This is my 3rd day running this week. I still have 1 long run day left. That is the most days in a week I have ran since early summer. My legs are paying for it. I'm also trying to include some hills so that's a double whammy.
I set out for a 5 mile run. I need to get some hills in on my run since the marathon is somewhat hilly. There aren't too many places to choose from in Chatham so I headed over to Piper Glen. Piper Glen has some rolling terrain when you get to the backside. It WAS noticeable to my legs though. After 3.25 miles of rollers, I headed back home and on some flat terrain. I've been fighting ITB issues and it is still a little discomforting but I was able to complete the 5.25 miles pretty much pain free. I'm going for 8-10 sometime this week-end so that will be the early teller.
My training officially started this past Monday but if the knee/ITB holds up after this week-end, the real training is set to begin.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Marathoning in Memphis
I guess it only makes since if I started the year out with a marathon, that I end the year with a marathon. This week starts the training for the St. Jude Marathon taking plave in Memphis, TN on December 5, 2009. That will leave me the rest of the year to take it easy and recover befor I start my bike training at the beginning of the year.
Since we had good luck with our marathon training at the beginning of the year, we have decided to stick with what worked. Like the saying goes "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Week one is the hardest. I'm trying to get back in the routine of running 4 or 5 days religiously. I've been injured somewhat most of the summer with a nagging pain in my ITB. Since I have only been running the past week, the pain is starting to subside. Maybe too much biking???
I'm flying solo this week because Scott is out on vacation. Next week we should start seeing each other a couple days a week. My plan is to run 4-5 days a week. Monday will be rest/weights. Weights early in the program and rest later in the program. Tuesday's will be weekly long run. Wednesday will either be recovery run or cross-train (Perfect time for swimming). Thursday will be hills/interval training. Memphis is supposed to be somewhat of a hilly marathon so we better include some hills. Instead of 800's this training cycle, I may try mile repeats with 800 recovery. Friday is an off day... ALWAYS!. Saturday is long and Sunday will be the same distance as my mid-week long run.
The only thing that will definately change will be the pace of the runs. I'm going to train for a 3:35-3:40 2nd marathon but will be happy with a 3:45. That's a 10 minute improvement I can live with.
Please feel free to join us on any of our runs. If you're interested in joining us in Memphis, you can train with us too.
Since we had good luck with our marathon training at the beginning of the year, we have decided to stick with what worked. Like the saying goes "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Week one is the hardest. I'm trying to get back in the routine of running 4 or 5 days religiously. I've been injured somewhat most of the summer with a nagging pain in my ITB. Since I have only been running the past week, the pain is starting to subside. Maybe too much biking???
I'm flying solo this week because Scott is out on vacation. Next week we should start seeing each other a couple days a week. My plan is to run 4-5 days a week. Monday will be rest/weights. Weights early in the program and rest later in the program. Tuesday's will be weekly long run. Wednesday will either be recovery run or cross-train (Perfect time for swimming). Thursday will be hills/interval training. Memphis is supposed to be somewhat of a hilly marathon so we better include some hills. Instead of 800's this training cycle, I may try mile repeats with 800 recovery. Friday is an off day... ALWAYS!. Saturday is long and Sunday will be the same distance as my mid-week long run.
The only thing that will definately change will be the pace of the runs. I'm going to train for a 3:35-3:40 2nd marathon but will be happy with a 3:45. That's a 10 minute improvement I can live with.
Please feel free to join us on any of our runs. If you're interested in joining us in Memphis, you can train with us too.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
A Tri-ing experience
On Sunday, July 5th, I participated in my first ever triathlon and 2nd ever multi sport event. I felt pretty confident going into the event because my training has been going so well. I knew the bike and run wouldn't be a problem and I thought that as long as I focused on what i did in the pool, the swim wouldn't be so bad.
I woke at about 4:30 AM and grabbed some toast, a banana, and a cup of coffee. The race didn't start until 8:00 AM but I wanted to make sure I arrived as early as possible to make sure I wasn't rushed and adding any more pressure. I had loaded the gear bag the night before so all that was left was to put the bike on the car and hit the road. When I went outside, it was already misting. Hey... I was going to get wet eventually. I arrived in Decatur about 6:20 with plenty of time to spare.
I found the packet pick-up and proceeded to get all the "goodies". The race shirt is pretty awesome. We also received a water bottle coutesy of Spin City Cycles, and some kind of holder courtesy of ADM along with some other products from Hammer.
