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5430 Sprint 6/21/2009

It was a great day to race, but I was on a too much training load to have a great time…  My A race this year is in late August.  Everything went ok, but felt pretty slow and hard.  The 750 meter swim took me 14:05, the 17.2 mile bike took 48:38 (21.2mph), and the 5k run was 26:24 (8:31/mi).

Check out the bike (no gps @ beginning):

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/sw/JGT4ZDUVYXJCBZWS4RLUVEE3AY

Check out the run:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/sw/NX7JX2TKMC6FB6JPGVUFRWUF4M

Stroke and Stride 6/11/2009

Last night was my first stroke and stride event in Boulder, CO. I had not done the “races” beforce because I always thought it was a little expensive for training days… After having quite a few friends doing them, I finally signed up for the 6 pack. It was my first day this year in my wetsuit. After setting up my transition, I went into the reservoir to test the water. It felt a little cold at first, but I got warmed up fast. The swim was pretty non eventful, I never found anyone to draft off of… but had a few foot taps to let me know someone got lucky. My swim time was ok at 12:52 (750 meters), my run was a little slower due to some tired legs from tuesdays track workout with D3, but it was still ok 24:58 (5k). I ended up 25th overall with a total time of 39:27.

Check out my run: http://su.pr/289rbl

Event Schedule for 2009

I have spent the last few weeks trying to figure what events I wanted to do in 09. I had already signed up for Ironman Canada, so I just worked back from there to get in some good fitness test events before that. I love to train and race, but with scheduling and races filling up, I have to be diligent and signup early for the events I want to do. My only A-race is Ironman Canada, but I hope to have good results all year. Here are the races you will find me at:

Jan 18, 2009 – Rock and Roll Marathon in Arizona
May 25, 2009 – Bolder Boulder 10k
Jun 21, 2009 – 5430 Sprint Triathlon
Jul 11, 2009 – Triple Bypass
Aug 1, 2009 – Copper Triangle
Aug 9, 2009 – 5430 Long Course Triathlon
Aug 30, 2009 – Ironman Canada
Sep 10, 2009 – Skirt Chaser 5k (tentative)
Sep 11-12, 2009 – Colorado Relay (tentative – looking for sponsor)

I hope to see you out there racing with me and/or cheering me on!!!

I’m worth it… maybe

Those who know me well know I like to say “I’m worth it”… when shopping. Today could very well be the first day that I am not sure. I just received my new Cervelo P3. So I have been training hard the last couple months, but I am not in the same shape as the average P3 owner. I guess its a great reason to keep the training going hard all winter. I have to send out a special thanks to Cervelo, Excel Sports, and Retul to get me on this sweet ride.

Buffalo Bicycle Classic Century Ride

I wasn’t sure it was a great idea to race a 5k the day before this ride… or go to a bar afterwards to eat hot wings, but I haven’t felt better at any other century ride. I bike the route all the time, so it wasn’t anything special… but it was great to be biking with hundreds of others. The route goes up to Larimer County which has been notorious this year to openly hate cyclists. To welcome us up there a resident glued tacks to the road. Luckily I dodged them, but one of the guys I was biking with Dirk got a flat… along with many others. I know that most in Larimer County are friendly to cyclist, but a few haters have really ruined the reputation this year.

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