April 2011 is finally here, and it is surely a month of pure craziness for me in every perspective. I just passed my 25th bday, and it is weird to think that now I am 25. I need to get the F out of my house!!
Talking about racing 1st:
After I trained my ASS off lit in the SBR I Oceanside didnt go as I planned at all...
I did not think NOR was I even close to ready dealing with the hills :cough: mountains that San Diego had... It was rediculous, most likely the hardest hills EVER. Half of the people I was with started walking there bikes up! It was INSANE. I was pacing for a 250/3 flat up until mile 40, I was screwed, the combination btw the wind and hills took SO much time off my pace its not even funny, plus I had a sucky swim, bottom line, I CAN NOT SWIM W A WETSUIT!!
Proof, I PRed in Cancun w 37 FINALLY breakin 40 mins (I kno I am a slow swimmer) without my wetsuit.... grrrr! What I am lookin fwd to is the warm st criox weather which will be a non wetsuit swim, a muscle pliable bike, and a HARD run such as feeling dizzy/overheated but I will still try my best to toughen it out!
I experienced the weirdest thing in OCeanside in regards to the run; I think mentally I felt lik crap since BOTH my swim and ride was WAY WAY off, I felt another Clearwater coming on :/ xcept this time, I could ACTUALLY move my legs on the bike unlike clearwater, I just couldnt attack the climbs for shittt!
So I felt both the heaviness right away and the mental anguwish of WTF did I just train for all these weeks through the blood and tears and I am performing like crap?! So the 1st half of the half marathon was crazy slow and for a while I was questioning if I was gonna finish, I felt nasiated and help jumpin in every portijohn that I saw... which ultimately prob added a good 10 mins onto my total time... then suddently, it was as if an angel landed on my shoulders the 2nd lap, it told me to GO! just go, and suddenly my legs felt like they were ripped off and given this fresh pair... I went from a 9 something pace to a sub 8 for the last 6 miles, trying by that point (I kno super slow and WAYYY beneath the level I should be at with my training and 7 yrs in sport) a 6 flat... But ended up just missing six flat and finished in a time of 604...
But Hey, I came in 18/50 in the 1st time I raced a half in the 25-29 ag AND most of all, the strongest EVER I have felt in the last Half of a half marathon, I was FLYIN, and I truly believe I was experiencing the "flow" or "runners high" at that point in time... Every step seemed effortless and my breathing was in a pattern... and I just kept pushing.. I was running SO fast that in the last 200 meter stretch I was sprinting so hard, that I friggin twisted my ankle bad, but thanks to my hyperflex joints I recovered and just missed 17th pl when this girl in the same AG clipped me at the finish. When I finished I was so overwhelmed from pushing myself THAT hard the final 6 miles, I passed out.. and had to be brought to the Medtent. But I was given gatoraded and was fine, I totally collapsed, I even have to check if I still have the 'finishers medal' bc I havent seen it all week :o
SO that bas sums up OS, I am SOOO glad I have waited all these yrs to conquer that course bc it is a friggin BITCH to do esp the bike. If the bike was flat this course would be FAST... and it sux bc I am a speedy cyclist in short couses, but a horrible climber mostly bc I just avoid hill training....
I am looking fwd to the BX biathlon nxt wkd which I raced in last yr in the pouring rain, prob the coldest to date I have felt in a biathlon race, I remember being in transition not able to undo my helmet or tie my shoes lol... and missing 2nd pl f OA bc of that reason!
WEll, not this yr, my goal is to Break the tape bitchesssss! We shall see, if Lynn races, I am gonna take 2nd pl, if she doesnt thats what Im set at, unlike central park both the ride/run is super flat/fast so I am super pumped to attack this race! Which will def give me a shit load of confiedence for st criox 2 weeks later...
Tmr I am going on my 1st "upstate" ride since last yr, mostly bc I need to conquer the hills and find my way into harriman for once lol... Im gonna write down the exact sts I need to look for.... I just know if I stay on 17 which is like a hway I am either due ot get hit or get a tire due to glass on the road... So I will stick w my norm route....
I may only do this ride once, as nxt sat im off ex wise other than a light swim/run bc of the bx biathlon being the nxt day.... and the followin wkd if the weather hits 70' and no rain, tryin to convince steph to take a road trip w me... if that doesnt pan out which I hope it will, I will prob ride on 9W or repeat the ride 1 more time.. but I rly think Im gonna take a shot of riding on 9w :D :D Easter Sat or Sunday... as I come back from socal on sat morn easter sat so im not sure how up to feeling on a long ride im gonna be....
I rly want to go to niagara falls w steph as its very beautiful there and we both havent been there, or maybe lake george or some place that we both havent been to... I just hope if it doesnt work out, Im not too tired for a long drive after coming off yet another red eye flight....
