Cabbage Head Du 2007
RMTC was well represented today. Three, count ‘em three series winners in the Mile High Duathlon Series.
We’ll start with Jocelyn. Second at Barkin’ Dog and last Elite girl at Big Sky owing to her flat tire. She got it fixed and finished the race. That got her some points toward the series. Never quit. Then a big win running away today. She really felt fast with her new Zipps from nationals. Imagine how fast she’d have gone if they had been the right size and not just in the garage. Her nemesis, Sunny Gilbert, couldn’t be bothered to come race today. She had to attend a wedding. It was unclear who’s wedding it was. Anyone who would plan their wedding for a race day and demand that you come is not a real friend. She’ll probably end up divorced. Sunny should know better than to schedule her own wedding on a race day. If it was her she’s totally lost her focus. Probably taking up smoking too.
Jocelyn was wise enough to plan her wedding for the weekend following 5430 ½ last year. She was going to use that week to adjust her tan lines. That does mean she’s married and Kevin, her husband, was participating today. His first Duathlon, starting 2 minutes behind the Mrs., he nearly ran her down. He lost time churning out the 18 mile ride on his hybrid with tiny gears, but ran his heart (and lungs) out. He scored some real points by making sure to be there for her 1st win.
Put that anniversary on your calendar ‘cause you’re getting that new super duper carbon race bike with some cool Zipps underneath. It won’t be sitting next to the bed when you wake up that morning. You have to prove that you remembered. A card and some flowers should do the trick. If you keep the dishes and garbage taken care of ‘til then maybe even an aero helmet too.
Kathy Alfino won her age group today just like in the other two races. Kathy joined RMTC along with her husband, Pete last year. Her race results and the results of their triathletes they coach have improved markedly since then !’m sure. Pete got 4th in his age group. Michael was hunting him most of the last run. Just being around Charley will either make you go faster of paint your bike aqua.
And, finally, Big Al Marvin. Once again won his age group to take winners points back to the nursing home. It’s a tough bunch he’s battling with. Sparks fly as they bump back and forth with those walkers and you don’t even want to get near them on the bike when they’re squirting each other with the catheter bags. Part of the reason those guys are so fast is the straight oxygen they are breathing. Al’s upgraded to a high flow valve on his. Maybe ! wasn’t supposed to say anything about that. Oops.
Michael was parked illegally in front of my house at 6 this morning. We loaded up gear as my creepy neighbor looked on. A mix of disgust (he loathes me so) and jealousy since know one ever comes to visit him, but the UPS guy and his social worker. Neither of them are as cool as anyone in RMTC. Michael did well, pulling out 4th in his age group in his first du. He was trying to chase down Al. Just didn’t quite make it. Michael did put the hurt on Al last week in Loveland however. It was really hot out. Out on I-76 we passed a girl that Michael knew from some running events. He pulled up next to her. She looked over at me and we were a couple rednecks out drinkin’ PBRs and listenin’ to 8-tracks.
Michael managed to beat Steve Lynn who had bad karma for the pain he inflicted on me after Big Sky.! always try to whip Steve or find a good excuse. This time it was due to insufficient recovery from Roth just 13 days ago. And ! had spokes on my back wheel.
Steve Kovisto finally showed up for one of these races. You may have noticed that Darrin put his picture up on the series web site. Fourth place in his age group. A really tough age group ! might add.
Tanner made 42nd overall with solid performances in all three legs. To celebrate Jackpot day (7.7.7) he pulled off 7th Elite male and was only beaten by one of the Elite girls. That would be Jocelyn. ! don’t recall seeing Jocelyn in Roth. Maybe that’s what it was. Not even 2 weeks after the fastest Ironman of anyone in the club he’s racing all out in heat and beating nearly 200 short course racers and relay teams.
Speaking of Roth and Relay teams. Rudy rep. Craig Mintzloff and his wife Theresa came out to play today. Both of them did Roth. Craig planned carefully for today. All his gear ready to go. Well hydrated and on time. He unloaded his bike and found, well didn’t find, pedals. Quickly recalibrating their plans they formed a relay team for a fourth place finish out of 9 teams. They probably would have made 1st or 2nd had they been RMTCers. Still they are a ray of hope for all those who can’t quite make it to our club.
RMTC was mostly 1st or 4th on the day. That’s kind of dull so ! went along to add some variety. Michael drove. ! had him pull over out on the plains to drain off a pot of coffee. There is one really happy tree on the roadside. It probably won’t sleep tonight with all that caffeine. Since Roth ! went out to do one run. 0.2 miles and ! was wasted. Not a confidence builder. My strategy today was to not blast off the front on the first 5k only to blow up 1k in. ! took it easy. What would have been easy for anyone else. ! wanted to run the whole course. 7:50 average is pretty decent for me.
