Momentum Kaneohe Criterium

First race of the season on one of the nicest weather days in the last year. The HACC controlled the Senior race with 5 of us mixing it up at the front. From the gun we shook all the dead wood off the back in the first 5 laps. After an awsome leadout by John Larion, Steve Steele won the bunch sprint with yours truly getting 5th. Kelly even won her first race for the women!

Long overdue post

Between IM training and work I really haven't been getting on to post lately. Every weekend for the last 10 weeks has followed more or less this routine;

Saturday, meet Spence, Mike, Sandi, Erin and the usual cast of uber athletes on Oahu over on the windward side at 0700 for a 90-120 mile hammerfest bike ride followed by a 3-9 mile run. Drag my dead ass home about 3pm, eat a great meal that Marianne has been making to keep me alive, then bed. Sunday, get on the bike with Marianne around noon for a 1-3 hour "easy" ride, immediately followed by a 30 mile run at a 7:30-8:00 minute pace. Add in about 10K worth of swimming during the week plus some bike and run speed work and you start to see my dilema. Getting to the blog becomes a low priority.

However,.....I'm glad to say that all the work is now done and I'm tapering nicely for the race next weekend. My legs feel so fresh the last few days it's scary.

I did break my training routine last weekend to ride with the HACC because it was our friend Scott's last ride on the island. Scott and his wife Debbbie are moving to California. We will miss them greatly and hope to impose on their hospitality the first chance we get. Here are some pictures from the ride. Someone had the good sense to get a flat tire right in front of the most beautiful beach on the island, (Waimea) so I snapped a couple shots.

A visitor from Tucson

Our friend Spring arrived Friday from Tucson to check out her and her husband Kevins house here and also for a mini vacation. Spring has some big cycling races coming up so we promised her we'd do a lot of riding while she's here. Saturday we did the normal HACC ride over on the North shore. Sunday we drove over to windward to watch her race the Lanikai triathlon. She did great, placing 11th overall woman and 2nd in her age group. Pretty good for someone who hasn't swam in two years! My cycling bud Scott "fujito" Kimsey was also racing and kicked some butt winning the military category.