tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55694052767527821092024-02-19T06:11:22.057-10:00LectieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-61432656182867827172017-12-20T10:48:00.000-10:002017-12-20T11:02:01.745-10:00What did I do?Just a quick update.....<br />
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A couple of weeks ago, I put up a post on a small challenge that I was going to take on with a couple of friends in December, just for something "easy" and fun to do at the end of the off-season. Little did I know there would be so much interest in participating!!<br />
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We have 46 people playing!! 46 people, that's pretty cool.<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> 46 people said they wanted to participate, but not everyone is logging and I'm not sure we have 46 total, but we definitely have 20 and it's been fun to do with a group, accountability and such!</span> It's always more fun to take on a challenge with other people and having 46 competitive, Type-A personalities, "compete" in a challenge makes things interesting. Take day 1 for example, a simple 20-second plank. Easy, done, fast, but nope, probably half of the participants (I am also guilty of this) upped the ante and did multiple sets of 20-seconds or much longer than 20-seconds, 2:00! to be exact <---wasn't me. This should make the last day very very interesting...Sorry Mei, Liz and Shannon I think your 7:00 record might be on the chopping block....we've got some uber competitors in this one now. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(I'm going to trust that as the planks get longer we all remember our form and when we start to push our bums up in the air or down to the floor to make things easier, we realize we aren't holding proper form anymore and should stop the timer!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(update: We have had planking at birthday parties, planking on the beach in the surf, planking on Tuesday trainer rides and planking in the middle of bike rides)</span><br />
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The first 20 days have been fun. But let me tell you, it's been tough. 2:30 nearly did me in...I'm not sure I'll make it the entire time without breaking form. But I sure will keep trying. I've seen progress from day 1, which was the point (along with being fun) and this kind of makes me want to pick some kind of challenge to do every month in 2018 (pushups, squats, wall-sits something like that) simple, fast, fun and effective if done appropriately. I'm researching 12 challenges for 2018 right now and I think I have found a different challenge for each month.....we shall see!<br />
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Happy planking!<br />
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#findyourhappy<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-23902792298288392792017-12-04T11:58:00.001-10:002017-12-04T11:58:31.565-10:00Venture Race 2.0I wanted to start this post with this....what a great place to call home, when you are thousands of mile away from where you grew up, it's great when you have friends that you can call family.<br />
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This was the second year of this "race" and I sure hope it keeps happening year after year. Think Amazing Race meets being silly, interval training, belly laughs, dressing up in costumes, competitive fun and following clues on Biki Bikes all over downtown Honolulu. <a href="http://lectiealtman.blogspot.com/2016/12/venture-race-hawaii.html">Last year was the tester year</a> to see how it all worked out and it was such a success that this year the event was larger and many more friends were present! I was also able to bring on a little help from the lovely ladies at Coeur to provide sweet treats and gift cards for some of the participants, ROKA for some swim caps and Honey Stinger for some bars!! This year the event grew in numbers and Joy and Amanda were great race directors, organizers and party planners. Hopefully next year we can have even more people!<br />
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Thanks Bonnie for the cookies and awards, Lori for getting Biki on board, the boys (Gary, Jeff, Shane, Shawn) and Hina for being elves at all of our stops and Michelle and Thomas were gracious enough to open their house afterwards for awards, breakfast and mimosas. (and all the other people who donated to the event!)<br />
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We weren't able to pull off the W this year, but we sure had a fun time trying! Thanks M and Lauren!! (Watch out Tri-animals....we are coming for you next year!!) :-)<br />
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Heart and Courage!<br />
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Go biki!!<br />
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Love for everyone!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-86875188713397023782017-11-22T10:35:00.000-10:002017-11-22T10:35:51.441-10:00Plank Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Since it's still semi off-season, I've been trying to figure out something new and different to do. A couple of my friends just did this month long "plank challenge" and I thought that sounded like a great idea, thanks ladies! It won't take a lot of effort (in the beginning) or very much time. And it could be fun! Everyone has 20 seconds-about 5 minutes to spare everyday. I've rounded up a couple of friends (thanks Les and M!) to take on the challenge in December. If you're interested, let me know....you don't have to be in Hawaii. We are going to put together a text string or something else, to be determined, so that we can send photographic evidence that we complete each day of the challenge. </div>
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One of my friends that just completed this challenge, ended day 28 with a 7-minute plank! That's impressive! Not quite sure I'll be able to make 7-minutes, 240-seconds sounds difficult, but challenge accepted. I'm sure either Les or I will update you after the fact to let you know how it goes. </div>
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Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving....100x100s tomorrow! </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-41387820768086124002017-11-08T20:55:00.000-10:002017-11-10T13:29:43.288-10:00Bucknell Hall of Fame <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm not one to brag, but this past week was a pretty big deal and I think my Mom would be upset if I didn't write a little something about it. I found out back in June that I was going to be inducted into the Bucknell University Athletics <a href="http://www.bucknellbison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211640805">Hall of Fame</a>. I spent 4 years of my life swimming and making great memories at Bucknell and it was an honor to get that phone call and be invited back to be inducted into the 2017 Hall of Fame.<br />
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Instead of writing something myself, I'll share what was said at the dinner/induction and then my acceptance speech. I think they sum it up pretty well, so here you go.<br />
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your morning newspaper have completed their rounds, millions of people are
already wide-awake. Perhaps like you, they are relentlessly pursuing their
dreams. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Some are corporate executives, well-known athletes,
coaches, officials or leaders. But most are our neighbors, friends, relatives,
employees or co-workers: The carpenter checking his tools; the sales manager
packing her bags; the small business owner running spreadsheets on the kitchen computer;
the teacher creating banners for the school assembly; the student athlete doing
push-ups by his bed. The light is on in their windows, minds and hearts. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>These are first-rate people in action—excellence, plain
and simple. By doing whatever it takes to become the best they are capable of
becoming, they lift our spirits. They stretch our boundaries. They energize our
communities. And they bring new meaning to the terms, “job well-done” and “life
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This is an excerpt from a book called, “Whatever it takes”
that I received from Jerry Foley upon completion of my senior year here at
Bucknell and it has stuck with me ever since. <o:p></o:p></div>
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What We’ve Been Waiting For, Exceeding the Expected,
Attitude to Achieve and Whatever it Takes. These are the beliefs that got us
through winning 4 consecutive Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships
during in my tenure at Bucknell. Jerry
Foley (and his staff: Craig Strong, Sandy Elion, Carl, Kathleen Mest, Judson, Sally, Sean and Errol Carter) built and took the Bucknell Women’s swimming and diving
program from upstart to dynasty. Without them and all the women from 2002-2006
I would not be standing here today, so thank you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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From my recruiting trip in 2001 to our final Patriot League
Championship in 2006, in a sport that is so often considered individual, we
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</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Craig running up and down the pool deck on
training trip trying to sing “Hey ya,”</span></li>
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</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">the trip to Colgate when we stayed in a hotel in
the middle of the winter, with no heat, sleeping in our parkas the night before
a swim meet</span></li>
<li> <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">a long road trip down to Florida for training
trip, and on the way to BWI the bus broke down on Route 15 in the middle of a
snow storm, resulting in half of the team missed our flight.</span></li>
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I am beyond grateful and will always cherish the experiences
had and friendships built during my time here. Committing to Bucknell was one
of the easiest decisions I have ever made and now looking back 15 years later,
it may have been one of my best. The moment I set foot on campus I felt at
home. That family atmosphere, which Jerry created amongst the Women’s Swimming
and Diving Program is what lead us to excellence. We didn’t want to let each
other down, and therefore we always did “Whatever it took” to get the job done.
