Saturday, July 16, 2011

Sorry OC - no longer the next race...

I had posted last weeekend that the next race I would do was a 5k sponsored by OrthoCarolina...  But the bike and all its appeal of such a nice ride got the best of me...  As of yesterday I am officially registered for the She Tris Wilmington race in August.  I have made a reservation at the hotel nearby that I normally stay at for work.  I have resrved a pet friendly room to bring the little guy along.  My mom will be in town by then so she is coming along then too.
So now I need to work on my swim speed.  I know where did that come from?  I just know that my pace is good but I want to get it a little stronger and since this race is only 200m then there are less lengths of the pool to swim and more freedom to push it.  Truth be told, I think the biggest detriment to my swim speed is the run from the pool to the transition area - just saying.
And to get acclimated more with the bike.  I am headed out to another (I hope) flat area near a friend's house today.  She claims that all the neighborhoods that run along this flat main road are connected.  So I am assuming they are flat as well.  I am not yet comfortable with the normal route for this bike.  PLUS that other Y Tri Ballantyne is going on today so I'd like to stay out of their way.  I saw the guy painting orange arrows on the newly (yet poorly)  paved road for the bike route yesterday morning.  So I think this ride will be about 6 miles so I may try to do 2 loops.  I need to look at it some more.
Oh and the run - yes, I need to make sure I dont forget about the run.  For both races...  As MGV pointed out to me yesterday - I am running more than I did before and I need to embrace that to go further.  She made a valid point. 
So that is now what's next...

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