Congrats to all Tri Arkansas participants. Our group was well represented and performed incredibly well!!
Bird captured 1st in the 30 - 34 age group with a time of 2:24:45. Fantastic Bird, way to go!
Heather finished second in the women's 30 - 34 group coming in at 2:44:30 and Shannon was 4th in the same group finishing at2:53:23.
Roger crossed the line second in the men's 40 - 44 finishing at 2:45:23.
A first, 2 seconds and a 4th. That's what I call bringin' home the hardware folks!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Brick then Breakfast
A fun time was had by all!
The Olympic distance Tri Arkansas is in mid-August. Kevin, Heather, Shannon, Kyle and I got a look at the modified bike course today as we did a bike/run brick at the race site.
The 40k route has plenty of hills to get your legs going....and plenty of downhill to make up the difference. Not too much flat road on this course. The hills start early....there's a nice one right out of transition.
There's also a nice hill on the run too coming out of T2.
OK, let's be honest....when I say 'nice' it's not necessarily a good thing.
It was a good day...mild temperatures for this time of year and it was overcast. A dip in the lake felt GREAT after the run.
Maybe the best part of the morning was the tasty breakfast at Cracker Barrel afterwards
The Olympic distance Tri Arkansas is in mid-August. Kevin, Heather, Shannon, Kyle and I got a look at the modified bike course today as we did a bike/run brick at the race site.
The 40k route has plenty of hills to get your legs going....and plenty of downhill to make up the difference. Not too much flat road on this course. The hills start early....there's a nice one right out of transition.
There's also a nice hill on the run too coming out of T2.
OK, let's be honest....when I say 'nice' it's not necessarily a good thing.
It was a good day...mild temperatures for this time of year and it was overcast. A dip in the lake felt GREAT after the run.
Maybe the best part of the morning was the tasty breakfast at Cracker Barrel afterwards
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
ROLL CALL
The proposed Tri Arkansas brick is scheduled for this Saturday. Who's in?
We can ride the course then run all or any portion of the run course you choose.
The original time to roll was suggested at 6am...I think we can push that to 6:30 and still be good for the day.
Let's get a head count.
We can ride the course then run all or any portion of the run course you choose.
The original time to roll was suggested at 6am...I think we can push that to 6:30 and still be good for the day.
Let's get a head count.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Ride The Course
Kicking around the idea of going to Arkadelphia Saturday July 10 early, early to ride the TriArkansas course and run a portion, if not all, of the run course. Any takers?
You may or may not be planning to do this race. Regardless, it would be a good, tough, leg-busting, lung-popping workout. What's not to like about that?
Click the link to view the course map, which does not do it justice, BTW.
http://www.dltmultisport.com/images/MAPS/triathlon_triarkansasbike.pdf
Thinking about meeting in that parking lot and rolling at 6a. The time is certainly negotiable.
What say you?
You may or may not be planning to do this race. Regardless, it would be a good, tough, leg-busting, lung-popping workout. What's not to like about that?
Click the link to view the course map, which does not do it justice, BTW.
http://www.dltmultisport.com/images/MAPS/triathlon_triarkansasbike.pdf
Thinking about meeting in that parking lot and rolling at 6a. The time is certainly negotiable.
What say you?
Monday, June 28, 2010
TT Update
Steve Shepherd told me when I was signing up for the Arkansas State Time Trial event Saturday at Chainwheel that if I didn't throw up over my aerobars while crossing the finish line I didn't go hard enough! Well, I didn't throw up...but I was hurtin'!
Now I certainly had no grand illusions of winning this thing by any stretch. I just wanted to race in a stand alone time trial event to see what would happen. As I look back now I can say it was fun and I surprised myself a little.
It was a 40k but by my Polar watch the course was more than that (watch may be off a smidgen, but when it is it's usually on the short side). I thought the wind was a little in my face until I made the turn-around and headed back in...It was truly a sturdy headwind at that point. That was a mental kick in the pants!
Racers went off at :30 second intervals. I got passed about 5-minutes into my ride. Dang! In all I got passed by 5 people and I passed 3.
I have no idea where I finished because as of this post the results weren't out and I couldn't stay at the race site....had to get to church but I will tell you that I will be well down the list! But my trusty Polar watch had me at 1:08:21 for a 22.4 mph average with an average cadence of 105. I gotta say I was a little surprised. It's the fastest I've ever covered that distance.
Now if I could just do that and then get off and run with any efficiency I might actually be somebody!
Now I certainly had no grand illusions of winning this thing by any stretch. I just wanted to race in a stand alone time trial event to see what would happen. As I look back now I can say it was fun and I surprised myself a little.
It was a 40k but by my Polar watch the course was more than that (watch may be off a smidgen, but when it is it's usually on the short side). I thought the wind was a little in my face until I made the turn-around and headed back in...It was truly a sturdy headwind at that point. That was a mental kick in the pants!
Racers went off at :30 second intervals. I got passed about 5-minutes into my ride. Dang! In all I got passed by 5 people and I passed 3.
I have no idea where I finished because as of this post the results weren't out and I couldn't stay at the race site....had to get to church but I will tell you that I will be well down the list! But my trusty Polar watch had me at 1:08:21 for a 22.4 mph average with an average cadence of 105. I gotta say I was a little surprised. It's the fastest I've ever covered that distance.
Now if I could just do that and then get off and run with any efficiency I might actually be somebody!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
TT Update Post
If you're interested in the Time Trial event and haven't registered yet you can do so up to 5pm Saturday 6/26 at Chainwheel. I don't believe you can register on-line any longer.
Also you have to have a USAC license to participate. Like USAT, you can purchase a one-day license if you don't want to spend the $60 for an annual membership. I believe the one-day license is $10 and can be purchased at Chainwheel while you register.
Also you have to have a USAC license to participate. Like USAT, you can purchase a one-day license if you don't want to spend the $60 for an annual membership. I believe the one-day license is $10 and can be purchased at Chainwheel while you register.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Time Trial Event
Thought some of you might be interested in this. It's the Arkansas Time Trial Championships. June 27th. Click on the link.
www.sportsbaseonline.com/events/index.xhtml?categoryId=26490&conversationId=216278
www.sportsbaseonline.com/events/index.xhtml?categoryId=26490&conversationId=216278
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