Adventuring

This weekend, I agreed to join local blogger Frema in the craziest race I have ever attempted.
Here we are before the 4-5 mile (the distances are sketchy) through-the-woods-up-and-down-ravines-clawing at trees-scrambling up muddy hills-stream-jumping-field hopping-insane experience:
 
Fresh-faced (and makeup free–I do apologize) and clean, no?
And here we are after, with dirt under our fingernails, mud all over our butts [...]

Woman Cannot Live by Shred Alone: Cardio Kick to the Rescue

I’ve been doing Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred workouts 1-3 times a week for a year now. How the hell did that happen? The same DVD for a year? And can my baby be a toddler already? Yes. And yes.
Anyhew. In addition to the random run outside, I cycle through the three levels of Jillian’s [...]

You Asked, We Got ‘em: Unflattering Race Photos

Or maybe you didn’t ask?
Well, anyway, here I am looking sufficiently awkward during the bike:

Mugging for the camera:*

And finishing with a rather pained look on my face:

See? No swimsuit photos, just like I promised. You’re welcome.
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*Apologies for this one being so tiny. I had to do some tricky extractions of these pictures from the race [...]

Sprint Triathlon Results

Drumroll, please!   

Overall Rank: 326 of 1714
Class Rank: 67 of 246
Swim: 16:01
Swim Rank: 361
Trans1: 04:25
Bike: 45:20
Bike Rank: 526
MPH: 15.8
Trans2: 02:44
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Run: 26:48
Run Rank: 324
Pace: 08:38
Final: 1:35.20

 
 
 
 

Above are the official numbers.
My poor math skills suggest I finished in the top 27% of my age category (35-39) and the top 19% of all racers. (Right?)
Surprises:
1. I was slower on [...]

It’s All in the Equipment

For every triathlon bike training ride but today’s, I have used my old mountain bike with road/slick tires. The gears are all gunked up so it’s effectively a 3-speed, and my back hurts after every ride. It’s also very heavy and is the bike I brought with me to college. I began college 17 years ago, [...]