A few problems in T1. My shoes were clipped in for Roth and my feet just fell into them so ! tried it again. No such luck. ! was out to the main road before ! was actually cranking. Onto the 1st leg of the Y ! saw Jocelyn and noted my distance. A bit of math at the turn around put her 4.6 miles ahead of me. ! could compare that to her lead when ! hit the 2nd turn around. Next came Tanner, Al, Michael and some other people. Coming back on that leg was a slight tailwind. A couple extra mph. The next leg sent us back into what wind there was. Jocelyn was still way in front. My calculations gave her about 1/10 of a mile bigger gap. Then came Tanner and Kevin. Kevin was churning away. No aero bars. He knew his responsibility out there. If Jocelyn flats or has any bike issues parts would come off his to get her rolling again.
! didn’t cramp this time. ! got close and backed off just enough. It hurt though. Coming up to the second turnaround, ! got behind a girl who took the turn a lot slower than ! would have. 20 feet later ! was by her. 5 seconds lost. My disk wheel is in Memphis for repairs. ! was using an old round-spoked wheel. Still ! was going to push fast as ! could. Then the girls started going past on their way out. ! think my aero helmet is more aero when it isn’t sideways. Just so you know, Jocelyn only beat me by 5 seconds on the bike. She had the good wheels, no Roth lethargy, power to the pedals right out of transition. No pokey girls in front of her and she didn’t have to gawk at the rest of the ladies on the road. All that combined probably cost me 5 minutes.
Into T2 and my feet were already starting to ache. The heat had arrived. Not the cops. The guy with the “police” helmet was an easy 5 mph slower than me. ! was well into the run by the time he got off his bike. No the temperature was way up there. Close to 90*. Just 5k to run. ! took it easy. Just a nice, steady pace. Some people passed me. Some couldn’t keep up. ! kept focused and continued on. A guy from Ohio came up next to me. ! explained race strategy. A moderate pace will get you stuck in a pack of some of the faster chicks. The best looking ones. Adjust your pace to stay in that sweet spot. On the bike you can get as close as 3 lengths behind them. He thought it was 4. He’ll be much happier in his next race. The girls here are way better looking than those Ohio girls. He faded just before the turnaround. ! was really hurting now. The temptation to walk was strong. ! walked just enough to chug 2 cups of water, but then it was back to it. Passed another guy. Keep the pace up. Keep moving. ! pulled it off. Only 5 or 6 steps walking. Craig gave me a cup of water and then got me another. It was a genuine Rudy Project cup. “Technically Cool Water” 1:40:47. 13th out of 20 and 92nd of 238 overall. ! beat every female over 50.
This was the final event in the series and it was breakfast time. Eggs, shredded potatos, tomatos and cheese on a tortilla. Then home for a nap. A grand time was had by all. !’m glad ! don’t have anything else to do today. RESULTS are up already
We’ll start with Jocelyn. Second at Barkin’ Dog and last Elite girl at Big Sky owing to her flat tire. She got it fixed and finished the race. That got her some points toward the series. Never quit. Then a big win running away today. She really felt fast with her new Zipps from nationals. Imagine how fast she’d have gone if they had been the right size and not just in the garage. Her nemesis, Sunny Gilbert, couldn’t be bothered to come race today. She had to attend a wedding. It was unclear who’s wedding it was. Anyone who would plan their wedding for a race day and demand that you come is not a real friend. She’ll probably end up divorced. Sunny should know better than to schedule her own wedding on a race day. If it was her she’s totally lost her focus. Probably taking up smoking too.
Jocelyn was wise enough to plan her wedding for the weekend following 5430 ½ last year. She was going to use that week to adjust her tan lines. That does mean she’s married and Kevin, her husband, was participating today. His first Duathlon, starting 2 minutes behind the Mrs., he nearly ran her down. He lost time churning out the 18 mile ride on his hybrid with tiny gears, but ran his heart (and lungs) out. He scored some real points by making sure to be there for her 1st win.
Put that anniversary on your calendar ‘cause you’re getting that new super duper carbon race bike with some cool Zipps underneath. It won’t be sitting next to the bed when you wake up that morning. You have to prove that you remembered. A card and some flowers should do the trick. If you keep the dishes and garbage taken care of ‘til then maybe even an aero helmet too.
Kathy Alfino won her age group today just like in the other two races. Kathy joined RMTC along with her husband, Pete last year. Her race results and the results of their triathletes they coach have improved markedly since then !’m sure. Pete got 4th in his age group. Michael was hunting him most of the last run. Just being around Charley will either make you go faster of paint your bike aqua.
And, finally, Big Al Marvin. Once again won his age group to take winners points back to the nursing home. It’s a tough bunch he’s battling with. Sparks fly as they bump back and forth with those walkers and you don’t even want to get near them on the bike when they’re squirting each other with the catheter bags. Part of the reason those guys are so fast is the straight oxygen they are breathing. Al’s upgraded to a high flow valve on his. Maybe ! wasn’t supposed to say anything about that. Oops.
