tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89594933851997693762024-02-18T21:20:57.825-07:00Dare to DreamKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-2347483554094496612012-06-10T10:41:00.001-06:002012-06-10T10:58:05.531-06:00Elephant Rock Century Ride<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a big event. They have rides of multiple distances and caps on the number of people who can participate in each distance. </div>
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I signed up for the century ride many months ago, thinking it would provide motivation over the Winter and Spring. I has also previously done the 34 and 63 mile rides and figured the only way to go was up. As the ride date drew near, I became a bit concerned about the distance, as the event did not motivate me as I had hoped and the longest ride I had done previous to this event was 48 miles. I also had only been on my road bike a couple of times since sometime last summer (maybe) and had only ridden outside twice this year. At the same time there was that part of me (the same part that suggests that I can do Ironman races) that kept nudging me saying.. "you can do this". So, do it I did.</div>
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I got to the event site at 5:00am as I wanted to get a parking spot close to the start and planned to be on the road at 5:30am. The weather report said that it was going to be in the 90s and I was determined to be done before the worst of the day. My actual start time was closer to 6:30am as it was cold at the start and I felt it best to wait until the sun came up. I had a cycling shirt and arm warmers on but couldn't find one of my gloves! I was so frustrated. I looked for it everywhere, except under my coffee mug in the cup holder of the car where I found it after the event. My hands were really cold so finally I improvised and purchased a pair of socks to wear on my hands. I first thought about cutting out the toe area but once I saw the socks, I just couldn't do it. They worked out pretty well! </div>
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I really didn't know what to expect from part of this course as I had never road it before. The elevation chart and description was a bit intimidating but I figured I could always get picked up by bike support if I just couldn't do it. </div>
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My goal was to ride as far as I could before stopping at an aid station as the whole stop/start thing is mentally tough for me. I got to the 44 mile mark before stopping as I was getting hot, knew that there was a lot of climbing ahead and thought I better refuel. Look who was at the aid station...</div>
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There were a bunch of puppies of different ages who would eventually be trained to be seeing eye dogs. I tried to get a picture of the real little ones but there was just to much playing going on :)</div>
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The next aid station that I stopped at was at the 72 mile marker. At this point I was really hot and not feeling so great. We had just finished Roller Coaster Road and it was tough. I spent some time sitting in the shade and took this picture of Palmer Lake. The train passing by held us up for awhile but I didn't mind the few extra minutes of rest in the shade.</div>
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So off I went again, determined to get this thing done. There was one more long climb and it was tough. It had to be close to 90 degrees at this time and I was dying for some cold water. Then, look who I came across? There were two wonderful girls and their families at the side of the road with a beverage stand! I was in heaven! They even had ice! I am not kidding when I say that the water and ice I had was the best ever! I really think it is what gave me the energy to plow through the rest of the ride. Many thanks to those wonderful people! </div>
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The rest of the ride was uneventful, which I guess is a good thing. I was just ready to be done. I participated in this event by myself and I actually enjoyed that part of it. Not that I don't enjoy riding with people, but this ride gave me a chance to just spend sometime by myself, not having to interact with anyone (which is what I do all day at work). I also thought it would be great practice for IMFL as there is no chit chat and riding side by side during that event. </div>
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I am glad I did this ride. While I wasn't in the best shape for it, it proved to me that I had what it takes to get it done. I think it also gave me the jump start and confidence that I was lacking. </div>
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Overall, a good day.</div>
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<br /></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-31509018229773343872012-04-07T10:17:00.000-06:002012-04-07T10:17:11.456-06:00Hi!For months now I have been telling myself that I need to blog, need to catch up on all the posts on BT (Beginner Triathlete), need to post in the mentor group, need to get a training plan, need, need, need! Of course none of that has happened... until today. My motivation has been hiding out somewhere for months and I just haven't been able to find it. But you know what, I am not alone! I went back a couple of weeks to read some of the blogs that I follow, only to find out that motivation has been a struggle for many. I am not going to analyze it to death, just enjoy the sigh of relief knowing that it isn't "just me". I know I need to have more balance in my life. My work is draining as I am constantly giving to others. I have other people who need and want from me. I have had unexpected challenges that have added stress. It just piles up. <br />
I feel good writing this blog post. I don't have a lot to say but I am glad to be back in touch and reading my fellow bloggers posts makes me feel connected again. <br />
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Below are a few pics of highlights and low lights of my year so far and of what is to come. <br />
It is good to be back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What can I say?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never would I have thought I would buy one of these things. No excuses now!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10 years old but not even 100,000 miles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, a vehicle that I can put my bike into!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It took eight months but my office is no longer my dumping ground.</td></tr>
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</div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-38453242541988869422011-12-24T13:40:00.001-07:002011-12-24T22:16:14.385-07:00Ironman Arizona Race Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0DoWbJyJMHNn0YeN9ZR3yzyhAFXHR9fOorYvh91HaSVYrN_YTeMFbqUXSAs4qUZVRc0r2VXUiqE5EaqN1ovdapbKi6lTmHmhWzqymWmh6gNfLayCejY_ImCyR0zKzexNp5N00_hqWdw/s1600/IMG_1475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0DoWbJyJMHNn0YeN9ZR3yzyhAFXHR9fOorYvh91HaSVYrN_YTeMFbqUXSAs4qUZVRc0r2VXUiqE5EaqN1ovdapbKi6lTmHmhWzqymWmh6gNfLayCejY_ImCyR0zKzexNp5N00_hqWdw/s400/IMG_1475.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><br />