After unloading the car, I headed to the transition area where it was set up by color. I was green and right behind the blue (elite/pros which meant we would enter the water 2nd. I set up my transition area, chit-chatted with Jason and was getting the bike in the correct gear for the first hill just after exiting the transition. No warm-up due to pre-race meeting.
The swim waves went off in 3:00 minute increments with the elite/pros going off first. I was getting more and more nervous as the time went down. 5....4....3....2....1, we were off. The water was a bit chilly at 74. I hit the water and immediately froze up. Between the cold water, waves, nerves, etc. I gasped for every breathe that I could get a hold of. I struggled for the whole .7 mile swim just hanging on for dear life. I was breast stroking, side stroking, back stoking, HLSS. I was doing anything and everything to just make it through the swim. One bouy at a time. I felt like I had never swam a day in my life and I think I am a descent swimmer. All I have to say is Practice, Practice, Practice open water swimming. I did manage maybe 5 descent freestyle strokes the whole swim. I exited the water in 33:06.8 and in 207th place. OUCH!!! At this point, it was all about finishing the last 2 events strong and having fun.
I've learned that you don't necessarily need to be a good swimmer if you are a good biker and runner. Running is my strength and I should do descent on the bike even though I only have a road bike. The other place to make up time is the transition area (T1 & T2).
As I approached T1, I went over what I needed to do. Take your swim cap and googles off, put your sunglasses on, helmet, and shoes (no socks). Grab bike and go. I was out in 1:05.8. I had the 69th best T1 and my position after T1 was now 192. Picked up 15 spots.
Exiting the transition on the bike went smoothe. There was a BIG hill once you hopped on the bike so you needed to make sure you were in the right gear. I was and made it up pretty easy. Jason passed me somewhere in the first couple miles of the bike and that would be the last I would see of him. The bike was 19 miles on rolling terrain. The first 4-5 miles were pretty hilly. We had a head/cross wind on the way out so I knew I couldn't push it too hard. It seemed like I was passing people left and right. We hit the turn around and it was time to get down to business. I dropped a couple of gears and rode the wind home passing even more people. We hit the same hills as when we went out so it was a tough finish. I hopped off the bike at the dismount line. My bike time was 59:15.5, 100th best, and my position after the bike was 152. Another 40 spots picked up.
T2 was pretty slow. The bike rack and shifted and I couldn't get my bike under the rack. I also didn't have any "good" laces so I had to tie my shoes and put on socks. (I need some Zoots). I also needed to grab a GU that was in my bag. So far, I need to work on my open water swim and T2. I'll get the hang of these darn things. I lost 3 positions while in T2 with the 199th slowest T2.
I WAS ready for the run. I stopped at water stop #1, took my GU and drank. I was off. My legs felt pretty good but were a bit heavy. The run was 4.5 miles and I think they finally started feeling descent about .75 miles in or about the time Tracy D. went flying by me. I thought about staying with her but I didn't want to kill myself. I wanted to run my race, finish strong, and wanting more. The first 2 miles of the run was for the most part up hill which meant the 2nd half would be fast. As with the bike, when I finally hit the turn around I picked it up a bit. I felt myself getting stringer and stronger until we hit the final downhill before th finish. I spotted one guy that I thought I could pass. I hit the speed button and started an all-out sprint. The crowd was roaring as I got closer and closer to passing the guy but he must of felt the pressure and kicked it up a notch also. I finished right behind him. My run time was 34:09.8. 75th fastest run and I picked up 26 positions from T2.
My first triathlon was a treat but when you swim like I did, it can only get better in the future and the rest of the race. I was pleased with the way I held things together and finished. I finished wanting more... but only after a practice a bit in the open water. I'm looking forward to the Sprint here in Springfield in a few weeks. That's only a 500 yard swim if I have the same experience in the water.
I woke at about 4:30 AM and grabbed some toast, a banana, and a cup of coffee. The race didn't start until 8:00 AM but I wanted to make sure I arrived as early as possible to make sure I wasn't rushed and adding any more pressure. I had loaded the gear bag the night before so all that was left was to put the bike on the car and hit the road. When I went outside, it was already misting. Hey... I was going to get wet eventually. I arrived in Decatur about 6:20 with plenty of time to spare.
