IMLP photo-wrap-up:  

Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins video Another weekend in a another new place with another 70.3! I feel like we were just packing for New Orleans yesterday! Nope, it’s been 4 weeks since then, and we just returned from St. Croix. It was an awesome weekend in an interesting place, with good friends, great weather, and an awesome race. Here’s the story:  

PRE-RACE

Our first flight was scheduled to take off at 11:30 on Friday morning. We left the runway at 12:45. Our connection was scheduled to take off at 3:50. It left Miami at 3:52. We deplaned in Miami at 3:55. Alrighty, time to get comfy at Miami International! Next flight to New Orleans wasn’t until 10:45. So Chrissie, Jesse, and I set up camp in a nice little corner of MIA, and had a good ol’ time people watching. When 10:15 (advertised boarding time) rolled around and there was no plane attached to the gate, we kissed good-bye to the anticipated 12:30 bedtime. At 10:45 the airline attendant announced that there was a delay… Duh! We finally made our way to New Orleans and crawled into bed around 1:30am.  

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!  

We rode outside this weekend! And we were all able to balance without the trainers holding us up! Wheeler, Tim, and I toured the south shore for 6 hours, and wrapped the session up with a 60 minute run. 6&60’s are back! Woop woop!