I Love My Bike
Two more rides in on the new bike. Did the same loop on Friday that I did on Wednesday. Averaged over 18 mph. It really is amazing how much of a difference 5 lbs, aero bars, and skinny tires makes. I'm looking forward to putting it to use in 2 weeks when I do my next triathlon. Had to sneak the ride in between thunderstorms though.
Saturday it rained. A lot. I drove out to the race track where my boss was supposed be racing his motorcycle ( he races AMA/CCS 600cc SuperSport class ). He got in one race before the skys opened up. Spent the next couple hours under the tarp waiting to see if it would clear. The races don't stop in the rain, but if you don't have good rain tires ( he didn't ) then it's really not advisable to try. ( For what I hope are obvious reasons ).
Last night was going to do some work on the computer, but came down with a splitting headache that pretty much wiped me out. Took a bunch of advil, which usually works, with no effect, so I just trundled off to bed to sleep it off.
This morning I felt much better. No sign of the headache, and I woke up pretty early considering it was a weekend and I didn't have an alarm set. Sun was out, and though it was a bit chilly and wet from all the rain, it was warming up to be a nice day. So, after a nice breakfast of two eggs, veggie sausages, wheat toast, glass of fresh OJ ( what else! ), and coffee, it was time for a warmup jog around the block a bit, stretching, then off for a roughly 30 mile ride. Had the trail mostly to myself when I started out. Scared a couple squirrels who were apparently not expecting a rider that early. Finished first 25 miles ( the distance I have to ride in my next tri ) in about 1:25, and wasn't pushing too hard. Then I did my 'hard hill' a couple times to get in some strength work and headed home. Total time, 1:40. And still had a few hours before lunchtime. Yeah.
Really looking forward to my next tri. It'll be my first olympic distance, and the third tri ever. I don't want to get too much anticipatory, but I think I'll come close to the 3:00 mark. I hear the run course and the bike course have lots of hills, so I'm not sure how that'll affect me though. This being my first "oly", I'm just going to go, and have fun, and get it under my belt. The next after that, 2 weeks later in Colorado, is supposed to be flat and very fast course. I have no doubt that I'll break 3:00 on that one.
Oh yeah, how insane am I. For my birthday, as a present to myself, I'm doing an olympic distance triathlon. :) I need help. Seriously. :D
Alright, ta ta for now, off to watch the closing ceremonies!
Saturday it rained. A lot. I drove out to the race track where my boss was supposed be racing his motorcycle ( he races AMA/CCS 600cc SuperSport class ). He got in one race before the skys opened up. Spent the next couple hours under the tarp waiting to see if it would clear. The races don't stop in the rain, but if you don't have good rain tires ( he didn't ) then it's really not advisable to try. ( For what I hope are obvious reasons ).
Last night was going to do some work on the computer, but came down with a splitting headache that pretty much wiped me out. Took a bunch of advil, which usually works, with no effect, so I just trundled off to bed to sleep it off.
This morning I felt much better. No sign of the headache, and I woke up pretty early considering it was a weekend and I didn't have an alarm set. Sun was out, and though it was a bit chilly and wet from all the rain, it was warming up to be a nice day. So, after a nice breakfast of two eggs, veggie sausages, wheat toast, glass of fresh OJ ( what else! ), and coffee, it was time for a warmup jog around the block a bit, stretching, then off for a roughly 30 mile ride. Had the trail mostly to myself when I started out. Scared a couple squirrels who were apparently not expecting a rider that early. Finished first 25 miles ( the distance I have to ride in my next tri ) in about 1:25, and wasn't pushing too hard. Then I did my 'hard hill' a couple times to get in some strength work and headed home. Total time, 1:40. And still had a few hours before lunchtime. Yeah.
Really looking forward to my next tri. It'll be my first olympic distance, and the third tri ever. I don't want to get too much anticipatory, but I think I'll come close to the 3:00 mark. I hear the run course and the bike course have lots of hills, so I'm not sure how that'll affect me though. This being my first "oly", I'm just going to go, and have fun, and get it under my belt. The next after that, 2 weeks later in Colorado, is supposed to be flat and very fast course. I have no doubt that I'll break 3:00 on that one.
Oh yeah, how insane am I. For my birthday, as a present to myself, I'm doing an olympic distance triathlon. :) I need help. Seriously. :D
Alright, ta ta for now, off to watch the closing ceremonies!
posted by Chris Parker at
6:34 PM
1 Comments:
You're a nut. But it's the perfect birthday present to yourself. :)
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Krisanne, at 7:39 PM
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