Yo Road! This is what I had earlier in the day before the burger. Is that a problem? Tried to keep it light!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
sauce's pre-burger warm up!
Yo Road! This is what I had earlier in the day before the burger. Is that a problem? Tried to keep it light!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
SWIM - the first of three long posts ... bike next...
So this is the guy who 'enabled' me to swim in open water - first by actually teaching me how in a pool then after 2 failed attempts at open water swimming actually got me across Walden Pond!
in the beginning I signed up to do a triathlon... totally because of an old friend and her infectious enthusiasm for multi sports! "use these guys" she said (also because I was getting a lot of minor running injuries - cross training works!)
I signed up just a couple of months before you did Sauce - but was already committed in Sept '08 ... It took me 'till mid October to workout that I could not actually swim... who knew! but it was early December before despair set in! I could not even swim 25yds without choking - what kind of fucked up sport was this?I have so much respect for ALL swimmers now and ALL body shapes and sizes.... swimmers do tend to be a lot larger than runners... and I am as you know a skinny runner!
I ran, skied and biked a lot; thought I was as fit and in the best shape as I could be.. the pool was a lesson in much more than swimming. It was a humbling experience indeed and actually still is - today was the first day I made myself breathe on both sides and next time I see my triathlon pal/trainer (TPT) will actually have to come clean and tell him he is so right... he has been banging on about how I will not get any faster in the water until I am a bilateral breather - hurumph so my 1600 yds today even with a stunning 'left-side choke pattern' was faster than my past 1600 yd days.
From October right through to the week of our first tri July 27th (my nephews 3rd birthday:) I met with my swim dude (SD) every week.
It was tough - I had to learn to love him. when I closed my eyes it was exactly like being back in high school with my track coach yelling at me ... pushing and pushing me so far into anger that I actually started to swim a whole 25yds!
Every week I was NOT going back to meet him - how dare he yell and push like this? Who does he think he is? BUT the more I researched swimming and did actually think about my high school coach and the results he got from me ... I got even more angry with SD. How come he knows me so well already? Every little technique and drill he tortured me with was supported by a gazillion swimming articles. We didn't even chit chat much beyond me stopping every now and then to try to yell back - or protest in some way.
A neighbour of mine actually stopped me in the street one day - she swims because of a knee injury - to let me know that she, and a couple of other regular swimmers/hot tub loiterers loved my swimming lessons - they were hilarious!! ... Its OK guys - I can laugh about it all now AND actually like my SD
The turning point in our relationship came at Walden Pond .
As I said earlier TWICE I tried and failed to swim in open water - once at Walden Pond with 2 friends and the second time in a Max Performance Swim Clinic in Sharon (remember?) I was just going to try once more to transfer my new skills from the pool to open water.. and SD said he would come and help!!!
Fuck .. it was EXHAUSTING! we biked to Walden (approx. 18 miles) my brand new zoot wet suit in my back pack ... do these things really help with buoyancy? bloody hope so! they are not cheap! My suit also has pink flashes on the shoulders... hate pink but made my purchase with $$ and quality in mind NOT colour... Hmmm this had better work - I am 1 week away from NOT doing the tri!
At the waters edge we get 'suited up' TPT and I are both skinny runners although he is more confident in the water than I am he was still fairly new to swimming. We had 2 swimmers with us... I mean REAL POWERFUL swimmers (we need them so much - because of basic safety) so off we go one on one TPT with a girl friend who is also doing the tri with us but is an amazing swimmer and not a runner and myself with (SD) - incidentally this was the first time I had seen him actually swim - a thought occurred that we were 5 months into this swim thing and I had never had any confirmation that he could actually swim - Hmmm!
SD literally yelled my arse across the pond! STROKE STROKE STROKE he yelled (fuck) every time I tried to stop he pushed water in my face - Oh - and he refused to let me wear my wet suit bootees, I had had them for years - used to wind surf a little and they stopped me slipping on the board and anything nasty from nibbling my toes.
TPT and his gentle, caring swim guide turned every now and then SD was really going at me! 'you can do this' he yelled 'STROKE STROKE STROKE' My temper snapped one more splash in the face and he is dead meat.... SPLASH SPLASH SPLASH! no mercy .
I did it - took ages but I got across - at the shore I almost chortled at the look of concern on the faces of TPT and our gal pal - i think they were a tad concerned at how hard SD had pushed me and splashed :)
The wet suit helped so much I reckon it increases buoyancy by at least 60% LOVE it and its pink flashes...
we were on shore ... I assumed we would be walking back - I was done! oh - how wrong I was .. not even a pause and SD pushed me back ... 'STROKE STROKE STROKE' fuck!
wow whaddya know - it was just a little easier the second time... third time (YUP - NO MERCY!) he said he was 'right behind' me... I was half way before I realised he was not behind me !... that was it... I could swim in open water YEEE HA! I was the happiest swimmer at Walden that day... probably the most exhausted too! the triathlon is ON...
