Race Day Prep...

Coach Tara asked us to do this for one of our mental race day preps... so I put in my race plans and thought  hey why not blog it as well!!!! So this is how my big race and the evening before will go June 15 and June 16!!!!

 Friday Evening go to hotel....triple check I have everything I will need for race day..Have a cup of Coffee and GO TO BED,,,,Yes I drink coffee a lot.( coffee is my substitute for ADHD meds)....even right before going to bed... Sleep??  those of you who know me...will know that that my brain never seems to stop and I do not sleep much and even when i do sleep it is never more then a couple of hours at a time.... is not something I do well even on a GREAT NIGHT!!!! go to bed around 930 or 10 pm...sleep an hour or two get up go potty...midnight go back to bed for and try to go back to sleep...2 am sleep till 430 when ...

...Alarm goes off...PANIC!!!!!   where am I ??  Oh yeah,   a hotel.....What time is it>>>>   430 AM Oh OK I did not over sleep.   roll out of the bed and go potty....COFFEEEEE,,,,,, peanut butter on a round...Get dressed.. shorts, heart rate mnrt, garmin watch, FLIP FLOPS!!!!   drink water....another coffee!   another water...    go potty....again!

Double check transition bag and bike... wet suit, goggles, timing chip, helmet, bike pump, sunblock, GU, Fruit squeezes,,, Cera drink water bottles, running shoes, change of clothes for after the race....plus a dozen other things I will bring with me just in case.

Drive to race..check in....set up bike and gear for the day...sip on coffee and water....have another round but with cream cheese instead.... find friends and hang out till almost race time.

GO POTTY AGAIN!!!

Wiggle into wet suit...waddle like a stuffed penguin...to the start line....gun goes off,,,hit water and swim, bi lat breathing and swim  chest press and swim and do it all over a million times,,,,,

Out of the water...trot to bike stripping off wet suit as I go....put on bike helment and shoes and sun glasses...switch garmin to bike... pedal  drink pedal  drink pedal,eat  drink  pedal eat drink round one: done round two YEAH... eat drink pedal eat drink pedal....56 miles down....

Drop off PIPPY and change shoes and grab Garmin off bike and put back on watchband...put on running belt and shoes...walk, trot, run, walk, trot, run, drink...eat....trot, walk, run...trot, trot, trot, run, walk, run...   13.1 MILES!!!!! FINISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SMILE...HUGS>>>JOY>>>PRIDE ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!!  WATER, BEER, POTATO CHIPS!!!!!!!!  LOTS of POTATO CHIPS!!!  ( my food addiction: can you tell?)

I will be saying: 

You did what??? A total of 69 Miles in 48 hours!!

"What? Are you nuts?You did what?"... is what one of my coworkers said to me this morning. I was talking to a group of co workers about what we did this weekend and how great the New England weather was for being outside on Saturday and Sunday.  So I repeated what I had just said:  I did a total of 69 miles of physical activity in about 48 hours.

It started on Friday evening around 5 pm with a 1500 yards swim at the Cranston YMCA... FRI Swim

Then of course off to Bar 101 with Sparky and Hubby for dinner and drinks (did not count those into the mileage though!)...Our favorite Local Bar...
 

Saturday:  Sparky is at the house, in Johnston RI,  by 615 am....we packed up Sliver Bullet (the Jeep) with all of our gear and Bikes..got gas and was on the road for 8 am to headed to the Patriots Bike course, In Freetown, MA.  In 1: 48 riding time and 1:58 total time we covered 28 miles....(I dropped a chain and we were trying to following directions on a map).  Not too bad..I thought it would be much worse then it was....SO after the ride we did a short 30 minute run, I got just 3 miles in!!!!
Saturday Patriots ride......Run after ride

After The brick, we headed to Narragansett RI.  We were meeting  a couple of friends for lunch.  Of course we were there a little early so we decided to walk the Narragansett Beach...2+ more miles there..  So we had lunch at Crazy Burger in Narragansett...

Sunday was the RIDA 5K.. 2012 it was the 4th year in a row for me to do this race...The RIDA 5k was the first official race I ever did in my life in 2008.  

