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After three days of hard training – and with trashed quads – I ran the Carrboro 4 on the 4th race today. I finished in 31:25, pace of 7:51, cutting 1 1/2 minutes off last year’s time. My quads and hammies are really sore now! I like sore muscles because they remind me [...]
Question: Can a Horsefly Bite through Cycling Shorts Answer: Yes! Yesterday I rode 59 miles followed by a 5k hilly brick run. It was a good, hot, and fun workout. I rode with two friends: Mark and Kevin. We started at Jordan Lake, rode out to Holly Springs to do the Triangle Triathlon Course, and [...]
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I wrote this in my Rev 3 Tri race report. I immediately had a splitting headache that stayed with me for 40 miles. It radiated down my face into my right jaw. I had this one other time during last year’s Duke 1/2 race. I can’t say that it slowed me down, but it sure [...]
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Last night I did the InsideOut Sports (IOS) group training ride. Sort of. It was more of an epic fail ride. I ended up riding solo and getting lost in Cary, and it was sheer terror trying to get back before darkness fell. Note to self: Stick with the group if I do the IOS [...]
It was about one year ago that my saddle saga began. And now it is finished. I can’t believe it took me a whole year of butt pain to figure it out. Maybe I shouldn’t always try so hard to be HTFU girl. I have to thank John Cobb for his V-flow Plus saddle, and [...]