Four years ago I signed up for an all women's sprint triathlon after spending eight weeks working up the courage to do so. The plan at the time was to do one race to prove to myself that I could do it. Well, you know how that goes. I ended up doing five races that season and then set my sites on my first Olympic the next year. Again, I obsessed about it, worrying about how hard it would be, could I really do it. So, this has been my pattern. When I completed my first HIM last year my friend said to me, you will be doing an IM next. My response.. "No way!". Yet, something about watching those late night people on the Internet cross the finish line, the little voice in my head that kept saying... "maybe you can do it" and my friend who is bravely battling a Cancer while reminding us all to seize the day, and take time to live life guided me to Arizona last November to volunteer at IMAZ 2010 and stand in line first thing the next morning to sign up for 2011. This past year has been a busy one, not only with work and training but a new puppy and a purchase of a home. Nothing like doing things all at once! (well within a year). It has been quite the journey. <br />
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Race week: My friend Meg and I flew to Arizona on Wednesday. I wanted to have time to settle in, and not worry about rushing, or getting stuck in a snow storm in Denver or anything else that might cause more stress or anxiety to what I thought would be a anxious time. It was a good plan. Meg and I arrived at Tempe Town Lake early Thursday morning and I was able to check in and hit the merchandise tent before 10:00.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Friday night, the ladies attended the welcome dinner and before the evening was over I heard rumblings from Tanya..."I want to do an Ironman". :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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After spending what seemed to be hours trying to figure out what to put in each of my four bags, it was time for bike and gear bag check in.<br />
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</div>Once the bike and bags were in their place my friends went out to dinner while I enjoyed some down time in the hotel. I was pretty calm at this point. That was soon to change however. <br />
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Race morning I woke up before the alarm and shortly thereafter the nerves kicked in full force. I tried to be calm on the outside but inside, I was starting to really stress out about the swim. I had planned to stay way in the back to avoid contact so that wasn't my worry. It was again the water temp that had me worried. I have had some bad experiences in cold water which didn't help things. Walking to transition you would have thought I was heading to my death :) I knew there was no turning back but boy did I want to.<br />
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I managed to do all the things that I needed to do including turning on the GPS device so that people could track me. Once I had my wetsuit, cap and booties on, (I also had socks on over the booties) I made my way over to the swim start area. As people started towards the dock to jump into the water, I backed away and let them all go in front of me. It was amazing to see how many people were actually doing the race. Mike Riley said there were 3000 and it sure seemed like it! It was close to 7:00am and people were still getting into the water. I made my way to the dock and lowered myself into the water just before the gun went off. The price to pay for waiting till the last minute is that you don't have time to get close to the start line before the gun goes off.<br />
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I was still under the bridge as the gun went off but at that time didn't think about the extra time it cost me. I was just happy to avoid battle. Hind sight being 20/20, I wish I had started further up or better yet walk along the ledge to the start and then sit on the ledge like so many others did before the start. When I saw the pics of that I was really surprised. <br />
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</div>During the first half of the course I felt I was doing pretty well. I was avoiding contact for the most part, passing some slower swimmers and doing a lot of positive self talk. I sang some of the songs to myself that I had listened to over and over on my Swimp3 player during all of those long pool swims. As I started to make the turn to come back I checked my watch and was happy with my time. I am not a fast swimmer but I figured I could finish by 1:30 if not a bit sooner. It was shortly after this that things started to go down hill. My legs started shivering in my wetsuit and the cold was really getting to me. I tried to stay focused on anything other then the cold. I tried to draft off of people, look at the view, just anything to not think about the cold. As much as I tried though, I started to struggle. It is hard to explain but I felt like I was losing energy, that the end seemed SO far away and I was losing focus. It wasn't a fitness issue as I wasn't winded at all and had the altitude advantage coming from CO. I think the cold was just having it's way with me. The rest of the way back was long, slow and scary. At the turn to get to the dock, I remember telling myself "you WILL finish this!" Once I got out of the water, a volunteer asked me if I was OK. I said yes but that I was cold. She immediately got me a Mylar blanket and asked me if I wanted her to walk with me. I said thanks but I was OK. I tried to run to transition but couldn't. My teeth were chattering and I was just focused on moving forward and getting warm. <br />
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I went into the changing tent and was never so happy to be surrounded by so many bodies. It was like a steam bath in there! I found a chair and started to change clothes. It was slow going as I was shaking but at that point I really didn't mind. I just wanted to warm up. ( Days later I learned that there was a warming tent. Wish I had known that on race day!) A fantastic volunteer proceeded help me in every way possible. I felt bad for her as she was dripping in sweat while she was doing everything she could for all of us. Once I finally had everything on and was ready to head out the door, I stood at the exit another minute or two before going out to get my bike. I was still cold and I guess didn't feel like I was physically ready to ride a bike. I stopped at a port-a-potty on the way out and even spent a bit of time in there just to stay warm. (For me to spend ANY extra time in a port-a-potty speaks volumes as to how cold I was!) I finally made it to my bike and hit the road. 19+ minutes in T1. Yikes!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Still feeling the effects of the swim at the start of the bike.</div><br />