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None of this would be possible without my parents taking the
time to enroll me in swim lessons at 6 months old and most importantly
instilling in me a never give up attitude. That perspective carried me through
a successful age group, high school and collegiate swimming career. The confidence
gained at Bucknell taught me that with a lot hard work, perseverance and
tenacity I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. That confidence was really
helpful when I found myself on an island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
trying to figure out the next phase of my life. What was that? Taking up a new challenge in, triathlon,
establishing a new career in Real Estate and ultimately finding my happy. Thank
you, Jerry, Mom, Pop, Scott for knowing when to push me, when to encourage me
and challenging me to become the athlete and person that I am. I wouldn’t be
here today without you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m here not because of me, but because the people around me
believe in me and give me what I need to be successful, both today and 15 years
ago. Thank you to everyone that traveled to be here today to support me, from
Hawaii, to Florida, Colorado, Michigan, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New
York, thank you and to everyone that couldn’t be here today, thanks so much for
your love and support, always. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: blue; color: #ffc000;">‘Ray Bucknell, ‘Ray
Bucknell, ‘Ray for the orange and the blue, ‘Ray, ‘Ray, ‘Ray, ‘Ray, ‘Ray for
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I'm sure this is floating around on the internet somewhere, but I don't know where it is. It was broadcasted live, so it does exist somewhere in case you want to see what a terrible public speaker I am, I wouldn't recommend it...it's better to read and imagine me reading it. If you want to find it, I'm pretty sure Scott knows where it is.<br />
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It is an honor to be inducted into such an accomplished group of individuals and I am very excited to join this prestigious group.<br />
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I am very thankful that this ceremony gave me a reason to get back to the mainland to see family and friends. I haven't been back home to see my parents in a while and that was long overdue. I can't remember how long it's been since our entire Bucknell crew has all been together, none of us live in the same state and now babies are happening so it's tough to get all of us together in the same place at the same time....but this event made it possible!! Thanks to everyone for coming, now it's someone else's turn for a reason to get together.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-36030753844751709492017-10-30T08:19:00.000-10:002017-10-30T08:19:50.392-10:0010 months in photosI can't believe it's been almost a year since I've last updated my blog (besides getting back on the bandwagon and talking a little bit about Kona. Wow, a lot has happened since December and I'll try to recap in photos by month because pictures are more fun.<br />
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January<br />
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February<br />
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March<br />
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April<br />
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October<br />
KONA!<br />
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And now here we are in, almost November. I'm off to NY, PA and DC with Scott here in a couple of days to go visit family and friends and take a trip back to Bucknell. Catch ya on the flip side!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-22064263293419903382017-10-23T11:36:00.001-10:002017-10-25T19:50:47.228-10:00Kona 2017So it's October and I think the last time I opened this thing was almost a year ago, whoops. New goal, start blogging again, and what better time now that the season is pretty much over, my bad. I'll do a recap of what's been happening over here in Hawaii after I get to Kona (sorry Mom, I know you miss this). What better time to start back on the blogosphere than to talk about Kona 2017.<br />
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I'm not quite sure where to begin as it's been a long time coming from winning the AG race and qualifying at IM Port Mac (Australia) in May, to Honu a few weeks later in June, a much needed break, some time off from running, ramping up the training and having a super awesome support team to help get me to Kona on October 14.<br />
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Let's just get down to the race...in a nutshell for those that don't want to read a drawn out race report, which let's be honest, is probably most people. It typically goes like this....swim, ugh, wave start, clear water for about half the swim, having to swim through a million men and zig zag my way back to the pier and try to avoid getting kicked in the face. Bike, hot, windy, humid, many many girls drafting in packs hiding behind men, I won't name names or numbers, but there were a couple out there that were so blatant and ALLDAYLONG and thankfully they got the penalties they deserved (I digress), hot, windy, humid, hills, hot, windy, humid, that about covers it. Run, hot, lots of people on course with encouraging words, hoses, sprinklers, chalk on the road (I finally saw my name!), hot, did I mention hot?<br />
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I was super happy with my swim, a little bit faster than last year 55:06, really though, 7 seconds...next time! One of my big goals this race was to not get grumpy on the bike, not stop pushing when we hit the headwinds at Waikoloa and finish the ride happy, well mission accomplished and my fastest bike time in Kona...so far. The run was a bit of a struggle for me, I'm not happy with the run in it's entirety, but I did spend a lot of time and energy on wanting to have a great last 10k and I did that, the first 32k notsomuch, but the last 10k was according to plan, albeit a bit slower than I wanted, but it was a lot faster and stronger than the first 32k. I wanted to start running "hard" after coming out of the energy lab and finish strong, and I did that, so mission sort of accomplished, my slowest run time in Kona. I did have my fastest overall Kona time and placing, so that's a plus and a great accomplishment that I am happy about, but I'm not satisfied (that's a part of racing I think, always wanting to do more and better and that's what keeps me going), I'll be back!<br />
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A few photos to recap the week...<br />
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Getting to finally meet my Coeur teamies IRL and the underpants run...first time!<br />
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Coffee boat Shenanigans<br />
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The all important...starting things off "on the right foot" getting off the plane<br />
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*Side note....this was a test run, the organizers wanted to try out the idea, see what worked and what didn't and if it was something people would enjoy being a part of in the future. Survey says, people loved it and they will make some changes and hopefully put on another one in the near future with more people! :-)<br />
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My friends Joy and Amanda were out riding one day, the same
typical route they ride almost every weekend and they decided they needed to
change things up, make things more fun again. Doing the same thing over and
over again can get a bit monotonous and when you get bored you get tired and
lazy, you stop paying attention and it can become not fun anymore. They were
ready to change that. They wanted to spice things up. We are all active people
and like to get up and move around and be outside, sitting around all day doing
nothing can get old as well. So they came up with what they dubbed, “Venture
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The idea was a combination of a Scavenger hunt, Survivor and
The Amazing Race, with a little triathlon thrown in there. We didn’t get a
whole lot of prior information, just that it was going to be a fun day with
friends and bring stuff to swim, bike and run. We arrived at 6:00am Sunday
morning ready for instructions and an adventure. Our trusty planners Amanda and
Joy were ready and raring to go. We were told to, first and foremost have fun,
next follow the instructions on the cards and post our finds to Facebook or Instagram
so they could check and make sure we were following the rules and the third and
final instruction was the “bitch slap,” if you wanted to road block or give
another team a penalty, you needed to ask a stranger to take a photo of you and
your teammates posing in a swim, bike and run position and then text the photo
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The first leg was the bike leg. The cards were given out and
one of the teams just took off down the road. We had to find three different
places on the island and either take a picture or a video at the location. We
had pictures of the places as well as a few sentences describing the area we
were looking for. My team, “always naughty, sometimes nice” decided to look at
the cards and figure out where we were going before we left. Well…..that took a
bit longer than I thought it would. I wasn’t entirely sure where to go, we
googled, facebooked and put our minds together and came up with the first two
places right away so off we went! On our way to the first location, we were thinking
about the clues given on the third card to try to determine the location of the
playground. There were certain words underlined in the clues and brilliant
Michelle, said, “how do you say coconut in Hawaiian?” trusty google told us it
was Niu, so Nui Valley was where we were headed to find the third location on
the bike (after we successfully found the first two stops). When we got to the
third location we were pretty sure we were at least the 2<sup>nd</sup> team
there, we hadn’t seen the group that took off in the beginning, but when we had
to go down the slide at the playground, it didn’t look like anyone had been
there yet…hmmmm were we ahead? We checked off the third item on the bike and
