Warning: Long RR ahead...

So I've had a little over a week to truly let this year's MOO experience sink in. I'm still riding a bit of a high from the race this year. Granted, you hit a bit of a funk when returning to reality, but reliving that day still brings a smile to my face.

Pre-RaceThis year was a bit different than past. I flew in Thursday ( Read more... )

Dummy me forgot his hat this past Sunday. Even though it was only in the low 80s (as opposed to high 90s last year), on a run course with NO shade in the Colorado sun, you still roast. And sweat. Did you know the salt left behind from your sweat makes a respectably strong hair gel?

...before the big show. Tomorrow is the 5430 Long Course (or half IM). For really the first time this season, I'm pumped to get out and race. 5430 is always a little bittersweet. It signals the beginning of the end of summer. Students start coming back in a week and a half. Only 5 more weeks to MOO, and that's the end of the season for me. Oh, well ( Read more... )

Was a great morning. Saw my coach and a few others, but no one I was actively looking for. Oh, well.

Barry, as always, put on an excellent race. Although, why on earth do we have mid-to-upper 70s for weeks and then hit the run in the mid 80s with no shade?

Good lord. Has it really been over a week since I finished? Sure as hell doesn't seem like it. I will say, being back in the office for my first full week of work was a little odd. It was a sort of a letdown after last week. Anyways, forget about that. I promised everyone a race report, didn't I?

Pre-RaceThis time around I was smart. Two years ago ( Read more... )

I'm alive. I completed the race. I have the blisters (and a particularly nasty blood blister) to prove it. More stories to follow. (Oh, are there some stories.)

The bike, she is in transition, set to go. The swim-to-bike and bike-to-run bags are in the appropriate rooms. The rest of my gear is all laid out and ready to go. All that is left to do is to prep the special needs bags and my liquid nutrition for tomorrow. Everything is falling into place. All I can do now is head out tomorrow, give it my all and ( Read more... )

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It occured to me that it's been quite a while since I've posted one of these. Last season just sort of sucked and I didn't feel much like broadcasting it ( Read more... )

Got a great weekend of training in. Yesterday was a 14 mile run. Today was a close-to 90 mile bike. A goodchunk of the route I took was along the 5430 course from last weekend (RR this evening, I swear). Difference was, I took a detour on the way home. Out by Niwot there is this climb affectionately known as "Three Bi#$%es". It's a series of three ( Read more... )