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Thank you to Sue and her team that does a great job every year,,,, And first time I got to run outside in shorts and summer running top...(running bra, for those of you who do not know what one of those are!)








I had talked to Leslie the day before and decided I would try the Patriots course all over again!!!  Yeah twice in 26 hours, I figured for the race I was going to have to do it twice to get the full 56 miles!

Met Leslie up there around 130 and we headed out...at about mile 2 I realized I left my phone on the front seat of the Jeep (that had no doors on it...ALMOST time to go TOPLESS on Silver Bullet!)  Back to the Jeep and started the route all over again....Warm Up!.

One hour and 44 minutes later we made it back to the cars...Patriots bike route on Sunday

So the total count for the Friday 4-13/5 pm to Sunday 4-15/430pm and a  2 mile walk on the beach!!!

Count:	6 Activities
Distance:	67.64 mi
Time:	5:30:33 h:m:s
Avg Speed:	12.3 mph
Avg HR:	142 bpm
Avg Run Cadence:	87 spm
Avg Bike Cadence:	31 rpm
Calories:	3,168 C

Not to shabby for a almost 44 year old Grandma!!!!!!   Feeling a little sore in a few particular areas of my body though,,,,but not a bad sore but a good I worked hard and accomplished a lot this weekend feeling!

WHAT CAN YOU DO????

Great Swim, Not so Good Run, Awesome Ride

Well I hope everyone enjoyed their respective Holiday Weekend.  For those of you who are either Jewish or Christian.  I hope either way it was a beautiful time for fellowship, good food and times with your family  & friends.

I had a productive weekend.  Friday Evening...took in a small trot of about 4 miles, even though the Garmin said 3 (I was wiping the running nose) and turned off my Garmin at about mile 2 and did not notice it till about mile three.  But it was still a good run.  It was an interval run after a few minutes warming up running almost all out for 2 minutes then recovery run for two minutes x 3, then a tempo run for a mile then a nice jog home.  Later that evening went to McDermott Pool with Melissa and Leslie..and swam about 1800 or so yards...Even with all the toys in the world I still can not keep count of laps in the pool.  The SWEET thing was the pool was warm...Thank God!!! But by the time we were done swimming there was a warm fog raising out of the water..almost eerie...

Saturday was the Jamestown Bridge 10K.,,,,,BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!  Little chilly to start, but nice.  My First mile was AWESOME!!!!  did it is 8:18... Yahoo.. then the tummy started to gurgle....OH NO!!!  By the time I got to mile 3.5 I was walking and praying to find a spot in the woods....But nope did not find any...By the time I was back on the bridge and coming over the other side of it I was just praying to make it off the bridge before getting sick.  it was cold and windy on the bridge going back and most of you know I have a fear of bridges...running this race last year started the winning battle of defeating that fear!!!!  About 400 or 500 yards left of the bridge, a GREAT FRIEND!!!  Dianne, stopped to encourage me to finish the race with her, I think when she saw the distress in my face she knew I was not feeling well.  She walked to the end of the bridge with me and was my "look out" while I was hiding int he bushes under the bridge....THANK YOU DIANNE!!!!  Enough of the GROSS stuff...  Back to the run....Dianne and I walked a little more, then my gut started to feel better and we jogged the last .2 miles or to the finish line.


Still trying to figure out why I had a sick gut that morning, maybe it was because I was running int eh AM for the first time in months, been running in the afternoon and at night since December?.  Maybe it was cause I had not taken my anti-acid med?  I had not changes my diet that morning or the night before, So who knows...  BUT I FINISHED...a little slower then I wanted especially starting out with such a great first mile.... official time was 1hr17minutes45 seconds....for 6.2 miles....

Split	Time	Distance	Avg Pace
Summary	1:17:45.0	6.31	12:15
1	8:18.4	1.00	8:18
2	10:39.1	1.00	10:39
3	10:32.1	1.00	10:32
4	13:35.8	1.00	13:36
5	12:54.4	1.00	12:54
6	18:20.1	1.00	18:20
7	3:25.1	0.31	11:03

Jamestown Bridge 10K 4-7-2012

Sunday was EASTER!!!   Happy Easter,,, THE LORD IS RISEN!   Thank you JESUS!

