No sweat?

This weekend is the closest I get to a vacation from sports. There was only 1 non triathlon event I could find this weekend. Since I don't swim, any triathlon I do, other than a super sprint or reverse (in pool), will require a partner who can & considering the difficulty I had forming a relay team for a major event, the minor one on Sat. or the far one in Clermont today, would be out of the question.

This is event was known as the No sweat 5k fun run. I was put on by GFLRR & anyone who knows Cynthia, can figure how she arrived at that title. Her since of humor! Apart from today, it was the hottest & most humid day & everyone I saw started sweating before the race even began. Because it was a fun run, there were no awards & no age groups. However, there was a reward for the top 50 finishers- a finisher's dog tag. My gameplan was simple- run well enough to get my reward. Naturally, that means that I did not push myself to time qualify as I usually do but instead, ran an easy training run for the 1st 2 miles & then used near race pace in the last. Doing that, I still made it in under 20 minutes but my time was well over a minute slower than normal but that was expected since I made no true effort to compete. I had a fun run! I stayed for the raffle but realized after 3/4 through that it would be impossible for me to win because I forgot to put in my number! Oh, well.

Today was my long ride day. I told a long time friend of mine (BR) that I'd be there 7 am. I was halfway to location when I realized I didn't have my correct bike shoes. I doubled back to get them but that obviously made me late. Remarkably, she was still there. We hit a snag regarding parking but eventually, the ride was on. She doesn't ride competitively so I returned the favor & rode much slower than normal & many points, stopped so as not to lose her on the ride. It was her first time back on the road for months. This ride was necessary training for me because I will be racing as the cyclist on the relay team at the KB trilogy one more time & I want to master the bridge. In order to get a good workout, I borrowed the famous run training technique- the fartlek -& applied it to cycling. This method was introduced to me by my teammate on the relay team & since we are both runners, we often use our experiences wherever & whenever it is needed. Anyway, she used a pace that was very comfortable & held that until about a mile prior to the bridge, at which point I picked up to near race pace & hammered up the bridge then coasted down & stopped to wait for her; this occurred twice. Finally, she ended her workout where we found parking, which was 6 miles shorter than my normal course. Therefore, once she left, I continued the course but since I was solo, I rode at a much faster pace (final fartlek) to conclude my workout.

I have plans to sweat it out on skates tomorrow in order to execute all my disciplines. This will likely occur for the rest of the month. My normal disciplines include running, race walking, cycling & inline skating. I'd like to include swimming but pool access is difficult for me, particularly because I don't have much money & I am not comfortable with open water. I feel one much master the pool before going out to nature. Therefore, I do that here & there.