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Hood To Coast Relay

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

I finished my first Hood To Coast Relay last night. What a cool experience!

One of my NOR PAC colleagues, Don, has been on my case for years to join up and I finally gave in this year. I thought it would be a good way to finish the racing season, since I did my last triathlon last weekend.

I underestimated how difficult it would be. Surprisingly, my legs felt strong through all three legs, but the sleep deprivation was brutal. It was like having a severe jet-lag while racing at the same time.

Would I do it again? Absolutely.

Thanks to the guys and gals in Van 1. It was a pleasure spending 27 sweaty and grimy hours with you in that Chevy.

I was too tired to use the camera much, but here are some pictures:

  • Not much snow left on top of Mt Hood. Give it a couple of months.
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  • One of many teams with extravagant outfits. Great atmosphere and comeraderie all around.
  • Don on the way to the starting line. Fashionably late and without our team relay wristband.
  • 5 pm on Friday afternoon. Team NOR PAC Twisted Traders was in one of the last start waves. And so it begins.
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  • Betsy handing off to Preston at the leg 2/3 exchange.
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  • Preston almost done with leg 3.
  • After a 1-hour nap at Don's house, Van 1 headed down to Hawthorne Bridge for the start of our 2nd legs.
  • Betsy and Caleb trying to stay awake.
  • Jim handing off to Don.
  • A long, boring stretch coming to an end for Don.
  • The beginning of Don's last leg.
  • All done and enjoying the best Bud ever.

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Hard Workout Week

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

The hardest workout week of the season came to an end today, with an 18 km run, including 3 x 6 minute threshold intervals (following a huge Mother’s Day lunch, which was a big mistake).

Trek rode along on his bike and ran around a bit on the track in preparation for his own triathlon at the end of the month.

Tomorrow is the start of a recovery week and my legs are looking forward to the reduced workload.

I’ve purposely cut back on the intensity in my training compared to last year, focusing a little bit more on pure aerobic endurance instead, since I’m moving up to Olympic distance. Still, I feel like I’m in better shape for all three events, and I still have a build phase left before my first race. I’m optimistic at this point.

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Tired Legs After Race

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I felt the effect of Blue Lake during my hill sprint intervals this morning. I have a course where I run five hill sprints in Zone 5b. Last week I managed 1:30 per sprint. Today the time was 1:33 to 1:35 with similar or higher effort. I hope I’ll be back in full form later this week.

Also, a piece of advise: Don’t play indoor soccer goalie for the first time in years a few days before a race. You’d think that swimming, biking and running on a regular basis would prepare the body for anything. But I’m just now shaking the soreness from my first game last Wednesday. Just in time for tonight’s battle…

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