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The bike is by far my best event and while I usually focus on speed and am very competitive with myself on the bike, I told myself that on this day, it would be all about pacing and not exerting to much energy. <br />
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I have to add here that my friends made great signs for me that were totally a surprise! Look how cute there are!!!<br />
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I am not a runner. As much as I try, it is always a struggle and I am extremely slow. Beyond that, I have a history of having terrible GI issues after long runs so I did have some concern about that. I did a run walk for the first lap and time wise was doing pretty well for me.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-38505663478366648292011-10-21T19:46:00.000-06:002011-10-21T19:46:18.845-06:00Just thinking out loudI am "athlete # 766" . Yep, the numbers are posted for IMAZ. I want to thank everyone who took the time to answer my Ironman questions. It was very helpful and gave me things to think about. Sometimes I ask myself where this year went. It seems like yesterday when I was standing in line to sign up for the 2011 race. That fact that it is just a month away really makes me nervous but I am committed to seeing this through no matter what the results are. I feel like I should be doing more in the way of prepping for the trip to Arizona but I am so focused on getting my training in and still staying awake at work that it is hard to think about much more. I admit it, I am tired. This Ironman stuff takes a lot of work! :) <br />
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For those that have followed my blog (thank you by the way), you might remember that I have lots of GI issues on long runs. While I haven't found the magic answer to the cause of this problem, I have switched up my nutrition a bit which seems to be helping. Out went the GU gels and GU chomps that have caffeine and now I am using Cliff gels (chocolate) and Cliff shot blocks (strawberry and mountain berry) all of which do not have caffeine. Can I also say that the chocolate Cliff gels taste really good! So much better then the Gu brand. <br />
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I have changed out my saddle again. I so wanted the Adamo saddle to work but after the last long ride I did, I knew that I had to do something. I went to the bike fitter (been there numerous times over the past week) and put my road saddle on my tri bike. While it isn't perfect, it will be better then what I had. If anyone is interested in a white adamo saddle at a very good price, let me know.<br />
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I did a pool swim in my wetsuit this week. I wasn't thrilled about doing this for numerous reasons but in the water I went, wetsuit and all. I made it 3200 before I had to take it off. I was way to hot. I have to say though that it was the fastest I have ever swam. :) <br />
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Aimee from <a href="http://trirunveg.blogspot.com/">I Tri to be Me</a> educated me on "uncrustables" last week during our long ride. I had no idea what they were.. well I had an idea but I just thought it was a nickname for a sandwich. I had no idea they were little pre made pp&j sandwiches. I have them in my freezer and am going to try one out tomorrow on my ride.<br />
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Any suggestions on what to think about as I walk a good part of a marathon in a month? :)Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-2059977091817070362011-10-02T08:12:00.000-06:002011-10-02T08:12:03.363-06:00Ironman QuestionsI have been away so long that I don't even know where to begin. Wait, yes I do! IMAZ is seven weeks away. How is that possible?!?! I remember waiting in line to sign up like it was yesterday. There are so many different thoughts and questions that go through my head that I thought I would share them with you all. Any thoughts, in site or advice is more then welcome.<br />
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<ul><li>What do I do when it gets dark and I have my prescription sunglasses on? Do I carry clear lenses and change them out? I have inserts(actual lens that correctmy vision) that attach to my glasses. I don't want to leave anything in the special needs bag that I might lose.</li>
<li>Just how long would I have to wait after the gun goes off to really avoid being mauled during the swim? </li>
<li>At what temps are booties permitted and do they actually help? What about neoprene swim caps? ( I have the sense that any cap that has a strap would drive me nuts but if the water is really cold.....)</li>
<li>Fuel belt on no fuel belt? I haven't found a liquid nutrition that is working for me and carrying extra weight during the run isn't going to help matters. Yet, having water available at all times seems like a good idea and I will have to carry some other items. Wish I could dump the fuel belt if I wanted to (would it be really bad of me to hand it off to a friend even though I am not supposed to?)</li>
<li>Talk to me about sandwiches on the bike. Seems like a PP& J might be something that I would like. Do you carry it with you from T1 and if so where are you keeping it?</li>
<li>Currently, I have two places to hold fluid on the bike. I have an aero bottle and a bottle holder on my frame. I like the idea of not having to carry more fluid then necessary and just grabbing more water from the aid stations. Since I plan on using solid food for most of the bike does that seem reasonable? Am I missing something?</li>
<li>Cut off times. I know the cut off times for all three events but I also know that there are additional cut off times within the bike and run. Anybody care to share what they are? Also, don't you have to be on the bike by a certain time?</li>
<li>Morning clothes... how does that work?</li>
<li>I know they sell all the finisher stuff early the next morning. What if you can't get out of bed (literally)? Can I still get the items on line? ( If I finish this thing I want something saying I did so!)</li>
<li>Just how painful is it to walk a full marathon? ( very well could be my reality) ( I know you can't really answer that but it is something I think about)</li>
<li>Additional socks and sneakers in my special needs bag?</li>
<li>How is the bike support on the course? Will they eventually show up if I get a flat and can't change the darn thing or run out of CO2 cartridges? </li>
<li>How many tubes/cartridges do you carry with you?</li>
<li>Long training rides. I am finding that I either have to ride alone or do them on a trainer. I prefer not to ride alone for safety reasons but finding people to ride with who are doing what I need to do are few and far between and the outcome so far hasn't been very successful. I can handle being on the trainer for hours (call me crazy). Thoughts?</li>
</ul>I could go on and on and writing this all down is helpful. <br />
