Looks like everyone's been on vacation lately. I haven't been able to run this week due to too much time spent at work. Should prove to be an interesting weekend with racing on Saturday and Sunday.

I figured that if I was going to throw a race, today's would be the one. I don't seem to do too good with the short distances. I also was still kinda wiped from the race yesterday, plus new appliances were coming in the morning as well. Cabbage Head was a great education. What I thought was a 5k, was actually a 3 mile. When I crossed the line after the first run, I thought that I had a new 5k PR. But instead, its a new 3 mile PR. 22:39 with a 7:33 pace. But, I figured that if I was going to blow it, I might as well do it on the first leg. The bike portion really got me. First I was registered for the fat tire division. MP got sick, and had already paid for a rental bike. She set me up with the rental so the money wouldn't be wasted, and I was able to change divisions. Using the road bike made a big difference. I couldn't imagine riding an MTB for 18.6 miles! The ride was rougher than I was thinking, but for the first time, I think I did alright. 1:02:42. The last run was the hardest part for the first half mile. Different muscle, different motion, etc... I wasn't too concerned about trying to break the first leg PR, and grateful that I didnt try. I started feeling some cramping in the legs halfway through. But, I decided to treat it like a training run. Not too bad, 25:34. The funny thing is that I haven't been able to get any training in at all this week, due to work. I still haven't figured out I did so well. In the end, I think that I'll do it again. I just need to make sure that I can keep the training up. Next on the list; August RMRR race, then Muddy Buddy. Congrats on your times, Dave! I think that you may have hosed yourself with the fantastic races you've put together this month. I got a feeling that you won't be to happy about your start time for the next club race. I think that I'll have to start up the interval training again.