Earlier this month, I participated in my first running race in over 7 years - the Big Peach 5K Run. In preparation for this, for the past 8 weeks I had been working through
Hal Higdon's 5K training plan. The plan was simple and easy for me to understand - just the way I like it! I was able to follow it without missing any runs so when it came to race day, I felt ready and knew I would be finishing the race. If you want to cut to the chase,
here is the race on Garmin Connect.
That morning, I woke up and walked down to the MARTA station and rode it to the Brookhaven exit. ...
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May 5, 2009 at 02:24:30 PM | Be the first to comment Tagged: Race Report, Running
Sunday morning, after the sun came up thankfully this week, I headed up to Fort Yargo State Park in Winder, GA for another race in the Georgia Cross series. I had never been to the park before, but from the bits I saw, it was quite beautiful and would probably be worth the hour trip back up there just to visit some time!
After last week's debacle with the weather (and by debacle, I mean the fact that I'm an idiot and had no layers and was riding in a jersey and shorts) I came fully prepared with some nice merino wool base layers, and I was quite warm and toasty! It was definitely warmer this week, but even if it had been...
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November 25, 2008 at 06:18:22 PM | 1 Comment Tagged: Cyclocross, Race Report
Before we get to the race report, I wanted to first say that today's race was my first race wearing clipless shoes and pedals! I got them attached last Sunday after the race, and gave them 30 minutes of practice on Thursday evening at CX practice - enough practice for me ;) I wasn't able to fluidly clip in for every remount, but I was able to manage. The pedals caused 0 wrecks I'm proud to say!
Editors Note: I'm not saying I didn't fall. I did once. The first time I rode the sand trap I took a bad line and fell. This would have happened with or without pedals. I'm glad to say the next 2...Read More »
November 16, 2008 at 05:47:52 PM | Be the first to comment Tagged: Cyclocross, Race Report
Another week, another cyclocross race! I sure will be sad when the season is over.
This week, we traveled to Rome to get our cross on. Unfortunately, this was only an hour drive to Rome, GA - not the day plane ride it would take to get to Rome, Italy. But can you imagine a cyclocross race in downtown Rome? Start at the top of the Colosseum, run/ride down the stairs, out through the street, shoot through the Forum...that would be insane! Anyway, the Georgia Cross series had never been to Rome before, and it was quite a course they had set up for us! It was a park right in the middle of downtown, and the...
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November 11, 2008 at 06:07:43 PM | Be the first to comment Tagged: Cyclocross, Race Report
This past weekend saw the Georgia Cross series descend on the Conyers International Horse Park (in Conyers, GA). The course was quite challenging, and long, with each lap coming in at approximately 2.1 miles. This course was a PR for me, in the fact this was the first race I did not get lapped in! Check out the view of the course with some pointers to some of the more interesting sections.
During the race, I had some minor bike issues (they were not performance limiting bike issues!) At the last race I raced in,
Beat the Freak Cyclocross Series #1, while waiting for the race to start, my bike got knocked over by the wind. Turns...
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November 7, 2008 at 05:34:32 PM | Be the first to comment Tagged: Cyclocross, Race Report