Got up early, Melissa meet me at my house we packed up the "Girls" (the bikes) into the jeep and headed to Seekonk to meet Robi Ann, Helen, Kelly and Wendy...We did 40 miles in 3:02..What a great workout...and PIPPY was AWESOME!!!!  Even though there were not any BIG hills there were several long rollers and a couple of steep ones  and one or two really NICE DOWN HILLS....  

Here is the route and the ride:  Happy Easter with a 40 Mile Ride!!!  

So after that I weekend, I had no issues eating a piece of cheesecake (sugar free of course) made by my In-Laws for dessert after dinner at their house and having a glass of wine....

Cause I can NOW......Is why I do it!!!!!   SO can YOU!!!!!!!!

Give the girl the RIGHT BIKE and she will CONQUER the world!

Today was Pippy's first time out on the road!   She handled so well....AFTER..I relearned to balance myself on the bike.  It is so amazing how much difference there is in the ride between my two bikes.  So like the picture above...Give the girl the RIGHT BIKE and she will CONQUER the world! I rode 35 miles with Sparky today...it was a great ride and a bit chilly!!!!

Last week I had a swim workout with  COACH TARA!  I am learning to Bi Lat breath and concentrating on my form and stroke.I feel like I am getting better but I do not have them all quite down to a perfect to do them all at the same time....Tara video taped me practicing...

.Tomorrow is a SWIM TT....1000 yards..... and Tuesday will be a BIKE TT...I am so excititd it is only 75 days till 70.3 miles of FUN!!!!

This next picture is for my HUBBY, David, YOU ARE AWESOME....and HAPPY BDAY.....

 David got a new Tattoo this weekend for his Bday...I love it...

This week should be pretty busy...ONE month till The 2012 Rhode Island Obesity Symposium...Working on finishing up all the details....Weight Loss Success Striders Monthly meeting. 

And some great training....

This weeks update on my training results from the GARMIN Since Jan 29, 2012

Count: 57 Activities

Distance: 312.26 mi

Time: 41:06:37 h:m:s

Avg Speed:       7.6 mph

Avg HR: 138 bpm

Avg Run Cadence: 85 spm

Avg Bike Cadence: 77 rpm

Calories: 20,051 C

Not too bad for a Former FAT CHICK!

GO OUT there and DO IT!!!!!  Cause YOU CAN!

PRETTY IN PINK!! And Tribute to BIG RED..

Pretty in Pink

So my "Pretty in Pink" bike is almost ready for me to pick her up from Providence Bicycle.  She is so pretty and looks so fast...I know I know it will be what i put into her to make her move fast...But I am sure I will be able to go a little faster on this bike then BIG RED...

Sean

And since I did take a nasty fall last year, Sean recommended I get a new helmet!!!!(Yup we are blaming Sean on the new helmet and shoes, that is  Sean  in the picture above...IN FACT the whole new TRI bike purchase can be blamed on Sean !!!!!) 

Required Bike Accessories!

Do not get me wrong I love BIG RED...Actually BIG RED just got home from the "Bike Hospital" tonight...AGAIN THANKS to the guys and gals at Providence Bike , she is feeling better and riding smoother...She needed some new tires and a chain and rear cassette...been putting off her repairs cause she was on the trainer for the winter...

BIG RED

But now BIG RED is back home where she belongs... Sean said to me tonight, while I was contemplating putting her inside the Jeep or on the bike rack, "Just throw her on the rack she is your beater bike now!!"  

It took a minute to realize what he meant by that and it felt kinda sad...BIG RED took me through my first two TRI seasons and had a couple of nasty falls on her..but I learned so much during the last two years....I have met some great people who taught me to race a bike and not just ride it....I learned confidence to ride "clipped" in.  Learned balance and determination...learned that "Dog Shit" is a good mantra, for me, when I am trying to push and pedal up a hill....Learned that the "first" fall/crash does happen..and when it does you get up and brush off and get RIGHT BACK ON....