I am rly xcited to see Brooke, I wonder if I didnt write "the letter" if I woulda gotten to see her on that Sunday or not... it makes me sad that it is THAT difficult to see her thanks to Denise, but hopefully the letter that I just wrote 3-4 months later will clear things up btw us....again.....
I dont care how many pp thing its that stupid to come back out to california again, but I am doin it for Brooke, the only person that has looked up to me so closely and that I have had the funniest moments with and the most fun with as if she was my little sister. I know for a fact that if it wasnt for me, she wouldnt of ran track, and she wouldnt of discovered her talent. I have fig out a way that even though I am still in debt, I only charged the amt in which I am going to be paid... and it worked out good as the paycheck i just got is for another 2 wks when I go away again, and when I get paid on the 22nd, that is for st criox lol....
I might go to pittsburgh to see the "luminarim" right after the Adele concert in Phili on Fri May 13th yea out of all the dates right and drive in the middle of the night then crash at a cheap hotel... but idk yet...
May is DEF concert month, I am seeing Kylie, Bruno, Adele, and maybe Chicago... I am not going ANYWHERE MD wkd, but instead want to go to Yosmite on a camping/backpacking trip 4th of July wkd.... hmmm
I gotta follow up w ECC as I rly do still want to go back to school this fall and dont want to miss any deadlines in the process of applying/signing up for the stupid addmissions test... I cant wait to be a physical theapist assistant, then when I complete the program by 2013 I can move out to California and live happily ever after, and hopefully with the person of my dreams who feels the same way about me <3
Speaking of which, whats on my mind now, are girls who say they are straight like my past friend sammie who suddenly fell in love with another girl, love holds no boundries.....
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Update
A lot on my plate right now....
Traveling 3x in April is gonna be a lot, esp alone and not w any friends splitting anything, totally independent, not a shocker bc most of the time I do travel alone mostly bc I rly cant depend on anyone....
Im stressed bc I am still tired from Sunday and have to get up early to teach nxt 2 days before I leave, then fly home nxt wkd on a red eye, only to work non-stop all nxt week until Fri when I get my wisdom tooth pulled and be in even more pain on the wkd which is prob one of the first where its actually gonna be nice here... Speaking of Sun in a more positive blog, I raced the Central Park Biathlon w Tao Tri for the 1st time and my 3rd time doing this race. The hill of central park often KILL me, but ever since the greatness of my racing season last yr, I have found new ways to push myself so I dont have more painful regrets after the race that I have had oh so many yrs.... I placed 3rd Female Overall, with the ability of coming in 2nd if my friggin T1 wasnt as long! The main issue was gettin my bike out of transition which was perhaps racked in the worst spot! It made the race into 1 big obstacle course... speaking of obstacle course, gonna see if I can convince Seana to take my final class I am teaching at 30H wens thank the LORD as no one has taken it! tear... I just have to have the right approach of askin since appearently I am banned from txt/sending any personal emails to perhaps ANYONE at gs. Thanks guys! U all make me feel loved!
grrr
Which then ties into my dissapoints of being upset w people at work, people who I thought were my friend arent, people who I wanted to be friends with dont want to be my friend and people who pretended to be my friend werent. u kno who u are ahem... Just know that everyday my heart hurts at work and now I cant even be myself bc I feel like no one wants any relation to me but 'hi' and 'bye' if that if any... but you know what, its all good!
Then this Sunday on top of it all, was trying to meet up with Brooke and things always get screwed up bc Denise never wants her to see me....I guess I should feel privledged that I did get the op to actually stay over the throne. I wish we can see Ellie Goulding after Brookes meet in LA and I would drive, me, Brooke and Catherine that would be so much fun as neither B or C have EVER been to a concert. esp w the knocks, spphhhhh they would be blown away!
I am stressed bc I have no pump and I dont want to bring co2 on plane and I also have to fig out how the hell I am going to put MOST of my bike together on my own...
Thurs is all about SD, dont want to go crazy exploring, just do sunny jim cave + torry pines, dont want to get my ass lost, its gonna be so beautiful out. Thanks to all those who rly want to see me... NOT!
I DO NOT enjoy doing this alone, I wish I have a bff or a companion to do this w bc it gets very lonely!! I RLY hope I have my best Half yet mostly bc I feel like I have trained harder then EVERRR for this moment on sat. I have now entered the 5 weeks of insanity, lets just hope I make it out a better, faster, stronger, and happier person with sponsors/kona/ and a 2nd job lined up... until then nxt update after oceanside!
Traveling 3x in April is gonna be a lot, esp alone and not w any friends splitting anything, totally independent, not a shocker bc most of the time I do travel alone mostly bc I rly cant depend on anyone....
