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Putting Bees On Notice

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

I had a solid swimbikerun session this morning and was cruising along on my bike, following strict HR orders from Coach Hirsch when… BAM!

A kamikaze bee tries to take me out through a gap in my armor (my helmet vent) and lands a direct hit right on the front of my head.

I haven’t been stung in at least 10 years and it hurts just as much as i remembered. I slammed on the breaks, tore off my helmet and try to find the ninja attacker so I can have my revenge but he was gone as fast as he arrived.

Normally, I am a big fan bees. They pollinate flowers so I can have fruits and veggies and they make delicious honey that I love to put on everything. The also make Sam freak out when they come near her and keep me highly entertained.

But this undeclared bee war on my scalp has not gone unnoticed. You hear that bees? I have OFFICIALLY put you on notice. You join the list with bike drafters, elementary back stroke lane swimmers, the French TV car driver that tried to take out Hoogerland and Jennifer Lopez (she knows full well what she did).

As for the rest of you, you better be on your beat behavior. The On Notice list always has room for one more.

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Sweat Protection

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Sam caught me wearing a particularly ridiculous gettup on the trainer last night. (Which, to be honest, isn’t all that rare. She just happened to snap a picture this time around.)

It was hot and humid and even with a fan on me, I was sweating buckets. I grabbed a whatever was within reach to keep the sweat out of my eyes. A visor and a towel.

It just so happened that the Trakkers visor was an adorable shade of pink and the towel was so big that draping it across my back like a superhero cape was the only way to have it soak up the sweat but keep it just out of my way.

It almost looks like I’m trying to fly away on my bike. ET-style.

Have a great weekend everyone! Especially everyone out in Portland racing Rev3. I wish I was there with you.

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Sports Psychology

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Triathlon is kind of like baseball. 90% if mental. The other half is physical.

But unlike baseball, which usually puts me to sleep, I LOVE triathlon AND sports psychology.

Psych was my minor in college and if I could ever find a way to get someone to pay me to get my PhD in psychology, I’d jump on it in a heart beat. Plus, at it’s core, my job of helping companies understand and make use of social media is all about psychology and sociology.

Anyway, my point is that I’m fascinated by the whole psych element of triathlon and love experiencing first hand how important the mental side of this sport is sometimes. I dragged myself out in some nasty mid-day heat and humidity for a 12 mile run on Sunday. I didn’t want to have any part of it. I wanted to sit on my arse and drink beer and play video games. It took me a solid 30 minutes to put my shoes on and another 30 get out the door and actually start running.

From there on out, the next 12 miles were was a complete roller coaster. I couldn’t focus and kept letting my pace slip REALLY really slow. As soon as I stopped paying attention to my pace, I was doing slow 10 min miles and dragging my feet. (I wanted to do high 8′s.)

It wasn’t that my legs were dead from my 3 hour ride the day before, they had plenty of energy. I’ve actually been giving them plenty of love with Ultragen and my Recovery Pump boots, so they were feeling strong. I just had trouble getting the energy OUT of them and laying it out on the road.

I found myself thinking back to REALLY hard run sessions and races. Specifically, the last run leg at Ragnar New England and the marathon at Rev3 Cedar Point. I started thinking about how dead my legs were, but how I forced myself to keep on moving forward. Instantly, I felt my turnover picking up and even got goosebumps on my arms. Crazy how the mind can impact the body, eh? Over the rest of the run, I kept thinking back to some of my hardest and most memorable runs in my head to keep my motivation and my turnover up high.

What memories do you pull up when you have to dig deep and keep moving forward?

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Swimming In The Deep

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

How did you celebrate the 4th yesterday?

I headed out to the middle of Walden for a while to escape the crowds. I brought along my camera (tucked away Bree Wee-style) and had some fun splashing around all by myself and chasing fish for a while.