I'm still standing....
Hiya! I'm still here (somewhere).
Honestly? There hasn't been anything really exciting to catch you kids up on. This season feels like a little bit of a let down based on the past few seasons. I'm not sure if it's because of the lack of marathon or something on the grand scale (coughIMcough)...but it's nice to not take myself so seriously, relax and have fun. Hopefully with some hard work I'll have a new PR or two to show for it.
This past weekend we found ourselves in Galena for the annual Galena Triathlon. I elected not to race (and after seeing the new bike course and the billion hills of death, I decided it was a smart move). Instead, it was the battle of the Mikes and it was fun to watch it unfold. The duo is a pretty even match in 2 of the 3 disciplines right now, which makes for some fun spectating. Shannon, Gina and I settled in to a prime spot and cheered them all on with mimosas in hand. And in true Barb fashion, I flirted with anyone who was sweaty and in spandex just to give 'em that extra jolt of energy as they rolled into T2.
But both Mike's did well. As did Lauren, Dave, Stuart and Laura--Infinity Multisport had a solid showing all around, in fact.
My training is going solidly. We're with the Infinity Multisport 70.3 team and it's been a blast working with The Punisher on a weekly basis. We still haven't actually signed up to race. But that's on the radar (should really take care of that soon). The plan is to race Ironman Racine 70.3 in July, the Chicago RnR half marathon in August with Team Salute (more on that later), and then go for a sizable PR during the Capital City River Run half marathon on my birthday in September with a friend that can hopefully pace my to a 2:15. If I can squeeze in an olympic before the half iron, that'd be ideal. But we'll have to see how that pans out.
I know my main focus lately has been over here in the "land of awesome" as I try to build numbers and readership to moved to paid blogger status (should only be another month or so if I've played my cards right). Never fear, this neck of the woods should be receiving lots of love in the upcoming weeks as workouts get stupider, races get tougher and distances get tougher.
So yeah. That's where things are at.
Lisa posted something today that made me smile, so naturally...I wanted to share it with all of you fine folks...
Your biggest challenge isn't someone else. It's the ache in your lungs and the burning in your legs, and the voice inside that yells "CAN'T!!" but you don't listen.You just push harder. And you discover that the person you thought you were is no match for the one you really are. - Unknown
Have a great week, everyone!
Honestly? There hasn't been anything really exciting to catch you kids up on. This season feels like a little bit of a let down based on the past few seasons. I'm not sure if it's because of the lack of marathon or something on the grand scale (coughIMcough)...but it's nice to not take myself so seriously, relax and have fun. Hopefully with some hard work I'll have a new PR or two to show for it.
This past weekend we found ourselves in Galena for the annual Galena Triathlon. I elected not to race (and after seeing the new bike course and the billion hills of death, I decided it was a smart move). Instead, it was the battle of the Mikes and it was fun to watch it unfold. The duo is a pretty even match in 2 of the 3 disciplines right now, which makes for some fun spectating. Shannon, Gina and I settled in to a prime spot and cheered them all on with mimosas in hand. And in true Barb fashion, I flirted with anyone who was sweaty and in spandex just to give 'em that extra jolt of energy as they rolled into T2.
But both Mike's did well. As did Lauren, Dave, Stuart and Laura--Infinity Multisport had a solid showing all around, in fact.
My training is going solidly. We're with the Infinity Multisport 70.3 team and it's been a blast working with The Punisher on a weekly basis. We still haven't actually signed up to race. But that's on the radar (should really take care of that soon). The plan is to race Ironman Racine 70.3 in July, the Chicago RnR half marathon in August with Team Salute (more on that later), and then go for a sizable PR during the Capital City River Run half marathon on my birthday in September with a friend that can hopefully pace my to a 2:15. If I can squeeze in an olympic before the half iron, that'd be ideal. But we'll have to see how that pans out.
I know my main focus lately has been over here in the "land of awesome" as I try to build numbers and readership to moved to paid blogger status (should only be another month or so if I've played my cards right). Never fear, this neck of the woods should be receiving lots of love in the upcoming weeks as workouts get stupider, races get tougher and distances get tougher.
So yeah. That's where things are at.
Lisa posted something today that made me smile, so naturally...I wanted to share it with all of you fine folks...
Your biggest challenge isn't someone else. It's the ache in your lungs and the burning in your legs, and the voice inside that yells "CAN'T!!" but you don't listen.You just push harder. And you discover that the person you thought you were is no match for the one you really are. - Unknown
Have a great week, everyone!
Labels: Galena Triathlon, Infinity Multisport
posted by Iron Jayhawk at 8:14 AM
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