Im stressed bc I am still tired from Sunday and have to get up early to teach nxt 2 days before I leave, then fly home nxt wkd on a red eye, only to work non-stop all nxt week until Fri when I get my wisdom tooth pulled and be in even more pain on the wkd which is prob one of the first where its actually gonna be nice here... Speaking of Sun in a more positive blog, I raced the Central Park Biathlon w Tao Tri for the 1st time and my 3rd time doing this race. The hill of central park often KILL me, but ever since the greatness of my racing season last yr, I have found new ways to push myself so I dont have more painful regrets after the race that I have had oh so many yrs.... I placed 3rd Female Overall, with the ability of coming in 2nd if my friggin T1 wasnt as long! The main issue was gettin my bike out of transition which was perhaps racked in the worst spot! It made the race into 1 big obstacle course... speaking of obstacle course, gonna see if I can convince Seana to take my final class I am teaching at 30H wens thank the LORD as no one has taken it! tear... I just have to have the right approach of askin since appearently I am banned from txt/sending any personal emails to perhaps ANYONE at gs. Thanks guys! U all make me feel loved!
grrr
Which then ties into my dissapoints of being upset w people at work, people who I thought were my friend arent, people who I wanted to be friends with dont want to be my friend and people who pretended to be my friend werent. u kno who u are ahem... Just know that everyday my heart hurts at work and now I cant even be myself bc I feel like no one wants any relation to me but 'hi' and 'bye' if that if any... but you know what, its all good!
Then this Sunday on top of it all, was trying to meet up with Brooke and things always get screwed up bc Denise never wants her to see me....I guess I should feel privledged that I did get the op to actually stay over the throne. I wish we can see Ellie Goulding after Brookes meet in LA and I would drive, me, Brooke and Catherine that would be so much fun as neither B or C have EVER been to a concert. esp w the knocks, spphhhhh they would be blown away!
I am stressed bc I have no pump and I dont want to bring co2 on plane and I also have to fig out how the hell I am going to put MOST of my bike together on my own...
Thurs is all about SD, dont want to go crazy exploring, just do sunny jim cave + torry pines, dont want to get my ass lost, its gonna be so beautiful out. Thanks to all those who rly want to see me... NOT!
I DO NOT enjoy doing this alone, I wish I have a bff or a companion to do this w bc it gets very lonely!! I RLY hope I have my best Half yet mostly bc I feel like I have trained harder then EVERRR for this moment on sat. I have now entered the 5 weeks of insanity, lets just hope I make it out a better, faster, stronger, and happier person with sponsors/kona/ and a 2nd job lined up... until then nxt update after oceanside!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Training schedule
6 weeks left! (10 weeks SC)
Mon Feb 21 1hr ride/1hr run/1hr swim 40' Rain
Tues Feb 22 50 min ride/50 min run/50 min swim/lift 35' snow
Wens Feb 23 1 hr run/1hr ride 40' (5 more 30H classes)
Thurs Feb 24 2 hr ride outside/40 run/40 swim/lift 50'
Fri Feb 25 3 hr ride outside/1 hr run/1hr swim 50'
Sat Feb 26 DJ Tony Moran nyc 90 min ride/90 min run/1 hr swim 40'
Sun Feb 27 Off or 30/30/30 40' (Wayne Flee Market)
5 weeks left ***2ND JOB!!***+ RIDE OUTSIDE (9 wks SC)
Mon Feb 28 1 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim/lift 40'
Tues March 1 2 hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim 40'
Wens March 2 1hr run/1 hr ride/lift (4 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 3 1hr/1hr/1hr WORK OT
Fri March 4 2 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim/lift WORK OT (The Adjustment Buru Movie nyc)
Sat March 5 OFF WORK OT
Sun March 6 5 hr beach ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
4 wks to go (8 Wks SC)
Mon March 7 WORK OT 1hr ride/1hr run/1hr swim/lift
Tues March 8 2 hr ride/90 min run/30 min swim
Wens March 9 1 hr run/1hr ride/lift (3 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 10 2 hr ride/40 min run/ 40 min swim
Fri March 11 1 hr ride/90 min run/50 min swim (GS PARTY)
Sat March 12 OFF/LIFT/WORK OT
Sun March 13 5 hr upstate ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
3 more wks (7 wks SC)
Mon March 14 OFF
Tues March 15 2 hr ride/ 2 hr run/40 min swim
Wens March 16 1hr run/1 hr ride/lift (2 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 17 2 hr ride/ 2 hr run/40 min swim
Fri March 18 90 min run/1 hr swim (Lincoln Lawyer Movie NYC)
Sat March 19 3hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
Sun March 20 5 hr beach ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
2 more weeks last volume week! (6 wks SC)
Mon March 21 1 hr SBR
Tues March 22 90 min run/2 hr ride/1 hr swim
Wens March 23 1hr run/1 hr ride (1 more 30H class)
Thurs March 24 OFF/Ellie Golding Webster Hall COV Class
Fri March 25 1hr s/1hr ride/1 hr run
Sat March 26 3 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim
Sun March 27 5 hr upstate ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
Tapering Mode/RACE WEEK! (5 wks SC)
Mon March 28 30.30.30
Tues March 29 30.30.30 RUNNING CLASS STARTS
Wens March 30 30 run/30 spin--BIKE Boxed LAST 30H Class!
