I won a cyclocross race!

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/7/2012 at 2:41 PM
modified: 10/7/2012 at 4:42 PM

Ok, so only the women's C race and there were only 5 of us, but only 3 of us completed all 4 laps and I was 23+ seconds ahead of 2nd place. Wine will flow tonight! Man, I friggin' love this sport!

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Julia1971

This girl is on fire.

posted: 10/7/2012 at 3:00 PM

Still counts. Congratulations and cheers!

2013 PRs:
5K: 20:43

10K: coming soon

10M: 1:09:15
HM: 1:34:37

M: 3:23:53 (NYCMQ, BQ-20)

ultracassie

posted: 10/7/2012 at 3:11 PM

That's awesome! Congrats!

Live the Adventure. Enjoy the Journey. Be Kind. Have Faith!

nzrun

Loves the outdoors

posted: 10/7/2012 at 3:44 PM

Congratulations!

One day I decided I wanted to become a runner, so I did.

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/7/2012 at 3:58 PM

Thanks! Last week I was 4/7 (last week's winner got moved to Bs--where she belongs...she races in a skinsuit, FFS). The week before that was my first race of the season and I was 5/8...lost my rear wheel (worked its way out of the rear drop-out...could have been sorta bad news if it had fully come loose, heh) and a place on the 3rd/4 lap of that race.

I'd love to get to the place where I could actually race B master's (since I will be 40 next year). Then I can actually race my DH, which would be sorta fun. If I drop that stupid extra 20#s off my ass and put down at least another 1000 miles/year it could be doable. A couple of years ago I said I'd never race cyclocross...and then I said I'd never mountain bike, but my new 29er will be here this week. Big grin

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

HStreet

In it for the long run..

posted: 10/7/2012 at 4:13 PM

Congratulations! You are TOUGH!

"It's not who wins the workout..." This Century PRs 5K 25:05 10K 52:34 1/2 M 1:53:58 Marathon 4:08:28

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/7/2012 at 4:18 PM

Quote from HStreet on 10/7/2012 at 4:13 PM:

Congratulations! You are TOUGH!

Thanks! Funny you say that...I think I was tougher last year, since I fell down a lot and always looked like I lost fights. So far I'm staying upright a lot more this year. My bruises this year are all from the mountain bike. So hopefully by this time next year I can go for some stretches without being all black-and-blue. Tongue

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

SimonR

posted: 10/7/2012 at 7:18 PM

Congratulations Zoomie!!!!

PBs since age 60: 5k- 24:36, 10k - 47:17. Half Marathon- 1:42:41.

10 miles (unofficial) 1:16:44.

rgilbert

posted: 10/7/2012 at 7:21 PM

Quote from Julia1971 on 10/7/2012 at 3:00 PM:

Still counts. Congratulations and cheers!

+1. Rock on, Zoomie.

"When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem."
Emil Zatopek

jlynnbob

You'll ruin your knees!

posted: 10/7/2012 at 8:55 PM

Zoom, THAT.IS.AWESOME!!!

Greatness... and to think I knew you when!

The pic is priceless!

""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)

Crabby

Dog-Love

posted: 10/7/2012 at 9:00 PM

I love the socks FFS. I don't know what FFS means but I can guess and from the gal who started us with HTFU...I am sure I am right. Great job zoomy.

Run like you are on fire! 5K goal 24:00 or less (PR 24:34) 10K goal 50:00 or less (PR 52:45) HM goal 1:55:00 or less (PR 2:03:02) Marathon Goal...Less than my PR (PR 4:33:23)

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/7/2012 at 9:11 PM

Quote from Crabby on 10/7/2012 at 9:00 PM:

I love the socks FFS. I don't know what FFS means but I can guess and from the gal who started us with HTFU...I am sure I am right. Great job zoomy.

For fuck's sake! I can't wait for the next race...sweet suffering!

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 10/7/2012 at 9:12 PM

Quote from jlynnbob on 10/7/2012 at 8:55 PM:

Zoom, THAT.IS.AWESOME!!!

Greatness... and to think I knew you when!

The pic is priceless!

Hey, my El Mariachi should be here this week -- freaking out!

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

HappyFeat

posted: 10/7/2012 at 9:26 PM

Congratulations Zoomy! Love the photo too.

Use your momentum...keep going. You know you can make it.

ayola

posted: 10/8/2012 at 8:50 AM

I wish I had a photo of myself looking THAT GOOD!

Love Running.

Build up base mileage.

Halifax Bluenose HM May 2013

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