I am stewing over how things went down on
Sunday. It's absolutely killing me to know I was on pace for a 3:32 up to mile 20. The thing that's most frustrating is that I can't just turn around and try again this weekend. I was tempted to go for it at Rehoboth Beach marathon on Dec 11th but I'm going to be smart about it. The last thing I need is to go for it when I'm not fully recovered and fall apart. I've done a ton of thinking about what could have gone wrong and I really think I was dehydrated. Not because I didn't hydrate leading up to it, but because my stomach was off the days before. Saturday night I mentioned to Andy after I had been drinking a ton of water that I wasn't peeing nearly enough. Usually water goes right through me but that wasn't the case on Saturday. I also noticed when I finished the race on Sunday I wasn't covered in my usual salty crust. So I'm fairly certain that something was just off because like I said the other day, my nutrition was spot on the week leading up to the race. I did what I could and I can't change how it turned out. I will get my redemption and am already looking for that race. I'm thinking a month before Boston would be a perfect time to go for it, then I can run Boston for fun.
In other news...look at what I got on Monday!!! A Specialized road bike! Kids, I'm one step closer to my Ironman dream!! I took it for a test drive as soon as I got home, not knowing if I could even ride a bike since I haven't rode one since I was a kid, and I fell in love! I was giggling and waving to people in the neighborhood wearing a huge grin on my face. I can't wait for this summer to enter the world of Triathlons!!!!
"Cosmo"
I love that Andy didn't tell me the big yellow "Reflective - remove before wearing" sticker was still on my helmet when I headed out.
Have a great Thanksgiving. Gobble, gobble.
10 comments:
Enjoy the new bike. One of these days I will get one. Happy Turkey Day!
LOVE the bike AND the name : )
Can't wait to read about the IM training someday : )
great name!! I am still on teh fence about getting a bike, but think I will get one once it gets hot again and makes running here difficult
You are too cute on your bike! Congrats on the new wheels. :)
Sounds like dehydration is a good explanation... it helps to have an answer for sure. And of course, it is still nothing that was in your control. Next one will be better.
Ha! Love the compression socks on the bike :)
Awesome!!! great bike and name!!! Hope you are feeling better about Sunday.
Sweet bike!
Try not to beat yourself up...you'll get your time with all that drive next time out.
Nice ride :)
I'm loving that new bike! I would love to train for a Triathlon if only I could swim!! :-)
I've said it before:
It will be very fun to have the opportunity to poop yourself using different modes of transportation.
Look out tri-world!
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