Thanks for reading.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-41281077227677040682011-07-05T19:54:00.000-06:002011-07-05T19:54:26.424-06:00Big Training Weekend!OK, I admit it, I have struggled a bit with my training. While I have done most of my workouts, I have missed more then I should have. With the reality of IMAZ hanging over my head, I have re commited to my training (or maybe committed to it for the first time) and had a big weekend. <br />
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Friday consisted of two hours of training between bike and run. I ventured out on my own for a nice evening ride. <br />
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Saturday was a huge day for me with four bricks! I wasn't sure how I was going to pull this off as I had no way to secure my bike but finally decided to put my trainer on the porch, hook up the industrial strength fan and go for it. The bricks were 1 mile runs followed by 5 mile bikes. It might not seem a lot to some but for me it was a big deal. First off, I am slow runner and it was hot! Like 90+ degrees hot. Also five miles on a trainer takes a lot longer then five miles on open road. 2:5 hours later I was done.. and tired! I did feel like I accomplished something so that was a good feeling.<br />
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Sunday started off with an early morning swim at my favorite OWS place. There are buoys out in the lake and they are measured. You can really do any distance you want and know that it is accurate. I completed a 1.5 mile swim and while pretty tired, was happy with the distance covered. Interestingly enough, I got my first case of chafing around my neck from my wetsuit. That has never been a problem before. Not sure if it was due to not having done that distance before or I was lifting my head more then I usually do. <br />
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</div><div align="left">I did an 1.5 hour long run(with a little walking) Sunday evening to round out my three days of hard work.</div><div align="left">I know this is only a taste of what is to come but I feel like I accomplished something this weekend and I that feels good. </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">I hope everyone had a great July 4th!</div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-61182197149388397242011-07-01T07:34:00.000-06:002011-07-01T07:34:44.811-06:00Where did June go????It can't be July 1st already can it?? Where is the time going? Just yesterday I had six + months to get ready for IMAZ. Now I can count the months on one hand. Yikes!<br />
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June has always was a very busy month and one of firsts. I did two triathlons, completed my first Century ride which was both fun and enlightening, had to use the kayak for the first time in a tri , had to walk my bike up part of a hill that got the better of me and ran some 800's that were much faster then I thought I could go. So it was a mixed bag.<br />
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I chalk up the OWS mishap to a combination of extremely cold water (for me) and going out to fast in those conditions. I had tried to acclimate to the water prior to the race and thought I had done so even though my feet were extremely painful as they began to freeze. (It was as if I had my feet in ice, it hurt that much). For such a small race, there was a lot of contact during the swim which didn't help things any. As I turned the first buoy I was having trouble catching my breath. I tried to breaststroke, pulled at my wetsuit collar and even just treaded water but nothing worked. I remember looking behind me at the rescue boat and thinking that they were to far away and I was going to have to quit the race. I also remember looking at the buoys and the people ahead of me and thinking that there is no way I can make it to the finish. I raised my hand and a very nice man in a kayak came to the rescue. After a little while I was able to regroup and finish the swim but it was scary. <br />
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The second tri I did was in Boulder. The swim was still rough in terms of contact but fortunately I had no other issues. For whatever reason the swims have been pretty brutal so far this season. Maybe I am being prepped for Arizona? I need to learn to keep my cool in those conditions but it is sometimes hard not to get frustrated. For both swims, I have been hit over the head by some guy within yards of the swim finish. I know that they knew I was there. That just pisses me off. Can't help it, it just does. And it hurts.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>On top of my busy athletic schedule, I am in the process of purchasing a home. It has been a long road which has included a job loss which caused us to lose a previous home we had been under contract on.. After that happened I decided to see if I could qualify on my own even though working for a non profit and house hunting on that salary alone would really limit my options. Fortunately I found a great house that I like better then the one we lost and it is $58,000.00 less then the other one. I have never owned a home before so this is a huge first for me. This might sound crazy to non dog people but one of the things I am most excited about it having a yard for Casey.<br />
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I don't have many pictures to highlight my June adventures so I leave you with a picture of my soon to be new home (hope that doesn't jinx anything!) <br />
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It was great to have <a href="http://youjusthavetotri.blogspot.com/">Julie</a> along for the ride (thanks for the pics by the way) and it was nice to meet <a href="http://runwithjill.blogspot.com/">Jill</a>. My friends Sarah and Paul road also and as always I enjoyed their company. <br />
Some pics from the day.<br />
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</div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-55749526903166339282011-04-03T17:38:00.001-06:002011-04-03T17:45:04.683-06:00What a difference a day makes!It was 80+ degrees in Denver yesterday. A new record! Bikes and Rollerblades were dusted off , the winter mood that effects so many of us was lifted and new possibilities seemed within reach. Then it was Sunday.<br />
<a href="http://youjusthavetotri.blogspot.com/">Julie</a> and I met at Chatfield Reservoir to do one last long run before next Sunday's Platte River Half Marathon. The wind was blowing and the skies looked ominous but we drove out there and were going to give it a go!<br />
Quickly it was apparent that my stamina was lacking today and that this was going to take even LONGER then it normally takes me (and it takes me a long time to do any run). The winds picked up right at the first hill and it was there where the walking started. Julie was kind enough to walk with me and we ended up doing a 9.75 run (with a lot of walking of hills) while having great conversation. Now, when I say winds, I am not talking about a breeze. These were winds that could blow your hat off or make you feel like you were being pushed back while trying to move forward. While I was watching the skies and hoping that we would beat the weather, it wasn't to be. With two miles to go, the temperature dropped, the winds got worse, the rain started and hail/sleet began to beat on us. It was brutal. More then once I thought about trying to wave down a car for a ride but really there weren't many people out and I knew we were just going to have to move on despite the elements. By the time we got to the car my hands were in severe pain and I couldn't move my fingers to turn off my Garmin. Julie had to do it for me. Opening that car door and getting in was like crossing the finish line of a very very hard race. One that you thought would never end. That is how it felt. The only thing better would have been to have hot cocoa waiting for us. <br />
