Maybe we were tired…or September 22, 2008
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maybe we were just too chatty, but MM and I were feeling lazy on our swim today. Last Friday we kicked butt at 5:30am, but after the weekend and working all day Monday, we just weren’t in the mood to swim hard. We did put in about 1050 yards (over the course of an hour!) On the other hand, we did laugh a lot — according to USA Today, American researchers have found that 10-15 minutes of genuine giggling can burn off the number of calories found in a medium square of chocolate. I’d say that we probably burned off about 2 squares worth.
Workout:
- Type: Swim
- Date: 09/22/2008
- Time: 17:30:00
- Total Time: 00:45:00.00
- Distance: 1,050 yd
- Average Pace: 4:15.68/100yd
My mini me races her first Tri September 8, 2008
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For me, the only thing more exciting than racing in my first Tri, is to watch my 8 year old daughter Sydney race in hers - which she did yesterday! She raced in the fifth race of the Youth Tri Series, here in Pinellas county-Florida. The distance was a 100 yard swim, 2 mile bike and 1/2 mile run. I could see the nervousness in her eyes and the way she paced back and forth before the swim start I knew she was thinking — am I ready? After eight weeks of training, I knew she was ready and could -at the very least -finish the race. As the bull horn sounded for her group, she took off in the pool and swam strong. Her father, little sister, uncle and I cheered her on with homemade signs her little sister made. We were perfectly positioned at the pool exit toward bike transition and I’m sure the video tape will show our excitement as it was bouncing up and down throughout my jumping and cheering. She stopped at the end of her swim in the pool to remove her goggles instead of pulling them off while running into transition, just a minor point to remind her on for next race.
She transitioned perfectly and ran her bike out of what was a pretty large transition area, down a hill to the street. She biked the two miles on her little “glamour girl” bike, which we did our best to “race up” - ripped all the handlebar streamers and the padded bumpers off, and added a water bottle cage. Found out later, she enjoyed the bike portion best, so maybe there’s a road bike for Christmas in her future.
Transition to run went well and, much to my surprise, she actually took heed to my tips and had great form on the run and paced herself nicely. As she came in off the run she sprinted in to the finish like a pro finishing the race at 23:48.4. I was one proud mom!
She was exhausted, but so excited to have finished and is looking forward to her next race on October 4.
