The day before. Maybe I shouldn't be quite so anal with less than 24 hours to go (according so some sources), but I need to get stuff done today. The footings for the new deck are poured and set enough to start the foundation. I want to get the 4x6 main supports on and a few of the 2X6 joists up by COB tonight. Because it will be a busy out of town weekend and I won't get back at it until Monday. The building season is upon us--and I gots lots to do.
Perhaps more importantly, and way more interestingly, is this weekends multi-sport spin/ride/camp/race/ ride up in Port Townsend. If you would like to join us, simply let me know, it's not too late. Here is the agenda:
Saturday, 0730-0900, HIT Spin in the HoM
Saturday, 1300 Depart for Port Townsend, 43 miles (Fixed)
Camp Saturday night
Sunday, (assuming we have one) 1100 12K Rhody Run XXXIII (53:00 is bogey)
Sunday 1300 Ride the 43 miles home.
Lastly today, here is a terrific article on Canadian triathlete Angela Naeth. She won Leadman 250 last week and has been previously featured on the RCVman site. She is coached by Chuckie V who enjoys a permanent side bar link here. For those of you building decks, cleaning tents or tending to real world responsibilities, here are a few highlights from the interview:
*Train through the pain? There is good pain and bad pain. Yes with the good, no with the bad. Think fatigue versus injury.
*Following on yesterday's post, pain is the point, not an obstacle, rather a part of the achievement. We all want to suffer. Some want it more and can take more.
*If you choose it, it is not really pain. Maybe you are not cut out for this and should choose something else.
*Yes, training hurts, but it beats not training.
*Pain is a perception.
*Fatigue is a learnable skill and we need to be slow learners, or we break.
*I am not afraid to lose. A champion can't be made if she's afraid.
And lastly, from her cool website:
*****"I do today what you won't so that tomorrow I can do what you can't"
Time to get those stringers up. See you Monday?
Pic is from last year's Boise 70.3: Inspiration, like an aid-station energy gel, should be taken before it is too late.
3 comments:
my best time was 56:22 in 2000. the last couple years 1:05 something. i have no doubt i can beat 56 someday...maybe not sunday....:)
a few years i pushed Sam in his baby jogger and i have few classic photos of him climbing out with about 100 yards left and running. one year he did a face plant about 10 yards from the finish line...
PS - angela does have a nice website IMO.
What are your departure/arrival plans for tomorrow? We are riding from the club at 1.
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