Editor's Note: Legions of the CC Nation have been wondering why things are quiet on here. To be honest, I have been exhausted and bummed out about picking a name for a new venture. However, things are underway on that front! Stay tuned.
The big news coming out of the weekend is that I tried to bike 40+ miles. No good. I don't know what is wrong but my knee gets sore at about 25 miles. Even after having another "bike fit" to make sure that things are ok.
I don't think it is serious, but it is a no-brainer regarding the 1/2 Iron. I'm out.
Thankfully, they have shorter distances so I'm in the 1/4 Ironman, which is known, I believe, as the Pewterman (not really). I have done this distance (approximately) last year and naturally the 1/3 Iron in August.
I had the knee pain prior to the 1/3 Iron but hammered out 38 miles. It might have been the adrenalin or possibly dementia from the (well-documented) dehydration. Also, I had the foresight to fill a water-bottle with gin prior to the race.
Anyway, I'm not really disappointed. If anything, the 1/4 seems so easy in comparison that I have slacked off this week -- to the point that the 1/4 is going to be tough. LOL.
But no worries... we've been there before and it will be in the 80s at worst. That's chilly around here.
(Do you know it is so hot in the summer here that the grass turns brown? It just dies.)
2 comments:
Wait. Let me see if I understand this correctly. You're approximately MY age and you wonder why it is that your knee gives out after 25 miles?
Son, are you nuts?
Fondly,
Stacey, the appropriately crotchety and achey
Grass dying is one of the joys of summer. Who wants to cut it when it's 110 outside - so it's a win/win.
Good luck in your next competition!
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