This past week, I've done a lot of good training. I hope that makes for an easier 24hr race!
Wednesday, I did YettiCross, felt superb, but a rear wheel that doesn't spin for some reason lays culprit to me missing out of the real race....at the front. Afterwards was a blast, as Magan and I, met with Shaun Almighty, Bonnie, P, and Cheryl(with the girls), and Ric and Laura at Double Daves pizza, for some Kareokee. I signed Shaun up to sing Johnnie Cashs' Folsom Prison. He even did the "Hello, I'm Johnnie Cash" before the song. All the girls ended up singing "I like big butts" by Sir Mix A Lot.
Friday I had two spin classes, and felt good about doing two, as I missed my long run on Thursday that I had planned. I opted for some BBQ at a Repulican party, with Lois Kolkhorst. BBQ sauce on everything.....NICE, REAL NICE! Then instead of going home to do the run, I was lured into watching a new Office and then followed by a SNL on Thursday(about the presidential elections). Tina Fey looks just like soon to be Vice President Palin.
On the early morning hours of the weekend, I was able to get a good training race in the half marathon. I felt good and was pacing myself in the begining. At mile 2, for some reason, my PQ knee hurt again. So, I pulled off to the side, did my stretches for a minute then proceeded running. It still hurt. So I pull off again, do some more stretches and wait for Magan. I jog with her for the next few miles and around mile 4 is when I decide to just finish what I started. I was way back in the pack now, but I wanted to get a good run in. I ran my pace, never breathing hard, not hurting in the legs, and the knee felt fine. I kept going, picking off runner by runner. Then the second lap, I just kept going. People would comment on how fresh I looked, and I felt that way too. I figured I was running about an 8 minute pace, with the effort I was putting forth. When I got to the finish line, my legs had a little fatigue in them. My knee didn't hurt. So I gave my finish medal to Peggy, and went out to find Magan. I ran another 4 miles with her and got a solid run in 2.5hours worth of time.
My 13.1 mile time was 1:43. My 17mile time was 2:17. Although my legs felt the last 4 miles more, even though I was running a slower tempo. Magan did great by gutting it out to finish with not much training, but ended up getting dehydrated in doing so and was bed ridden the next day.
Sunday's training was the Lake Bryan MTB race. The hip flexors and calves were a little tight, but I felt I should do two races...the PSE and SS. I ended up just riding the PSE class. I didn't have much fun trying to 'race' out there with so many turns, no flow, and just a few spots to really pour it on. That is a course that would be fun to ride, but I just don't find it fun to race on. I ended up 8th, after 2:15 of riding.
Luckily Shaun was there, and we got the canoe of his truck and got in a solid single blade paddle. We worked on technique, and even had some fun poking at Jason's horrible paddle skills.
I try to end my weekend by cheering on the Dallas Cowboys to a victory. But wouldn't you know it, the Cardinals somehow run back the first kick, and the offense can't get it together. Folk misses a FG attempt. And we still end up coming back to tie the game to go into OT. Dallas gets the ball first, and does nothing with it. Try to punt, and get blocked and the Cardinals take it in for a score. The Boys need to get there game back....better to lose now than later, when it counts.