Racing?????

Had another weekend off from school so at the last minute I registered for not one but two back to back criteriums in Lexington last Sunday. It seems that multiple crits is what everyone does, and since I drove up I thought I would torture myself. Fast, fast, fast was the name of the game. This event is like racing at Bristol Motor Speedway, it may as well be on an oval with a hill. My primary event the CAT 5, I hung on most of the race, but got separated from the field with three to go. I maintained a high pace and finished 32/47 with the main filed in site. The second race the Cat4/5 started just 45 minutes later. Needless to say I got absolutely hammered. To say I finished at the back is an understatement. But, I had a blast. I averaged over 20mph for consecutive 30+ minute races. I am just having fun, school is more important at this moment then racing. The racing is just an outlet. I was excited to do it. Rebecca my wife suggested that a few of us go up and do this weekends Shelbyville tri. It was a great idea, except when it turned cold we deiced to save the money/gas/entry fee and designed our own. So yesterday five of us, two women and three men designed a 13.4 mile bike (outside), 5K run (outside), and finished with a 500 meter swim in the HWC center (had to do the swim last because of the pool hours and daylight). It was a blast, the guys I train with are all fast runners so we just got after it. If I had any chance of creating a little gap I had to blister the bike. Finished - Bike43:12. T1:59:14. Run:31:16. T2:4:39. Swim: 11:45. Total: 1:31 We all had the best time, it was so much fun. Props to my wife for setting it all up and competing. Another great week ahead! L3-Live, Learn, and Lead Schmidty