We went at least once a week , occasionally twice to swim at Walden - love it now... much more than the 2 places I swam for the tri's both swims were very poor, second last in the first swim and in the bottom 1/4 for the second- but like I said earlier from today I breathe on both sides and will do better next year!
SD still yells at me in the pool and I still get cross - but not so much.... thanks SD.... I need to swim 1.2 miles for the 70.3 Iron man in August... I've done the distance twice now at Walden Pond ... BUT its still a 'work in progress' Bring on the spring... pool swimming is like running on a treadmill - IT SUCKS!
After the event!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Yeah!... found a wet suit especially for 'southern folk'.....
this is the warmest 'gel suit' available right now.... could not find it at a decent price though Sauce... you're gonna need to keep saving and duct taping.. sorry!
they were one of my favorite places...
Indeed they are. Apparently, using the word "fuck" is frowned upon in J.P. Licks. Who knew? All I wanted was the hot fudge. From now on no more family establishments for Sauce. Adults only please!
but what about the family establishmet in Sharon?
the fine coffee shop Sauce? thought 'family establishments' like that were your favourite places? Huh! you did not mention it!!!
who needs a wetsuit.....
Yo Road! How could I forget? The best part of the day was certainly the motorcycle ride. Perfect day for it. Easy riding and good company. Although, I'm a good swimmer I wasn't prepared for the water temperature or how much more difficult swimming in open water proved to be. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other. It was an unusually cool summer with seven weeks of straight rain. Needless to say, those aren't the best ingredients for warm water. Given that I'm a Southerner you'd think I'd have enough sense to buy a wetsuit. Forget it, wetsuits are for wimps. This would prove to be my stance throughout the tri season. Boy did I pay for that in my last tri. Absolutely freezing in mid September. I guess life keeps teaching you the same lesson until you get it. Yep, you guessed it, I still haven't bought that wetsuit. Hmmm...will I ever learn?
Sauce ... did I tell you what my winter sport ambition is?
ready? its HUGE ....
by the time its warm enough to swim outside again I want to be a bilateral breather. YUP - you heard me.... that means lap after lap after lap of one arm swimming... its the only way I seem to be able to get a breath on my left side. I hold my right arm out infront at full stretch and keep it there- just using my left arm to swim with.
so far, if I concentrate really hard on keeping my right arm stiff I choke a smidge less...
so by new year I will have a bigger left arm and 1/2 my back/lats will be ripping out of my shirt!!
by warm water time my left arm will not fit into my wet suit..
any advice here? ... at all?
woah.. check this picture out:
winter is clearly a time for reminiscing...
remember the first swim clinic we did in Sharon back in ... eerrrr ...was it June?
lets unpick that event...
we both had the day off - nice, sunny so off we went on your old bike..
you suggested it and what a great day to exciting things - going to Sharon on the back of your suzuki (for those others out there this is Sauce's new bike...) and my first swim in open water after I failed completely to swim a stroke at Walden pond a week or so prior...
we got to Sharon.. met up with our tri pal ... the plan was to text when we were there and workout which coffee shop we would meet in and all go to the clinic together... EASY! one coffee shop in Sharon ... such a metropolis!.. sun shone so we hung for a short while
time to get to the state park and get this show on the road... first we got changed in to our swimming duds uh oh .....THAT'S the loo!
then we got together down at the waters edge... ... the water is freezing cold and we 3 are in a minority.. WET SUITS! we don't have any... panic panic panic now what?
just a point of note here - while we were looking at the water and psyching up for this thing (is gravel shuffling and kicking at the waters edge the equivalent of being a tire kicker when buying a car?) my ONLY smile happened when I was watching an ample woman struggle into a wet suit... totally oblivious that I would soon be doing the same jiggle pull squeeze dance.
man - this was a HUGE disaster for me ... the 'ample woman' turned out to be one of the instructors... they gave us a lesson on the beach
talked about all the jostling and pushing that occurs at the start of a swim-race.. and how to position ones-self if a 'poor' swimmer .. woah.. let me on the outside edge of the group.. I'm just not ready to be 'jostled'... the instructor woman offered to jostle anyone who wanted it (I was struck dumb! she is 4 times my width WTF!) I have NEVER felt so skinny and white in my entire life SHIT at least Sauce and our guy pal are as white and skinny AND just as WET SUIT less as I am... BUT
it was fucking awful - Sauce just hit it running (she can swim) guy pal went for it too but did need to grab onto one of the 'support kayaks' for a short time - they were there to prevent the masses from drowning.. Max Performance would not look too professional if registered racers expired at the first hurdle.
this is Sauce... after the swim... champ or what?
so they both completed the 3/4 mile swim... myself and one other woman did not! she was the one that kept us hanging around half naked in the cold at the start of the clinic by asking a gazillion questions! it was a nightmare... I think I swam 50 yards! seriously thought my number was up... and NO WAY was I doing this triathlon in 6 weeks time.... (don't worry folk - I tell you how I got it together on the next wet day) I became a bitter, angry and completely de skilled person....
