Memorial day weekend

Memorial day weekend is upon us. Let us all show our respect for the troops who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect & defend our freedom. Too many people enjoy the off at the beach while, for the soldiers, life is a bitch! Also, this is the last weekend in May.

Saturday agenda-train!

Believe it or not, I did not race. The last ride by Elite cycling was on. I rode to the store but had shift/slipping problems. Had to get that fixed then rode back home.

Sunday agenda-race!

Very simple for me, either tradewinds tri or off trail run. After choosing the former, do I solo or relay? After selecting my teammates from the season opener tri, same venue, the race was on! Mike K was coming off an injury plus a new one (mostly soreness) created having by fun the previous day. Fortunately, Pam got a PR, as did I, in our respective disciplines. We not only won the relay (co-ed) division but was the only team to break an hour! Praise the Lord!

Monday agenda-race!

I had to chose between proximity & tried and true (weston memorial) over the other one in Boca; big mistake! Despite logging in my fastest 5k time of the year (by a second), I didnt even make the top 5 in my age group (off by 1), whereas in the previous group, I would've gotten 3rd. If it hadn't been for the finishers medal (1st time ever doing this), I would've walked away empty handed (less a tshirt). They had a pancake breakfast but that was about it. I took off to get my penalty run (required if I fail to break 19 or make the podium) out the way then back to the drawing board!