back to the park we went.<br />
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When we got back to the park we realized that we were
the first team to arrive, but we had been “bitch slapped,” so we had to wait 3
minutes before starting the next leg of the race. 3 minutes is a long time when
you think people are gaining on you…note to self….don’t draft in a race and get
a time penalty…this was a for fun game with friends and that 3 minute wait was
stressful!<br />
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Anyways, the three minutes ended and we were off on the run
portion. We figured out where all the run stops were right away…running around
this area quite often pays when you are looking for hidden items. Snapped a few
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We got back to home base and they weren’t even ready for us
to go on to the swim, or “water play” portion of the race. We ran with Joy down
to the ocean and received our instructions. We needed to blow up an inflatable
animal and then one of us puts on the inflatable and the other two people hold
onto the inflatable with one arm and swim with the other arm out to Joy, around
her and back in to shore. Swimming with 1 arm dragging another person isn’t
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was to have fun with friends, laugh, be active, enjoy and remember why we love
this sport. Afterwards we had a brunch and “awards ceremony” at our friend
house. Thanks so much Joy and Amanda for putting on such a fun event. And
thanks to my teamies Michelle and Lauren, go us!! I’m excited for the next
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Yesterday I went bike riding in the mountains aka mountain biking aka (for me) lots of hike-a-biking....do I own a mountain bike? No. Have I ever been mountain biking? No. Have people been asking me for months, maybe even years to go mtn biking? Yes. Have I ever said yes to those questions before now? No (excuse #1, I'm training for______, excuse #2, I don't want to break something, excuse #3 I'm so uncoordinated). So since there's nothing big on the horizon and a whole bunch of other <strike>wimpy </strike>inexperienced triathletes were getting off the road and I had a bike to borrow (thanks Ben) I decided why not. And I'm glad I did! I don't know that I love it, I don't hate it and I'm not sure it will become a regular thing, but I won't always say no.<br />
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Now just FYI....if Marcy is in charge of teaching you how to mtn bike...she does not take you the easy way...for example, "We are going to go down a hill now" changed to "we are coming up on a plunge" and then finally the "double steep plunge is right ahead, you can walk, but I'm going to ride." Ok, I'll walk, thanks! And oh yeah, "we might run into some bulls up ahead, but don't worry, just keep going you'll be fine, there also might be some dogs." We all survived and came away unscathed. Kate, thanks for bringing up the rear and waiting up for us newbies and showing us how it's done.<br />
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Kudos to everyone that gets out there and gets dirty. Mountain biking is no joke. I am truly humbled. #gettingoutofmycomfortzone. It's tough to get over the fact that mountain bikes are made to roll over logs, rocks, mud, holes, everything we try to avoid on the road and getting my mind to know that it's ok to go over those things is tough. Combine that with the fact that single track exactly what it sounds like...narrow, hard and scary (I know, we don't have great bike lanes here in Hawaii so riding in small, narrow space should be fine right? nope!), we had a long, but ultimately fun morning. I'm not sure I will ever become a true mtn biker or XTERRA athlete, but it was sure fun to get out there, try something new and enjoy the day with a bunch of tough ladies. Maybe I'll try again in a few weeks on a more mellow course...<br />
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An interesting article Kate found about the "Interleaving Effect" and the science of learning. Interesting she found this the same day a lot of us were trying to <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-interleaving-effect-mixing-it-up-boosts-learning/?print=true&utm_medium=email&utm_source=other&utm_campaign=opencourse.GdeNrll1EeSROyIACtiVvg.announcements~opencourse.GdeNrll1EeSROyIACtiVvg.aU2SF9dDEeW9ug73QL_FVQ&">learn something new</a>. <<<<Check it out<br />
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Thanks for all the pics Karen!<br />
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In other news.....I am super excited to announce that I will be joining another amazing group of ladies this year!! Can't wait to get to know everyone in this family and to represent with #heartandcourage all year long!<br />
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Well, it's been 2 weeks, so I'd say it's about time to get my thoughts on page. I've struggled to put together a typical race report, so that's not what this is going to be. This was a really HARD race and a TOUGH day for me. It is KONA, it is the World Championships, if it were easy, it wouldn't be KONA. I had a GOOD day and a day I can be PROUD of, but the competitor in me always wants more and BETTER. There are always things I can improve upon and I think that's one thing that makes Ironman/long distance triathlon racing so much fun...no matter what there's always room for improvement. I may not have had the day I wanted to have, but I am proud of myself for NEVER GIVING UP and finishing the day I started. It would be a disservice to everyone that has been there for me over the past months and years if I quit because it wasn't the day I was hoping for. Scott did much better job of putting words to paper....</div>
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So, instead of your typical play-by-play, I want to say thanks. I am by no means going to be able to thank each and every person that has helped me get to where I am right now, but I will do my best. Please don't be offended if you are not mentioned by name, that does not mean you are not appreciated...I truly appreciate all the Kokua from everyone. </div>
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<span id="goog_804893042"></span><span id="goog_804893043"></span>Scott...Thank you for believing in me always, for supporting me no matter what, for knowing exactly what to say and when, for putting up with my crazy early mornings and early nights, for making and delivering breakfast and lunch to me at work, for loving me no matter what, for being my bike sponsor ;-) for being the most encouraging, accommodating, loving partner I could ask for...I can't wait for our upcoming adventures<br />
Raul...I couldn't ask for a better coach, friend, mentor. You know when to push and when to back off. We had a great season, one I think we can both be proud of, I'm just sorry I couldn't deliver 2 weeks ago...we worked hard and the best is yet to come. <br />
Michelle and Gary...for always being there for any kind of ride or run or room/bed or dinner, no matter what time or how crazy, I can always count on you two...well Michelle anyways! :-)<br />
Kendra...for putting up with my crazy since January...thanks! Now we just need to get your bike back together.<br />
Jeff...always up for any kind of ride, no matter the time or distance, you're game!<br />
Ray and Scott...thanks for keeping my bike in top shape...it's had some issues this year and you've been there to take care and always fix her up.<br />
My family...no matter what I can always count on you guys...daily phone calls, 6000+miles and if I need you, you're here in a second (well 10 hours), but whenever and whatever I need, no questions asked. I could go on and on about your love and support over the last 32 years, but that's an entirely different post.<br />
BOCA...my Hawaii family, I'm so luck to have found you all. Such love and support.<br />
ROKA...the best in the biz...racking up FOTWs thanks to all of your support!<br />
BioAstin...glad to be part of such a great group of people. Happy to support and represent such a great company and product<br />
UH Masters...5am is early, but it makes getting in those swims much more enjoyable...thanks DJ for always pushing me and Dan for the killer workouts.<br />
Turbo Tuesdays and pre runs...Ryan and Co. these Tuesdays were essential and I always look forward to them.<br />
George...I will start taking care of my body better next season, I promise!<br />
Jaco...see above!<br />
Planet Sun...go long, go strong, go protected....thanks for keeping my skin protected in the strong Hawaiian sun!<br />
32 and 117...Thousands of miles separate us all, but no matter what we are there for one another, I couldn't ask for better girlfriends!<br />
All the rest of the Kona competitors....thanks for making it a long, fun day out there...until next time<br />
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I know I missed a ton of people, but just know this....Thanks is not enough, but THANKS from me to you.<br />
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Until next time Kona.....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-45340094764221993512016-08-17T12:46:00.000-10:002016-08-17T12:46:45.318-10:00Vacation post IronmanIt's always fun to spend a few days on the back end of an Ironman, or any big race for that matter exploring the area...so we did just that!<br />
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They lost, but that's ok. Saw some batting practice, checked out the row of seats 1-mile high, made the jumbo-tron, had drinks at the tavern, watched some Olympics at the Restaurant and saw a beautiful sunset!<br />
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and now we're back home and back in the swing of things. Happy Wednesday!</div>
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The morning starts off like any other race morning, very little sleep and an early wake up. This might have been the first big race that I've actually been able to get down breakfast without gagging and force-feeding myself. Win #1 of the day. My mom wasn't there to braid my hair, but thankfully Grant and Nikki to the rescue.</div>