I could not even bring myself to partake in the 'refreshments' or use the 'proper loos' I had not earned the right to do that. to be fair all 3 of us were disappointed at the outcome BUT we totally knew 'The Swim' needed 110% of our attention ... the first tri was so close...
by the time its warm enough to swim outside again I want to be a bilateral breather. YUP - you heard me.... that means lap after lap after lap of one arm swimming... its the only way I seem to be able to get a breath on my left side. I hold my right arm out infront at full stretch and keep it there- just using my left arm to swim with.
so far, if I concentrate really hard on keeping my right arm stiff I choke a smidge less...
so by new year I will have a bigger left arm and 1/2 my back/lats will be ripping out of my shirt!!
by warm water time my left arm will not fit into my wet suit..
any advice here? ... at all?
woah.. check this picture out:
winter is clearly a time for reminiscing...
remember the first swim clinic we did in Sharon back in ... eerrrr ...was it June?
lets unpick that event...
we both had the day off - nice, sunny so off we went on your old bike..
you suggested it and what a great day to exciting things - going to Sharon on the back of your suzuki (for those others out there this is Sauce's new bike...) and my first swim in open water after I failed completely to swim a stroke at Walden pond a week or so prior...
we got to Sharon.. met up with our tri pal ... the plan was to text when we were there and workout which coffee shop we would meet in and all go to the clinic together... EASY! one coffee shop in Sharon ... such a metropolis!.. sun shone so we hung for a short while
time to get to the state park and get this show on the road... first we got changed in to our swimming duds uh oh .....THAT'S the loo!
then we got together down at the waters edge... ... the water is freezing cold and we 3 are in a minority.. WET SUITS! we don't have any... panic panic panic now what?
just a point of note here - while we were looking at the water and psyching up for this thing (is gravel shuffling and kicking at the waters edge the equivalent of being a tire kicker when buying a car?) my ONLY smile happened when I was watching an ample woman struggle into a wet suit... totally oblivious that I would soon be doing the same jiggle pull squeeze dance.
man - this was a HUGE disaster for me ... the 'ample woman' turned out to be one of the instructors... they gave us a lesson on the beach
talked about all the jostling and pushing that occurs at the start of a swim-race.. and how to position ones-self if a 'poor' swimmer .. woah.. let me on the outside edge of the group.. I'm just not ready to be 'jostled'... the instructor woman offered to jostle anyone who wanted it (I was struck dumb! she is 4 times my width WTF!) I have NEVER felt so skinny and white in my entire life SHIT at least Sauce and our guy pal are as white and skinny AND just as WET SUIT less as I am... BUT
it was fucking awful - Sauce just hit it running (she can swim) guy pal went for it too but did need to grab onto one of the 'support kayaks' for a short time - they were there to prevent the masses from drowning.. Max Performance would not look too professional if registered racers expired at the first hurdle.
this is Sauce... after the swim... champ or what?
so they both completed the 3/4 mile swim... myself and one other woman did not! she was the one that kept us hanging around half naked in the cold at the start of the clinic by asking a gazillion questions! it was a nightmare... I think I swam 50 yards! seriously thought my number was up... and NO WAY was I doing this triathlon in 6 weeks time.... (don't worry folk - I tell you how I got it together on the next wet day) I became a bitter, angry and completely de skilled person....
I could not even bring myself to partake in the 'refreshments' or use the 'proper loos' I had not earned the right to do that. to be fair all 3 of us were disappointed at the outcome BUT we totally knew 'The Swim' needed 110% of our attention ... the first tri was so close...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
I know you are working Sauce .....
first the sweater had to come off!
then I had to roll up my tights... it was sleet and snow 2 days ago - oh - followed by driving rain then frost !!!!
don't think there are many days like this left Sauce... do you?
so now I know you can shake a leg when needed!
seriously though Sauce - that last tri we did back in September you were on fire... what separated us?
40 secs?
actually here our both our times - a 'shits and giggles' comparison....
