Yay! Done. 4 day stage race in Idaho. Total of 91 miles, 21 hours and 57 minutes, ~ 14,000 feet of climbing (less than expected!), and I felt pretty good most of the time. The first day was rough but after that it was pretty damn good. Gorgeous scenery. The race organization was a little...lacking...but not much I could have done about that.
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08-16-2015, 05:39 PM #1
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08-17-2015, 03:57 AM #2
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Woot!! Very nice yellow. Congratulations - and what beautiful scenery to run in.
Been doing a little too much running around lately and not enough actual running. But I had a little fun weekend before last. We went to Indianapolis for the MotoGP race (yay!!) - we were supposed to ride, but DH changed his mind at the last minute. As disappointed as I was to take the car, it let me throw a towel and a change of clothes into the car and run from the hotel to the track each morning while DH drove in. The ticket takers were NOT used to someone showing up for a day at the races, all sweaty and carrying nothing but my ID belt.
It actually worked out really well, much better than coming back at the end of the day and trying to find time and motivation for a run!
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08-17-2015, 06:48 AM #3
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Thanks, Oak. Apparently I was way off on the climbing. That was for the first 3 days. Total was just over 23000 feet!
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08-17-2015, 12:38 PM #4
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Holy cow, yellow! That's amazing - the accomplishment, the scenery, the belt buckle, all of it. I'm in awe!
Oak, I'm sure you made a lasting impression on those ticket takers
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08-17-2015, 01:09 PM #5
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Yikes. Wow. I'm in awe!
Originally Posted by yellow
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08-17-2015, 04:17 PM #6
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Yeah, me too. When you said stage race, Yellow, I really thought you were talking about a cycling race. I know this is the running thread, but...
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08-18-2015, 04:01 AM #7
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YUCK is all I have to say about the weather here lately...hot and humid! The only way to get a run (or ride for that matter) in is to do it first thing in the morning, and it still feels gross. I did about a 3 miler this morning and it was not enjoyable at all. Taking it somewhat easy this week because I am riding D2R2 (100k) on Saturday, hopefully it will be a little cooler and less humid then!
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