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Pre race, I was actually quite calm....Scott, Grant and Kirk might have another thing to say about that. Don't get me wrong, I was nervous, but nerves are good and compared to past races I <i>knew</i> I'd done everything I could to get me to this point and my only job now was to go out there, race, have fun and do what I've been training for.</div>
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The rolling swim start...why oh why can't we just have mass start swims again!? In retrospect, this wasn't HORRIBLE, it wasn't IDEAL, but it wasn't the worst way to start a swim, only downside I can see is not knowing about what or who is behind you. But I guess when racing you shouldn't concern yourself with that; <i>do what you can do for you and don't worry about others</i>. Anyways. I lined myself up in the "Less than 1 hour" group and this might have been another first....I got zero comments from AG men about me being up in front. Win #2. (That picture is NOT when the race started, thankfully, I was able to weasel my way up to the front of the line before the gun went off). </div>
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The gun went off and we ran maybe 5 steps and were off swimming. The swim course goes like this...you swim out for a long time, make a left turn, swim across the reservoir for another long time through a sea of weeds and algae, make a final left turn and head back to shore for the last long time (*can you tell I thought the swim felt long? It wasn't, it just felt that way to me). Super easy sighting and calm, cool water, just not as clear at the Pacific! The swim broke up pretty quickly and right away I found myself swimming with 3 men, away from the masses. The four of us swam together for the majority of the race until the lead man took off, I tired to go with him, but kept getting blocked, or at least I felt like I couldn't get around the other two men in front of me, I don't think it was their intention, but every time I zigged, they zagged and I couldn't make the break (thanks for not being an agro, angry AG man when you couldn't shake me <a href="http://losrodas.com/">Conrad</a>!). At this point, I knew we had a sizable gap on the rest of the group so I just settled in, no need to get frustrated and waste energy to make up less than 60 seconds to the lead man. It was really nice to have the paddle boarders right up ahead to make sighting easy peasy! The rest of the swim was uneventful and I made it FOTW female and fourth overall. </div>
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*Side note to race directors....if the turn buoys are RED, please don't let you lead paddle board escort use a paddle with a RED blade because every time you sight, you think you are almost at the turn buoy, but you aren't! Maybe that's why the swim felt long! </div>
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I think now is the right time to say thanks (and thanks is not enough) to the best sherpas and cheerleaders a girl could ask for! These 4 were all over the course ALLDAYLONG. I never knew when they were going to pop up and that certainly kept me moving forward! And not just these 4...Nikki and Joe came down, over, across? from Fort Collins to be there for the day and there were countless others cheering from back home on Oahu and the mainland, so thanks! I heard you guys ALLDAYLONG and couldn't have done this without all of you! </div>
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I had a plan and the goal was to stick to it no matter what. Stay consistent and strong for the first 3.5-4 hours then start building for the remainder of the ride and into the run. I was passed by one of the girls somewhere between mile 20-30 and I just let her go, I wanted to go with her, but I had a plan and someone blasting past wasn't going to change that and for a split second, I thought, go! because I could have, but I stuck with my plan and kept telling myself, it's a long day, <i>anything is possible</i> and you know what,? and it ended up paying off in the long run (ride). I re-passed her again on climb around mile 80 and was able to finish the ride still in the lead. </div>
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The run....the run was tough, but what Ironman run is easy. It was completely on Boulder Creek trail, a beautiful path that is closed from traffic, protected and somewhat sheltered that you can walk, run and ride bikes on, however, the entire run was on concrete path. If you've never run on concrete path, it's hard and unforgiving on the body. </div>
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"<i>oh well, it's the beginning of the run, it'll go away, ok it's been 3 miles, it should be getting better soon, nope, ok a mile or so more and I'll be good to go and can really start running, I want to run smooth and fast, I can run smooth and fast and comfortable, oh there's Scott and Grant and Kirk I better keep running, they've been out here ALLDAY and look how excited and happy they are, keep going don't stop, what is that beeping I hear, it's not my watch, it keeps beeping and it's kind of obnoxious, mile 6-7ish and one of the first u-turns, oh there's the beep, there's a bike following me and she has a walkie-talkie, glad I noticed that for the past 45 minutes, there's a bike following me,?! oh boy, and it says 1st place female on the bike, I better keep running, there's Kirk again yelling and screaming, and now Scott, motivating me like crazy, ok, ok, keep going, keep running, beep, beep, mile 8 aid station up ahead, I need to walk through this aid station get some ice, shove it down my pants and then my legs will feel great and I can run the rest of this marathon, run again, wow, now it's even worse, ok reassess, beep, beep, marathons aren't supposed to be easy, they especially aren't easy at the end of an ironman, suck it up, there's magic in misery, keep going, there's still a bike </i></div>
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<i>behind you and every time you run through the crowd everyone is so happy and excited, smile it'll be easier if you just smile, aid station, walk, ice, water, coke, ice, run again, beep, beep, just keep moving forward, you have to keep running you never know when Scott and Co. will pop up and you can't be walking when you see them, this hurts so much, smile, breathe, keep moving forward, you are over half way, now you really can't stop, just walk quickly through aid stations and get back to running as much as it hurts, you'll be more upset if you stop now, it's just <span style="font-size: x-small;">a little</span> pain, haha, a little, oh look, it's Nikki and Joe and Scott, they are so encouraging and I'm such a jerk for not even being able to acknowledge them, and they have some seriously bad math skills, because the splits they are giving me are way off, I know I'm not great at math, but I'm pretty sure they are lying to me </i>(they weren't, I couldn't do math), <i>beep, beep,</i> <i>keep moving 10k to go, you can run a 10k any day, why is this so difficult, I'm not even running that fast, don't walk, don't walk, aid station walk fast run again, nope, walk, what are you doing, why are you walking!? run again! just keep going you are almost there, almost, and out pops, beep, beep, </i></div>
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<i>Roberto, he can't do math either :-) </i>(turns out I can't do math when racing), <i>oh there's Scott again, good thing I'm still running, magic in misery, magic in misery, ok 5k left only one more uphill then we are home free, oh man, this is taking FOREVER, this hill is like everest, finally to the top, turn around, 2 miles left, bike still with me now she says you're almost there, finally! downhill, almost there, this might be the longest 2 miles of my life. Scott again! he says I'm almost there and he'll see me at the finish! the finish can't come soon enough, 1 mile left, if I can run this in less than 8:30, I </i></div>
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<i>think I can break 10 hours, what?! how is that possible, this hurts, I just need to get to the finish, less than 1 mile to go, just keep going, this hurts oh so much, magic in misery, anything is possible, breathe, why does this hurt so much, you're almost there, bike lady says, the chute is up ahead she's going to turn away now, I made it to the finishers chute, is this really happening, am I really about to win my first Ironman?! I think I am, ok, pull yourself together, zip your jersey, take off your glasses, you made it, this was the hardest run you've ever done and you're almost done, high five every little kid in the chute and take it all in. Finally Mike Riley says, </i>From Kaneohe, Hawaii, you're first women's finisher Lectie Altman!"</div>
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I couldn't be more happy with how the day went, the run was tough, but I got it done and I just want to say a huge thanks to everyone that helped us get our first win! To Raul and the BOCA family, I can't thank you guys enough, Scott, you are the best sherpa, supporter, helper, boyfriend, get me whatever I need before my race a girl could ask for, The Johnson's for being great hosts, we miss you in Hawaii, ColoRADo is lucky to have you, Nikki and Joe, thanks for volunteering and coming out to support me, Roberto, thanks for the pre-race bike course recon, Mom and Pop, best parents a girl could ask for, Michelle and Gary for always being willing to come out to ride or run with me regardless the distance/set, UH masters swimming, Kaneohe swim crew. <a href="http://www.rokasports.com/">ROKA</a> for the fastest wet suits and best swim equipment on the market hands down, thank you, <a href="http://www.planetsunhawaii.com/">Planet Sun Hawaii</a>, keeping my skin protected all day long, <a href="http://www.itakebioastin.com/">BioAstin Hawaii </a>for helping me recover faster so I can train harder and anyone that was out there yelling cheers of encouragement along the way, thanks!!! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-24015198085061777352016-08-02T10:48:00.001-10:002016-08-02T10:48:48.777-10:00KPAL Hammerhead Sprint TriathlonI was fortunate enough to be invited over to Kauai, by my friends Mei and Thad (and Lisa, race director) to participate in the inaugural KPAL Hammerhead Sprint Triathlon (a fundraiser for the Kauai Police Activities League). First and foremost, thanks, what a weekend!!<br />
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If you get the chance next year to head over to the Garden Isle, plan it around the KPAL triathlon, you won't be disappointed. A super fun, local, low-key, grass-rootsy, everyone supporting one another kind of race. Not so bad, in my opinion.<br />