Road
overall place:104
total time: 1:21:19
Group placement: 20/241 NEWBIE-F
Swim: rank- 463 time:19:40 **** although Sauce these 4 little stars indicate my timing chip was faulty so no T1 time for me its INCLUDED in my swim time... (IMPORTANT to me)
Bike: rank-75 time:37:01
Transition #2: 1:30
Run: rank-18 time: 23:10
Sauce
overall place:110
total time: 1:21:56
Group placement: 24/241 NEWBIE-F
Swim: rank- 124 time:11:16
Transition #1: 2:25
Bike: rank-140 time: 39:03
Transition #2: 1:18
Run: rank-173 time: 27.55
37 seconds between our overall time .... soooo close I remember when I saw you on the run course and I was still on my bike ... gotta be honest ...was pissed at that point because I thought you were beating me FOR CERTAIN! fuck knows how I caught you so close to the end... remember on the top of that levy!
basically you are good at everything - I am a faster runner and biker BUT the WORST triathlon swimmer IN THE WORLD! and this pisses me off big style.
also just while I am ranting - If one more person says.. 'Oh- you have lightened your hair' they are going to get the sharp edge of my tongue... I tell ya... I spend so much time in chlorinated swimming pools I'm sporting the skin tone of an aspirin and the cheapest looking hair-dye job known to woman... Hurumph! but I am going to emerge into fresh water this coming spring and announce 'I am a swimmer'
this was such a great race to end the tri season with ... hey I know.... bet you agree with me that MAX PERFORMANCE race series walk on water... Tim Richmond and his co workers made us laugh and got their results ... 2 new Triathlon folk in Road and Sauce... nice!
when can we call ourselves 'triathletes'?
and was this really our first race without any mishaps?
40 secs?
actually here our both our times - a 'shits and giggles' comparison....
Road
overall place:104
total time: 1:21:19
Group placement: 20/241 NEWBIE-F
Swim: rank- 463 time:19:40 **** although Sauce these 4 little stars indicate my timing chip was faulty so no T1 time for me its INCLUDED in my swim time... (IMPORTANT to me)
Bike: rank-75 time:37:01
Transition #2: 1:30
Run: rank-18 time: 23:10
Sauce
overall place:110
total time: 1:21:56
Group placement: 24/241 NEWBIE-F
Swim: rank- 124 time:11:16
Transition #1: 2:25
Bike: rank-140 time: 39:03
Transition #2: 1:18
Run: rank-173 time: 27.55
37 seconds between our overall time .... soooo close I remember when I saw you on the run course and I was still on my bike ... gotta be honest ...was pissed at that point because I thought you were beating me FOR CERTAIN! fuck knows how I caught you so close to the end... remember on the top of that levy!
basically you are good at everything - I am a faster runner and biker BUT the WORST triathlon swimmer IN THE WORLD! and this pisses me off big style.
also just while I am ranting - If one more person says.. 'Oh- you have lightened your hair' they are going to get the sharp edge of my tongue... I tell ya... I spend so much time in chlorinated swimming pools I'm sporting the skin tone of an aspirin and the cheapest looking hair-dye job known to woman... Hurumph! but I am going to emerge into fresh water this coming spring and announce 'I am a swimmer'
this was such a great race to end the tri season with ... hey I know.... bet you agree with me that MAX PERFORMANCE race series walk on water... Tim Richmond and his co workers made us laugh and got their results ... 2 new Triathlon folk in Road and Sauce... nice!
when can we call ourselves 'triathletes'?
and was this really our first race without any mishaps?
Sunday, October 18, 2009
challenging me in a public forum? hmmmm......
Road, did you really go there? Is that wise? As you well know I didn't make the 8 o'clock run.
However, I worked out with personal trainer extraordinaire and got a 4 1/2 mile run in as well.
I made it to yoga this morning and I'm so sore from that and the personal training session. Boy, am I paying for it. It's the kind of sore that makes you reach out and grab the bathroom cabinet to lower yourself onto the toilet seat. Then you have to figure out how the fuck to get up. Sitting on the toilet, writing this post and trying to piece that one together. Taking tomorrow off. What else you got for me?
However, I worked out with personal trainer extraordinaire and got a 4 1/2 mile run in as well.
I made it to yoga this morning and I'm so sore from that and the personal training session. Boy, am I paying for it. It's the kind of sore that makes you reach out and grab the bathroom cabinet to lower yourself onto the toilet seat. Then you have to figure out how the fuck to get up. Sitting on the toilet, writing this post and trying to piece that one together. Taking tomorrow off. What else you got for me?
Friday, October 16, 2009
make a public date Sauce - then you HAVE to get your 'ass' outta bed
we just need to confirm our 8am date tomorrow.
I'm thinking 8 to 10 miles .... you join me for at least 5
PM Showers High
48°F
Precip
30%
I'm thinking 8 to 10 miles .... you join me for at least 5
PM Showers High
48°F
Precip
30%
Thursday, October 15, 2009
can't get my ass out of bed
yo Road! Please tell me your kidding...I beg you. The weather turned cold and
I can't get my ass out of bed in the morning to run or do anything for that matter. Has seasonal
depression already set in? So not a morning person.....What makes you think my lazy ass will be running in these conditions?
I can't get my ass out of bed in the morning to run or do anything for that matter. Has seasonal
depression already set in? So not a morning person.....What makes you think my lazy ass will be running in these conditions?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
We all know the KISS principle right?
i actually did not know the kiss principle ... until this morning.