Thurs March 31 Leave for Oceanside/ San diego for day MJ lunch/exploration :) torrey pines Bike together! CC
Fri April 1 Pre-race prep Check-ins/Bike check/Hang out on OS beach REST
Sat April 2 RACE-DAY OCEANSIDE 70.3/ Dinner w Socal friends
Sun April 3 Recovery Exploration diff beaches meet w Brooke!! flight 11pm OFF
Recovery Week/Bday Week! (4 wks SC)
Mon April 4 Recovery... Home Redeye... OFF (Zip lining PA + The Source Code Movie)
Tues April 5>> My 25th Bday! RUNNING CLASS (Beardslee Castle dinner :) + Lake G haunted houses)
Wens April 6 30 S/1 hr Ride/30 run
Thurs April 7 30 S/1hr Ride/30 run
Fri April 8 40 S/2 hr Ride/40 run (Trust Movie)
Sat April 9 50 S/3 hr Ride/50 Run
Sun April 10 1 hr S/3 hr Ride/1 hr Run
3 weeks till St. Criox (Danielle Socal wkd Half Marathon in LaJolla)
Mon April 11 1 hr swim/1 hr ride/1 hr run
Tues April 12 Running Class (Easy day)
Wens April 13 50 min swim/1 hr ride/ 40 min run
Thurs April 14 30s/ 30 ride/30 run
Fri April 15 SOCAL wkd w Coz Danielle! OFF BEACH
Sat April 16 Brookes Surprise :) OFF/DINNER
Sun April 17 LA JOLLA HALF MARATHON/Hike/Tubing
2 Weeks till St. Criox (Final Stretch)
Mon April 18 RECovery Home OFF
Tues April 19 1 hr ride/30 min swim/RUNNING CLASS easy day
Wens April 20 40 min swim/1hr ride/40 min run
Thurs April 21 1 hr swim/1 hr ride/1 hr run
Fri April 22 50 min swim/ 2 hr ride/1 hr run (The Conspirator Movie)
Sat April 23 3 hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim--Zola Jesus Concert :)
Sun April 24 3 hr ride/1 hr run EASTER
St. Criox Race Week KONA Q THIS IS IT!
Mon April 25 1hr swim/1 hr ride/50 min run
Tues April 26 40 min swim/1 hr ride/RUNNING CLASS easy day
Wens April 27 30 min swim/30 min Run BIKE BOXED
Thurs April 28 Hotel check in/Bike together/Beach 30.30.30 test out route to transition
Fri April 29 BEACH test out route to transition/Meetup w AJ
Sat April 30 REST/AJ dinner
Sun May 1 ST. CRIOX 70.3 RACE DAY
Mon Feb 21 1hr ride/1hr run/1hr swim 40' Rain
Tues Feb 22 50 min ride/50 min run/50 min swim/lift 35' snow
Wens Feb 23 1 hr run/1hr ride 40' (5 more 30H classes)
Thurs Feb 24 2 hr ride outside/40 run/40 swim/lift 50'
Fri Feb 25 3 hr ride outside/1 hr run/1hr swim 50'
Sat Feb 26 DJ Tony Moran nyc 90 min ride/90 min run/1 hr swim 40'
Sun Feb 27 Off or 30/30/30 40' (Wayne Flee Market)
5 weeks left ***2ND JOB!!***+ RIDE OUTSIDE (9 wks SC)
Mon Feb 28 1 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim/lift 40'
Tues March 1 2 hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim 40'
Wens March 2 1hr run/1 hr ride/lift (4 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 3 1hr/1hr/1hr WORK OT
Fri March 4 2 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim/lift WORK OT (The Adjustment Buru Movie nyc)
Sat March 5 OFF WORK OT
Sun March 6 5 hr beach ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
4 wks to go (8 Wks SC)
Mon March 7 WORK OT 1hr ride/1hr run/1hr swim/lift
Tues March 8 2 hr ride/90 min run/30 min swim
Wens March 9 1 hr run/1hr ride/lift (3 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 10 2 hr ride/40 min run/ 40 min swim
Fri March 11 1 hr ride/90 min run/50 min swim (GS PARTY)
Sat March 12 OFF/LIFT/WORK OT
Sun March 13 5 hr upstate ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
3 more wks (7 wks SC)
Mon March 14 OFF
Tues March 15 2 hr ride/ 2 hr run/40 min swim
Wens March 16 1hr run/1 hr ride/lift (2 more 30H classes)
Thurs March 17 2 hr ride/ 2 hr run/40 min swim
Fri March 18 90 min run/1 hr swim (Lincoln Lawyer Movie NYC)
Sat March 19 3hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
Sun March 20 5 hr beach ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
2 more weeks last volume week! (6 wks SC)
Mon March 21 1 hr SBR
Tues March 22 90 min run/2 hr ride/1 hr swim
Wens March 23 1hr run/1 hr ride (1 more 30H class)
Thurs March 24 OFF/Ellie Golding Webster Hall COV Class
Fri March 25 1hr s/1hr ride/1 hr run
Sat March 26 3 hr ride/90 min run/1 hr swim
Sun March 27 5 hr upstate ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim
Tapering Mode/RACE WEEK! (5 wks SC)
Mon March 28 30.30.30
Tues March 29 30.30.30 RUNNING CLASS STARTS
Wens March 30 30 run/30 spin--BIKE Boxed LAST 30H Class!