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Swim....the swim was about a 500 meter swim in Kalapaki Bay. Not the most beautiful, crystal clear water you get in Hawaii, but ocean swimming is almost always a good time. It was a short and sweet swim, very protected, mellow surf, with plenty of water support. Perfect for first time ocean swimmers.</div>
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Bike...the bike was just over a 14-mile, 3-loop ride starting at Kalapaki Beach, heading up Kalapaki Circle aka Ho'Olaulea Way and turning onto the Kapule Highway. Once on the highway we completed three laps from the North end of Vidinha Soccer Fields to the junction of Kapule and Kuhio Highways and ended back at the Stadium.<br />
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3 loops in 14-miles, you would think a road bike would be the best option, but think again, it's not as technical as it sounds, only one U-turn (that you have to do three times), but other than that, there's plenty of time to get down in your aero bars and hammer! The ride starts out with a fairly steep incline to get out of the Kauai Marriott Resort and then it appears as if it would be a pretty flat ride afterwards, but you get a nice false flat for part of each of the three loops once you are out on the highway. Another important thing to note is that the highway was COMPLETELY closed to traffic, so all 4 lanes were available for us riders, super safe, fun, fast ride! </div>
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Once we started the run (of the triathlon), the 5k fun run was already underway so there were plenty of people out on the course directing traffic and making sure everyone knew where to go. The run was 2/3 flat with 1/3 of the run being that same portion of the bike I talked about above, getting into and out of the resort. And how fun is it to get to finish the race with a little loop around the track!?</div>
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I'm late to the party in doing my race report, that's because I'm not sure where to begin. I'm overwhelmed with the congrats, support and love I have received since last Saturday. I'm overwhelmed with the start to my 2016 racing year. I'm overwhelmed by the epic day that was had by all and the caliber of ladies (and men) that were out there competing. Cudos to you all (<a href="http://www.stephcorker.com/my-adventures/">Steph</a> and <a href="http://haileyintraining.blogspot.com/">Hailey</a> to name a couple) for making me and everyone else out there work hard for every second.<br />
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Honu is always a difficult race. I haven't done a lot of 70.3 racing, but I'm pretty confident that Honu has got to be one of the harder races on the circuit. You never know what Madame Pele will have in store come race day. <i>Usually </i>it's calm, crystal clear waters, raging heat and whipping winds. Saturday, we had calm waters, rain (what?!), almost zero wind (again, what!?), cloud cover for a good portion of the morning and raging heat. You never know what you're going to get and that's the beauty of racing...making game time decisions, that you've hopefully somewhat mentally prepared for, based on what happens in the moment, because "Hey, you never know!" (NYS lotto anyone!?)<br />
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-No surprise, the swim is always my most favorite part of the race, <span style="font-size: xx-small;">maybe one of these days someone will make a race in which the swim is equally long when compared to the other 2 parts....wishful thinking.</span> I've gotten over the fact that I'm always going to be in one of the last waves, so instead of thinking about having to swim through 100s of people, I think about it as swimming through lots of moving water! Dodging people and navigating around the overly crowded buoys is never easy, but just keep swimming and clear water will be found. I wanted to have a fast swim this year and thanks to my trusty <a href="http://www.rokasports.com/collections/womens-viper-swimskins/products/viper-pro-triathlon-swimskin-speedsuit">ROKA swimskin</a>, UH masters and the Kaneohe crew, FOTW, course record and my fastest Honu swim by over a minute!<br />
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-The bike ride was FAST!! Absolutely no wind made for some killer bike splits. I don't have a whole lot to say about the bike, I rode hard, got grumpy, for approximately 15 minutes in my typical grumpy place on this course (working on it!) and then got my head out of my @$$ and rode hard to the finish. A solid bike ride, but always room for improvement. This course is always fun because you can see people the entire way and the ladies out there sure chipped away a whole bunch at the lead I had coming out of the water. Nice riding!! I had some work to do on the run.<br />
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-The new run course looked as though it could be a bit <i>easier </i>than it had been in the past...no dice. How do you make a ridiculously hard run course even harder?! Ask WTC because if that's what they were going for, they nailed it. This run course is NO JOKE! I just want to say thank you to everyone out there for all your cheers and if I didn't acknowledge you it wasn't because I didn't hear or didn't care, it was because I was doing everything I could to keep from curling up in a ball. Thanks Mike for being my carrot for the ENTIRE run, sorry I passed you there right at the end, but Steph was coming fast and and running a heck of a lot better than I was. To the BioAstin and HTC crew at the beginning and end of the road to nowhere, you were there right when I needed those extra cheers, thanks Sam, "You are a Honu!" This was the most mentally tough run I have ever done, focus, hard work, never giving up, relentless forward progress and all the cheers were what got me through. I have never worked so hard for a finish line or been so happy to cross the line the exact second I did. <br />
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To Raul, and my BOCA family, thank you for everything you have done and continue to do for me, this sport wouldn't be the same without you all. You've gotten me through a whole lot this year and I wouldn't be where I am today without your love and support. To ROKA, thanks for making the best swim equipment out there, you really are the best in the biz. Planet Sun Hawaii, thanks for always keeping me protected in the extreme Hawaii sun. BioAstin, thanks for helping me see how far I can push myself and what I am capable of.<br />
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What a gorgeous day it was to race on the beautiful North Shore of Oahu. If you haven't done this race before (second year running), I highly recommend it. It's almost Olympic distance. The swim is short, but beautiful, crystal clear water, reef with fish all over the place, the bike course is a bit long (almost 26 miles) and up, up, up, up snake road which we don't get to ride normally due to it being unsafe with traffic, but the road is completely closed to traffic for the race and they repaved the road which is great. The run is a little short of 6 miles, but exposed, hot and not totally flat...prefect training conditions for a Sunday morning 2 weeks out from Honu. I'm surprised more people don't do this race....I highly recommend it. We need more people to come out next year...so tell your friends! </div>
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I had been planning all along to do this race, but come last week, I was less than motivated, tired and not sure it was the best idea in the world. (I just had a bad attitude). But I signed up Friday night and said I'd play it by ear race morning. </div>
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My alarm went off Sunday morning and ughhhhhhhhhh, it was early, but I had made the commitment to Chris to race and it really is a great race (see above) and like I said before, perfect opportunity to race before the race! And I'm so glad I adjusted my bad attitude...we GET TO do this, we don't HAVE TO....it was a beautiful day out there and I know a lot goes in to putting on these races, so I'm glad I left my bad attitude at home! </div>
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The highlights....the swim is beautiful and the course was different this year, much easier to navigate and deeper water with less reef. Attitude adjusted as soon as the swim started, I really do love swimming in the ocean, as long as I don't think about the things that are always lurking below the surface. Anyways, beautiful swim. The first few and last few miles of the bike are on a rough road, but what's new, that's riding on Oahu. Getting the opportunity to ride up snake road always makes for a fun ride! The run was uneventful (for me). Lots of cheering and yelling for everyone else that was out there on the course. It's so much fun racing with friends.<br />
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I can only hope that next year more people turn out for this race. Thanks Chris, for putting on a super fun, safe, family friendly, challenging, local style event! </div>
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Unrelated....but I wanted to share.....if you haven't seen this floating around Facebook then please check it out...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJGm8dpqquU">BOCA Hawaii</a>. My BOCA Ohana. </div>
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*Thanks Miki and Kristy for the picturesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-18378287858068235642016-05-10T08:44:00.002-10:002016-05-13T08:03:30.612-10:00South Shore Classic<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The South Shore Classic is a unique swim race here on Oahu and this was it's second year running. Here's how it works. There are actually 4 different races: Women's 1-mile, Men's 1-mile, Elite 2-mile (men and women) and the Keki race. It's a pretty unique format for racing and glad it came back for the second year. </div>