LOVE IT!
my education was provided by http://www.BodyHealth.com a news letter I signed up for years ago.
funny what one learns when reading about transitions even though this article miss-lead me... its actually about life transitions and not triathlon transitions I will apply the kiss principle to everything from now on. HA!
LOVE IT!
my education was provided by http://www.BodyHealth.com a news letter I signed up for years ago.
funny what one learns when reading about transitions even though this article miss-lead me... its actually about life transitions and not triathlon transitions I will apply the kiss principle to everything from now on. HA!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Tufts 10k...Oh what happy news...
no DNF's here ... eh - Sauce?
this is what I hope for the rest of our races... a PR for both of us. how happy would we be?
Monday - Columbus Day and we are running the 33rd annual Tufts 10k for the first time...
It was a bloody chilly start and for such a short race it took up most of the day... 9.30am shopping stop for coconut water and pro bars... yup - the bar that keeps on giving;)
then Simon's for Sauce to get her double cubano and my quad espresso - we could talk coffee for hours; both of us are arguably purists when it comes to the brown stuff.
were I racing with anyone other than Sauce then I would have insisted on using the 'T' (MBTA) but she knows how to park in town!
so smooth.. packet/number pick up ... back to the car to drop extra layers... warm and sunny , actually perfect racing conditions ... back to the start... and we warmed up... this, I think ,was the most important thing we did all day... neither of us are 'spring chickens' although I am almost 8 years older than Sauce so she would rattle her snarky self at this ... >chortle chortle<
we hung together as long as poss - I moved up to my pace group with 5 mins to go and got all caught up with 2 cancer survivors and a mate who were so happy to be there they were crying with joy... the national anthem started and they were sobbing... I joined in with the bawling - infectious !... so snivelled through most of my first mile!!! what a race for emotions and just feeling so happy to be a powerful woman...
the route doubled back on itself so it was easy to see the elite women running - unbelievable stuff:
1st place time was 32:07... that would be a 5:10 per mile average. A 25 year old.
2nd place time was 32:12... that would be a 5:11 per mile average. A 28 year old
1078th - Sauce's PR time was 53:33....that would be a 8:37 per mile average. A 39 year old (not for much longer ...chortle loudly). over all group place was 336/1835 ROCK ON !
182nd - my PR time was 44.37....that would be a 7:11 per mile average. A 47 year old (not for much longer .OMG ancient!). over all group place was 29/1439 ... not too shabby......
we met up after the race and Sauce was in a terrible funk! all bitter and twisted :( she is not happy with her new GPS watch - Garmin 405 - but hey this was her first race with it AND its a bugger to get to grips with these things .
My opinion ( had Garmin 405 for 2 years + previous 15 or so with a polar) the perfect watch is not available yet and Garmin are best on the market just now .
I wanted the new 310 multi-sport Garmin for triathlon BUT there are just too many design faults for me just now .... plus I'm thrilled just to struggle through the swim NOT even close to being able to pace myself while thrashing around like a lunatic!
we grabbed our waters, bananas, luna bars, and I chugged some chocolate milk ... its not happening for us yet... hang on BEER! walking to the closest bar the realisation of our achievements sets in ... we are delirious with joy by the time our bums are on bar stools and a couple of UFO's are sliding down a treat...
we did something special today... personally and for WOMEN.
this is what I hope for the rest of our races... a PR for both of us. how happy would we be?
Monday - Columbus Day and we are running the 33rd annual Tufts 10k for the first time...
It was a bloody chilly start and for such a short race it took up most of the day... 9.30am shopping stop for coconut water and pro bars... yup - the bar that keeps on giving;)
then Simon's for Sauce to get her double cubano and my quad espresso - we could talk coffee for hours; both of us are arguably purists when it comes to the brown stuff.
were I racing with anyone other than Sauce then I would have insisted on using the 'T' (MBTA) but she knows how to park in town!
so smooth.. packet/number pick up ... back to the car to drop extra layers... warm and sunny , actually perfect racing conditions ... back to the start... and we warmed up... this, I think ,was the most important thing we did all day... neither of us are 'spring chickens' although I am almost 8 years older than Sauce so she would rattle her snarky self at this ... >chortle chortle<
we hung together as long as poss - I moved up to my pace group with 5 mins to go and got all caught up with 2 cancer survivors and a mate who were so happy to be there they were crying with joy... the national anthem started and they were sobbing... I joined in with the bawling - infectious !... so snivelled through most of my first mile!!! what a race for emotions and just feeling so happy to be a powerful woman...
the route doubled back on itself so it was easy to see the elite women running - unbelievable stuff:
1st place time was 32:07... that would be a 5:10 per mile average. A 25 year old.