So with that, here are a few pics from Julie and I that give you a much better picture of what we experienced then I could ever do by writing it. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Sunday, the three of us met up with a couple of others from BT (Beginner Triathlete) for a run. Going in to this I knew I was unprepared and would be the slowest but I figured "what the heck". Julie was kind enough to run with me as I moved a long at a snails pace. We did eight miles and while not where I need to be for a half marathon in three weeks, eight miles is by far the longest I have run since October. I still need to figure out the nutrition piece when it comes to my running but over all I didn't feel to bad afterwards and I have to say, I really wasn't sore at all the next day (a very good sign!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Finally, here is a video of Casey playing with Lulu, the boxer tonight at puppy kindergarten. Yes, I am a proud mom :) <br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-37403372144447704202011-03-07T19:12:00.000-07:002011-03-07T19:12:26.949-07:00I am Back...I have been gone for quite a while though it seems like much longer! The new addition to the family<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FAu_XEw2f4dBvj0Ln9L0j_VvgqvjNMeM9HwrEmP2uc9GdEeu8s2_zRrTofyBvk1Pat0ugBHjCY81H25jsocEtIhu9HahU3kaXbo5HbgTc6Lzlk9rvmgZOH6T24W5dnxlxD9Q6iSE-BI/s1600/DSC01602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FAu_XEw2f4dBvj0Ln9L0j_VvgqvjNMeM9HwrEmP2uc9GdEeu8s2_zRrTofyBvk1Pat0ugBHjCY81H25jsocEtIhu9HahU3kaXbo5HbgTc6Lzlk9rvmgZOH6T24W5dnxlxD9Q6iSE-BI/s320/DSC01602.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The winter blahs, and dental surgery (yes again) has held my attention and grabbed hold of every minute of my time and energy. For weeks I had hardly thought about the fact that I have a half marathon in five weeks or that I signed up for this crazy Ironman thing in November. Yet, a couple of days ago as I turned the corner in my healing from my surgery, the thought of triathlon, running and Ironman came to mind and with that the butterflies.. the nerves, the what ifs and the "Oh Shit, I need to train!" Yep, the nerves are tingling, the reality of what is to come is setting in. I am back.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-81474090387308572812011-02-11T20:29:00.000-07:002011-02-11T20:29:53.097-07:00This new puppy motherhood thing is tough!It has been almost a week since Casey has been with us and we are all extremely tired! I am getting my workouts in (minus one or two) and have resorted to taking vacation time in order to get the training in but it is worth it. I must say that focusing on something else for awhile has been a nice break. Instead of reading everything I could get my hands on related to triathlons, I have been searching the internet and reading all about puppyhood. My triathlon magazines are piling up and I miss reading all of your blogs. I hope to find the balance again soon. <br />
<div align="center">A few pics of Casey.. it is a lot of work being eight weeks old!</div><br />
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I do have a good reason for my absence however.<br />
Two weeks ago we decided to add a new member to the family. Since then I have been busy prepping for the new arrival, refreshing my knowledge of puppyhood and still trying to get my training in.<br />
I would like to introduce Casey. We picked him up today and I must say I am exhausted :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxkX_sjTyyAm2wRhpBow7wW3pBt-KYF3H4pXnxCMZBGoJv5hqN29lRmral1-tdevgPMNs4WCTCv1LBys2HCjw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div> I am the dog whisperer :)Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-12847790865641249872011-01-10T20:28:00.001-07:002011-01-10T22:01:17.663-07:00Maybe some people were just meant to be slow runners.What do you think about this idea? Do you think that some people will always run the same pace or close to it no matter how hard they try to get faster? I have to wonder this sometimes as I read about people knocking minutes and seconds off their run pace and my pace stays the same (for the most part). While I don't run 5 times a week, I run enough that there should be some improvement. I would even feel better about things if I felt that my running was becoming more efficient even if the pace stayed the same. I don't feel that however. It is just as hard and just as slow as it always has been. The only exception is running downhill. That is the one time I can run at a faster pace and get an idea of what most people's "slow runs" feel like :) Thank goodness I can ride a bike!Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-64142187938864118152011-01-01T11:34:00.002-07:002011-01-01T12:01:12.656-07:002010 in ReviewThis is the first year that I kept record of miles, yards, time and other workouts, so I don’t have previous numbers to compare it to. My training slowed down during race season due to a dental infection and surgery that plagued me through the summer but even with that I am content with what I accomplished. <strong></strong><br />
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<strong>2010 totals</strong><br />
Bike: 155h 53m 15s - 2255.26 Mi<br />
Run: 126h 36m 36s - 685.73 Mi<br />
Swim: 38h 33m 27s - 104348 Yd<br />
Strength: 28h 58m <br />
Stairmaster: 6h 48m <br />
Walking: 7h 53m 23s <br />
If I had to pick one goal for 2011, it would be to get more running miles in in less time. <br />
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<strong>A look back at 2010</strong> (these pics look much better when clicked on)<br />
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January 2010. My first half marathon and the only one that I have completed by running the whole distance.<br />
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Beating the winter blues with friends.<br />
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Platte River Half Marathon. I fell apart at mile 6.5 and it was down hill from there. The ongoing battle with GI issues while running started with this race.<br />
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The new addition to the family<br />
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First tri of the season and first time racing on my new bike.<br />
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The start of the MS 150. Not one person in line. Amazing!<br />
