triple decker sunday
sometimes, i think i'm nuts. it doesn't help that when other people hear about the things i like to do, they just make me feel even more nuts. but then, there are days when i realize that actually, i'm not so bad... a lot of my friends are equally as nuts as i am. i guess that's why i like them so much.
case in point: triple decker sunday. that was today. pete planned out this whole "low key triathlon" for us to do, along with our friend cynthia. it involved swimming with his masters team, then hoping on our bikes for a liesurely ride (26 miles) along skyline blvd., followed by a 6 mile run through golden gate park. the idea was to go slow, take all the time we needed on the transitions, and have fun.
prove we could do it.
honestly (and this is going to come out all wrong), i don't need much proving - i used to do a heckuva lot of triathlons a few years back. but! seeing as i'm not in prime shape right now, it was a much needed test of my strength (or lack thereof). and its fun to find tri-buddies out in california. i had some great ones in massachusetts (steve, jenn, andy, brian, even carla & shawdee are gettin' in to them, which totally rocks). but even though people "say" that san fran is the triathlon mecca, i don't believe it. i haven't seen it.
anyways, back on topic. so why are we nuts? because who else would elect to wake up at 7am on sunday morning and do this to themselves? not very many people, thats who. it was cold, gray, early, and i would have much rather been sleeping. but once again i proved to myself (you'd think i'd learn eventually) that a little waking-up pain is always trumped by the joy of the activity, in the end. and it really was a great morning.
to be honest, i was the slacker in the group. i had to skip the swim because i'm dog sitting for a friend, which means i have all new pet-related morning routines this week. but i met up with them for the bike. that leg was fantastic, as all bike rides are. we rolled our way along the coast and experienced a nice mix of hill climbs, downward descents, and flat terrain. the run afterwards was a little less fantastic -i'm perpetually battling tendonitis in my left knee which has come back full force lately. and no ones muscles feel good on a run that directly follows a long bike ride.
but - even with my run/run/walk/run ratio, things were good. the sun was shining, i was cruising along with friends, and we finished. eventually.
the last hurrah was eating a huge meal at a local diner. mmm pancakes and coffee. amazing how coffee makes all pain melt away...
case in point: triple decker sunday. that was today. pete planned out this whole "low key triathlon" for us to do, along with our friend cynthia. it involved swimming with his masters team, then hoping on our bikes for a liesurely ride (26 miles) along skyline blvd., followed by a 6 mile run through golden gate park. the idea was to go slow, take all the time we needed on the transitions, and have fun.
prove we could do it.
honestly (and this is going to come out all wrong), i don't need much proving - i used to do a heckuva lot of triathlons a few years back. but! seeing as i'm not in prime shape right now, it was a much needed test of my strength (or lack thereof). and its fun to find tri-buddies out in california. i had some great ones in massachusetts (steve, jenn, andy, brian, even carla & shawdee are gettin' in to them, which totally rocks). but even though people "say" that san fran is the triathlon mecca, i don't believe it. i haven't seen it.
anyways, back on topic. so why are we nuts? because who else would elect to wake up at 7am on sunday morning and do this to themselves? not very many people, thats who. it was cold, gray, early, and i would have much rather been sleeping. but once again i proved to myself (you'd think i'd learn eventually) that a little waking-up pain is always trumped by the joy of the activity, in the end. and it really was a great morning.
to be honest, i was the slacker in the group. i had to skip the swim because i'm dog sitting for a friend, which means i have all new pet-related morning routines this week. but i met up with them for the bike. that leg was fantastic, as all bike rides are. we rolled our way along the coast and experienced a nice mix of hill climbs, downward descents, and flat terrain. the run afterwards was a little less fantastic -i'm perpetually battling tendonitis in my left knee which has come back full force lately. and no ones muscles feel good on a run that directly follows a long bike ride.
but - even with my run/run/walk/run ratio, things were good. the sun was shining, i was cruising along with friends, and we finished. eventually.
the last hurrah was eating a huge meal at a local diner. mmm pancakes and coffee. amazing how coffee makes all pain melt away...
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