I found the packet pick-up and proceeded to get all the "goodies". The race shirt is pretty awesome. We also received a water bottle coutesy of Spin City Cycles, and some kind of holder courtesy of ADM along with some other products from Hammer.
After unloading the car, I headed to the transition area where it was set up by color. I was green and right behind the blue (elite/pros which meant we would enter the water 2nd. I set up my transition area, chit-chatted with Jason and was getting the bike in the correct gear for the first hill just after exiting the transition. No warm-up due to pre-race meeting.
The swim waves went off in 3:00 minute increments with the elite/pros going off first. I was getting more and more nervous as the time went down. 5....4....3....2....1, we were off. The water was a bit chilly at 74. I hit the water and immediately froze up. Between the cold water, waves, nerves, etc. I gasped for every breathe that I could get a hold of. I struggled for the whole .7 mile swim just hanging on for dear life. I was breast stroking, side stroking, back stoking, HLSS. I was doing anything and everything to just make it through the swim. One bouy at a time. I felt like I had never swam a day in my life and I think I am a descent swimmer. All I have to say is Practice, Practice, Practice open water swimming. I did manage maybe 5 descent freestyle strokes the whole swim. I exited the water in 33:06.8 and in 207th place. OUCH!!! At this point, it was all about finishing the last 2 events strong and having fun.
I've learned that you don't necessarily need to be a good swimmer if you are a good biker and runner. Running is my strength and I should do descent on the bike even though I only have a road bike. The other place to make up time is the transition area (T1 & T2).
As I approached T1, I went over what I needed to do. Take your swim cap and googles off, put your sunglasses on, helmet, and shoes (no socks). Grab bike and go. I was out in 1:05.8. I had the 69th best T1 and my position after T1 was now 192. Picked up 15 spots.
Exiting the transition on the bike went smoothe. There was a BIG hill once you hopped on the bike so you needed to make sure you were in the right gear. I was and made it up pretty easy. Jason passed me somewhere in the first couple miles of the bike and that would be the last I would see of him. The bike was 19 miles on rolling terrain. The first 4-5 miles were pretty hilly. We had a head/cross wind on the way out so I knew I couldn't push it too hard. It seemed like I was passing people left and right. We hit the turn around and it was time to get down to business. I dropped a couple of gears and rode the wind home passing even more people. We hit the same hills as when we went out so it was a tough finish. I hopped off the bike at the dismount line. My bike time was 59:15.5, 100th best, and my position after the bike was 152. Another 40 spots picked up.
T2 was pretty slow. The bike rack and shifted and I couldn't get my bike under the rack. I also didn't have any "good" laces so I had to tie my shoes and put on socks. (I need some Zoots). I also needed to grab a GU that was in my bag. So far, I need to work on my open water swim and T2. I'll get the hang of these darn things. I lost 3 positions while in T2 with the 199th slowest T2.
I WAS ready for the run. I stopped at water stop #1, took my GU and drank. I was off. My legs felt pretty good but were a bit heavy. The run was 4.5 miles and I think they finally started feeling descent about .75 miles in or about the time Tracy D. went flying by me. I thought about staying with her but I didn't want to kill myself. I wanted to run my race, finish strong, and wanting more. The first 2 miles of the run was for the most part up hill which meant the 2nd half would be fast. As with the bike, when I finally hit the turn around I picked it up a bit. I felt myself getting stringer and stronger until we hit the final downhill before th finish. I spotted one guy that I thought I could pass. I hit the speed button and started an all-out sprint. The crowd was roaring as I got closer and closer to passing the guy but he must of felt the pressure and kicked it up a notch also. I finished right behind him. My run time was 34:09.8. 75th fastest run and I picked up 26 positions from T2.
My first triathlon was a treat but when you swim like I did, it can only get better in the future and the rest of the race. I was pleased with the way I held things together and finished. I finished wanting more... but only after a practice a bit in the open water. I'm looking forward to the Sprint here in Springfield in a few weeks. That's only a 500 yard swim if I have the same experience in the water.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Icing on the Cake
I've had a good 3 days of training that started on Monday. After the long bike miles on Sunday, I was in need of a little run to get the blood flowing. As I headed out the door, the rain started falling. Not hard so I decided to go for it. It felt incredible but a little humid. After 4.5 miles I was feeling a tad water logged. I had hoped for a slower run but it never happens. I averaged about a 7:30 pace.
