I can't believe it! Twice!

If you've listened to the latest In Transit, then you know half of the news I'm about to tell. First off all, I did the Monster Triathlon in Keller, TX last weekend (October 15th) and I just completed the RunBiTri Triathlon also in Keller, TX this morning (October 22). Unbelieveably, for me anyhow, I placed first in my age group at both events!! Holy cow! Although they were held in the same city, these sprint tris had completely different run and bike courses and were put on by different race productions.

The Monster tri was pretty rainy, but a fun race. There was also a costume contest on the run portion, where I dressed up as a cheerleader. (see pics on the In Transit Web site. My time at Monster was 1:16:03, which was good enough for a whole minute faster than the second place woman in my category. I was very happy with my results--- improved my run to finish with just over a 9 min/mile pace. For all the details check out In Transit Show 16.

The one today was equally exciting. The RunBiTri had very similar distances to the Monster (400m swim, 12 mile bike, 5k run). Monster was the same, but the swim was 300m instead. Oh, and, according to my Garmin today's bike and run distances were actually 13 miles and 3.39 miles, so a little longer than advertised. The RunBiTri was also a reverse triathlon-- it went Run, bike, swim. I am thankful for that because it was only about 45 degrees this morning. A little too cold to be running and biking soaking wet. It was crazy though. I felt super strong on the run, a little more fatigued than usual on the bike, and the swim felt like snail-pace. Oh, and since it was so cold outside the transition from bike to swim was quite a shocker. I'm still waiting for my official results to be posted online-- so I can see how many were in my age group and what my splits were, etc. Overall, it was a challenging course, but a fun race. I'm sure Elizabeth and I will include the official times and discuss this more in the next show. I guess that's all for now.

Another soggy triathlon??

Well, it's the eve of my final triathlon of the season-- the Monster Spring Tri in Keller, TX. The forecast is calling for thunderstorms all morning long!! ugh. If you recall my last triathlon (Texas Man), it was also a rainy day. Luckily the rain let up just long enough to complete that race though.

Also, the Monster tri has a Halloween theme that comes with a costume contest for the run portion. And, of course, that means I must join in on the fun. I won't give away what I've decided to dress up as, that'll be in the next episode of In Transit.

Oh, and Triboomer is going to be my correspondent tomorrow (yay!). I don't know anyone else doing this race, so I'm happy he'll be there to join in on the fun.

Expectations: I think this will be a fun race. The swim should go off without a hitch (it's a 300 m pool swim). The bike should be good (12 miles), unless the weather doesn't cooperate. The run: interesting b/c I'll be wearing a costume and also fun to see what other people come up with.

I also did a 50 mile bike rally today in Denton (the Denton Power Rally), so it should be interesting to see if that has any effect on my race performance. I feel pretty good right now though.

So, I'm crossing my fingers that it is not downpouring during the race. I'm curious how it will be handled if the weather is bad. I just hope the race goes on!

Okay, that's enough for now. Full coverage to come in the next show!

Show 15 y'all! Stellar!

Upcoming race plans. Elizabeth's 5k. Cara's trip to Chicago. A long discussion about newbies, race distances, and a trend in elite sports. Also, a new segment. Enjoy!