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Boulder Peak. Finally got to meet<a href="http://youjusthavetotri.blogspot.com/"> Julie</a> who was handing out finisher medals<br />
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Boulder 70.3 in the books<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://trirunveg.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">Aimee</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">,</span><a href="http://youjusthavetotri.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"> Julie</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> and me at the Iron Girl Tri.</span><br />
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Crescent Moon. While a bit blurry, I like this picture because it is one of the few that shows that on occasion my feet do get off the ground <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMh3utP8Ojg-89g57k2OcnIPBb2FBkQKgH6X1LYbiVTI8w8ObnGh6LcK2-U53YIeY_idczffaH8YEsDNpFZMEwGf76ugRjhLz5V5hWVg8jJ5Kb9r5qZPLKlcKet2IxMgB07tbr5tgwfy0/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /><br />
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At the end of the Rock and Roll Denver Half Marathon and before the GI horror started. (do you see the pattern starting here?)<br />
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Miami Man’s famous swim cap!<br />
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Arizona Ironman 2010. Fun to be a spectator and volunteer.<br />
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Tentative. I am not sure I will be doing the whole Boulder series <br />
4/10/11 Platte River Half Marathon <br />
6/19/11 5430 Sprint Triathlon <br />
7/10/11 Boulder Peak Triathlon <b></b>(Olympic<b></b>) <br />
8/7/11 Boulder 70.3 <br />
11/20/11 Ironman Arizona <b></b>(gulp<b></b>)<br />
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Thanks to all of you for all your support and encouragement.<br />
A special thanks to Brian for being a great spectator and capturing my year in pictures.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-32820020718891712872010-12-24T17:59:00.000-07:002010-12-24T17:59:51.662-07:00Happy Holidays!Wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season. You are all very special!<br />
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I have been battling the "crud" for a week and have done little to no training. I see the light at the end of the tunnel though and hope to be back at it in the next day or two.<br />
My father sent me this article from the NY Times and I thought I would pass it on to you. It is a great story and one that I know all of you will be touched by. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/sports/02runner.html?ref=sports">Runner Crawls to Finish to Win Title for Her Ailing Coach"</a> The article even links to the video showing the girl's efforts to finish the race.<br />
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Happy Sunday!Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-84847183107994614372010-11-24T09:49:00.000-07:002010-11-24T09:49:11.522-07:00Guess Where I was This Past Weekend?Let me share my weekend with you in pictures. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Guess Where I Will be on November 20th, 2011?</u></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-79970362601056900262010-11-17T19:59:00.000-07:002010-11-17T19:59:52.709-07:00Miami Man Race Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xqMcWvI24zN8synyJUsO5_08j1aNwT4ZN20QhMLOl5AkKcVdlfyL_F1tKFyWtznMbRrs5M6VkgAs42scRkGHKjujYd4voxA9DP1Fl50AdzjSoF8bkAmPhxeutXVWPUSlz1JJHxdlP5c/s1600/DSC00751+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xqMcWvI24zN8synyJUsO5_08j1aNwT4ZN20QhMLOl5AkKcVdlfyL_F1tKFyWtznMbRrs5M6VkgAs42scRkGHKjujYd4voxA9DP1Fl50AdzjSoF8bkAmPhxeutXVWPUSlz1JJHxdlP5c/s320/DSC00751+%25282%2529.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And so the day begins....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oXTIprw8xSTuTwYt8hfWvYrk53RGySGrYhrV8zlMAIUbRfGTe9RhFLNHBKvGGg1QVwj-5B9TrPzvEUZRSL6wtNW2kDpWegcJ5EDAeE40membwbSfz5wXUwBBWSXH4gZ2GtdjaJboSsc/s1600/DSC00774+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oXTIprw8xSTuTwYt8hfWvYrk53RGySGrYhrV8zlMAIUbRfGTe9RhFLNHBKvGGg1QVwj-5B9TrPzvEUZRSL6wtNW2kDpWegcJ5EDAeE40membwbSfz5wXUwBBWSXH4gZ2GtdjaJboSsc/s320/DSC00774+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I had numerous requests to have a picture taken with the "Nemo" swim cap on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iVB0vgisf4Qc20osT4JEXTiArWsQNKYmFBamWh7L68woadDBniZPig04Dim9mw78fZ38YPnxePifs2B4Ilx_7WS_N0A8qTGnx7k7IZiDkizLyfOpOoj7qwMzvPXKdUnoFCNBeoQN4hs/s1600/DSC00777+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iVB0vgisf4Qc20osT4JEXTiArWsQNKYmFBamWh7L68woadDBniZPig04Dim9mw78fZ38YPnxePifs2B4Ilx_7WS_N0A8qTGnx7k7IZiDkizLyfOpOoj7qwMzvPXKdUnoFCNBeoQN4hs/s320/DSC00777+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The swim cap seems to be a hit with everyone who sees it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QhFKW0rSvKaVMH8K1qec7H-11bqOBmA9BltVHtyxKLPi9X8HdApLKXe36Ui9EjpSt_x0YGglWRj4jcK_fKxrwY3J9l3FMU3nbfXgciccxeCpfYylwLVjotm7i2ElNGNOZN8ipjFm5D4/s1600/DSC00781+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QhFKW0rSvKaVMH8K1qec7H-11bqOBmA9BltVHtyxKLPi9X8HdApLKXe36Ui9EjpSt_x0YGglWRj4jcK_fKxrwY3J9l3FMU3nbfXgciccxeCpfYylwLVjotm7i2ElNGNOZN8ipjFm5D4/s320/DSC00781+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The HIM started before the Olympic distance race so I had lots of down time (1.25 hours to be exact)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I couldn't see anything or anybody in front of me and went off course. Fortunately a a guy in a kayak got me back on course before I cut it without even knowing it.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5T7LD_bGUxhfEJVD-JIr-n0Ch-zF7W0TaSZ-20ReCD0J82_Dmp7ls9of9A7I-fWm1Txk3YyxZdyKODtOMrOVZMhmsJcC-0Q46p-3z5tVG78BDD_9iz_YTvvjmMQHW-MibDV6_9X4wgI/s1600/DSC00840+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5T7LD_bGUxhfEJVD-JIr-n0Ch-zF7W0TaSZ-20ReCD0J82_Dmp7ls9of9A7I-fWm1Txk3YyxZdyKODtOMrOVZMhmsJcC-0Q46p-3z5tVG78BDD_9iz_YTvvjmMQHW-MibDV6_9X4wgI/s320/DSC00840+%25282%2529.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Bike time. This was a long way to the bike mount line</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkgG8kQfhXB5PZotKTZoHGK5HpLH-0h9lEkAdX5ew2i9xgyqLMZfK9qeGa6ErH_QoHVfU2lwZ4j1T4LULuSwq7fpJsmP-GjCF-c5icS7ojXmPMrmx1VZx_B_BRoJVOcaCho47zH9xX7E/s1600/Capture9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkgG8kQfhXB5PZotKTZoHGK5HpLH-0h9lEkAdX5ew2i9xgyqLMZfK9qeGa6ErH_QoHVfU2lwZ4j1T4LULuSwq7fpJsmP-GjCF-c5icS7ojXmPMrmx1VZx_B_BRoJVOcaCho47zH9xX7E/s320/Capture9.JPG" width="233" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I plan on purchasing this pic so I feel it is ok to use it :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQp_Qa7938LJtS1hbtxjMILfXwCYHI4dv1YiPvltCW1PP2TamktbXTwE4zPR2PKtIvfr86DB174mSKvNIwKfXganW5xggNGG768gWJB870Fs6rZl8y6tWwAQRWy5Fs8O7B9f4U6DLRH-U/s1600/DSC00849+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQp_Qa7938LJtS1hbtxjMILfXwCYHI4dv1YiPvltCW1PP2TamktbXTwE4zPR2PKtIvfr86DB174mSKvNIwKfXganW5xggNGG768gWJB870Fs6rZl8y6tWwAQRWy5Fs8O7B9f4U6DLRH-U/s320/DSC00849+%25282%2529.jpg" width="295" /></a></div> bike complete. Very flat and strait course (not used to that in CO). Some winds on the return but overall a good ride. First time I have raced a course that I hadn't even laid my eyes on.