Tuesday included a little time in the pool. I really have no idea what I'm doing in the pool but I think I'm getting stronger. I'm only trying to work on my endurance as of now. I started with 400 of drills/swim. The main set was a 500, 400, 300, 200, & 100. I concluded with 200 of different strokes for a cooldown. Tuesday evening was spent learning the new chip timing system that the SRRC purchased in the off season. I planned on a little spinning later in the evening but the margaritas got the best of me. Oh well!
The icing on the cake came at the Wednesday night track workout. It was hot and sticky and my times showed it. I compared my splits with my pace chart and I was basically running at 20:30-20:45 pace until my 400. The workout was a 1600, 1200, 800, 800, and 400 with a 200 recovery. I put the hammer down on the 400 running it in 82 seconds and grasping for air. The workout concluded with a 1 mile cooldown and some chatting about the Parade Run.
Tuesday included a little time in the pool. I really have no idea what I'm doing in the pool but I think I'm getting stronger. I'm only trying to work on my endurance as of now. I started with 400 of drills/swim. The main set was a 500, 400, 300, 200, & 100. I concluded with 200 of different strokes for a cooldown. Tuesday evening was spent learning the new chip timing system that the SRRC purchased in the off season. I planned on a little spinning later in the evening but the margaritas got the best of me. Oh well!
The icing on the cake came at the Wednesday night track workout. It was hot and sticky and my times showed it. I compared my splits with my pace chart and I was basically running at 20:30-20:45 pace until my 400. The workout was a 1600, 1200, 800, 800, and 400 with a 200 recovery. I put the hammer down on the 400 running it in 82 seconds and grasping for air. The workout concluded with a 1 mile cooldown and some chatting about the Parade Run.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
A Productive Week-end
I think I am finally getting myself back to the endurance that I was at at the end of last season... Thanks KT!!!! The track workouts are definately paying off. Saturday was the Scholastic Challenge 5K. It wasn't all that hot but it was extremely humid. I arrived at about 6:45 and ran into Scott, my marathon partner. We ran a mile warmup and talked about a fall marathon. I'm also considering doing Longhorn Half ironman in Austin Texas and I picked his brain about doing both. If I can get 2 midweek longer runs in and a week-end long run in, I can probably do the fall marathon as long as i don't push too hard in the Half.
The race started at promptly 7:30. This is typically a very fast race because of all the HS kids that come to run. The race benefits the local high schools so I think the coaches must have their kids run the event. I was looking for a sub 20:00 (high 19's). As usual, when the race started I took off like a bat out of hell. I was hoping to stay right behing Nyle but as I would find out later, I was about 10-15 seconds ahead of him at mile 1. I only hoped I could hang on. I tried keeping up with Dan/Eric but I couldn't get any closer. At mile 2, some kid (who was maybe 4') screamed past me like I was standing still. I stayed with him until just before the 3 mile (oh, no you don't kid) where I finally passed him for good. Coming into the home stretch, the streets are lined with people. That's when I realized Nyle was right on me. I was hoping to hold him off but he eventually passed me as I was passing that younger kid. Oh well... maybe next time. One thing that's nice about not being the fastest is that there is always someone fast that you can set your sights on as a goal. Maybe next time Nyle :)
I finished strong with a time of 19:50 and some change for a new PR and finished 3rd in my age group. I had to leave right after the race so I had no idea about the 3rd place until I looked at the results.
I woke on Sunday feeling pretty good. I headed out the door at around 7:15 for a long ride. I was ready to tackle another 50 miler. My route had me leaving my house, riding through Spfld., Salisbury, Athens, and then home. I want to take those hills a little at a time. It was a great solo ride. No pressure to ride fast so I wouldn't slow down the experienced riders. I arrived home at about 10:30 with 55 miles and feeling great! The hills were tough but hey... no pain, no gain. My next ride will be from Springfield and will include the hills in Petersburg. Hopefully I do better this time than the last.
Scott Harry is competing in a Half Iron man this week-end. Good luck Scott! You will do awesome!
