Morgans Little Miami Triathlon - TriathlonOther

WE KICKED ASS! We have NEVER been passed by anyone during the Canoe part of this race, and today was no exception. We passed scores of other canoes with Men/Me, Women/Women and Men/Women. Fear Us If You DARE!

Nothing...we are the Captians of the Canoe!

Who Knows. We jump out of Canoe, throw our life jackets and paddles in a pile, then start hauling ass for the run. Had a couple of quick drinks of water, since today was VERY hot and I was sweating ALOT on the Canoe.

Nuttin.

This is a guess at the time. Everything I had to measure time/space and distance crapped out on me, so I used the few averages I saw and went with it. This was the last part of the triathlon, the run was after the canoe. It was a good course, but there is this 4 mile part on the bike that ALWAYS has this stupid head wind. It really slows me down. Then with about 4 miles left this kid on a Schwinn passes me. AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN! So I pass him back. A few minutes later HE PASSES ME AGAIN. Well, we did this several times, but when we had about 3/4 mile to go, I dug down for the SPECIAL ENERGY and took off like a freaking bat OUTTA HELL. SCHWINN BOY wasn't gonna beat me! I SMOKED HIS ASS! hehehe. However, I did thank him for pushing me the last few miles, as I was starting to lolly gag a bit. I need an immediate threat to push me.

Again, this was a guess at the pace. The few times my GARMIN was working, it said I was doing an average 7:30 pace. I knew the canoe time, so I just averaged the rest. I purposely backed my pace down today. I usually start off like a maniac, then die on the bike, but I held back by nearly 45 seconds per mile. It felt wierd to not push it harder, but I was passing people in droves still. I passed this one girl wearing a Ironman Wisconsin top. She trailed me for the next 2 miles, then at the end there is a HUGE CLIMB through the woods. It's on dirt and has wooden steps now and then. Wisconsin girl passed be back on this HILL OF DEATH, soooooooo technically I never got passed on the run...right?

Nothing....it seemed good.

Well, I didn't collapse after the race this time.


My calf still isn't completely healed and I still need to work on doing more BRICKS.


Good race. It's alot of fun. Life is such a learning experience. I really am gaining some degree of wisdom as I move along in time, plus I'm having fun doing it. I had a few hours "kinda" alone with my wifey, we had fun, kicked alot of ass, and had more fun. It was a good day. As ALWAYS, we came home and had pizza and beer...our AFTER RACE treat.