2nd place time was 32:12... that would be a 5:11 per mile average. A 28 year old
1078th - Sauce's PR time was 53:33....that would be a 8:37 per mile average. A 39 year old (not for much longer ...chortle loudly). over all group place was 336/1835 ROCK ON !
182nd - my PR time was 44.37....that would be a 7:11 per mile average. A 47 year old (not for much longer .OMG ancient!). over all group place was 29/1439 ... not too shabby......
we met up after the race and Sauce was in a terrible funk! all bitter and twisted :( she is not happy with her new GPS watch - Garmin 405 - but hey this was her first race with it AND its a bugger to get to grips with these things .
My opinion ( had Garmin 405 for 2 years + previous 15 or so with a polar) the perfect watch is not available yet and Garmin are best on the market just now .
I wanted the new 310 multi-sport Garmin for triathlon BUT there are just too many design faults for me just now .... plus I'm thrilled just to struggle through the swim NOT even close to being able to pace myself while thrashing around like a lunatic!
we grabbed our waters, bananas, luna bars, and I chugged some chocolate milk ... its not happening for us yet... hang on BEER! walking to the closest bar the realisation of our achievements sets in ... we are delirious with joy by the time our bums are on bar stools and a couple of UFO's are sliding down a treat...
we did something special today... personally and for WOMEN.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
this sums it all up!
A friend of mine ran the Hartford marathon today which is a BQ. Things didn't go his way but I know he'll be back stronger than ever. I thought this sort of summed it all up.
Hang in there kid.
~Sauce
Friday, October 9, 2009
the bar that keeps giving!
Yo Road, eat one of those things and you'll have plenty of food in your teeth to get you through the day!
so proud of you Sauce .....
I know that was a seminal time for you.... I can only empathise - I have not yet had a DNF but do know the 3 or 4 tris I want to do next season increase my risk... GULP!
I'm expecting the unexpected.....
AND just need to remind you of the other shit that went down that weekend :) it will help that bitter pill go down.
Remember the 'Flying Brick' Zip car we had? fit both bikes so met that need but handled EXACTLY like a brick! not that I have ever driven a brick!
What about the 2 groups booked into our hotel that weekend... Could they have been more different? .... Hmmm - not on your Nelly!
The first group was a rag-tag of experienced and inexperienced triathletes, a nice bumbling group of every age gender AND shape :) we saw some of the first group at the funny little pasta dinner for participants the evening before... not the best meal in the world but the intention was good.
Don't forget we also got lost on the way there and back to the pasta dinner - not our navigation skills mind ... it was the inordinately complicated road signs.
Back at the hotel , while parking the 'Brick' remember what your eagle eyes saw?
Yup... a broken passenger side window in a smaller car... Do we need to get the bikes out of the Brick and into the hotel room? this place cannot be safe ??? Ah - there is a hotel employee there at the car.. over we trot .... Paint me Purple!!! there is blood amongst the broken glass! now what?
The hotel employee assures us this is a 'domestic incident' between a couple of wedding guests ... the 'other' group staying that night... he points out the security cameras and we leave the bikes - covered - in the car... Hmmm...
'Lets meet in the bar' there were 5 of us in our little group, 4 of us competing . We'd been at the swim clinic earlier in the day and JUST ONE BEER was the plan; followed by an early night.
We got to the bar first... and chit-chatted about the adventures so far that day whilst idly watching the wedding guests come in and out of a tent in the hotel grounds. The other three join us.. chortling about the dinner and the broken window we notice that the wedding guests were not very old... WOAH! the bride is a baby!!! so is the groom - Shotgun wedding we fear! the place was bristling with rented polyester dinner suits, baaaad dresses... and even worse decor... the tension was in the air - guests were chatting about the 'domestic' between a couple of key wedding participants that ended with the guy punching the car window.. it was better than any channel on the bar TV... we watched and listened ... until our solitary beer was drunk and a scary looking band was setting up .. our cue to get to bed... big day infront of us... A rainy , ugly morning like you said Sauce... although you forgot to mention it was sunny by the end of the race....
I am so proud the whole DNF made you sign up for more races - Way to go Sauce !!!
I'm expecting the unexpected.....
AND just need to remind you of the other shit that went down that weekend :) it will help that bitter pill go down.
Remember the 'Flying Brick' Zip car we had? fit both bikes so met that need but handled EXACTLY like a brick! not that I have ever driven a brick!
What about the 2 groups booked into our hotel that weekend... Could they have been more different? .... Hmmm - not on your Nelly!
The first group was a rag-tag of experienced and inexperienced triathletes, a nice bumbling group of every age gender AND shape :) we saw some of the first group at the funny little pasta dinner for participants the evening before... not the best meal in the world but the intention was good.
Don't forget we also got lost on the way there and back to the pasta dinner - not our navigation skills mind ... it was the inordinately complicated road signs.
Back at the hotel , while parking the 'Brick' remember what your eagle eyes saw?