Thurs March 31 Leave for Oceanside/ San diego for day MJ lunch/exploration :) torrey pines Bike together! CC
Fri April 1 Pre-race prep Check-ins/Bike check/Hang out on OS beach REST
Sat April 2 RACE-DAY OCEANSIDE 70.3/ Dinner w Socal friends
Sun April 3 Recovery Exploration diff beaches meet w Brooke!! flight 11pm OFF
Recovery Week/Bday Week! (4 wks SC)
Mon April 4 Recovery... Home Redeye... OFF (Zip lining PA + The Source Code Movie)
Tues April 5>> My 25th Bday! RUNNING CLASS (Beardslee Castle dinner :) + Lake G haunted houses)
Wens April 6 30 S/1 hr Ride/30 run
Thurs April 7 30 S/1hr Ride/30 run
Fri April 8 40 S/2 hr Ride/40 run (Trust Movie)
Sat April 9 50 S/3 hr Ride/50 Run
Sun April 10 1 hr S/3 hr Ride/1 hr Run
3 weeks till St. Criox (Danielle Socal wkd Half Marathon in LaJolla)
Mon April 11 1 hr swim/1 hr ride/1 hr run
Tues April 12 Running Class (Easy day)
Wens April 13 50 min swim/1 hr ride/ 40 min run
Thurs April 14 30s/ 30 ride/30 run
Fri April 15 SOCAL wkd w Coz Danielle! OFF BEACH
Sat April 16 Brookes Surprise :) OFF/DINNER
Sun April 17 LA JOLLA HALF MARATHON/Hike/Tubing
2 Weeks till St. Criox (Final Stretch)
Mon April 18 RECovery Home OFF
Tues April 19 1 hr ride/30 min swim/RUNNING CLASS easy day
Wens April 20 40 min swim/1hr ride/40 min run
Thurs April 21 1 hr swim/1 hr ride/1 hr run
Fri April 22 50 min swim/ 2 hr ride/1 hr run (The Conspirator Movie)
Sat April 23 3 hr ride/1 hr run/1 hr swim--Zola Jesus Concert :)
Sun April 24 3 hr ride/1 hr run EASTER
St. Criox Race Week KONA Q THIS IS IT!
Mon April 25 1hr swim/1 hr ride/50 min run
Tues April 26 40 min swim/1 hr ride/RUNNING CLASS easy day
Wens April 27 30 min swim/30 min Run BIKE BOXED
Thurs April 28 Hotel check in/Bike together/Beach 30.30.30 test out route to transition
Fri April 29 BEACH test out route to transition/Meetup w AJ
Sat April 30 REST/AJ dinner
Sun May 1 ST. CRIOX 70.3 RACE DAY
April>>3 Race Trips in 1 month!
OCEANSIDE 70.3
Trip #1
THURS MARCH 31-SUN APRIL 3RD
Thurs March 31
Land in San Diego-Pick up Rental Car
Meet up w MJ for Lunch
Bike together/Ride w MJ
Explore La Jolla Cove
Explore Torry Pines
Check-in Hotel in OS
Ironman Bike Store & Tech Service Center
30 SBR
Fri April 1
Check-in Race
Race Briefing
Rest on Beach
Pre-Race Dinner in OS
Sat April 2
5am-630am Check-in w Bike! Ride to T
RACE DAY! Goal 515-5:20
R+R in OS + Malibu Beach :-)
Dinner somewhere fun....
Bike Boxed
Sun April 3
Have ALL day to explore, flight not until 11pm!!