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For the 1-mile races...the first people in the water are those 70 years of age and older, then, 1 minute later women in their 60s start, 50 seconds later all the people in their 50s start, 40 seconds later all the 40s head out, 40 seconds after that, all the 30s head out, then 20 or 30 seconds after that if you are 29 or under you leave. In the 2-mile race all the women (or teenage girls and me) leave first and then a bit later the men (or teenage boys) leave. I'm not sure how far behind us they went (maybe 3 minutes?), but women left first followed by the men. In all three of these races, the first person to cross the finish line is crowned the South Shore Champion. </div>
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Saturday happened to be a huge <a href="https://local.nixle.com/alert/5637187/">South Swell here on Oahu</a>. The south shore has actually been pretty mellow these past few months and wouldn't you know, the day of the race, the surf comes up and it's ripping out there! Yessssssssssss! Since there was such a swell and the surf was breaking right on shore, the course needed to be modified a bit to keep everyone safe. (Course changes happen all the time, you just gotta roll with the punches, in the end everyone is swimming the same course, so it doesn't much matter what the course actually is as long as you know for yourself that you can be safe out there). So, I think the courses were actually a bit shy of 1-mile and 2-miles.<br />
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The 1-mile race was a 3 loop course with a run on the beach between loops and the 2-mile race was 5 loops of the same course (the runs on the beach were pretty legit, deep-ish sand and not short). Now, if you know swimmers, typically they hate running...I used to be one of them, my how the times have changed! 5 runs on the beach in between swimming loops in the surf -filled ocean was music to my ears. All the swimmers were crying a little bit on the inside (don't get me wrong, 15 years ago, I would have also been a little sad that the race directors were making swimmers run in a swim race!), but I was super stoked!<br />
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I've said it a million times before but girls are vicious in the water, especially swimmer girls. The gun went off and I was immediately shoved, pushed trampled these girls. It's all a part of racing I guess. By the time we made the first buoy it was still a crowded mess (I really, really don't like swimming in the ocean with people all around me, thank goodness for me that that doesn't happen all the time and I give everyone a whole lot of credit for having to swim with people all around them for entire swim races or portions of swim races, it is NOT easy).<br />
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My goal was to stay with the front girls the whole first loop then try to make up some time on the beach runs. I came out of the water 10th-ish and proceeded to run past about 6 girls on the beach! YAY running! The next loop, I passed another girl in the water and then one more on the beach and was sitting 3rd. I was able to stay with the two girls in the water and then pass them on the beach, I was holding my own with 15yos! (I don't know how old they were really, but HSers I think.). Anyways the last loop was me and one other girl, we entered the water at about the same time and I proceeded to face plant running in, whoops! The swell had come up again for the last loop and we were kind of getting pummeled throughout the entire last lap. As we were rounding the last buoy, she caught a wave and took off, missed that opportunity (I guess I should practice my body surfing skills) and lost my timing chip in the process (it actually washed up on shore before I got there!). I tried to catch a bunch a waves coming in to the finish and failed miserable. The guy that ended up in 2nd overall caught a wave right at the finish to get into shore right ahead of me. Results are <a href="http://pseresults.com/events/816/results/1017">here</a>. </div>
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Thanks Todd and John for inviting me back again this year, what an excellent race you guys put on! Great sponsors, great people, great atmosphere, great entertainment!<br />
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If you're on Oahu next year around this time, I would seriously consider this race!<br />
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Without giving away all the secrets, here are a few pictures recapping some of our 2016 weekend!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-64676656541412412832016-04-18T12:38:00.000-10:002016-04-18T12:38:07.703-10:00Lanikai Triathlon...ADAPTIt wouldn't be Lanikai Triathlon without some rain!<br />
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The weather forecast said 50% chance of rain on race-day, I don't think there has been a Lanikai without at least some sprinkles during the race, so I expected it wasn't going to be a beautiful, Hawaiian day with no wind, no rain and full sun. And I was right, but that's the risk we all take when doing this sport we love, we participate OUTSIDE and have to deal with the elements, be it wind, rain, sun, snow, heat, cold, etc. The elements are the same for everyone and we can choose to take them as they come, embrace them and race OR let a little (well yesterday a deluge) rain derail the morning. I saw #HTFU and race. So race I did!<br />
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I always like getting to races super early....get a parking spot, get my transition area set up, get in a good warm up and have plenty of time to say hi to friends and get back into race mode. I had everything all ready to go, was warmed up and about to start the final prep and....RAIN, RAIN, RAIN...I'm not talking sprinkles, I'm talking absolute downpour. People went looking for shelter, under trees, under the tents set up in transition, anywhere we could find cover just waiting for the rain to stop...well it didn't...and it was getting closer and closer to race start.....oh well, if conditions got too bad,the race director would make a call for whatever would keep us safe...out into the rain I went to get my transition area set up and ready to go...my shoes were soaked, sunglasses definitely not going to be used, keep bike shoes clipped on bike and risk slipping on a wet road trying to get velcro-ed in or leave them off?, decisions were made and changes to race plan happened, but you know what? Everyone else was dealing with their own little problems....ADAPT! That's what we need to be prepared to do in any race situation. We are lucky if a race goes 100% according to plan all the time, but usually it doesn't and we need to make decision on the fly on how to adapt, overcome and move forward. These are the days that make us stronger and better athletes. Go with your gut and what you believe will work for you and it probably will.<br />
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By the time we headed to the water for the race start, the rain had stopped, it wasn't hot and we were chilly, but the sun was coming out and it looked like it was going to shape up to be a beautiful morning. AND IT WAS!<br />
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Briefly the race...<br />
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the swim....the women always start 3 minutes back from the men and we all know how I feel about that, I don't like it, but it's a fact of triathlon racing, so I've learned to embrace it. Use the men to slingshot around and get some easy drafting, that's what I have to tell myself. The swim was longer this year and it was a bit choppy, but the longer and choppier the conditions, the better for me. I loved every second of it. FOTW (including the men...sorry Tim!)<br />
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onto the bike...my goal, push, push, push as big a gear I could as fast as I could and I think I finally wasn't scared that I wasn't going to be able to run off the bike if I did that and ended up having a pretty decent bike ride! One that I can be happy about...progress!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">prior to the race everyone was concerned with road conditions as there is a short (read....less than 1/4 mile) section of road that is pretty horrible. There was some quick fix patches that went down on the roads that made the section totally ride-able.....even with the wet roads and steel plates (that you didn't have to ride over), one could safely stay aero, ride hard and fast without losing almost anytime...so bike course roads not an issue in my option (I digress). </span></div>
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the run....just a 5k...well a little more than a 5k, but a fast relatively flat run through Lanikai. Goal...just run fast and try to pass people along the way. That's one good thing about starting 3 minutes back from the men...always people to chase. I just ran, no thinking, just run. Not much to say about this other than it's good to be running again and I'm starting to really look forward to the rest of the racing season!<br />
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All-in-all a great morning and an excellent way to kick of triathlon season 2016! Congrats to everyone that raced yesterday! Way to stick it out and roll with the punches! That's what racing is all about! </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-82018979726995293652016-04-04T10:54:00.000-10:002016-04-04T10:54:00.273-10:00Tantalus Time Trial...by footDo you want to ride a bike up Tantalus as fast as you can? ~1500ft and a little under 5 miles...that's what happened on Sunday. It was the 40th annual Tantalus Time Trial (TTT) here in Hawaii. It is the longest standing bike race on island and a chance for local cyclists to come out and spend some time riding bikes and suffering uphill together. What a great way to spend a Sunday morning....<br />
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A few weeks ago, I was approached by my friend <a href="http://nextelevatortrip.blogspot.com/">Sau</a> (he is known to enter cycling races using all sorts of different bikes: beach cruisers, single speeds, full carbon race bikes, I'm sure he'd use a unicycle if he had the means or opportunity and on Sunday he chose to use....a <a href="http://www.bikesharehawaii.org/">BikeShare Hawaii </a>bicycle). He had the idea that he wanted to race TTT on this BikeShare bike, so he approached our other friend<a href="http://lorimccarney.com/"> Lori McCarney</a>, CEO of BikeShare Hawaii to ask permission to borrow a BikeShare bike to race up Tantalus. She loved the idea and threw in a twist...wouldn't it be fun to get someone to run up Tantalus and race you to the top during the race? He suggested me.<br />