The race started at promptly 7:30. This is typically a very fast race because of all the HS kids that come to run. The race benefits the local high schools so I think the coaches must have their kids run the event. I was looking for a sub 20:00 (high 19's). As usual, when the race started I took off like a bat out of hell. I was hoping to stay right behing Nyle but as I would find out later, I was about 10-15 seconds ahead of him at mile 1. I only hoped I could hang on. I tried keeping up with Dan/Eric but I couldn't get any closer. At mile 2, some kid (who was maybe 4') screamed past me like I was standing still. I stayed with him until just before the 3 mile (oh, no you don't kid) where I finally passed him for good. Coming into the home stretch, the streets are lined with people. That's when I realized Nyle was right on me. I was hoping to hold him off but he eventually passed me as I was passing that younger kid. Oh well... maybe next time. One thing that's nice about not being the fastest is that there is always someone fast that you can set your sights on as a goal. Maybe next time Nyle :)
I finished strong with a time of 19:50 and some change for a new PR and finished 3rd in my age group. I had to leave right after the race so I had no idea about the 3rd place until I looked at the results.
I woke on Sunday feeling pretty good. I headed out the door at around 7:15 for a long ride. I was ready to tackle another 50 miler. My route had me leaving my house, riding through Spfld., Salisbury, Athens, and then home. I want to take those hills a little at a time. It was a great solo ride. No pressure to ride fast so I wouldn't slow down the experienced riders. I arrived home at about 10:30 with 55 miles and feeling great! The hills were tough but hey... no pain, no gain. My next ride will be from Springfield and will include the hills in Petersburg. Hopefully I do better this time than the last.
Scott Harry is competing in a Half Iron man this week-end. Good luck Scott! You will do awesome!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
What's with all the Zeros
I wish this could be a story about me winning $100,000,000 in the lottery (that's a lot of zeros) but unfortunately it is not. When I took a look at my training over the past few days, I thought "what's with all the zeros".
My "zero" fascination for the week started on Monday. I headed out at 3:00 for a bike ride. I'd planned on only riding an hour but 1:45 later I pulled up to the front door. The ride consisted of a look from home to Interurban/Wabash trail, Koke Mill, Washington, Bradfordton, Old Jack, Koke Mill to the trail and home. The wind was pretty strong at times but I had a cross wind most od the ride. I totaled 30 miles for the day.
Tuesday was swim day. I headed to the Y right after work. I hit the pool at 5:30 and started with a 400 of drills/swim as a warm up. The main set was 1000 trying to work on my endurance. I finished the workout wit 3 x 1oo. I felt drained after the swim so I guess something is working.
Wednesday... All I can say about Wednesday was that I hope we never do 1200's again. Wednesday was speed night at the track. This was first ladder of this type but from what I gathered, everyone hated this. Or should I say hated the 1200. This was a tough work out but managable if you pace yourself right. I didn't pace myself right and was fast from the get go. KT had a ladder all set for us. The work out was as follows: 1200, 800, 400, 400, 800, 12oo with a 2:00 recovery (supposed) between each. After the first 1200, I was already dreading the last. I hurt for most of this work out. KT... this is payback from accounting class huh???
Today at lunch, I hit the Y for another swim. I was trying to focus on more strength for this work out. I started with a 300 warm up, swam 8 x 100, and cooled down with 4 x 50. I am tired now. Hopefully I can get rejuvenated for an evening ride. I think I'm going to stick with a 20 miler focusing on some intervals.
My "zero" fascination for the week started on Monday. I headed out at 3:00 for a bike ride. I'd planned on only riding an hour but 1:45 later I pulled up to the front door. The ride consisted of a look from home to Interurban/Wabash trail, Koke Mill, Washington, Bradfordton, Old Jack, Koke Mill to the trail and home. The wind was pretty strong at times but I had a cross wind most od the ride. I totaled 30 miles for the day.
Tuesday was swim day. I headed to the Y right after work. I hit the pool at 5:30 and started with a 400 of drills/swim as a warm up. The main set was 1000 trying to work on my endurance. I finished the workout wit 3 x 1oo. I felt drained after the swim so I guess something is working.
Wednesday... All I can say about Wednesday was that I hope we never do 1200's again. Wednesday was speed night at the track. This was first ladder of this type but from what I gathered, everyone hated this. Or should I say hated the 1200. This was a tough work out but managable if you pace yourself right. I didn't pace myself right and was fast from the get go. KT had a ladder all set for us. The work out was as follows: 1200, 800, 400, 400, 800, 12oo with a 2:00 recovery (supposed) between each. After the first 1200, I was already dreading the last. I hurt for most of this work out. KT... this is payback from accounting class huh???