CAUSE I CAN NOW....AND YOU CAN TOO!!!

People in my life, Workouts and Work

All by the Grace of God!
This week has been wonderful:
People in my life, Workouts, Work...




I have an amazing group of people in my life, I am truly blessed.  I have great support from all different aspects in my life....my family, friends, and co-workers.  Many of the people in these 3 groups overlap each other.  So to each of you I must say:

Some of great workouts...feeling stronger and stronger everyday!  Thank you to my training buddies...Melissa, Maryann, Robi Ann, and Cathy...4 incredible women.  I am impressed with each of them everyday.  Also thanks to my Coach Tara!  Thank you for the support, the guidance, the instruction and the encouragement.

The totals through today's work out.(since Garmin) ..

Count:     52 Activities

Distance:  254.08 mi

Time:   34:45:47 h:m:s

Avg Speed:  7.3 mph

Avg HR:     140 bpm

Avg Run Cadence: 85 spm

Avg Bike Cadence: 76 rpm

Calories:        17,308 C

The 2012 Rhode Island Obesity Symposium seems to be coming together very nicely on May 1st at the Crowne Plaza is just 5 weeks left till the big day.  Being the program planner has been a lot of work. But the people I am able to work with are amazing!!!!  So bright and smart and dedicated to helping people prevent treat and fight the disease of obesity.  Working hard at the hospital and doing what I do...It is such an honor to help people!  I thank God everyday because I get to do what I love!

So for all of you  Get out there and DO IT...Cause you can!

NEW BIKE and NEW INK! :-)

Howdy!!!  Yesterday I was at Providence Bike Shop putting my deposit on my new TRI BIKE....


I had a fitting over the weekend.  Which was really cool.  You sit on a special bike that is adjustable in all ways..and you ride.  As you ride there are sensors on your body and it is recorded.  As you tell the person what feels right and  they try different levels of the seat and peddles and aero bars..etc...


I am very nervous because this is A LOT of money!!!!  Especially for EL CHEAPO!!!! Queen of the Deal!!! How much can I take off that price???? But it is really a nice bike!!!  And the color is one of my favorites!!!   Can we say just a little PINK!!!!!  Gonna have to find Pink bar tape though!!!!

The CD0.1 Ultegra uses QR’s exclusive 18 millimeter offset downtube SHIFT that diverts concentrated airflow away from the drive side to produce a true measurable bike-course advantage for every athlete at every level. 

Features include:

• Premium modulus carbon fiber construction
• Ultegra components
• ISM Adamo saddle
• Shimano R500 Wheels
• Vision Trimax Alloy TT crankset
• New rear brake design improves braking performance plus increased clearance for the latest generation of wider race wheels
• BB30 bottom bracket technology
• Reynolds Strike Wheelset upgrade available <-----GOT THESE!!!!!

 

CONTROLS Headset: FSA Orbit IS; Handlebar: Profile OZero; Aero bars: Profile T3; Stem: Profile Aris; Saddle: ISM Adamo; Seat Post: Carbon Aero 

DRIVETRAIN Front Derailleur: Ultegra; Rear Derailleur: Ultegra; Shifters: Dura Ace; Cranks: Vision Trimax Alloy TT; Bottom Bracket: FSA BB30; Cassette: Shimano 11-25; Chain: FSA 

BRAKE SYSTEM Brakes: TRP; Levers: Tektro TL 720 

WHEELSET Wheelset 700c: Shimano R500; Wheelset 650c: N/A; Tires: Continental Ultra Sport 

As you can tell I cut and pasted that from the website...now I know what about half of that means... I know I am in for a big learning curve....  The bike should be here next WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!  YEAH!!!!!!

Hubby called me today with a proposal...First thing I was thinking is uhmmmm what kind of trouble am I in NOW!!!  Then he goes "your getting a new tri bike...and my bday is less then 2 weeks away"...and I say "Yeah and???"....He says, "I think you should buy me a NEW TATTOO for my bday."..."Ok, I get a new toy and you get new INK..." I can live with that!!! (Who wants to bet I get new ink too?????)