Unofficially, I was somewhere under 2:54:36. The event producer has been pretty awesome about getting results posted quickly. So I’ll update my thoughts on the race when I see the official results.
Archive for August, 2010
- Sigh. #jacksoncountytriathlon Did Not Finish.
# - I have had too many flats in my short triathlon career, I'm upgrading to Bontrager tires with Kevlar lining. #
- Heading to open water swim at Kill Creek Park. 3 (maybe 4) of my coworkers are preparing for their first triathlon #midwestmeltdowntriathlon #
- Had a great open water swim with Ski and Steve. Met Aaron's wife Holly too!. Good luck Sunday! #
- Feeling much better in the water: http://bit.ly/cSIbyJ #
- Swimming at night != good night sleep. #
- Wow! What a wonderful start to the day. Swimming, biking, and running and great weather. Ski, Steve, and Jason are ready for this weekend! #
- Sunshine beautiful morning for working out: http://bit.ly/agTAZO #
- My VFFs are great, could bare-footing be even better? http://bit.ly/buQFmZ #
- 'Dont't you remember all the yelling and the mess?' #
- PR for this route: http://bit.ly/9QxqjB #
- I got new toys to play with! And in case you missed it, Garmin announced their new Edge 800 today: http://bit.ly/90SUkk #
- Yay! Garmin cookout! #
- Have I mentioned lately how much I enjoy my new job? #
- @eljhawk: Taking off my shoes now. in reply to eljhawk #
- Another exciting spin class with Claudette #
- Excited to have my bike back. More excited to have lunch will @JillianRanee. #
- Dear Prius, It's not you, it's me. We've had some good times. I promise we will stay friends. #
- Mario Kart Bike Lane: http://bit.ly/91ulUv #
- @rmatta: That is impressive! in reply to rmatta #
- Its more than just another training day now: http://bit.ly/cOm9Ye #
- My weekend starts now! #
- Some stuff I watched yesterday: http://bit.ly/bMt9YT #
- @tmfleecs that doesn't sound like 4 days off… #
- Playing with my new EVO! #
- In case you missed it. My favorite bike just switched from Trek to Cervelo! http://bit.ly/bFAiLU #
Jillian was having a hard time deciding if she wanted to race on Sunday. Last week, she opted to stay home and I had a horrible race day experience. It was the first time I didn’t have my family at a triathlon and hopefully the last. Well, today she decided that she is going to do the duathlon that starts at the same time. I was thinking about just doing the short course and taking it easy. With Jillian there, I feel a little bit better about the day. I decided to stick with the long course.
I had a pretty good ride this morning. I was on Jason’s mountain bike again, since mine was still at shop getting worked on. After the flats putting a big damper on last weekend, I decided that Kevlar tires were a must. Not so much a must for this weekend, but a must for Branson. I thought it would be a good idea to get some quality time with the new heavier tires too. I can definitely tell the difference between riding a mountain bike and my road bike. My legs feel like stone when I’m done riding. Its a feeling that I vaguely remember from the Midwest Mayhem triathlon last summer.
Steve, Jason and Ski, from work, are all doing their first triathlon this weekend. Aaron and Holly K. are also making this their first triathlon. Its very exciting. I’m so proud of them all. I understand that its not an easy undertaking. I remember my first race and all the stress I had going into it. I remember Jillian’s first race and how much of a challenge and accomplishment that was for her. Its a great feeling and its going to be a memorable day!
With the new bike, all the triathlon newbies, and my wife competing with me, have all made this weekend a little more enjoyable. I was just planning on it being another training day, just a day to get some miles. I didn’t set any goals at all. Now, its really feeling like a race day.
The team put up some predictions, so I figure I should make some goals. A 40 minute (1.5k) swim, a 68 minute (21 mile) bike and a 60 minute (5.2 mile) run.
I skipped the morning swim because I didn’t sleep well again last night. Wednesday I skipped my workouts too for the same reason.
When I got to the office this morning, I didn’t see the cars of Jason, Steve or Ron. What I didn’t realize was that Ski’s truck was there. By the time I got there, Ski was already out on his bike. So I was running alone this morning. The coolest weather I’ve ran in since May I think. It was 63 when I started running. I tried to start slow, but I was focused on cadence. I’m not sure why I was running as fast as I did. I did have a new song in my head this morning “Louder Than Words” by David Guetta, maybe thats part of it. I guess I’ve also lost a few pounds the past couple weeks. There is a rule of thumb that says: you will go 2 seconds faster per mile per pound of weight that you lose.
Whatever it was, I will take it. A great way to start the day and very much a confidence builder for the weekend.
