Training Log Archive: FunderstorminIn the 7 days ending Sep 17, 2011:
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Saturday Sep 17, 2011 #
Adventure Racing 4:18:00 [4]
Storm the Ten - time estimated as I never checked any of my lap times and am going off of what my teammate's mom told me!
I let Elyse choose which free race she wanted from our OARPS prize last year as she had been my most consistent teammate in the races that had contributed to the win. She chose Storm the Ten, a race that is well-suited to us racing together as it allows us each to go at our own paces. Elyse is much stronger than me on the bike, but doesn't run or paddle much which evens things out. Like Bash, I don't particularly love these types of races (even though STORM does a great job with it!) as just hammering around on a marked course isn't my forte. I much preferred my lovely day in the woods with Mrs. Tiny the week before!
Didn't go into this race feel mentally prepared as I stayed up all Friday night driving around to braid horses in different locations. Don't know that it affected me physically but definitely tough to deal with mentally as I was pretty tired from the get go.
Tried to be conservative on my first two laps as I got a feel for the course and scouted things out. Knew from experience that Lap 3 would feel the worst both physically and mentally, which it was. Got a second wind for Lap 4 and hammered on the bike where I could, then jumped in the lake for a swim as soon as I was done! Elyse had done the first lap so in alternating laps she got in a 5th lap for 9 in total. Good enough for the win in the tag team female category for the second year a in a row.
Morning was a bit cool for my liking but overall a fun day. The best part though was going to sleep at 9:30 after having been up for nearly 40 hours. Sadly, the alarm went off just a few hours later for more horse braiding fun.
I let Elyse choose which free race she wanted from our OARPS prize last year as she had been my most consistent teammate in the races that had contributed to the win. She chose Storm the Ten, a race that is well-suited to us racing together as it allows us each to go at our own paces. Elyse is much stronger than me on the bike, but doesn't run or paddle much which evens things out. Like Bash, I don't particularly love these types of races (even though STORM does a great job with it!) as just hammering around on a marked course isn't my forte. I much preferred my lovely day in the woods with Mrs. Tiny the week before!
Didn't go into this race feel mentally prepared as I stayed up all Friday night driving around to braid horses in different locations. Don't know that it affected me physically but definitely tough to deal with mentally as I was pretty tired from the get go.
Tried to be conservative on my first two laps as I got a feel for the course and scouted things out. Knew from experience that Lap 3 would feel the worst both physically and mentally, which it was. Got a second wind for Lap 4 and hammered on the bike where I could, then jumped in the lake for a swim as soon as I was done! Elyse had done the first lap so in alternating laps she got in a 5th lap for 9 in total. Good enough for the win in the tag team female category for the second year a in a row.
Morning was a bit cool for my liking but overall a fun day. The best part though was going to sleep at 9:30 after having been up for nearly 40 hours. Sadly, the alarm went off just a few hours later for more horse braiding fun.
Thursday Sep 15, 2011 #
Cycling 55:00 [3]
Quick tour at the Hydrocut after work. Love these temps for riding and the trails are in great shape.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2011 #
Running 30:00 [3]