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The Mountain Bike (9 miles), Cross Country Run (4.5
miles), and Mountain Ride (15 miles) Triathlon in Haw Ridge outside of
Knoxville on April 28 was a blast!!!! I jumped off Rudy and ran in
the last 1/2 mile .....we crossed the finish line and Rudy's heart rate was
already down to 61! All three legs of the competition were over the same
basic multi-use trails.... very technical, er, dangerous
course. All of the hot dog mountain bike racers came in
bloody ( really bloody). They all said they fell 3-4
times. I proceeded very cautiously ( I was scared to death!)
I crashed once. Hit my head on the side of the mountain,
bounced and hit the trail..... which was better than the alternative.... going
off the side down a vertical drop to the lake. Caught my bike on its way
down. Didn't slow me down much tho'. We placed 2nd in the ironman
competition. ( only 4 competed in the ironman division- all women -
everyone else was part of a team - what a bunch of
Sissies!)
I had the fastest cross country run time of
the ironman division. I actually finished the course well ahead of a
few teams! A lady from Virginia beat me out of first place. I tailed
up a couple of mountains.....bad mistake for me and Rudy.... she cantered her
Arab up both of them! But, Rudy and I are
flatlanders and she and her horse train in the mountains! She ended up
finishing 10 minutes ahead of me.
I need some coaching on the mountain
bike. I am pretty pitiful. Learned a lot in this race tho'. My
technical skills really improved by mile 4-5. It was either learn to
handle the bike or die! It was quite the upper body
workout! But I could not pass up the chance to do a few more miles
in that terrain so after we finished the race, I went back up the mountain
and did another 12 mile loop on Rudy. Overall I covered a little over 40
miles. 9 mile bike, 4.5 mile run, 15 mile ride plus 12 more
conditioning miles. I managed to eat well prior to and during
the event. Did my pasta/carbo pre-load Sat night, slugged my
electrolytes and chomped power bars Sunday. I had a great time!
I have GOT to move to the mountains somewhere! I feel like Rudy
and I belong there!
The very best news is that I am not
sore! Knees are great! Legs working fine! I even went to the
gym this afternoon and did 30 minutes on the stair stepper. No
problems! I know I am a sick pup. ........ addicted to
sweat I think. If anyone hears of any more events like this tri' going on
anywhere.... let me know!!
We won't be coming to Biltmore.
:( Some things came up with my work and I could not get
away. See yall at Longstreet's Charge!!!
Cindy and Rudy |