Yup... a broken passenger side window in a smaller car... Do we need to get the bikes out of the Brick and into the hotel room? this place cannot be safe ??? Ah - there is a hotel employee there at the car.. over we trot .... Paint me Purple!!! there is blood amongst the broken glass! now what?
The hotel employee assures us this is a 'domestic incident' between a couple of wedding guests ... the 'other' group staying that night... he points out the security cameras and we leave the bikes - covered - in the car... Hmmm...
'Lets meet in the bar' there were 5 of us in our little group, 4 of us competing . We'd been at the swim clinic earlier in the day and JUST ONE BEER was the plan; followed by an early night.
We got to the bar first... and chit-chatted about the adventures so far that day whilst idly watching the wedding guests come in and out of a tent in the hotel grounds. The other three join us.. chortling about the dinner and the broken window we notice that the wedding guests were not very old... WOAH! the bride is a baby!!! so is the groom - Shotgun wedding we fear! the place was bristling with rented polyester dinner suits, baaaad dresses... and even worse decor... the tension was in the air - guests were chatting about the 'domestic' between a couple of key wedding participants that ended with the guy punching the car window.. it was better than any channel on the bar TV... we watched and listened ... until our solitary beer was drunk and a scary looking band was setting up .. our cue to get to bed... big day infront of us... A rainy , ugly morning like you said Sauce... although you forgot to mention it was sunny by the end of the race....
I am so proud the whole DNF made you sign up for more races - Way to go Sauce !!!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
easy 'Road'
Bloody Hell Road! You PROMISED you wouldn't post that...
Off for a 6-8 miler and all I can say is payback is a bitch!!!
At least I can swim......
P.S. Wetsuits are for wimps!
Off for a 6-8 miler and all I can say is payback is a bitch!!!
At least I can swim......
P.S. Wetsuits are for wimps!
Friday, October 2, 2009
the skinny on tri's and drugs ...
HUGE DAY!
Yo Sauce- I signed up for a 1/2 ironman yesterday!..
Tomorrow I am checking into a mental institution .. What am I playing at? This is 70.3 miles of water and hills; never-mind all the things that can crap out on a bike ... AND you know all about that teee heee.
Smack me down off my high horse! But... read this conversation between 'athletes' and .. I may be wrong here - YOU answer your own crack question
This is where it al started- 'A' emailed this to 8 people:
"Subject: 1/2 IM.
Just registered for the Half Ironman next year in August. There is a sprint the day before also, I'm going to stay at my brothers place which is close to the start. Everyone is more than welcome to stay there too.
A"
'R' gave it a fast reality check:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
I'm totally in. L and I will be in our support vehicle with dunkin donuts and cigarettes.
R"
Sauce responded AND included a Wittgenstein Quote ... we all know about him!:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM:
I'll bring the booze!!
"A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push."
~Ludwig Wittgenstein"
'R' again:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
Like your style Sauce it's an early start-should I bring extra olives for the martinis to jump start the morning or extra celery for a brunch atmosphere?
R"
'M' for his first comment; although he had already signed up:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
If dirty martinis and donuts don't say "I'm here to win" than I'm not sure I know what does."
'R' responds:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
LOL so good!
Can't wait, sign me up!
R"
I cannot stay out of it for too long - AND- already decided to do the 1/2 IM:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
Now I'm dazed and confused!
Was going to sign up when I'm back at my mac BUT the support gig sounds like sooo much fun -think I'll just do that instead ....
Road"
'R' is on a roll:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
There's plenty of room Road. I'm renting a short bus to accommodate the madness.
R"
Sauce really knows her fancy liquor:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
bring it on guys. i think we'll start the morning off with the aviation...
great drink to break the morning in...
Sauce"
I responded:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
Nice one - short bus is definitely the place for me ...
First dibs on the back seat if I bring the drugs?
Road"
L pulls out a shocker !:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
I thought I had the drug and herb department :)
L"
'R should be blogging with Sauce and I - this is where 'A's little athlete group is at:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
Ok, I'm gonna stop now because I have a really good one about bringing my zippo and a spoon to cook up the crack...but I'm trying to not take us "there"
R"
Sauce:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
R, I have that all taken care of and why would you stop??
Sauce"
I just want to have FUN ( and freak A out if possible:)
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
Hey R ... Want to share the back seat with me ;)
Road"
M puts THE question out there:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
Does crack count as performance enhancing?
M"
Sauce is THE authority on this kinda stuff:
""Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
absolutely not!
Sauce"
A comes out of nowhere - still does not know I am signing up - tee hee:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
No Road, bc u are going to be with me and M
A"
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
R is a sensitive soul:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
Did we just get yelled at?
R"
Sauce:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
i think we did.