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCfFENN0ce2mMrigUzmQBOymc8oZZYA9XgLJLNaAiL3uYIu1wrV3JtAx-CI_M9GTpwmRxujX7tN2cP3aGeOF2zrGlXqUOv5fFlVfIaUFKiK2TaIwDzO76W7katg-UXTpn8cuoBC0ZUwM/s1600/DSC00860+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCfFENN0ce2mMrigUzmQBOymc8oZZYA9XgLJLNaAiL3uYIu1wrV3JtAx-CI_M9GTpwmRxujX7tN2cP3aGeOF2zrGlXqUOv5fFlVfIaUFKiK2TaIwDzO76W7katg-UXTpn8cuoBC0ZUwM/s320/DSC00860+%25282%2529.jpg" width="179" /></a></div> Well, I knew it would have to come sometime. The dreaded run. Nice "Tri Tats" don't you think?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucBhUrVq6XPGhShiD9_iXocyFqW9gXyuAVvmC0BYWwxUcEeKzWZA3Cf0nQ-ANGGq_05o-dHTqeKIWnt2Gk7lRX-VuHFTcwKa389or1YfqjDf_qnw0O_GBe3haO-DblGvtZmMdNs37bWs/s1600/DSC00862+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucBhUrVq6XPGhShiD9_iXocyFqW9gXyuAVvmC0BYWwxUcEeKzWZA3Cf0nQ-ANGGq_05o-dHTqeKIWnt2Gk7lRX-VuHFTcwKa389or1YfqjDf_qnw0O_GBe3haO-DblGvtZmMdNs37bWs/s320/DSC00862+%25282%2529.jpg" width="298" /></a></div> At the first aid station right outside of transition and I am already prepping to pour H20 over my head. It was getting hot!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAK84DFyzLbwCpak-_1sSd_bl6vXfVoZsRidqkBDnLpuaS1_Fw_b7nKu-SofTqK1r-Q42TuTwQ61QZWsT5K2gqWVD3zv23IBDr4O_E_C3SnI3cpJ4BqM_n-utoHj1qOn8fVJHwG4E7Uk/s1600/Capture8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAK84DFyzLbwCpak-_1sSd_bl6vXfVoZsRidqkBDnLpuaS1_Fw_b7nKu-SofTqK1r-Q42TuTwQ61QZWsT5K2gqWVD3zv23IBDr4O_E_C3SnI3cpJ4BqM_n-utoHj1qOn8fVJHwG4E7Uk/s320/Capture8.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Check out the elephants :) I made it a point to smile at the camera. I never think to smile so of course the reaction from my friends who saw this pic was a repeated "you smiled" or "nice smile". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62wrucltD03mDvyIxz-s-TEU2JgEJk0PvpJ8Y-g5igSrwA4Mm2f_UEBpzTjGx4bASMCFkn780Rpn0weHjq1kCUeTnAaEelkQXFSOI6OTE74uQLC252ZPFrvnTzkKqVbqMH1au6iBSx-g/s1600/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62wrucltD03mDvyIxz-s-TEU2JgEJk0PvpJ8Y-g5igSrwA4Mm2f_UEBpzTjGx4bASMCFkn780Rpn0weHjq1kCUeTnAaEelkQXFSOI6OTE74uQLC252ZPFrvnTzkKqVbqMH1au6iBSx-g/s320/Capture.JPG" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Both feet seem to be on the ground but my upper body looks like there is movement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiUccwWfLcx2gVLzfa_UYQNLI3X8Iq73fyQcbywhOupnuCDERb_L4l4Ku4lsO-29T9SJOtHaDjHkkMaBPYVfdvU7885F9nz71Cmxa4daKq7TtC2vxuriWQYYsZJbtiDAy50F4IG_lasY/s1600/DSC00869+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiUccwWfLcx2gVLzfa_UYQNLI3X8Iq73fyQcbywhOupnuCDERb_L4l4Ku4lsO-29T9SJOtHaDjHkkMaBPYVfdvU7885F9nz71Cmxa4daKq7TtC2vxuriWQYYsZJbtiDAy50F4IG_lasY/s320/DSC00869+%25282%2529.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> At the finish, determined to hit the timing mat (I always worry my time will be missed. Don't know why)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">Over all things went well. I started way in the back on the swim and ended up 8th out of 35. This includes a detour off course due to swimming into the sun and not being able to see anything or anybody (literally).<span> </span>At one point I had to stop and tried to shade my eyes to try and see where I was going but it didn’t work. (The swim was a .6 mile swim). I was number 3 out of 35 on the bike and I am very happy with this. Like I have said in other posts, the bike is my strength.<span> </span>For all women, I was 40 out of 232 (my little victory before the run)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">My run was slow but I am OK with that (this time).<span> </span>I walked every aid station and spent the time to put ice in my hat on at least three of the (6.6 miles). I drank at every aid station and drank almost all of my bottles on the fuel belt. (I also drank my whole aero bottle full of Infinite and almost a whole other bottle of water while on the bike).<span> </span>I was drinking a lot! I took four Salt Stick capsules (two on bike and two on the run) and had some Gu Chomps on the bike as well. At about mile two of the run I wasn’t feeling all that well. I walked a short bit and then started to get my second wind after that. A brief period of clouds/shade was a life saver and I just worked on keeping my HR at a certain level which seemed to help.<span> </span>I ran almost the entire run except the aid stations. I must have looked like I needed ice as one of the volunteers offered it to me before I even asked.<span> </span>I felt pretty good at the end and didn’t really have any problems after that.<span> </span>So, an uneventful finish, thank goodness .(17th out of 35 in my age group. Once I figure out how to run, watch out people..LOL)<span> </span>I was supposed to do this race last year but surgery put an end to that. I was able to transfer my slot to this year and I am glad I did. It was a fun race with a lot of character and special touches.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, one of the highlights for me was having Greg Simony and one of his three friends in my swim wave.</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><br />
</span></span><div><span style="color: #002060; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Check this out.</span><a href="http://www.justnews.com/video/25789496/index.html" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.justnews.com/video/25789496/index.html</a></span></span></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-27349020551510552092010-11-13T15:48:00.003-07:002010-11-13T16:02:51.809-07:00Miami Man Expo... in pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAgWS8s9ljU9NhY5M8k_BejwCrTjThZ4j7K05sJIUxnJIRLooFIL34FkkYBJNuPV9KY-iOSTmoo-vjhrTRZ-aW8fpzpnWFXety-_Gs2JNhFnvcM53KPNxC-bD-dj_p-GLbXyxfB6HwnE/s1600/DSC00677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAgWS8s9ljU9NhY5M8k_BejwCrTjThZ4j7K05sJIUxnJIRLooFIL34FkkYBJNuPV9KY-iOSTmoo-vjhrTRZ-aW8fpzpnWFXety-_Gs2JNhFnvcM53KPNxC-bD-dj_p-GLbXyxfB6HwnE/s320/DSC00677.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heading to the expo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZrMhrxZLSmWTy5d5sMjpNOaaCNQ6OnxXch_-QHQIrKNARiTPzQ-w3MFCbPFsP_tv6vjXbXny3DNNjTzbsnZDPZ4ydTcDti4y-DvB5t4nrh7-sTV6to6VfebqSLCjQLb9Qs-ASbWSrRA/s1600/DSC00680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZrMhrxZLSmWTy5d5sMjpNOaaCNQ6OnxXch_-QHQIrKNARiTPzQ-w3MFCbPFsP_tv6vjXbXny3DNNjTzbsnZDPZ4ydTcDti4y-DvB5t4nrh7-sTV6to6VfebqSLCjQLb9Qs-ASbWSrRA/s320/DSC00680.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Packet pickup</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWG22Mnyx5yOnneYb1d7viI14VXOJMpLlAmbZ8C4JMj3SoXTWQRcD0rHxdY5S5S7iQbLxgYh1sJPmfHv7OeGgj3XYknuT4yyfE-tOUzDsO63CIVwtMca_gwma8yCIWuSNsei1Mq7hNBw/s1600/DSC00692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWG22Mnyx5yOnneYb1d7viI14VXOJMpLlAmbZ8C4JMj3SoXTWQRcD0rHxdY5S5S7iQbLxgYh1sJPmfHv7OeGgj3XYknuT4yyfE-tOUzDsO63CIVwtMca_gwma8yCIWuSNsei1Mq7hNBw/s320/DSC00692.