Laborious Training Days Weekend – the Good, the Bad..and the Ugly

With over 90 miles biked, 13 miles ran and a few miles swam, this Labor weekend featured several good, bad and ugly moments.

The good…

Faster than a Cervelo P3,
More powerful than a dolphin,
Able to leap roadkill in a single bound,
Look, all around Richmond!

It’s a Sherpa!
In a van!
It’s SuperAnnn!

Yes, SuperAnnn once again came to the rescue this Saturday as TRIgirl DL, her BF and I braved congested roads, bumpy bridges and crazy hills. From heckling us in her van to following us to Starbucks – SuperAnnn made sure her triathlon friends were taken care of – even cheering us up during our water stop, breaking out her van’s GPS to find alternate routes and featuring her weary friends in one of her creative blog posts.


The bad…

Sunday’s two hour run was even more grueling due to the oppressive humidity that completely soaked my clothes, even my sneakers (mind you, there was no rain), after five miles. Top it off by compounding some small aches and pains (most likely related to worn out sneakers) with a nice case of shin splints.


The ugly…

Imagine cruising along, by yourself, on your bike, the weather better than it has been all weekend, when a buzzing mass kamikaze dives onto your head. Like through the slits in your helmet. You think to yourself, no, there is no way. But then you sense something walking on your scalp. You still can’t believe it, but stop, pull off your helmet to feel a very large bug (Wasp? Cricket?) annoyed and quickly wishing to escape your nest of hair.