Week 7/28/13-8/2/13

Never have posted for 1 week before
thought i would start now
Sunday: Crabman Tri (Refer to previous post)
Monday: Day off
Tuesday: 4 Miles total at stonington fun run
Warmup with the WTAC runners for 1 mile
Race starts at 6:15 I ran a 22:05
I never go hard at stonington, just at westerly
Wednesday: Biked 7 with the gazelle on hills
training for block tri
really nervous for for hilly bike at block

Westerly Fun Runs later at 6
20:20 time will miss next week for vacation
and then 2 weeks left
Thursday: Day off
ran 81 miles for the month of July and 17 runs
I am at 387 of 500 miles and way ahead of schedule to break my 500 mile goal
I need to do 113 miles in 5 months
Friday: Run/Swim in Morning with Tom, Mike B, Captain Crutch, Dad, and My neighbor Chet who I just met for the first time today
5 miles total
first 3 on roads
we kind of split in groups(Tom & Mike B, My Dad & I, and Captain Crutch & Chet)
next 2 on the beach we took our shoes off and it was very uncomfortable to run with shoes on hands
I was kinda lagging behind for the last
then quarter mile swim
order was Tom, then Me, then Chet and Dad
Block Island Tri tommorow
Saturday: Block Island Tri Refer to BI Tri post

Crabman Tri 7-28-13

Today I did the crabman. This was my second tri and second year doing the crabman. It starts very early in the morning. The first wave went off at 6:45 and my wave was second. I woke up at 4:30, but didn't get as much sleep as I wanted. When we got there it was a 1 mile bike to transition. The race started soon after. I jumped into the ocean before the race. The water wasn't cold at all. It was also very calm and great swimming conditions. I did much better than last year's swim. Last year I couldn't see out of my googles very well, I swam the wrong way and was one of the last ones out of the water. This year I thought I did fine. I was nervous for the swim before but definetley not as nervous as crutchley. Soon the first wave went off (45 & over) and my dad was in that. It wasn't long after that until my wave (Wave 2- 35&under) which also had Jeff Duda, Tom, and Mark in it. I ran in the water and got kicked and hit as I'm sure almost everyone did. It cleared up and I had plenty of room to get to the first buoy before I started kicked again. It was also tight right after the first buoy. It looked like to me after going around the first buoy the second buoy was diagionally away from the beach. I told people that but most of them said it was a straight line. It took some time but I eventually reached  the second buoy and it was so quick back to the beach. I got out of the water. My final swim time was 10:15 in 178th place for the swim. My T1 time was 2:45 and then I wheeled my bike over to the place. Getting on and pedaling is hard for me because my bike has cages over the pedals and it takes a few seconds to put it on. I got one foot on and one of the cages came apart. I stepped to the side and put it back on with one of the assistant's help. That cost me a few minutes. I started out biking then. So many people flew by me in the bike. I had the taste of salt water in mouth so i rinsed it off with my drink. I had my GU right before the highway on the first loop. There were a couple sections where you had to slow down for sharp turns. Last year I saw most people I knew on the bike, but this year I didn't see anyone I knew. The bike seems really long for me especially because there are two loops. I had my drink every once in in a while. I was exhausted riding the bike. I probably passed 20 people and got passed by 150. I didn't count but i counted for the run which is my strength. When I finished the bike there were a lot people getting off the bike when I was. I finished 39:39 in 324th place. there were orange flags on the way up to t2 and I thought we had to stay on the left of them and the other side was for run, but you don't go that way in the run. I got stuck behind some guy wheeling his bike a little too slow after I saw people passing on the right I went around him and into T2. I wheeled my bike in a found a rack. I couldn't find my brother's or father's bikes in that rack so I knew it was the wrong rack I was just one over. Last year it was a different setup and much harder to find your racks. I didn't change shoes and left T2 after putting my bike in the correct rack. My T2 time was 1:01. I counted the number I passed over the run. I was pretty tired for the run. It was up a road then take a left and a turnaround back the road on the left. I took water at the first stop. On the way to the first waterstop I passed a boy who had the number 13 on his leg, so he must of been in my age group. I ran back and saw elise on the way back. (She was one of the only people I knew and I recongnized during the tri.) After the turnaround you followed that road back out the main road and up the main road to turn on another side road. At the end of the other side road there was a turnaround with a waterstop. On the way back I saw elise again. I ran back to the main road which takes you all the way back. My dad caught up to me because he was already done and ran me back. I passed two people at the final sprint. I passed 63 people on the run and no one passed me. My run time was 20:21 and I got 23rd place. My final time was 1:14:00 in 158th place. I thought I had won my age group but I was in 14-19 which I thought was unfair beacue last year it was 1-14 instead of 1-13 and I would of won my age group. They had some refreshments after.
              I didn't feel sore from blessing the other day. I have block island tri coming up and I am not looking foward to the hilly bike there but am looking foward to the 4 mile beach run. I was thinking about doing other tris next year.
             Results here- Crabman Tri Results- http://www.coolrunning.com/results/13/ri/Jul28_Crabma_set2.shtml
Updated my running schedule

7-26-13 Blessing of the Fleet

Last night I did the blessing. I was feeling really nervous for it all week. It was one of the hardest runs ever for me. I finished 137th out of 2,704 people, 34th out of 132 in my age group and with a time of 1:07:47. Ran with my dad. We got there a little later then I expected and didn't have as much time as I would want before the race. The first couple miles went by really quickly, especially the first one. I took water 3 or 4 times but barely drank anyting. The whole race was pretty much crowded. We caught up to Mike B after 3 miles and stuck somewhere near until the end of the race. It went back and forth and he ended up finishing slightly ahead. There two miles on a highway that I didn't like. After 3 miles I got out of breath. After 5 my legs and feet got tired. I got a cramp after 7 or 8. We started to pass a lot of walkers at 7 or 8  miles. My last mile was 6:31, the fastest and my pace finished at 6:47. I looked up the results and a couple of people I competed against in Track on different teams ran the race.
Here are the Results- 42nd Annual Blessing of the Fleet- http://www.coolrunning.com/results/13/ri/Jul26_Blessi_set1.shtml
After the race I was really hungry. On the way out Mike B and my Dad said they were soaking wet, but I was completely dry. They must went swiming or something. I now have crabman tommorow and that should be fun.