Independence weekend

Independence weekend is upon us. I'd like to thank the soldiers that made it possible for us to be free to do what we do. hang in there.

Saturday agenda-roll

I found a race (4 miler) but didn't feel like traveling to ft Myers burning up gas for a distance not quite my forte. Instead, I pulled out my inline skates & rolled 1.1 miles short of a half marathon. I was not quite up to par fighting against wind today & was nearly 3 minutes off my best time but nevertheless, I got in my workout.

Sunday agenda-ride

I didn't see any races today so I knew this would be a day to train. I decided to join onto a group headed up by Tachi of Miami pace. We began at pinecrest gardens but I turned off at black point since I am racing the next day and they are not. Seemed like it took me longer on the return. Possibly the route I took (I couldn't remember theirs) was longer plus I had no one to draft off of. In any case, I got in an hour twenty worth of work out then call it a day.

Monday agenda-race!

Just about every county has a race this day, although noticeably missing is in Dade county. I'd normally do Weston but I had been selected to be on a relay. Besides, I remember the memorial day disaster & sadly, my running has not improved.

I joined the ever powerful team Ali bootcamp I, featuring the owner of Perfit himself, known for his power & speed on the bike, and his lovely wife Beth, known for her speed as a female runner. This came into play for our overwhelming victory. She was the starter & did her leg in a sub 6 minute pace (top 10), better than I've run as an average this year! Naturally, Ali advanced us some positions with an extraordinary performance on the bike, even though it was not his racing one and the ground was wet from rain. On top of that, tradewinds features the most technical course of all multirace's local events. My job was to maintain or improve our position. Although I'm not totally satisfied with my time, it was the 2nd best split of all du participants. As a team, we were the only one to be in the top ten (4th overall) and the first of the three (all formed by Ali) able to break an hour! What a way to begin the holiday. I was dressed accordingly & I like the medal shaped like the U.S.A.