- The marathon plan is going really well. I ran a 16 miler on Saturday and felt great the entire way. I have ran 22, 27, and 28 miles the last three weeks. I am definitely feeling a lot faster.
- I changed the position on my triathlon bike and dropped some spacers to lower the handle bars since I am more flexable now. It feels a lot faster now. I’ll have to see at the race this weekend if is faster
- I decided I am not going to do the Patriots Half Ironman, I want to focus on the marathon and doing that race would require about a week of recovery and I would have to miss a long run.
- The weather has been perfect the last week it was 75 when I went up to the track this evening. There is definitely a lot more people out then when it is 95.
- I had a pace car during my track workout today. I did 5×1000 meter repeats and a 3-5 year old was at the track on his bike and fascinated that I was running fast so he biked next to me. He actually cut me off a few times and almost ran me off the track.
- I forgot to put socks in my swim bag this morning so I went sock-less at work today. It felt really good, I might do it again.
- If you haven’t watched the mens 4×100 meter free relay watch it now!!!!! Wow what a race, US break the record in the premlims and the French start talking trash. The last leg by the US was amazing, 46 seconds! They broke the world record by over 4 seconds, and of the 8 eight teams in the final I think six of them broke the record.
2012 Race Schedule
March TBD Running race
April 14 Rumpus in Bumpass Olympic distance race
June 3 Mooseman 70.3
Sept 9 Muskoka 70.3
2011 Race Schedule
Feb 19 George Washington Birthday Classic 10km (40:00.04)
March 20 Georgia Half Marathon (1:29:15, 115th Overall)
April 16 Rumpus in Bumpass Olympic distance race (2:23:5, 11th AG, 60th Overall)
May 15 Kinetic Sprint (1:20:32, 12th Overall, 2nd AG)
June 12 Eagleman 70.3 (DNF)
August 12 Luray Olympic Distance (2:23:01, 20th Overall, 2nd AG)
Oct 2 Pocono Mountains 70.3
Nov 20 Phildalpehi Marathon 3:06:06
2010 Race Schedules
Jan 1 MCRRC New Years Day 5km (20:19)
Jan 16 MCRRC Shooting Star 4 miler (27:12)
March 20 National Half Marathon (1:35:11)
April 11 Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (1:11:22)
April 17 Rumpass in Bumpass International Distance Triathlon (2:20:27, 45th overall, 9th AG)
April 18 Rumpass in Bumpass Sprint Distance Triathlon (1:11:19, 19th overall, 4th AG)
May 9 Kinetic Sprint Distance Triathlon (1:26:04, 19th overall, 2nd AG)
June 13 Eagleman 70.3 Triathlon (5:51:27)
September 25 Sea Colony Triathlon (2:18:34, 1st AG, 11th Overall)
October 17 Ironman 70.3 Austin Texas (5:04:52, 30th AG, 275 Overall)
Nov 13 Candy Cane City 5k 18:58
2009 Race Schedule
January 1 MCRRC New Years Day 5k (21:03)
February 15 MCRRC Country Road 5 miler (37:28)
March 1 MCRRC Run Aware 5k (23:20)
March 22 MCRRC Piece of Cake 10km (45:00)
March 29 ING Georgia Half Marathon (1:40:54)
April 18 Rumpass in Bumpass International Distance Tri (2:29:21 (12 age group, 83 overall))
April 26 GW Parkway Classic 10 Miler (1:15:19)
May 17 The Columbia Triathlon (2:39:44, 22 AG, 331 Overall)
June 14 EagleMan Ironman 70.3 (5:19:34, 32 AG, 519 Overall)
August Culpepper Sprint Tri (1:28:28 AG 6,Overall 48)
August 23 Timberman Triathlon 70.3
October 3 Giant Acorn Olympic Distance (2:25:53, 60 overall, 6 AG)
October 4 Giant Acorn Sprint Distance (1:09, 27 Overall, 2 AG)
November 7 Candy Cane City 5k (20:40)
December 13 Jingle Bell Jog 8k (37:17)
2008 Race Schedule
Parris Island Triathlon (500 m swim, 13 mile bike, 5k run, 1:11:11)
ING Georgia Half Marathon (1:52, 1694/8612)
PI Mile 5K (22:45, 86/415)
Langley Pond Sprint Triathlon (3rd AG)
Jim McDonnel 1 Mile Lake Swim (3rd AG)
Manassas Mini Triathlon (3rd AG 13th overall)
General SmallWood Triathlon (2:34, 2nd AG)
Ironman Rhode Island 70.3 (6:11:35, 811/~1300, 43/77 AG)
Culpeper Triathlon (1:28:43, 7th AG)
Lurray Triathlon (2:33:13, 5th AG)
Giant Acorn Triathlon (1:12:40, 46/340 Overall, 5/30 AG)
Marines Corps Marathon (4:06:57)
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Nice pace car!
Sara would recommend the no socks thing, for me, socks come second to underwear in order of importance.
The 4x100m free was amazing. I figured that we were done, with 25m to go and they had like a half body length lead. Jason Lezak dominated. He just wanted to win more. The French dude seemed to try too hard once he noticed that he might lose, his arm-speed changed.
Joe and I were jumping up and down….screaming out heads off when we won….it was truly amazing!!
That, is what the Olympics are all about….