Finished the OC 1/2 Marathon in 1:50:56
My first time doing this race! Man, watch out for those rolling hills at the end! I went out fast... like a 7:20 pace for 3 miles. Then I started to realize (feel) my mistake and brought it down to an 8 min pace. Needless to say the day was HOT, the rolling hills and steady climb to finish killed me, but I had a blast and enjoyed the race. I'd definietly do it again.
Torture Clinic-Day one
It was torturous! No, not that bad, but it wasn't fun. Sitting there in the saddle I recalled what the brochure said... "must be mentally tough to handle course". So, I pushed out my complaints and continued to peddle. 40 minutes later, I moved over to the rollers. Now, being it was the first time I've ever been on rollers, I was scared to death. I had an awesome partner, Tom, who built my confidence up. 20 min later I was done and even managed to ride a few times with Tom only holding the back of the bike. I'm excited to see the results from the clinic, but must admit my weigh in didn't go well... it will continue to be a struggle. I'm definietly not a "wirey" athlete... so weight will always impact my times.
This week at another photoshoot and despite my efforts to eat well, the team keeps pushing food on me. It's as if as soon as you say, "no thanks" it challenges them to force food at you more. I've held off pretty good, but today, the peanut M&Ms were calling my name! (now, why am I confused on gaining weight, as mentioned above?)
