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Tri 101 Bradenton Re-cap

What a busy weekend...nothing new of course! After a quick coffee stop at Starbucks, I headed over to Bradenton on Fri afternoon and arrived safely at the Holiday Inn. Very nice area in Bradenton and it was worth the 64 mile drive over there. I met my roommate for the weekend who was Pro Triathlete Leanda Cave. Her sis Melissa was also staying with us and it was her first time to the U.S. Both girls use to live in the U.K. so I enjoyed learning new phrases and lingos such as sunnies for sunglasses :) Because I tend to talk fast and my KY accent often comes out, I'm always careful how I say things around foreigners. I remember when I told Karel that I was going to run errands and he was a bit confused because my brothers name is Aaron. Honestly, I wasn't going to run over Aaron :) I can't laugh cause when I try to learn Czech from Karel he is very patient with me. Dinner Friday night was on the beach at a Seafood restaurant. No need to feel sorry for the vegetarian. I won

I love Races!

On the road again. Not sure how many weekends in a row this is for me, but I am loving every moment! What more could I ask for than to spend the weekend with a bunch of triathletes and I don't have to race!! As much as I love racing, to help out at a triathlon is great because there is so stress involved! I'm heading to Bradenton in the next hour to help out with the Tri 101 race. Looking forward to a little networking as well. I'm all about meeting people!!! A new race and a new distance is always a good thing in the triathlon-world. This morning was a great Brick workout and something I feel I should have done weeks ago. While I've spent the last couple weeks training for St.Anthony's, I knew that Ironman 70.3 Florida would be an A-race for me. Starting at 6:30am, Seduza and I did 51 miles, with 4 x 6 minute intervals with a HR at 85-90% with 2 minutes recovery. Aside from a 45 minute warm-up, most of the ride I was holding around 19mph. After the ride

So proud!

I'm so proud of Karel and Anthony. They are doing the best they can in the brutal heat and a very difficult race course at the Tour de Gila! http://www.tourofthegila.com/2007race/day2mens2.html Wed- 81st in the the 16 mile Time Trail Thurs - 94 mile road race, 4:32 finish time, over 5600 feet of climbing, 51st place. 3 more days left in the tour. 64th overall as of today for Karel. Good luck guys!!!! Stay strong.

Doing All I Can

I know what I need to do for the next 2 weeks. Train my Butt Off!!!! I've been fairly smart about my training (for being self-coached) and I have had in my mind a sub 5 hour finish at Disney since I started training for this season back in Feb. After IMFL , I had a joyful 1 month off from anything structured and I stayed focused for for the Thanksgiving St. pete times 10K Turkey Trot!!! Actually, I was quite nervous for that one cause after doing an IM , I have no excuses for races for the rest of my life..especially a 10K!!! And seeing that Karel beat me (what's with those Czech cyclists!!!???) I was anxious to step up the training for the triathlon season. The winter was rough because I hurt my foot at the Miami Marathon and my running hasn't been up to par like I imagined it would be by now. Oh well. I would rather be injury free with two healthy feet than fast and in pain. I love this sport too much to hurt at the end of a long distance triathlon due to pain. I know I

Doing All I Can

I know what I need to do for the next 2 weeks. Train my Butt Off!!!! I've been fairly smart about my training (for being self-coached) and I have had in my mind a sub 5 hour finish at Disney since I started training for this season back in Feb. After IMFL, I had a joyful 1 month off from anything structured and I stayed focused for for the Thanksgiving St.pete times 10K Turkey Trot!!! Actually, I was quite nervous for that one cause after doing an IM, I have no excuses for races for the rest of my life..especially a 10K!!! And seeing that Karel beat me (what's with those Czech cyclists!!!???) I was anxious to step up the training for the triathlon season. The winter was rough because I hurt my foot at the Miami Marathon and my running hasn't been up to par like I imagined it would be by now. Oh well. I would rather be injury free with two healthy feet than fast and in pain. I love this sport too much to hurt at the end of a long distance triathlon due to pain. I know I have