Mules, Unicorns, Friends and Fun

While running the other day I was thinking about next year in triathlon and the previous years. I am very humbled and happy with the journey. From Ironman to....  I feel like I have grown a lot a have figured out I want to do what I enjoy. Thanks for your help with that. I really, really like paying you to be my friend ;)

 Sidenote: That one person I keep complaining about (tri club coach). I think another thing that bugs me is that he doesn't put any stock (to his athletes) in winning or being successful. He says stuff like, this is supposed to be fun. It seems to me like if one is to enter a race they should race and be as successful as possible. Otherwise, what is the point? Why not just go on a ride? How many successful athletes does he have? Not many, I have looked up a few race results. Okay, I will stop. I just hate the way someone like that is so dominant in the community. A lot of Bozeman people go to him for coaching, he does bike fits, testing, puts on clinics. A big business and he can't even fit a bike.

Bozeman Superprestige weekend was a huge success. Did you know that unicorns poop rainbows? I love racing with fun people and Megan L is one of them. Saturday I had a great race. Lisa and I dressed up as each other for costumes and we had a lot of people very confused. Her helmet (which isn't crooked) or her GAS kit helped me go fast. I was even in front of her on the first lap for about 5 seconds. Megan, Lisa, and I rode a lot of the first lap together. Then they dropped me, but I hung in there not hugely far behind. Felt like I had a good race. Sunday I wasn't feeling so hot. Feeling cold, sore, and tired. There was a lot of sand both days and it involved a lot of running. Lifting the bike and running in the sand was hard and hard on my body. Lots of bruises. On Sunday I got tired of getting off my bike and tried to ride the sand a lot more. Slower but a different challenge. I kept my brain in it on Sunday though. Kept checking in with myself and asking if I was going as hard as possible. Since this was likely my last race I wanted to finish it off as well as possible. I am happy with it and too tired to race on Wednesday.

What is the difference between a strain and a pull? What am I supposed to do to heal a strain? It has kind of been bugging me for a while. It gets better and then I race hard and it comes back. I guess I have another issue for the PT.

I have had a few good PT sessions. My plantar and achilles are feeling much, much better. My hamstring/sciatica is still bugging, but I am going to keep working with the PT to get that better.

Have been looking into off road triathlons. Haven't really seen much, other than a Canadian Xterra tour. How cool is that? Except that most of the races are flying distance or not the right timing. Will keep looking. I did see the long Xterra events. They look like fun. That kind of perks my interest, but the locations. Louisiana and Arkansas? Not sure I want to fly there.

Schedule- Not going to Missoula this weekend. Too much to get done, either on the house or working so that I can have some time to work on the house. I don't think the weather is supposed to be great so may try to schedule some work around the crap weather. I want to go to Masters Sunday. There is a BOD meeting after, which I am now part of the board. Next week I don't have much going on, yet. Probably won't, except normal work day stuff. No more cyclocross racing. With the time change it is going to be hard to do much in the evenings. Don't tell any of my biking friends, but I sort of look forward to the trainer. It is easy, I am home, I am not cold, don't need a bunch of gear etc. I can't wait until the house is done and we have a dedicated room for things like the trainer. I think we may have to put a line down the middle. Erik gets half and Julie half. I am pretty sure we envision different things in the bike shop.
Tuesday- Election Day. I get the day off. Yeah!!! Hopefully I can get to tiling the house. Have a PT appointment on that day.

Other:
I came across your raincoat the other day. Should I send it to Missoula this weekend? Are you going to Rolling Thunder? Tis the season for a raincoat.