Training?

[HillSlugger]

I have my first duathlon on Saturday, the 16th. If I'm not trained enough for it now, I won't ever be!

Congrats on your great race today in rotten conditions.

Regina took 2nd place in her AG, in her first multisport race! I trained her well

After this, I (strangely) have nothing scheduled until August, when I have another duathlon and a triathlon (a sprint...my first ever solo!).

I can help you fill in that calendar; a race a month?

I will definitely need some mid-summer events to keep me motivated and trained. A friend is hosting a "3 Winery Bike Tour in June" which I will do. Sounds great - loads of biking and wine drinking. Two of my favorite things! But...not exactly prime "training" material....

Can you be ticketed for BUI? Where will this be?

[7rider]

Congrats on your great race today in rotten conditions.

Regina took 2nd place in her AG, in her first multisport race! I trained her well

Thanks.
Ha! t won't tell you all how many there were in my age group....(but there were more than 2!). This race - my first solo multi-sport race and first duathlon (other than in training with my club's run-bike-run workouts) was a huge learning experience. I would have preferred a lesson held in more ideal weather conditions, but lessons come as the come - sometimes you can't pick and choose! Looking at the results, I was up against some smokin' fast runners. I held my own on the bike, I think, but the run times were just crazy fast. I did as expected for my own ability - but I was definitely in the rookie league there.

Can you be ticketed for BUI? Where will this be?

Not sure I want to find out about BUI. We'll have a SAG van or two following behind (non-drinker) in case you find wine(s) you like a little too much!
It leaves out of Poole's General Store and heads up into Northern MoCo and around the Sugarloaf area. I know of one winery up there - I didn't know there were 3.

[spindizzy]

7rider-
If the condtions for your du are anything like what I ran in this morning - sleet, hail, incredible wind- you need extra congrats and a BIG glass of wine. Awesome finish for your first. I don't think one du a month is a stretch....

[HillSlugger]

Well, my first tri of 2011 is in the books. Not bad, but not what I was hoping for. My swim was worse than my worse-case predictions!

Lots of wind on the bike, but I did pretty well there. Run wasn't too bad, either. And I seem to excel in transitions.

5/11AG, 88/251F (rank matched my race number!)

The whole area was muddy and swampy from yesterday's rains, and the last 1/2mile of the run was uphill on a muddy trail; it was just cruel. I heard that some runners lost one or both shoes in the mud

ETA: they've posted the age group results and my run was 3rd best in AG, by far the best I've ever done in a tri!

[kacie tri-ing]

YES! I love love love reading about everyone's training!

Things here are good! I had my massive-huge-stupid-long workout saturday, and I am still tired 1.5 hours open water swim, about 5.5 hours on the bike, and 3 hours of running. Like I said, out of control :-) Windy current filled cold open water swim, windy bike ride, and exhausting run. I must be ready, right?!

Now is when I start to get a little neurotic about every little tiny ache and pain (and I have a few right now, as you can imagine!). I also have to start doing last minute travel plans, since I have never flown to a race before!

Happy training and racing! Keep updating! I seriously love knowing you are all out there doing such amazing work!

[kacie tri-ing]

Anyone have any good tri training this weekend?

I am hoping to get out in open water sometime this week so I can try out my new wetsuit. Otherwise, I am tapering!

Dropping off my bike to tribike transport today!

[spindizzy]

Kacie-When do you leave?

I did bike hills on the weekend. 12 X. Up and down amounted to about 55km. Last night I pre-ran 5K run course I will be running after California. It is s-l-o-w-l-y gettting warmer. Bugs were out. I was deluged by tiny gnats on that run - they were in my mouth, eyes, plastered to my moist neck and my shirt. MMMM, protein! Supposed to rain for the next 2-3 days. If it's not too bad, will take the bike out. If it is a deluge of biblical proportions, I guess I'll be putting my bike back on the trainer!