Meetup w Brooke? /Socal friends +/or explore on my own
Flight 11pm home RED eye
La Jolla Half Marathon w Danielle
Trip #2
Fri April 15-Mon April 18
Fri April 15
Fly into San Diego/Rental Car Pickup
Explore SD
La Jolla cove
SD lighthouse/monument/scenic overlook
Tubing
Lunch in SD
Check into Hotel
Dinner in SD by beach
Sat April 16
Brookes Surpise TM <3
Dinner in Laguna
OC day
Sun April 17
RACE DAY LA JOLLA HALF
Remaining of day in LA area
Walk of Fame
Hike to Hollywood sign
Malibu/Trail
Santa Monica Pier/Trail
Mon April 18
Danielles day late Afternoon Flight home
ST. CRIOX 70.3
TRIP #3
APRIL 28-MAY 2
THURS APRIL 28
Arrive in St. Criox
Check-in Hotel
Build Bike up
30 SBR
Explore route to Transition
Lunch/Dinner
Relax on beach
FRI APRIL 29
11am swim Christiansted Wharf
12-3pm Kings Alley Race Check-In
5pm Group Photo Hotel Caravelle / Rum Runners
Meet up w AJ
Lunch w AJ
30 SBR
Snorkeling
Explore st Criox
Sat April 30
1pm Race Briefing at transition
Pre-Race Dinner
Rest
Sun May 1
RACE DAY
5am-6am Check-in-RIDE BIKE TO START IN DARK 3 miles... Should be interesting... w helmet/bike light
650am Start
Mon May 2
LEAVE ST CRIOX EARLY AM
Trip #1
THURS MARCH 31-SUN APRIL 3RD
Thurs March 31
Land in San Diego-Pick up Rental Car
Meet up w MJ for Lunch
Bike together/Ride w MJ
Explore La Jolla Cove
Explore Torry Pines
Check-in Hotel in OS
Ironman Bike Store & Tech Service Center
30 SBR
Fri April 1
Check-in Race
Race Briefing
Rest on Beach
Pre-Race Dinner in OS
Sat April 2
5am-630am Check-in w Bike! Ride to T
RACE DAY! Goal 515-5:20
R+R in OS + Malibu Beach :-)
Dinner somewhere fun....
Bike Boxed
Sun April 3
Have ALL day to explore, flight not until 11pm!!
Meetup w Brooke? /Socal friends +/or explore on my own
Flight 11pm home RED eye
La Jolla Half Marathon w Danielle
Trip #2
Fri April 15-Mon April 18
Fri April 15
Fly into San Diego/Rental Car Pickup
Explore SD
La Jolla cove
SD lighthouse/monument/scenic overlook
Tubing
Lunch in SD
Check into Hotel
Dinner in SD by beach
Sat April 16
Brookes Surpise TM <3
Dinner in Laguna
OC day
Sun April 17
RACE DAY LA JOLLA HALF
Remaining of day in LA area
Walk of Fame
Hike to Hollywood sign
Malibu/Trail
Santa Monica Pier/Trail
Mon April 18
Danielles day late Afternoon Flight home
ST. CRIOX 70.3
TRIP #3
APRIL 28-MAY 2
THURS APRIL 28
Arrive in St. Criox
Check-in Hotel
Build Bike up
30 SBR
Explore route to Transition
Lunch/Dinner
Relax on beach
FRI APRIL 29
11am swim Christiansted Wharf
12-3pm Kings Alley Race Check-In
5pm Group Photo Hotel Caravelle / Rum Runners
Meet up w AJ
Lunch w AJ
30 SBR
Snorkeling
Explore st Criox
Sat April 30
1pm Race Briefing at transition
Pre-Race Dinner
Rest
Sun May 1
RACE DAY
5am-6am Check-in-RIDE BIKE TO START IN DARK 3 miles... Should be interesting... w helmet/bike light
650am Start
Mon May 2
LEAVE ST CRIOX EARLY AM
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Racing Update
So my #1 Goal this yr is Kona, I will know that by May 1 2011. If that falls through, my 2nd goal is Las Vegas; if that falls through then ending my season with Timberman and the Poconos...
I have made the decision that I am not going to put my body and my knees which are obviously not made for SUPER long distance through shit unless I get fast and strong enough (injurgy free)to qualify...
I have come to a realization that I am faster in shorter courses and I am going to persue them more in 2012....
I have been having a problem with my knee and I am not sure whats up, but I am going to the ortho nxt week and continuing strong until then on my cycling/swimming...
Updated my schedule, still plan on kicking the season off with Oceanside followed by st. croix...
Then a LONG break in June, just 1-2 sprint races depending on if I actually get into wycolff... (which should be interesting) I hope I do bc if I am pain free, I plan on and I know I will place top 3 this time around. Ive come a longggg way... :)I am also going to Lake George last wkd for a night to do the Country tri there...
