Well, it’s on… I just did my first tri race in a long while… I think the last one I did was the Jamba Juice sprint tri in Mission Bay, in 2004… so yes, it’s been a little less than 5 years! Yikes! The Zot Trot was fun, fast, and different, as it was a reverse course. So we ran, then biked, then swam. 5K run, 11 mile bike, and a 250m swim, in the ARC (that’s Anteater Recreation Center, for those non-UCI folk out there) pool.
The run was fast, and I think I came in a little under 25 minutes, which is okay for me, since I’m not a super fast runner, and it was a little hilly. The bike was great; really made me love Blue Steel! It was kind of a weird course though; we basically did a short “X” course, 4 times, which meant 16 u-turns… and it was hilly, which meant both up and down hills, which was fun. I know I need to get faster, but I’m working on it, and I definitely had fun with it.
The swim, was a bit hard, which I wasn’t expecting, considering it was only 10 laps! I got in the pool with about 4 people, though, and we had very little room. Plus, we had to duck under lane lines to do the zig-zag course. I was happy to get out of the pool.
I heard someone shout my name on the bike course, a guy named Eric who I had a class with last year. It was really great to hear my name! His wife was doing the race and was part of the UCLA team.
Well, I’m blogging instead of biking today, on account of the rain… I know, I know, no pain, no rain, no gain, but you get so muddy. Jackie and I had a fun ride through Camp Pendleton 2 weeks ago in the rain, but to go it alone didn’t sound as fun today. I had a really funny moment as we were coming back through Camp P. I couldn’t clip out at the guard station, but I couldn’t very well ride past the guard station, so I practically had to fall over on top of the guard so I could stop and show him my ID. I rode up saying, “Um, hi, I can’t clip out, so, um, I’m going to fall now.”
Quote of the week, from some new HBO pilot called “Eastbound Down and Out.”
Principal of a school talking to a former pro-baseball player: “Well, you’re not the only athlete around here. I’m training right now for my first triathlon.”
Baseball Player: “Yeah, see, I actually play real sports, I don’t just try to be the best at exercising.”
The run was fast, and I think I came in a little under 25 minutes, which is okay for me, since I’m not a super fast runner, and it was a little hilly. The bike was great; really made me love Blue Steel! It was kind of a weird course though; we basically did a short “X” course, 4 times, which meant 16 u-turns… and it was hilly, which meant both up and down hills, which was fun. I know I need to get faster, but I’m working on it, and I definitely had fun with it.
The swim, was a bit hard, which I wasn’t expecting, considering it was only 10 laps! I got in the pool with about 4 people, though, and we had very little room. Plus, we had to duck under lane lines to do the zig-zag course. I was happy to get out of the pool.
I heard someone shout my name on the bike course, a guy named Eric who I had a class with last year. It was really great to hear my name! His wife was doing the race and was part of the UCLA team.
Well, I’m blogging instead of biking today, on account of the rain… I know, I know, no pain, no rain, no gain, but you get so muddy. Jackie and I had a fun ride through Camp Pendleton 2 weeks ago in the rain, but to go it alone didn’t sound as fun today. I had a really funny moment as we were coming back through Camp P. I couldn’t clip out at the guard station, but I couldn’t very well ride past the guard station, so I practically had to fall over on top of the guard so I could stop and show him my ID. I rode up saying, “Um, hi, I can’t clip out, so, um, I’m going to fall now.”
Quote of the week, from some new HBO pilot called “Eastbound Down and Out.”
Principal of a school talking to a former pro-baseball player: “Well, you’re not the only athlete around here. I’m training right now for my first triathlon.”
Baseball Player: “Yeah, see, I actually play real sports, I don’t just try to be the best at exercising.”
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