Sunday, January 22, 2006
Racing!
Hey all,
Ok so i have been a slack ass and not blogged for ages...but i swear i have an excuse! Have had one of those weeks where i have been struggling to make stuff happen...I havent had a bad training week as far as they go and have done quite a bit of cycling! Which is good!
Yesterday I took off with bec for a couple of hours to get some training in for the corporate event for sparke helmore...I am doing the swim leg! yeah! The course we did was kinda flat which was good, although we hit some hills up around merewether beach...took hilary out for a spin and i have to say she does fantastic work on the hills!So we ended up doing about 16 k in about an hour and a half which was a bit slower than normal for me, but wee had stops along the way to stretch and stuff, cause bec was a bit sore from the spin class on thursday....
the spin class....meh....i so dont even break a sweat! wondering if i am doing it right...i was just getting into it and they said it was over :)
Anywhoo....so i called in at the bike shop in Newcastle to see whether the guy could have a look at hilarys back tyre cause it was rubbing and he was a massive prick! He said to me "If you want to get a little bit fit, perhaps you should go for a walk"....I was spitting...so instead of actually punching him, i am just telling every cyclist i know (of which there are many) not to go to the Avanti shop on Darby St....you are included in this by the way :P
I raced today! My second completed club race (following the I forgot to pump up my tyre dilema the last time!). I had a very painful swim leg today, think it might have been because of the cold and i was struggling to find air...got out about 3rd or 4th i think and then jumped on the bike thinking to myself ok so this is where you will loose....I overtook people! Oh my god! it is the first time ever in any kind of sporting event that i have done this! It was awesome...I also held out my closest woman competitor for about 6 k until she got me on the hills...not up mind you, but coming down (i am terrified of falling off)...so it was awesome! :) Hilary and i make a good team! The run is where it went bad...i only got overtaken by one person...but jeez i was struggling...i ran probably half of the 2k and i just got to the point where i went nah, i cant be bothered running...is that bad? Anywhoo, the body is really hating me now, and i am aching all over....did i mention i did this on 3 hours sleep and am fronting up again on saturday for the womens event in penrith?
Meh!
L
Ok so i have been a slack ass and not blogged for ages...but i swear i have an excuse! Have had one of those weeks where i have been struggling to make stuff happen...I havent had a bad training week as far as they go and have done quite a bit of cycling! Which is good!
Yesterday I took off with bec for a couple of hours to get some training in for the corporate event for sparke helmore...I am doing the swim leg! yeah! The course we did was kinda flat which was good, although we hit some hills up around merewether beach...took hilary out for a spin and i have to say she does fantastic work on the hills!So we ended up doing about 16 k in about an hour and a half which was a bit slower than normal for me, but wee had stops along the way to stretch and stuff, cause bec was a bit sore from the spin class on thursday....
the spin class....meh....i so dont even break a sweat! wondering if i am doing it right...i was just getting into it and they said it was over :)
Anywhoo....so i called in at the bike shop in Newcastle to see whether the guy could have a look at hilarys back tyre cause it was rubbing and he was a massive prick! He said to me "If you want to get a little bit fit, perhaps you should go for a walk"....I was spitting...so instead of actually punching him, i am just telling every cyclist i know (of which there are many) not to go to the Avanti shop on Darby St....you are included in this by the way :P
I raced today! My second completed club race (following the I forgot to pump up my tyre dilema the last time!). I had a very painful swim leg today, think it might have been because of the cold and i was struggling to find air...got out about 3rd or 4th i think and then jumped on the bike thinking to myself ok so this is where you will loose....I overtook people! Oh my god! it is the first time ever in any kind of sporting event that i have done this! It was awesome...I also held out my closest woman competitor for about 6 k until she got me on the hills...not up mind you, but coming down (i am terrified of falling off)...so it was awesome! :) Hilary and i make a good team! The run is where it went bad...i only got overtaken by one person...but jeez i was struggling...i ran probably half of the 2k and i just got to the point where i went nah, i cant be bothered running...is that bad? Anywhoo, the body is really hating me now, and i am aching all over....did i mention i did this on 3 hours sleep and am fronting up again on saturday for the womens event in penrith?
Meh!
L