I want to race Carsbald spring in July for a very important reason not to be revealed by Im just gonna say that pp are haters when Im the nicest person... nough said...
However, even gettin to stayin at anyones pl even my own fams always seems to be an issue w me.. Brooke, if ur reading this, i dont care if I have to camp in a tent to see you race. I will, no holds barred...
I am also not racing much AT ALL in July this yr.... which was why I wanted to go back to california for a week if money allowed... but it might be a last sec trip however I want to try to email carsbald my cc to at least hold my spot so I dont have to feel the pressure to sign up now if I dont end up going... I rly want to race a grand prix race if they do open 1 up to public... that would be a blast!!! :D :D I also wanted to go back to cali in July and bring catherine so we both can hang w brooke in summer... hmmm...if ONLY I can bring Brooke here in July, would be amazing...
August same, just Niagara falls for wkd... + if I dont qualify for Kona OR Vegas, Timberman in August...and cash races
Sept again, small sprints/cash races + Lake G Labor day wkd...
+ Vegas via kona backup...
Oct Kona or Poconos then MOVE the hell out!!! :D:D:D
Arlands helping finally w aerobar cutting tmr... then I am off to Phili for day to see Linkin Park in concert. Should be an INSANE night..!!! <3
I have made the decision that I am not going to put my body and my knees which are obviously not made for SUPER long distance through shit unless I get fast and strong enough (injurgy free)to qualify...
I have come to a realization that I am faster in shorter courses and I am going to persue them more in 2012....
I have been having a problem with my knee and I am not sure whats up, but I am going to the ortho nxt week and continuing strong until then on my cycling/swimming...
Updated my schedule, still plan on kicking the season off with Oceanside followed by st. croix...
Then a LONG break in June, just 1-2 sprint races depending on if I actually get into wycolff... (which should be interesting) I hope I do bc if I am pain free, I plan on and I know I will place top 3 this time around. Ive come a longggg way... :)I am also going to Lake George last wkd for a night to do the Country tri there...
I want to race Carsbald spring in July for a very important reason not to be revealed by Im just gonna say that pp are haters when Im the nicest person... nough said...
However, even gettin to stayin at anyones pl even my own fams always seems to be an issue w me.. Brooke, if ur reading this, i dont care if I have to camp in a tent to see you race. I will, no holds barred...
I am also not racing much AT ALL in July this yr.... which was why I wanted to go back to california for a week if money allowed... but it might be a last sec trip however I want to try to email carsbald my cc to at least hold my spot so I dont have to feel the pressure to sign up now if I dont end up going... I rly want to race a grand prix race if they do open 1 up to public... that would be a blast!!! :D :D I also wanted to go back to cali in July and bring catherine so we both can hang w brooke in summer... hmmm...if ONLY I can bring Brooke here in July, would be amazing...
August same, just Niagara falls for wkd... + if I dont qualify for Kona OR Vegas, Timberman in August...and cash races
Sept again, small sprints/cash races + Lake G Labor day wkd...
+ Vegas via kona backup...
Oct Kona or Poconos then MOVE the hell out!!! :D:D:D
Arlands helping finally w aerobar cutting tmr... then I am off to Phili for day to see Linkin Park in concert. Should be an INSANE night..!!! <3
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Triathlon Races 2011 Reasoning
Oceanside 70.3 April 2 2011
Why?
I have been wanting to do this race for the past 5 yrs, not even joking and couldnt bc of the combination of being in school, running track, and not having the money together...
It is CA a place that I yearn to be and live and I LOVE racing out there. This will be my 1st main race of the 2011 season, aside from a couple local biathlon races...
It will also be my first Half Ironman with my 1st Tri bike..
St. Croix 70.3
Why?
I had orginally signed up to do this race in 2010 this yr but I got lucky and w a sinsere letter, got a roll down to 2011. The start of 2009was tough, esp when you leave a job close to the last day of 2009... with out another job set out.. I was inbtw jobs for 4 months, yes, 4 friggin months... sux.. I wish I coulda done the race this yr as I could of won a Kona slot.. then again, I prob didnt start peakin this yr until April/May... forget it, I was totally out of shape in march...
This will be my chance that I am holding to myself to win thr 25-29 age group and secure that Kona Slot for 2011. If I can do this, I am lit, gonna chill and do locals all through June/July up until August till timberman. I am also planning to road trip finally to lake placid to sign up for the full in 2012...
Timberman 70.3
Why?
Beautiful lake course, love lakes and havent been to new h since I was 12? Hoping to sign up for this race by dec, a race I wanted to do last summer, but I was closed out before I could reg. A def must..
Poconos 70.3
I want to sign up for this race ASAP, however since my goal is to get to Kona more... I may wait to see what the ruling is come May for St. Croix if it isnt sold out by then...