Michael was parked illegally in front of my house at 6 this morning. We loaded up gear as my creepy neighbor looked on. A mix of disgust (he loathes me so) and jealousy since know one ever comes to visit him, but the UPS guy and his social worker. Neither of them are as cool as anyone in RMTC. Michael did well, pulling out 4th in his age group in his first du. He was trying to chase down Al. Just didn’t quite make it. Michael did put the hurt on Al last week in Loveland however. It was really hot out. Out on I-76 we passed a girl that Michael knew from some running events. He pulled up next to her. She looked over at me and we were a couple rednecks out drinkin’ PBRs and listenin’ to 8-tracks.
Michael managed to beat Steve Lynn who had bad karma for the pain he inflicted on me after Big Sky.! always try to whip Steve or find a good excuse. This time it was due to insufficient recovery from Roth just 13 days ago. And ! had spokes on my back wheel.
Steve Kovisto finally showed up for one of these races. You may have noticed that Darrin put his picture up on the series web site. Fourth place in his age group. A really tough age group ! might add.
Tanner made 42nd overall with solid performances in all three legs. To celebrate Jackpot day (7.7.7) he pulled off 7th Elite male and was only beaten by one of the Elite girls. That would be Jocelyn. ! don’t recall seeing Jocelyn in Roth. Maybe that’s what it was. Not even 2 weeks after the fastest Ironman of anyone in the club he’s racing all out in heat and beating nearly 200 short course racers and relay teams.
Speaking of Roth and Relay teams. Rudy rep. Craig Mintzloff and his wife Theresa came out to play today. Both of them did Roth. Craig planned carefully for today. All his gear ready to go. Well hydrated and on time. He unloaded his bike and found, well didn’t find, pedals. Quickly recalibrating their plans they formed a relay team for a fourth place finish out of 9 teams. They probably would have made 1st or 2nd had they been RMTCers. Still they are a ray of hope for all those who can’t quite make it to our club.
RMTC was mostly 1st or 4th on the day. That’s kind of dull so ! went along to add some variety. Michael drove. ! had him pull over out on the plains to drain off a pot of coffee. There is one really happy tree on the roadside. It probably won’t sleep tonight with all that caffeine. Since Roth ! went out to do one run. 0.2 miles and ! was wasted. Not a confidence builder. My strategy today was to not blast off the front on the first 5k only to blow up 1k in. ! took it easy. What would have been easy for anyone else. ! wanted to run the whole course. 7:50 average is pretty decent for me.
A few problems in T1. My shoes were clipped in for Roth and my feet just fell into them so ! tried it again. No such luck. ! was out to the main road before ! was actually cranking. Onto the 1st leg of the Y ! saw Jocelyn and noted my distance. A bit of math at the turn around put her 4.6 miles ahead of me. ! could compare that to her lead when ! hit the 2nd turn around. Next came Tanner, Al, Michael and some other people. Coming back on that leg was a slight tailwind. A couple extra mph. The next leg sent us back into what wind there was. Jocelyn was still way in front. My calculations gave her about 1/10 of a mile bigger gap. Then came Tanner and Kevin. Kevin was churning away. No aero bars. He knew his responsibility out there. If Jocelyn flats or has any bike issues parts would come off his to get her rolling again.
! didn’t cramp this time. ! got close and backed off just enough. It hurt though. Coming up to the second turnaround, ! got behind a girl who took the turn a lot slower than ! would have. 20 feet later ! was by her. 5 seconds lost. My disk wheel is in Memphis for repairs. ! was using an old round-spoked wheel. Still ! was going to push fast as ! could. Then the girls started going past on their way out. ! think my aero helmet is more aero when it isn’t sideways. Just so you know, Jocelyn only beat me by 5 seconds on the bike. She had the good wheels, no Roth lethargy, power to the pedals right out of transition. No pokey girls in front of her and she didn’t have to gawk at the rest of the ladies on the road. All that combined probably cost me 5 minutes.
Into T2 and my feet were already starting to ache. The heat had arrived. Not the cops. The guy with the “police” helmet was an easy 5 mph slower than me. ! was well into the run by the time he got off his bike. No the temperature was way up there. Close to 90*. Just 5k to run. ! took it easy. Just a nice, steady pace. Some people passed me. Some couldn’t keep up. ! kept focused and continued on. A guy from Ohio came up next to me. ! explained race strategy. A moderate pace will get you stuck in a pack of some of the faster chicks. The best looking ones. Adjust your pace to stay in that sweet spot. On the bike you can get as close as 3 lengths behind them. He thought it was 4. He’ll be much happier in his next race. The girls here are way better looking than those Ohio girls. He faded just before the turnaround. ! was really hurting now. The temptation to walk was strong. ! walked just enough to chug 2 cups of water, but then it was back to it. Passed another guy. Keep the pace up. Keep moving. ! pulled it off. Only 5 or 6 steps walking. Craig gave me a cup of water and then got me another. It was a genuine Rudy Project cup. “Technically Cool Water” 1:40:47. 13th out of 20 and 92nd of 238 overall. ! beat every female over 50.
This was the final event in the series and it was breakfast time. Eggs, shredded potatos, tomatos and cheese on a tortilla. Then home for a nap. A grand time was had by all. !’m glad ! don’t have anything else to do today. RESULTS are up already
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