So the multi-sport season for Steve and I has officially begun! We both raced at the Wrentham Duathlon this past Sunday, 3 mile run, 11 mile bike and 2 mile run. The weather was outstanding, it did get a bit hot, but it was such a short race, that it didn't get too bad at all. Steve got 4th in his AG and 1st in Clydesdale, which is for men over 200 lbs. I got 2nd in my AG! It was a great day with fantastic weather! Sam, of course, was there and loves hanging out at races, since he gets lots of belly rubs.
So, what's with transitions you ask? Well, well, well... Steve and I will have an on going bet the entire season for whoever has the fastest cumulative time for transitions. We do this, because let's face it, I'm not nearly as fast as him at this point, and this makes for transitions to be quite interesting. Not only does the swim, bike and run count towards your time, but the transitions from swim to bike and then bike to run. T1 and T2. Last year and Timberman, we had this bet, I beat him by 7 seconds! I did this by completey forgetting all my nutrition for the bike (have a bento box this year though), so on the bike I had to suffer and get PowerBar vanilla flavored gels. That stuff is so nasty, tastes like vanilla cake, yuck! So to make it a bit more interesting this year, we are going to add our T times for all the races to see who has the fastest time. At the end, whoever wins, will have the loser do something that is completely embarrassing to the loser. We will have the loser pay up on this bet while we are in Miami in October. For example, if I win, Steve will have to sing karaokee, I will of course pick some fantastic establishment to do this at. I on the other hand... have no shame. There's not much I will not do. If I can get a laugh out of it, why not?! Life is about having fun, and if that includes singing excellent 80's tunes with my
The only race we will not count is Bassman in THREE WEEKS, since I'm doing the Sprint and Steve is doing the half. We're not sure how transition will be set up since the races are on the same day at the same site. Then, it'll start back up again at Rev3 Quassy Half, yeaaaa! I'm very disapointed to report that Steve is currently ahead by 27 seconds. I think I took a nap in transition at Wrentham, 27 SECONDS?! What in the heck was I doing?! Doh! I have alot of ground to make up, but I'm confident I'll pull ahead. Placid should be interesting since T1 is about a 7 mile run from the water to the transition area. I may be exaggerating that a bit, but the race itself should probably be increased from 140.6 to at least 141 with the distance of T1.
Two weeks ago, I finally had my first race of the season with the Great Bay Half Marathon. What a great course that was, rolling hills the entire time. Up and down, up and down. Then, almost 2.5 miles of it was on a dirt road, hmmm, ok... that was interesting to say the least. By 2 miles into the dirt road section, I was begging for hard pavement again... and it came, ahhhh!! My legs took a beating, but I loved it. I had an 8 minute PR, which I was ecstatic about. My runs in training and sticking to zones have been getting faster, but it's so hard to tell what you're capable of in a road race where you have the freedom to go all out for 13.1 miles, when I haven't gone past Z2 at all. I did have two speed work sessions the two weeks leading up to the race, and the first week was mile repeats, which I nailed, then a 5K. A 5K on your own is probably the most difficult thing I could do, it's tough. No one out there pushing you. For great bay, I passed the pace I was aiming for by 13 seconds per mile, yes! All that time on the trainer has really been paying off for my running. On the bike, ehhh, I'm still painfully slow, but I know it takes a few years to build cycling muscles, endurance and fitness. I have patience, although at the end of a race when I look at my bike splits, I'll probably still be disapointed, but I know that it takes time. I also have more confidence in my running, not that I'm as fast as Cait Snow off the bike, but I know I will pass some people out there on the run, and that is more than I could ask for. Hard work pays off. QT2 is legit, it's fantastic.
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