Skip to main content

Off to the Races!



School is out! Summer is here! We are excited! 
And we are going to celebrate by going camping/racing for the weekend. 
What could be better? 

We are looking forward to hanging out with friends, spending time together, and cheering each other on. It should work out well. I will be kicking off the racing fun on Saturday morning at 7:45. Noah will be competing in the kids' duathlon (run-bike-run) at 3pm with his friend Sam. And Karl will show us how it's done on Sunday morning at the off-road triathlon. Max has yet to decide if he wants to join in on the fun or just watch. It's up to him. 

So. An Olympic distance race (1.5k, 40k, 10k) is on tap for me. Yikes. I haven't done one of those since last May! But I am really looking forward to it. Deuces Wild is also offering a half-ironman but, considering that we have the whole family with us and I want this to be a fun and not stressful weekend, I figured it would be better if the race didn't take all day. Let's hope I can be done not too long after 10am and then enjoy the rest of the weekend! 

As I am sure you have already guessed, I didn't really taper for this event. I tapered myself out for St. George 70.3 and I am not planning on doing that again anytime soon. I have a hard time giving up my routine. So I stuck to my usual training until after my swim on Thursday morning. I may or may not have worn fins for about half of the swim. We did a lot of IM and I happen to love swimming IM with fins! That's my kind of taper! I took the rest of the day off and got ready for our camping adventure. Well, sort of. I am not even close to ready. Why does camping with a family take so much preparation? Ugh. 

Then last night a friend posted something about the participants list for this race. I am not a fan of those lists. Not at all. So why did I ask for the link to it? I don't know. It was a bad idea. Mostly because it didn't just list names, it listed everybody's estimated finish time. Really? I should've just shut the computer right then but I didn't. Well, turns out that, if I am lucky, I might make it into the female Top 10. Which, don't get me wrong, would be great. I am certainly not saying that I thought I could win this one easily or anything. But I was hoping to be in contention for Top 3 and possibly the win. 

So, I am going to forget I ever saw that list. I am pretty good at tricking myself, so this shouldn't be too much of a problem. And I am going to go back to my original plan which is: 

Come across the finish line completely spent! 


Kinda like Sebi Kienle in the above picture. Except that I doubt there will be any carpet in the finish line area tomorrow, so I might not be looking as comfy when on the ground. 

Because, as we all know, when we give our very best, dig as deep as possible, and leave absolutely nothing in the tank, it doesn't matter where we place. So that is what I will be shooting for tomorrow! Wish me luck! 

Alright. Time to pack those cowbells and other noisemakers that are hiding somewhere in the kids' room, so we can all cheer each other on properly. Nothing like running by your cheering family and friends who really don't care where you finish but want you to be the best you can be! 

Happy Racing to Everyone! 







Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Camping Trip - Big Sur - CA

Andrew Molera State Park - our paradise for a week After it became clear that we would most likely be in Utah all summer, I got a bit antsy and really wanted to go on a family vacation. We went camping in Moab in March and it was great fun. Since I am not training or racing, we might as well go on a road trip to California and camp by the beach for a while! Easier said than done because, of course, we were way too late to get any decent spot anywhere along the coast. Everything bookable was booked. We did a bunch of research and found a little campground in Andrew Molera State Park  that fit our (very small) budget and was first-come first-served. Perfect! So we mapped out a plan, loaded up the car, and took off for 10 days!  Not exactly traveling lightly. That road bike (mine) was solely for commuting purposes.  Traveling from Provo up to Salt Lake City and then west on I-80, our first stop was Donner Lake up by Lake Tahoe/Truckee. I love Lake Tah...
Post a Comment
Read more

I am so lucky

I feel the need to write. My thoughts are all jumbled. Can I make sense of them on paper? Writin g gives me perspective and makes it easier to let go. Last weekend I was very frustrated, mad, self-centered, unhappy , wallowing in self-pity. This weekend I was more balanced, a little more patient, trying to be less selfish, happy . How did it happen? I have had to deal with myself for almost 30 years now and, luckily, have figured out a few things on the way. Like how to feel at peace with myself , my family , my life . It shouldn't be complicated to be happy in my circumstances. I realize that. But sometimes it still is. Sometimes being a mom and wife doesn't come easy to me. Sometimes I think everyone would be better off if I wasn't a mom and wife. Sometimes I wish it was easier to just take off and do nothing but swimbikeruneatsleep for a week or two. It's not helping that my German teammates are doing just that. Right now. On a beautiful island. In the warm...
10 comments
Read more

Swimming in Germany - Lakes Galore

Baggersee Weingarten Let's see.... I've been in Germany now for 4 weeks and have had the privilege to swim in 5 different lakes. Let me count how many times I have swum in a lake in Arizona since moving there 2 years ago... That would be 1 time in Lake Mary during the MountainMan. And I am not planning on swimming in it again until this year's MountainMan. As you might have already guessed:  I am in heaven !  Baggersee Weingarten So are the kids. Appropriately dressed in German swim wear.  That's my mom next to me in the picture above. You see where I get it... Growing up we would either go on a hike or bike ride every weekend and take a dip in various lakes along the way. Good memories!  My niece Lynn at Bad Waldsee This lake was especially fun. It was basically at the center of a beautiful old little town. I saw people walk out their front door and go for a little swim. No motorized anything allowed as on most lakes here. Pl...
1 comment
Read more