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bike arrived. Just a little tweaking needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopgOX3Cw0_bx5h6m_axPX2JEQb2VpTzwImeD6kJMn0hlpi0Nr7ocnXIT9blLXj5x0a0nUet87Yd2CmHf0CTXnSBeFClOYwqz1GbXNU2fdtCsPGeolDTjj8YeoCBnUA5mDrol342Tq29A/s1600/DSC00707+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopgOX3Cw0_bx5h6m_axPX2JEQb2VpTzwImeD6kJMn0hlpi0Nr7ocnXIT9blLXj5x0a0nUet87Yd2CmHf0CTXnSBeFClOYwqz1GbXNU2fdtCsPGeolDTjj8YeoCBnUA5mDrol342Tq29A/s320/DSC00707+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrShWNa4Rb5ctFeIPRV8AwZ99ItFW5l7UQZIcpcCW9Ud9ZAMiUky5P4PadgYhB91ol0MO8EVyRFBnHoO-OqkAOWYF2gA6auHl9gLz7d9Kinl-t1vwRiJL-pYFWszD1ktu_iJetuNEv_6U/s1600/DSC00702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrShWNa4Rb5ctFeIPRV8AwZ99ItFW5l7UQZIcpcCW9Ud9ZAMiUky5P4PadgYhB91ol0MO8EVyRFBnHoO-OqkAOWYF2gA6auHl9gLz7d9Kinl-t1vwRiJL-pYFWszD1ktu_iJetuNEv_6U/s320/DSC00702.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Racking the bike with my new saddle proved a bit challenging at first. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihoRXnqL99mASpj6mYkB7l8eaGvLYo29lJejjAmk8PrnQj2uGJLqGmuSxMGZ5CnUibxusNL0l-mrEay_viyvFQrEJveHvO0frAIwxHpEUX7vHs0BXPwo3JagZV5WMM4A9ILwO7KADRi0/s1600/148886_453064913106_695988106_5691825_3349314_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihoRXnqL99mASpj6mYkB7l8eaGvLYo29lJejjAmk8PrnQj2uGJLqGmuSxMGZ5CnUibxusNL0l-mrEay_viyvFQrEJveHvO0frAIwxHpEUX7vHs0BXPwo3JagZV5WMM4A9ILwO7KADRi0/s320/148886_453064913106_695988106_5691825_3349314_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My own little piece of the transition area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RV8d51R1Pj-as0YFkJJWAAZJxyWFTH18nJ2s1KEA-OezobiGq6IHlcfyWW5rTKLoG9Qbjm7gvLAg_q7UR7McNY311yzCUCAAT-azw8HDdXbUWiHK1Pa1iPxih57-l2G21Flp9lrX1lE/s1600/DSC00711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RV8d51R1Pj-as0YFkJJWAAZJxyWFTH18nJ2s1KEA-OezobiGq6IHlcfyWW5rTKLoG9Qbjm7gvLAg_q7UR7McNY311yzCUCAAT-azw8HDdXbUWiHK1Pa1iPxih57-l2G21Flp9lrX1lE/s320/DSC00711.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The longest transition area I have ever seen!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwh6QSd3ihX7hclo1qo95jIUu7t1OCqlhf4gtaiIU4l3oQhMPXXDayvmbT03CXRFTB7g4580LPq3WEoKvHRHs3VJjkdpgVPQ7MTGw0qpqE5TFxGrGtIj6sMN-M2ECwlbCSi6TGUL3DRI/s1600/DSC00719.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwh6QSd3ihX7hclo1qo95jIUu7t1OCqlhf4gtaiIU4l3oQhMPXXDayvmbT03CXRFTB7g4580LPq3WEoKvHRHs3VJjkdpgVPQ7MTGw0qpqE5TFxGrGtIj6sMN-M2ECwlbCSi6TGUL3DRI/s320/DSC00719.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-31573339364439425942010-10-18T18:02:00.001-06:002010-10-18T18:23:42.649-06:00Rock and Roll Denver 1/2 Marathon mini Race Report and A New CoachI am going to make this short and sweet.<br />
I was holding my own until the 9.5 mile mark when I started walking. My quads were on fire and I tried to stretch them out. I walked up much of the hill to get to the 10 mile mark and then the last three miles were a walk/run. Every time I started to run again, my legs would scream at me. Starting around the 10.5 mark I started to feel crappy. I thought to myself "oh no, not again!". (I got very sick after the last half that I did). At the 12.5 mile mark I took an anti nausea pill as I really wasn't feeling very well. When I finished I tried to keep walking, hoping I would start to feel better but it didn't happen. Two trips to the port-a-potty was followed by dry heaving as we were walking to the car. This was not good, especially in the middle of downtown Denver. At one moment I was ready to have Brian call a medic. I ended up sitting next to a wall while Brian got the car and picked me up. I started to feel a bit better (I took the second nausea pill) but when I stood up I immediately felt worse again. I made it home and spent the rest of the day on the couch. I really don't know why this keeps happening to me. My average heart rate was 147 so I definitely wasn't pushing it to hard. I didn't happen during the Boulder 70.3 when I was on my feet for many more hours and dealing with the heat. I didn't run as much at Boulder but still. I don't know if it is a nutrition issue. I really need to figure this out as I can't go through this every time I do a long race. I have an appt with my GI doc on Tuesday so I will see what he has to say. I did mention it to him once before but he didn't have any answers for me. Ok, enough of that!<br />
In other news, I have hired a coach. I had someone who was writing a training plan for me but it just wasn't working out and at the end of the summer I was said "adios" to him. It was during this time where I was feeling really burnt out and discouraged. Numerous things inspired me to contact the coach but what is really important is the feeling I had when I spoke with him. When I hung up the phone I was excited again about triathlon and was really happy that I was excited. I think what I thought was burn out was really discouragement about my lack of running improvement and the lack of feedback and interest I was getting from the guy that had been writing my plan. I have been working with the coach since the beginning of this month and it has been great. He contacts me numerous times a week with encouraging words about the training I am doing and both e-mailed and called me todoy to go over the events of yesterday. He asked numerous questions and really seemed to want to help me figure out what was going on. Oh and he also tells me I will become a better runner. I think I actually believe him :)Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-23082569329998904862010-10-15T19:06:00.000-06:002010-10-15T19:06:29.058-06:00Rock and Roll Denver 1/2 Marathon. 37 Hours and Counting<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ezBwHSwrN7VqII4xJDYKfbOvp847_EoO94ONGois7ORD3d2tI_ma0CY38AxzVkfBGC2QO-uzKj5mB3t7QWBltgkRHjEQ7yKFN9-UL2BbfKKiLhjpaWaaX-tqmAclpkllHPmnvsOlKig/s1600-h/Capture%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Capture" border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiTfL1P-lN_g61ClqxfYuz3lvivArMcJxz7ZMleu3EHLeffPSNiH1ELonWDjOUERxcg9gEnEdSAhMW4I10RWoB47CT3nT4qnp_6AMmE1kleIKGEe6R8BMAw3V6dO2a5ac3ps7IGSR_C8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Capture" width="290" /></a></div>The Denver 1/2 Marathon has snuck up on me. <a href="http://youjusthavetotri.blogspot.com/">Julie </a>and I went to the expo/packet pick-up where we tasted all the sports products that vendors were selling, searched for that perfect running shirt and picked up our number, timing chip and race shirt. The race has sold out with a total of 15,000 people registered to run. <br />
The weather report calls for sunny skies which is wonderful as I will be spending a good part of my morning outside and on the course. I certainly could use a few more weeks of training but I will toe the line on Sunday morning and do my best. If I have to walk for parts of it (which I will), that is ok. There are those who would love to be able to do what I am going to do on Sunday but can't due to a medical condition or other circumstance. How fortunate we are that can do such things. <br />
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