1 Race, 3 Athletes, 3 PR's!
Mar 16th, 2009 : 11:10am
Awesome weekend! I think I get more anxious before my athletes race than I do before I race. Not only do they work so hard, but they put their full faith in us as their coaches to guide them. Because of this their performances, in a way, become our performances. Well, my folks did me proud! Salmon, Flummerfelt, and Palto all PR’d at New Bedford Half Marathon, and showed that their hard work and patience over the winter is setting them up for a great season to come! Nice work, guys and gal!
Those of us who were not racing, spent Saturday soaking up the sun during a sweet 6 & 60 session! We did not get to ride in shorts like last week, but were able to shed a couple layers after the first 4 hours of the ride, and wear shorts during the transition run. It’s so freeing!
So, what do you do when you get a new training jacket, but could really use a vest? Or when the plastic cage that holds your helmet in place breaks? Well, if you’re Tim, you tear the sleeves right off the old jacket and tie that helmet together with twine! Check out the duds:
Who has twine
anyway?!
Fashion issues aside, the training session went really well, with a solid tempo session at the end of the ride and undulating run off the bike.
For dinner, we headed out to a lovely little pizza joint where 5 of us we were seated at a card table (literally), and treated to the lively conversation of a group of inebriated women taking full advantage of their “lady’s night out”. Not only was there pizza everywhere
(yeah, I know, that’s usually what they serve at pizza
restaurants), but, because we were celebrating Mikaela’s (my little sis) birthday, there was also CHOCOLATE cake with CHOCOLATE frosting. Oh, wow! That’s what we in the business call a Will Power Check! Well, I was strong – I had myself a delicious salad (you know, one those elaborate deals with a whole head of Iceburg lettuce, half a tomato, and a slice of cucumber?) and grilled chicken. For dessert? Protein shake! Yesssss!
Off to take advantage of the recovery day – nap time!
Tags: 6 & 60, Tim Snow, Training
Category: Random Jibber Jabber