Kona World Champ
1 might say that I havent done a full Ironman yet which is true, but I have done 4 half and have been racing a total of 6 yrs... and running for ten... Things come in progressions, just like personal training... Things take time and dedication and Kona is something that must be worked up to, just as I did for Clearwater, but now, in the half distance I have to go even faster. I have to go faster than the times that would qualify me for the half....
This goal of mine I see right in front of me, its in reach, and I just have to grab it when I can.
After Kona, its time to move out.
Why?
I have been wanting to do this race for the past 5 yrs, not even joking and couldnt bc of the combination of being in school, running track, and not having the money together...
It is CA a place that I yearn to be and live and I LOVE racing out there. This will be my 1st main race of the 2011 season, aside from a couple local biathlon races...
It will also be my first Half Ironman with my 1st Tri bike..
St. Croix 70.3
Why?
I had orginally signed up to do this race in 2010 this yr but I got lucky and w a sinsere letter, got a roll down to 2011. The start of 2009was tough, esp when you leave a job close to the last day of 2009... with out another job set out.. I was inbtw jobs for 4 months, yes, 4 friggin months... sux.. I wish I coulda done the race this yr as I could of won a Kona slot.. then again, I prob didnt start peakin this yr until April/May... forget it, I was totally out of shape in march...
This will be my chance that I am holding to myself to win thr 25-29 age group and secure that Kona Slot for 2011. If I can do this, I am lit, gonna chill and do locals all through June/July up until August till timberman. I am also planning to road trip finally to lake placid to sign up for the full in 2012...
Timberman 70.3
Why?
Beautiful lake course, love lakes and havent been to new h since I was 12? Hoping to sign up for this race by dec, a race I wanted to do last summer, but I was closed out before I could reg. A def must..
Poconos 70.3
I want to sign up for this race ASAP, however since my goal is to get to Kona more... I may wait to see what the ruling is come May for St. Croix if it isnt sold out by then...
Kona World Champ
1 might say that I havent done a full Ironman yet which is true, but I have done 4 half and have been racing a total of 6 yrs... and running for ten... Things come in progressions, just like personal training... Things take time and dedication and Kona is something that must be worked up to, just as I did for Clearwater, but now, in the half distance I have to go even faster. I have to go faster than the times that would qualify me for the half....
This goal of mine I see right in front of me, its in reach, and I just have to grab it when I can.
After Kona, its time to move out.
Triathlon Conclusion 2010 Yr 6
This has been quite a summer, I am going to mention my fav memories. I just wanted to say that this summer has been the most mixed and growing experience as a person and a triathlete. I have become a prize money winner, top 3 overall in almost all of the locals I have done and I really have come to terms to myself and who I am in. I recently developed a greater love for the outdoors, hiking, and camping. I love waterfalls and exploring the unknown. I loved the trips I took down the shore with not only racing, but training. I got to teach bootcamp for the first time at 5 in the mothafuckin morn, but hey, it got me up early to work out myself. I drove around Ca by myself for 10 hrs in 2 days in a Convertable. I went to Mexico by myself, but met great people along the way. Most of all, I have Qualified for a World Championship Triathlon Race and have completed my goal of the yr, to Qualify for Clearwater. Looking back, I can compare this journey to my performance in the Empire State Building run-up. I cant forget the many ways in which I had trained for that particular race; parking deck steps, statdium steps, hill repeats, tredmill incline, and on snow blizzard days, the stairs in my very own house. But hey all the grindin pays off when I ran up 86 flights of steps which stretched 2 miles high in just 16 mins...
With all the people that have inspired me, taught me that if you really want to accomplish something, no matter what that might be, no matter what hardships you may face, it will come true if you dont let go of that goal. I did just that, I never let go of that goal, ever. I learned to always have a backup plan, if RI didnt work out for me, which it didnt, I had Cancun planned. I knew going into RI that I would of had a tougher competition.
I never thought I would of been capable of going below a 540 in a Half Iroman. In cancun before the run I was pacing a 520-530 pace if I would of ran a 140-145 half... This shouldnt be an issue in Clearwater or the races to come bc there wont be this immense fire pit like heat...
So in 2011, at age 25 I am here to say that I will make my return to HAWAII, I will go to MAUI and that will happen nxt Oct 9 2011. I will qualify through st. criox..
If that doesnt work out, then I will just work on getting faster, race Timberman as planned in August, PR there, and race Poconos in Oct....
Maybe I will go to the new Half Ironman World Champ site in Vegas.... But no matter what, I will race my first full Ironman nxt yr, and I am shooting for that to be Cozmel. I didnt want to go back to Mexico ever again bc its such a pain, but its the most realisitc race that I can actually get into so we shall see what the future holds.
Kona 2011.
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