Seems I'm getting slower at posting after a race. I really need to do it ASAP because I tend to forget details. My memory just isn't like those people who you might know that remember EVERYTHING. Mom and I were even talking about this at Disney. I told her that I just plain can't remember. I have to write myself post it notes to remind myself to do stuff. I use to think it was just part of getting older or maybe I'm just so busy that it's hard, but I have friends who can remember very vivid details about their childhood, etc. I have very few memories from when I was young that I remember well. Mom told me she's always been the same way. Said she is amazed sometimes how her sister can give details on something from their past when she can't remember it herself. I'm exactly the same way. I'll have friends that ask me if I remember something from junior high school and honestly I might remember a tid bit, but I can't remember details like they can. I guess every one's memory is just different. I have a coworker who has a memory like a huge filing cabinet. Ask him anything and he can pull it out and give details. I so wish I could some days!
So let me get to the Frosted Fanny. It's the first of 5 races known as the Quad Burner Series. I love this series! It's in Bay St. Louis, Ms. I can easily get up on race morning, drive 1 hour 45 minutes and I'm at race site. They have packet pickup on race morning also so no need to pay for a hotel overnight unless you just want to visit one of the Mississippi Casinos on the coast. :>)
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| Here's our little group before the race. Love their backdrop! I need to look into one for R4TKs. |
I did the series last year for the first time and loved it! However, last year we all joked as to why they called it Frosted Fanny when it was so hot on race day. That was not the case this year! In south Mississippi you can literally have all 4 seasons in one week! It was a COLD morning! I had checked the weather and even though it was supposed to be cool they were saying the sun could come out around mid morning. So when I got up in the dark and grabbed my things, I did not grab any long pants or gloves! I had my bike gloves which have the fingers cut out so my fingers were so cold! and let's not talk about my toes. They were FROZE. I hoped once the race started I would warm up. Thank goodness I had a sweatshirt and a windbreaker jacket in my bike bag!
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| Bike ready |
I wore the sweatshirt for the first 2 mile run.
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| I think I was praying for the sun to come out. :>) |
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| So thankful for the ear muffs they gave us in our race swag bag! |
The race was an option of either a Duathlon or a 4 mile run. I always pick the Duathlon because they help me train for my TRIs. So basically the Duathlon consisted of a 2 mile run, 11 mile bike and a 2 mile run. Sounds pretty easy, huh? Yep that's what I thought to the first year. When my friend Kathy and Frank talked me into doing the series, I thought to myself how hard can a 2 mile run, 11 mile bike and 2 mile run actually be because it is on flat surface. I remember Kathy telling me to be prepared for the WIND> Well, she was right! Wind can make a huge difference on a bike ride. Especially the bikes we are riding. They aren't your old time aluminum bikes that are heavy. These are carbon and very light. Most people can lift their bike up with one hand and load it on a car. So when a big gust of wind hits you, it's all you can do to hang on and hope the wind doesn't make you wreck. Especially if the wind is blowing into you from the side. If you are biking into the wind, it's like pushing against a massive force that's trying to push you back. It can be a very challenging ride even for just 11 miles. :>) I was so glad I had the windbreaker to wear during the bike segment! and boy my neck and shoulders hurt after the race from not riding lately!
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| On the bike! So thankful for Gameface taking the pictures and letting us download them for FREE> :>) |
When I came in from my ride my toes were still numb! I almost fell when I un-clipped and put my feet down to get off my bike. I could not feel my toes! They hurt the entire time I ran the last 2 miles! I actually looked at my watch and thought to myself.. boy, I'm doing pretty good to not have trained for this race. I had only been on my bike 1 time since Augusta! and I had not practiced biking & running together. I remember Amanda asking me what my time was the previous year as we were running. I told her I couldn't remember (ha) and had not looked. She said she had looked hers up and should have been trying to beat her time, but she was just enjoying the race. I told her I was also just enjoying although I felt surprised with my times with no training. I actually felt good except that I was so cold! I looked my time up when I got home and to my surprise, I didn't beat my time from the previous year. I was actually faster in 2016 and I thought I felt better while racing in 2017. Just goes to show you that every race is different.
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| Last 2 mile run... still wearing jacket and GLOVES... So thankful for Frank who gave me a pair to go over my bike gloves to cover my fingers! |
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| 1st Duathlon of 2017 done! |
I didn't hang around after the race to socialize because my husband and I had plans with the grand kids in Jackson. Yes, i was on the road a lot that day! I was so glad that I saw that Frank & Krista had not started out on their last 2 mile run so I went over and hugged them both and told them good luck and that I was leaving so they wouldn't look for me after wards. I'm proud of Krista. She just had surgery and did the run segments in a boot walking. She's one determined woman!
So that's a wrap on Frosted Fanny. I have a half marathon coming up on the 18th of this month (Sea Turtle in Gulf Shores). Looking forward to seeing my old friend Robbie & Mo. Both lives there so we will get to visit and catch up. One day I hope to be retired and maybe live at the beach like them. :>) A girl can dream, right? Right now I'm trying to organize my workout schedule and get back in a rhythm. It had gotten all out of whack when I was working on completing those 3 marathons within 67 days in 3 different states! I'm now back to swimming, biking, & running for the past 3 weeks. I am aiming to try to not do any exercise on Sunday or at least most Sundays. I'm sure there will still be beautiful Sunday afternoons that I will want to get on my bike and ride. However, I use to take off on Sundays before I started training for Augusta last year. I want to have a complete down day to focus on God, reflect on my training progress, and REST.... maybe even a nap! LOL I miss those days. However, this will make me have to do a long run during the week to be able to do a long bike on Saturdays. I'm praying about it and I know the good Lord will lead me in the right direction and right plan so that I can have Sunday off most weeks and also accomplish the training I need to do for my TRIs. It's hard to do 3 sports and fit in all the training along with taking care of a house, family, job, etc. You must find a balance that works for you. That's what I'm aiming for! My balance. :>)
Happy Training!
PS... I should have taken my 15 min rest time during lunch because I'm SLEEPY (I so love shutting my door, turning off my lights, and closing my blinds at lunch most days!). When I woke up this am at 4:30am to run it was raining so I went back to bed. Now it's still raining so who knows if I'll get my run in today. grrrrrrrr
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