How Hard Can It Be? Year 3

[salsabike]

Barb's race is July 31 - so about four more weeks.

Veronica

How much are you running, now that school's out?

[Veronica]

How much are you running, now that school's out?

Not much. For four weeks after WTH my right quad was too painful to run on. I couldn't really ride either - had to bag a planned hilly metric and a mountain bike ride.

Last week was the first week I could run w/o any pain in the muscle. It's like I have a giant charley horse. Stretching, icing and rolling it help.

I just got back from 2.25 miles. It's already 90 degrees here, at 8:40. I'll do what I can with what I have.

Oh... and apple pie for breakfast, before you run - not a good choice. It sat like a rock.

Veronica

[salsabike]

Not much. For four weeks after WTH my right quad was too painful to run on. I couldn't really ride either - had to bag a planned hilly metric and a mountain bike ride.

Last week was the first week I could run w/o any pain in the muscle. It's like I have a giant charley horse. Stretching, icing and rolling it help.

I just got back from 2.25 miles. It's already 90 degrees here, at 8:40. I'll do what I can with what I have.

Oh... and apple pie for breakfast, before you run - not a good choice. It sat like a rock.

Veronica

Agh. 90 degrees at 8:40. I would have a hard time with that.

I consider running a perpetual work in progress...small increments of improvement, I love!

Will this be the 3rd Barb's Race for you?

[Veronica]

Will this be the 3rd Barb's Race for you?

Yep! I'd like to do it in under 7 hours this year. Not sure where I'll get the ten minutes from, probably the bike. (Last year was 7:09:37.) It is a really nice, well run event. They give you a very nice tech t shirt too with women's sizing.

The tank top from the Trek Tri was also very nice. Women's tris do seem to have nicer t shirts.

Veronica

[Crankin]

I wish I didn't have a horrible fear of drowning, because I would like to do a tri. I mean, I can swim, but mostly easy breast stroke. I really don't like not being in water above my head, plus the fact I can't put my face in the water with my contacts. I have never found a pair of goggles that didn't leak or give me claustrophobia.
I admire everyone who has been posting their race reports. Keep up the good work!

[GLC1968]

Great job V! I also wish I had your swim skill. I'm determined to get it eventually....but it'll be years, of course!


Your comment about apple pie brought to mind my first tri. I downed an apple flavored hammer gel right before the swim and proceeded to burp it up the whole time I was in the water! Ick! I don't think I'll ever eat that flavor again.

[Veronica]

Great job V! I also wish I had your swim skill. I'm determined to get it eventually....but it'll be years, of course!

Thanks guys! I have to remind myself that I have been swimming probably for forty years, certainly for 35. I've been biking for twenty years and I've been running for two. There's a reason I suck at running. I figure by the time I'm 70 I'll be winning my age group.

40 - 44 is a hard group to be in. I'm looking forward to next year when I'll be moving up to 45 - 49. I'll be 44 when I'm racing in 2011 because it's based on calendar year and I'm a December baby. Yeah, that will give me an advantage, I'm sure of it.

Veronica