Sauce"
I signed up :
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
I did it... registered in full - NOW I need the crack and anything else available!!!
don't yell anymore. ;)
Road"
Sauce - excuse me - I need to yell now GET OFF THE FENCE! :
""Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
I'm going to have to develop a crack habit to muster up
the energy to workout every fucking morning...
can i do this guys? physically i know i can.
concerned about the mental aspect.....
Sauce"
A little support from M:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
I'm planning to re-read "its not about the bike" every 5 days to maintain that mental edge.
M"
R has experience:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
Right! And its definitely Not about being physically trapped in the wet-suit and spending 12 minutes in T1 trying to free your limbs! Not to worry.
Quick-Everybody put on your Nikes and drink the Kool aid.
Gotta Run...
R"
Is A getting a little snippy?:
""Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
YES u can Sauce, its in a year, plenty of time to train
No R coconut water, and yes M, also watching "Running the Sahara" every week. About 3 guys that run across Africa.
A"
It went silent after that Sauce - But I think you've got your answer :)
Road is outta here !!!!
Yo Sauce- I signed up for a 1/2 ironman yesterday!..
Tomorrow I am checking into a mental institution .. What am I playing at? This is 70.3 miles of water and hills; never-mind all the things that can crap out on a bike ... AND you know all about that teee heee.
Smack me down off my high horse! But... read this conversation between 'athletes' and .. I may be wrong here - YOU answer your own crack question
This is where it al started- 'A' emailed this to 8 people:
"Subject: 1/2 IM.
Just registered for the Half Ironman next year in August. There is a sprint the day before also, I'm going to stay at my brothers place which is close to the start. Everyone is more than welcome to stay there too.
A"
'R' gave it a fast reality check:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
I'm totally in. L and I will be in our support vehicle with dunkin donuts and cigarettes.
R"
Sauce responded AND included a Wittgenstein Quote ... we all know about him!:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM:
I'll bring the booze!!
"A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push."
~Ludwig Wittgenstein"
'R' again:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
Like your style Sauce it's an early start-should I bring extra olives for the martinis to jump start the morning or extra celery for a brunch atmosphere?
R"
'M' for his first comment; although he had already signed up:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
If dirty martinis and donuts don't say "I'm here to win" than I'm not sure I know what does."
'R' responds:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
LOL so good!
Can't wait, sign me up!
R"
I cannot stay out of it for too long - AND- already decided to do the 1/2 IM:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
Now I'm dazed and confused!
Was going to sign up when I'm back at my mac BUT the support gig sounds like sooo much fun -think I'll just do that instead ....
Road"
'R' is on a roll:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
There's plenty of room Road. I'm renting a short bus to accommodate the madness.
R"
Sauce really knows her fancy liquor:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
bring it on guys. i think we'll start the morning off with the aviation...
great drink to break the morning in...
Sauce"
I responded:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
Nice one - short bus is definitely the place for me ...
First dibs on the back seat if I bring the drugs?
Road"
L pulls out a shocker !:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
I thought I had the drug and herb department :)
L"
'R should be blogging with Sauce and I - this is where 'A's little athlete group is at:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
Ok, I'm gonna stop now because I have a really good one about bringing my zippo and a spoon to cook up the crack...but I'm trying to not take us "there"
R"
Sauce:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
R, I have that all taken care of and why would you stop??
Sauce"
I just want to have FUN ( and freak A out if possible:)
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
Hey R ... Want to share the back seat with me ;)
Road"
M puts THE question out there:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
Does crack count as performance enhancing?
M"
Sauce is THE authority on this kinda stuff:
""Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
absolutely not!
Sauce"
A comes out of nowhere - still does not know I am signing up - tee hee:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
No Road, bc u are going to be with me and M
A"
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
R is a sensitive soul:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
Did we just get yelled at?
R"
Sauce:
"Subject: RE: 1/2 IM
i think we did.
Sauce"
I signed up :
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
I did it... registered in full - NOW I need the crack and anything else available!!!
don't yell anymore. ;)
Road"
Sauce - excuse me - I need to yell now GET OFF THE FENCE! :
""Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
I'm going to have to develop a crack habit to muster up
the energy to workout every fucking morning...
can i do this guys? physically i know i can.
concerned about the mental aspect.....
Sauce"
A little support from M:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
I'm planning to re-read "its not about the bike" every 5 days to maintain that mental edge.
M"
R has experience:
"Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
Right! And its definitely Not about being physically trapped in the wet-suit and spending 12 minutes in T1 trying to free your limbs! Not to worry.
Quick-Everybody put on your Nikes and drink the Kool aid.
Gotta Run...
R"
Is A getting a little snippy?:
""Subject: Re: 1/2 IM
YES u can Sauce, its in a year, plenty of time to train
No R coconut water, and yes M, also watching "Running the Sahara" every week. About 3 guys that run across Africa.
A"
It went silent after that Sauce - But I think you've got your answer :)
Road is outta here !!!!
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