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Sure, why not, lets run up Tantalus during a bike race as fast as I can and try to beat someone riding a bike. I can do that, easy! Haha! The BikeShare bikes are meant to get you from Point A to Point B; they are heavy; they are commuter bikes, they are not lightweight race bikes meant for racing up mountains, so I was intrigued, sign me up!<br />
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There was a little banter between the two of us before the race, I honestly thought it could go either way. He was convinced that I was going to come out victorious and there was going to be a lot of "butt-kicking" (see links below) taking place. But running up a mountain vs. riding up a mountain...I wasn't sure. Sau is a great cyclist and even though the BikeShare bikes are heavy, I knew he would throw down a respectable time.<br />
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The race started and we both took off, me, a bit faster than I probably should have, Sau right on target. I might have told him my game plan and strategy ahead of time....that won't happen again but I did have a great Sherpa carrying water and music...that might have given away how close or far I was from Sau, but I would do that again if given the opportunity...thanks, Scott!<br />
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I thought my only chance at being able to come close to beating him was to get ahead from the beginning in the steepest part of the climb because once you get closer to the top the road flattens out a bit and there are a couple of flatter sections where he could pick up some time on me. I think I got a little over zealous in that first mile and ended up losing a bit of time in the end, oh well.<br />
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I should have kept my strategy to myself because he knew my plan was to go right from the start and he went as well. I kept him in my sights for the first 2ish miles of the climb and then once it started to flatten out, he put more time on me and I wasn't able to make that up in the end.<br />
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I think best case scenario, had I kept my plan in my own head and paced myself appropriately, I could have run maybe a minute faster and maybe Sau would have rode 30 seconds slower, which still would have had him winning in the end.<br />
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What a fun morning it was. And the fact that you, well Sau, can race a BikeShare bike up a mountain and still beat a good number of people riding fancy, expensive, super lightweight carbon racing bikes is pretty amazing. That bodes well for taking those bikes to get from one place to another all-the-while staying fresh and ready for your meeting, lunch, workday. etc. So, congrats to Sau, Lori and BikeShare Hawaii, I cannot wait for these bikes to make their official appearance here in Hawaii!<br />
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Final times<br />
Sau: 34:43<br />
Lectie: 37:34<br />
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and here are some links to the pre and post race interviews....<br />
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<a href="http://khon2.com/2016/04/02/tantalus-time-trial-2016-to-include-rivalry-between-bikeshare-cyclist-and-competitive-triathlete/">KHON Preview Story</a><br />
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<a href="http://khon2.com/2016/04/03/bikeshare-cyclist-comes-out-victorious-against-triathlete-runner-in-tantalus-time-trial-race/">KHON Recap Story</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-12334179530384256952016-03-28T10:34:00.000-10:002016-03-28T10:46:58.111-10:00Friendsdisclaimer....not sport related...because #life #love #friends #theimportantthings #32loves117 #radoroverwedding #1776<br />
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This past week, I was lucky enough to get to go back to the mainland for a wedding. Although it takes FOREVER to get back to the east coast, it was definitely worth it. It's been almost 4 years (Napa 2012....can we go back?!) since the 6 of us have all been back together, on a trip for an extended period of time. Make me miss college. #32loves117. The hanging out and living together with not a care in the world part, not the swimming and going to class part. Although I do kind of, sort of miss the swimming part (I can't believe I just typed that). Anyways.....<br />
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My college girlfriends and I rented a condo right on the beach on Amelia Island and spent the weekend together just like old times. Everyone was sans kids and mostly sans significant others (Nate and Jake, you were troopers!). <br />
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The weekend was full of lounging, wedding festivities, rehearsal dinner, putt-putt on the golf course, going down memory lane, talking about the future, photo booth-ing, dancing, drinking, eating and celebrating us (and Trish and Brandon, of course). I also learned how to snapchat and faceswap and bitmoji...I'm not old yet!!<br />
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I can't believe we've all been friends for almost 15 years...maybe we are getting old! We live all over the country, Arizona, Colorado, DC, New Jersey, Hawaii and Florida....and to be able to get back together and not miss a beat after having not seen each other in ages is what friendship is all about.<br />
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However it's not like we don't communicate, sometimes I wake up to 64 text messages (no joke, it really was 64 the other morning) from our text string so we definitely keep in touch. I miss these girls so much and am so thankful we were able to have this weekend...it just keeps getting more and more difficult to have these weekends as everyone gets married and starts having babies. So I am #thankful for times like this. LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!<br />
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I know I said this was #notsportrelated, but we are triathletes of course so we did manage to squeeze in a few runs while we were there. Leslie and Nate nearly killed me on one of them, but it was probably one of the better runs I've had, so thanks for that.<br />
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Great wedding, great friends, amazing weekend! Thanks to the Rado and Rover families for having us. We'll come back anytime!<br />
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Riding bike up hills, I don't seem to do this, I can push, push, push uphill, but in flat, fast TTs I struggle. And I finished and felt like I could go for a pretty solid run...#triathlete. Congrats Kristy on taking the OA, much deserved!!<br />
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I guess I don't have a ton to say about this race other than I need to learn how to push harder on a flat, fast course, it was windy, the roads were semi wet, there was a headwind with some pretty gnarly crosswinds on the way out and a killer tailwind coming home. Carl and the other folks at <a href="http://www.outtaboundshawaii.com/">Outtabounds Hawaii</a> did a great job putting on this race, hopefully next year more people will come out!!<br />
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Sunday was my third time riding up Haleakala and it didn't disappoint. You never know what you're going to get in March. It could be clear, sunny skies, no wind and 70 degrees or it could be cloudy, rainy, wet and cold, cold, cold. Well, let's just say we lucked out this year and had almost perfect weather for our ascent. </div>
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The ride is actually quite nice, if you don't mind climbing up a mountain on your bike all morning. And any day you get to ride bikes is a good day in my book! It's a totally achievable ride, if you are prepared and have the right support. Thanks to all the BOCA support people, family, coaches and cars that were there for us, it would have been a much less enjoyable day without you all out there! Definitely a must do if you enjoy riding your bike in cool places.</div>
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You can break down the ride into 3 distinct sections and each of the sections should take about the same amount of time to complete, so it's nice palatable chunks instead of thinking you will just be going up, up, up ALLDAYLONG. The first section is from Paia town to Kula Lodge at about 3000ft. The second section is from Kula Lodge to the visitors center at 7000ft and the final section goes from the Visitors Center to the summit at 10,023ft! Making sure you have enough liquid and fuel before starting each of the sections is always a good idea. The most difficult section is definitely the middle portion of the climb, it's the steepest and seemingly takes the longest. But, after you pass the visitors center ($8 to get past on a bike) the final section flattens out quite a bit and you can kind of jam the rest of the way to the top. </div>
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The last quarter to third of a mile to the top is a doozy. This section is almost nicer when you can't see what's up in front of you. We had a beautiful day so you could see every steep section and sharp turn in the final push to the top! When you make the final turn to the summit the road gets extremely steep and you, well I, just want to get off my bike, but you are so close and have ridden almost the whole thing anyway but you just need to keep plugging along, get out of the saddle and press on, you're almost there! </div>
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The reward at the top is so worth it, especially when you worked for it and you didn't just ride in a car to get there! </div>
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What a great day! 36 miles (well 42 from the hotel) from Sea-level to summit! And look at the sky!!! </div>
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Then came the descent. The weather started to turn, the clouds rolled in, the temperature was dropping, so we needed to bundle up to head back down the mountain (that might be a little dramatic, but it did get cold on the descent, I mean look at what I'm wearing!) #thinblood. I don't love descending, but I would rather descend than sit in a car, potentially get car sick and be back at the hotel in the same amount of time. </div>
