Beth, my wife, was with me and she had a good time as well. Thanks so much, Steve and Marcy...I'm in!!

Mike.

I'll post my results on my log later...I'm tired...

Congratulations Mike... You are a trithlete!

Gonna start riding with a local bike club, now that the time change has taken place. Looking at doing Benbrook on the 4th of May...Appreciate all the encouragement. I'm reviewing my race day performance, so now I'll probably have more questions!!

Mike A.

Can anyone tell me how to put those characters under your name?

Everybody have a great weekend!!

Hey Mike,  You just have to upload an avatar.  You can do that in the control panel

Went on my first "club ride" last night...It was fun, and the people were nice. I took a spill and hurt my hip. The "spill" was as I was dismounting...I kinda did a split and hurt something in my right hip, but I'll live...Hilly course, which is good for training.

Went on another club ride last night...Had fun, weather was good. Pack took off and I just followed. It turned out to be a lonely ride!! Did most of the ride in the 'aero' position. Missed a turn somewhere, but I live out that way, so I just took it on home...

Hello.....

Are you riding the same Monday night club ride that Clint ride in longview?  He likes that group alot!

Yeah,

I get dropped pretty quick, but I'm lovin' the fact that I am "embracing the bike." I don't dread it at all now...

Got a swim in this AM...Intended on running, but weather would not permit...How's the IM training going?