Today at lunch, I hit the Y for another swim. I was trying to focus on more strength for this work out. I started with a 300 warm up, swam 8 x 100, and cooled down with 4 x 50. I am tired now. Hopefully I can get rejuvenated for an evening ride. I think I'm going to stick with a 20 miler focusing on some intervals.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Capital City Biathlon
On Saturday, I participated in my first ever multi-sport event. I had no idea what to expect and I was extremely nervous. I glanced over last year's results to try to come up with some kind of goal. I set my sights on a time of 1:10.
I had no idea where I should line up for the run so I stuck with Dan B. because he is faster than I and that might motivate me a bit. The 1st group went off and we had 3 minutes before our group went. As the time counted down, I doubted myself more and more. Had I ridded enough? Had I ran my sppedwork on Wed. too hard? Should I have taken 2 days off instead of 1??? Before I knew it, we were off and all those thoughts were out the door. I stuck to Dan or at least kept him in my sights. He was strong from the get go! Because this was a multi-sport event, I held back a touch on the run to save some for the bike because I knew my bike was WEAK and the results will show that. I picked up the pace on the last mile and finished the run in 20:12.45.
Now for the transition. I had laid everything out like I have been taught so it went pretty smooth. Helmet on... Shoes off... Shoes on... grab bike and go. Transition time- 47.70 seconds. My goal was 1 minutes.
After hopping on the bike, I tried to gently get into the ride but I took off like a rabbit. I paid for it for the first few miles but eventually got into a nice rythmn. I realized about mile 5 that I still had my race number on. DARN!!! I forgot to take off my race belt in the transition. Oh well. I flipped it around and motored forward. I was passed by a dozen or so by the turn around and only by a couple after the turn around. I rounded the last turn and pedalled with everything I had. I crossed the finish line around 1:08:46.55. 2 minutes better than I wanted but wait... we started 3 minutes later so my time was 1:05:46.55. YES!!!
I was extremely happy with this race and it gives me a clue of what I need to work on. Here is a break down of my run, transition, and bike by overall and age.
OVERALL
Run- 20:12.45 15th
Transition- 47.70 50th
Bike- 44:46.40 41st
AGE
Run 3rd
Transition 3rd
Bike 7th
I guess I need to spend more time on the bike but not bad for someone whose been riding for only a few months. I definately need to get out to the New City Time Trials to work on my speed.
I'm hooked! These multi sport events are really awesome. I can't wait to add the swim portion.
I had no idea where I should line up for the run so I stuck with Dan B. because he is faster than I and that might motivate me a bit. The 1st group went off and we had 3 minutes before our group went. As the time counted down, I doubted myself more and more. Had I ridded enough? Had I ran my sppedwork on Wed. too hard? Should I have taken 2 days off instead of 1??? Before I knew it, we were off and all those thoughts were out the door. I stuck to Dan or at least kept him in my sights. He was strong from the get go! Because this was a multi-sport event, I held back a touch on the run to save some for the bike because I knew my bike was WEAK and the results will show that. I picked up the pace on the last mile and finished the run in 20:12.45.
Now for the transition. I had laid everything out like I have been taught so it went pretty smooth. Helmet on... Shoes off... Shoes on... grab bike and go. Transition time- 47.70 seconds. My goal was 1 minutes.
After hopping on the bike, I tried to gently get into the ride but I took off like a rabbit. I paid for it for the first few miles but eventually got into a nice rythmn. I realized about mile 5 that I still had my race number on. DARN!!! I forgot to take off my race belt in the transition. Oh well. I flipped it around and motored forward. I was passed by a dozen or so by the turn around and only by a couple after the turn around. I rounded the last turn and pedalled with everything I had. I crossed the finish line around 1:08:46.55. 2 minutes better than I wanted but wait... we started 3 minutes later so my time was 1:05:46.55. YES!!!
I was extremely happy with this race and it gives me a clue of what I need to work on. Here is a break down of my run, transition, and bike by overall and age.
OVERALL
Run- 20:12.45 15th
Transition- 47.70 50th
Bike- 44:46.40 41st
AGE
Run 3rd
Transition 3rd
Bike 7th
I guess I need to spend more time on the bike but not bad for someone whose been riding for only a few months. I definately need to get out to the New City Time Trials to work on my speed.
I'm hooked! These multi sport events are really awesome. I can't wait to add the swim portion.
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