Runnin' fools

After a good run on Friday........Sunday came around :-(

But between Friday and Sunday was Saturday and Saturday was Green Lakes Tri day :-) Wen and I decided to bring the dogs out and spend the morning watching people expend lots of energy. I have done Green Lakes twice - never fast, always waaaaaaay back of the pack. Okay, middle of the pack out of the water :-). I then spent the bike and run leg watching people pass me and then I finished back of the pack. If only the race ended after the swim...... I thought watching the race, I might be wistfully yearning, wishing I was in the race. Nope. Didn't have one iota of yearn in my body. I was just thankful that I wasn't out there. It was great to watch everyone. Even though it is 'just' a sprint tri, it is still an awesome accomplishment for everyone who finishes. One thing that struck Wen and I was how some people just dilly-dallied in the transitions. I am not one to pass judgement on any of them - they were out there and I sure wasn't but it was clear that time wasn't a huge consideration for some of them. I mean, I was slow but never in transition. I needed all the time I could get in the various legs :-)

Back to Sunday's run. We were going to call an audible on 3.5 or 4 miles when the time came. Our goal was an easy 12 m/m and to enjoy ourselves. Well, I called 3.5 at the 1 mile mark and we struggled to make our (easy!) time. I felt like I was running in water up to my thighs. I wanted to quit every half mile. Both Wen and I struggled mightily with that run. Cosmo had no problem. We did 3.5 at a 11:48 m/m pace and that was with a huge final quarter mile, almost vomit-inducing push to keep it under 12. Pathetic.

We met this morning to run 3 and I was dreading it after yesterday. Surprise, surprise, it wasn't bad. I felt good. No idea of time because I forgot to bring my watch but it was good. Again, Cosmo had no problem with it :-)