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All-in-all it was such a great day on the bike! I love this mountain and I will be back in June for Cycle to the Sun once again!!!<br />
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Every year at the end of BOCA's cycling clinic we take a trip over to Maui to climb Haleakala (the world's longest paved climb, from sea level to summit at 10,023ft)! Last year was the first year I went over and I sure wasn't going to miss it this year.<br />
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But first, on Friday night we had a nice dinner at Hana Ranch Provisions in Paia town, super yummy "farm-to-table" meal. Because that's the trendy thing to do now, right?! And we ended the evening with some Gelato, of course. Gotta fuel up for the weekend!<br />
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Saturday morning was the West Maui Mountain loop ride. 60-ish miles 4,500ish feet of climbing....<br />
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It's always a nice ride, maybe one of my favorites...however with outer island riding, it's hard to choose my favorite because the roads are so nice and smooth AND the drivers are not jerks AND there are actually shoulders you can ride safely on AND there's actually bike lanes AND it's Maui. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Anyways, the ride is always touted to be a nice cruise-y social ride, with a stop for crepes and coffee at Maui Swiss Cafe in Lahina right before the final push home. The last little stretch home is always a doozy...riding into what feels like 40mph headwinds for 15-20 miles to get back to the hotel. But it's a great day and ride and if you're ever on Maui, a must do! </span></div>
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Haleakala up next....<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-12574287478921909372016-03-11T12:20:00.000-10:002016-03-11T12:20:09.116-10:0010 day challengeI've never really done one of these before and I saw Sonja post about a <a href="http://skinnydipsociety.com/">10-day challenge </a> to "feed your soul." 10 days, I can do that and what's the worst that will happen, I'll be happy and doing things for ME (it was my month)...sign me up!<br />
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So the premise is..."feed your soul then see what happens to your body, your confidence, relationships, career and happiness" and I thought, why not?! This is the year of new, big, bold dreams, so let's do it.<br />
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Everyday we got an email that had directions, gave us something to think about and then we were to take a picture around that topic and post it to social media, FB, IG, twitter, etc. with #skinnydipsociety #challenge and @katiedenouden<br />
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That's it, easy. So here's a recap of my 10 days<br />
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Day 1:<br />
Flowers For ME<br />
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Day 2:<br />
Send Some Love & Gratitude<br />
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Day 3:<br />
Write a fear and "Let it Go" (burn it, baby)<br />
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Day 4:<br />
Your theme song, thanks Trish for assigning this song to me! Always think of you when I hear my fight song!<br />
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Day 5:<br />
What are your cravings? Surface craving, to go home curl up in bed and watch a movie, real craving= health, happiness and fitness. Get outside!<br />
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Day 6:<br />
Make Space. De-clutter, De-stress, get organized again. Since I basically live out of my car during the week, this was an easy decision!<br />
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Day 7:<br />
FAIL<br />
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Day 8:<br />
FAIL<br />
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Day 9:<br />
FAIL<br />
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Day 10:<br />
FAIL<br />
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So, I guess I'm not very good at things like this, but at least I gave it a try and it was fun while it lasted!<br />
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This is totally not something I am usually into and at points I did say, this soooooo isn't me, it's a little too hippydippy, BUT I will say, in the end it was nice and refreshing to have something different to focus on for 10...well 6 days, something to do for just me. A <strike>10-day </strike> 6 day challenge worth doing.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03937679838573354418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569405276752782109.post-74458610829597976112016-03-09T10:39:00.000-10:002016-03-09T10:39:10.895-10:00Hill Hell Day........briefly<br />
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At the end of cycling clinic every year we head over to Maui to go climb Haleakala. Last year was the first year I participated and it didn't disappoint. I actually ended up going back over in June to race up the mountain at Cycle to the Sun. Can't wait to go back again this year! Anyways, last Saturday was the last weekend before we hop on over to Maui to go climb "the beast" aka Haleakala. The perfect time to get in some solid climbing here on Oahu. We like to call this day, Hill Hell Day. Here's a recap of last year in case you are curious <a href="http://www.lectiealtman.blogspot.com/2015/02/hill-hell-daypart-1.html">2015 Hill Hell Day</a>. (this wasn't the BOCA hill hell day, but it was still a day full of climbing and those are the best days on the bike, in my opinion!)<br />
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Here's a link that details ALLTHEHILLS here on Oahu....<a href="https://www.hbl.org/resources/oahu-hill-climbs/">Oahu Hill Climbs</a><br />
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This year we climbed....<br />
Hanauma Bay<br />
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Kalama Valley<br />
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Kamehame Ridge<br />
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Mariners Ridge<br />
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Waialae Iki/Laukahi<br />
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St. Louis<br />
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Sierra<br />
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5500 ft of climbing in 53 miles, I'll take it!! A beautiful day to ride bikes with friends and that is ALWAYS a good day.<br />
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And then on Sunday, we celebrated our good friends Tammy and Felipe who are about to embark on a new journey in their lives, moving to California, traveling across the country, enjoying each other and life! Super excited for their journey and they will be greatly missed!<br />
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How lucky am I to have all these great people in my life?! Blessed.<br />
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Riding my bike fast is hard.<br />
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There are only a handful of TTs here on island and I figured this year was as good a year as any to see what they are all about. I did one last year (Castle to Hanauma) and realized that I didn't understand what riding my bike hard or fast really meant. I'm still not sure I fully understand. I keep thinking I'm having breakthroughs and maybe I am, but then I do another race or effort and realize I still have another gear. So, long story short, TTs are hard and I'm still trying to figure them out.<br />
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As is with most races here, this was super small, maybe 50-60 people and less than half of them women. I knew there would be a handful of ladies there that would be pretty speedy which would make for a "fun" morning and I was right. This was a super, super short TT and to make things even "worse", because of all the high surf we've been getting here lately, a portion of the road was closed, so the 18k course was shortened a bit more. Joy! <br />
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I tried to get in a decent warm up after my <i>over an hour drive</i> to get to the start...you'd think everything is close when you live on an island...think again! I don't think I know how to warm up for these things yet and I could have used my pre-race warm up time a bit better (not sit in the car for as long, not chit-chat with everyone before the race), oh well, next time. And that's part of the beauty of these small local races, getting to see everyone, socialize and have a good time! Before I knew it, it was time to start.<br />
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This race was a short, flat, fast five miles out and then just under 5 miles back. Kelsi was starting 30 seconds behind me and I'm not gonna lie, I was a bit anxious having her <i>right</i> behind me! Nothing like having a speedy little lady directly behind you in line. Motivation! She didn't catch me, but was very, very close and she did end up having an overall faster time! Great job lady (and time to change your FTP number...your coach has been informed)!!!<br />
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I really struggle with these short, hard, fast intervals, I much prefer riding my bike for a few hours as opposed to 20-25 minutes HARD. I'm definitely much better suited for the longer events or at least I'm more comfortable with them, but I also think doing races/activities that take you out of your comfort zone are great and only serve to benefit you in the future So, I'll keep plugging away at them and continue to learn more every-time.<br />
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Overall, it was a great day out there. Beautiful location, fast times, great friends, good people. Congrats to everyone that raced and hopefully see you next weekend at Castle to Hanauma!<br />
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#womensupportingwomen<br />
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