Labor day weekend

Labor day weekend is upon us! This is a transition weekend. One must labor for the fruits of victory.

Saturday agenda-race?

No if I stuck to local events. This is what I found for the last day of the month (not much):

1. color me rad 5k WI
2. legacy 5k
3. pilot 5k

You can automatically rule out the former (out of FL). I did the latter in the past so it was time for something new.

Weather started out good-no wind, not so hot but still humid. As the race progressed, that changed quickly. The race was won with a fast time but by the grace of God, I secured the master title despite my time and the fact that the winner was pulled out of my age group! On top of that, with only overall given, thankfully, no one else between him and I was at least 40. I did have a battle with the grand master winner but prevailed after 2 miles. All title winners got trophies, the rest medals.

Sunday agenda-race?

Yes because there are local events! This is what I found for the first day of the month:

1. Disney land half
2. rnr half VA
3. wine country half
4.Spartan race UK
5. mr labor day du/tri
6. king of the hill 5k

You can automatically rule out the first 4 (out of FL). Sadly, I am not ready for the major league and remember struggling with the challenge of the hills so it wasn't difficult to pick the remaining event. I don't remember du'ing on labor day so I was in. I decided not to compete solo so I recruited a seasoned veteran, William Worley, to run. He was making a come back from injury so this was a good way to do that. As for me, once again, I experienced equipment failure. This time, an arm rest broke off while trying to fill a tire. This could not be repaired on site so I had to struggle with this throughout the race. When the dust clear, we emerged victorious! Praise the Lord, despite that mishap, I still rode 21+ average! We were rewarded for the finish as well as our efforts with medals.

Monday agenda-race?

Not! I did enough travelling this weekend, therefore, I'm not repeating the canes cross country classic 5k. Oh, and happy labor day! Don't work 2 hard, if at all!

Historic weekend!

Historic weekend! i dub it as such because of the following:

1. hurricane andrew occurred over 2 decades ago this day
2. 'I have a dream' speech half a century ago (8/28) by dr martin luther king jr., honored today
3. my personal history, as shall be detailed throughout this blog

saturday agenda-race!

This is what I had scheduled for today:

1. Spartan race VA
2. color me rad 5k TX
3. super hero scramble IL
4. mr ft Desoto du/tri
5. cape 5k
6. rampage 5k
7. tka lions 5k

You can automatically rule out the first 3 (out of FL).

sunday agenda-race?

I only found this day, the Spartan race VA, London. Needless to say, you can automatically rule it out because its out of FL. I planned on a dozen mile skate but it rained on my parade about halfway through. Just like hurricane Andrew, the workout was a disaster anyway (slow plus weather).

3-2-1!

3-2-1! I had an opportunity to do 3 events, went to 2 events, completed 1. For details, read on!

Saturday agenda-race!

This is what I considered for this day:

1. Spartan race CD, HI
2. biggest loser half/5k PA
3. color me rad 5k OH, CD
4. fast cat 5k
5. dreher park dash
6. kick off 5k

I had an opportunity to do a double header this day and a race the next. You can automatically rule out the first 3 (out of FL). With enough local events, I passed on #4 due to the distance; that killed the double. The latter was merely a fun run and not a race. Since I had to deal with pms in the ams, I was not entered but did do a training loop easy with friends; I had to save strength for the night race.

I did the inaugural am version of the dreher park dash last month. This is the normal evening version but unlike the past, it featured extreme heat and humidity, and no cloud cover. Only 1 water stop with only water in small cups. This ultimately lead to disaster for me.

First, the famous Clint Eastwood synopsis, then the praises:

The good: podium (3 ag), 2nd ag in dreher park 10k (am 5k plus this one), thanx to the good of ems
The bad: should've won ag (didn't due to incident)
The ugly: final mile, suffered heat exhaustion, extreme heat & humidity, improper hydration, some members of ems were unprofessional and down right mean

To God be the glory. I was in auto pilot (God in control) in the final mile while unknowingly suffering from a medical break down and still placed!

Also, by completing both the am 5k and this pm 5k, I got 2nd ag in the night and day 10k. I tech shirt commemorated this.

Sunday agenda-race?

Drought day schedule:

1. Spartan race
2. rnr marathon RI
3. mr trilogy 3

 You can automatically rule out the first 2 (out of FL), leaving the latter. Due to events prior day, I opted out and did late training on my inlines. Sadly, I only did half the distance.

Aw gust oh!

Aw gust oh! that's how you pronounce this month in Spanish

Saturday agenda-race!

Most events of interest was this day:

1. Falmouth mile MA
2. Spartan race MA, CA
3. central FL tri
4. Naples sprint du
5. jcc maccabi games (thru 8/15)
6. la roootaaa regataaa

You can automatically rule out the first 2 (out of FL). I passed on the last 2 (non standard events). Without a swimmer, plus the distance, drop #3; Naples, here I come!

History was made here but not in a good way. This was the first time I got a flat at a race; that's the glass half empty. Glass half full was it occurred prior to the start of the du and by the grace of God, the trek cycle tent replaced the tube quickly, allowing me to race.

Now for the Clint Eastwood synopsis:

The good: won age and top dozen
The bad: times, slippery run sections, hot & humid
The ugly: flat, no finishers medal

Sunday agenda-race?

1. Falmouth road race MA
2. Spartan race MA
3. biggest loser WI
4. 25.75 tri

You can automatically rule out any outside of FL, leaving the latter. Unbelievably, I had a swimmer ready but that tri was so stupid, no relay option was offered. naturally, if you refuse to do that, wont be a du option either. besides, the race director(s) seem to be bad since website had a 'contact us' link but no one had the decency to respond to the emails and phone calls. that will be money not wasted on them that shall be applied to some other. I opted for skating. I struggled miserably, both internal (tired plus knee) and external conditions (extreme wind, heat & humidity). I completed the dozen miles and called it a day.

Under the weather

Under the weather. Besides heat and humidity, there's been a lot of rain. Unfortunately, it's me that feels under the weather as of last night.

Saturday agenda-race?

The following was under consideration:

1. Spartan race WA
2. super hero scramble OH
3. siesta beach du/tri
4. logger head tri
5. trail run 5k/10k/half

You can automatically rule out the first 2 (out of FL). The latter was closet in proximity and the remaining, the furthest. Of those 3, I like the du but had to decline due to my internal condition. The drive would be too long and what I needed most would be lacking-rest (and sleep).  #4 would require a swimmer; that failed. While the latter is do-able, it would be additional cost with little or no chance to podium (top 3 only), especially since I am not near my best and subnormal terrain. Since I am long overdue for a long run, today was the day! I was under the weather (internally, not externally) so therefore posted my slowest training pace thus far this year, but on the bright side, the longest, non race distance; supposedly, I was running!

Saturday agenda-race?

Most certainly a racing drought this day:

1. Spartan race WA
2. rnr marathon PA

You can automatically rule out racing since all are out of FL. Whenever the ground is wet, I cant skate safely, so I have been deprived of this discipline for the longest. Fortunately, no rain in my area so I pulled out my skates and rolled a dozen miles. With no wind, I improved slightly from last time.

Monday agenda-rnr marathon in Dublin, Ireland.

a rare weekday race that I have to miss since it's out of the USA. However, whenever I win the powerball...