Who lee oh!

Who lee oh! That's how july sounds in Spanish. this is a drought weekend as I could find no races within my range. Must opt to train.

Saturday agenda- free 5k.

I arrived just prior to but missed the start. I jogged until I reached the final walker then walked with her.

Sunday agenda- race?

Not! I pulled out my inlines and did some skating.

Independence day!

Independence day! This is the day that the united states of America celebrates its independence from England. However, I notice many of the things we tried to escape have been implemented in a different manner. My opinion, tolls, various taxes (property, estate, sales and income) seem very similar and tolls are like taxation without representation since all I see are improved ways to collect more money rather than fix the roads.

Today's agenda-race!

I found various all over the state, so I boiled my selection down to as follows:

1. run 4 freedom 4 miler
2. Weston hometown celebration 5k
3. 4th of july 5k

Each 1 is in a different county. Palm beach, broward and dade; I did the latter. Clint time:

The good: finisher medal, close to home, 7:04 scheduled start
The bad: started late
The ugly: didn't place, race results difficult to view at race, right shoe fell apart

Transition weekend!

Transition weekend! It is pre independence day weekend.

Saturday agenda-race?

Here is what I found for the last day of the month:

1. winery 5k
2. freedom 5k
3. all American 5k

double header op

Sunday agenda-race?

Here is what I found for the first day of the month:

1. independence day du/tri

Guess what I did?

Final full weekend of June!

Final full weekend of June!

Saturday agenda-race?

Here is what I found for this day:

1. triumph 5k
2. stomp out bullying 5k

I chose the former. Clint time:

The good: finisher medal, 7 am start
The bad: cotton tshirt, award medal, weather (hot and humid)
The ugly: didn't place because didn't do top 3 overall (bumped me to 4th)

Sunday agenda-race?

Not! I couldn't find anything, so therefore I trained; I did 'everything' but run. this was the last sunday of the month.

Father's day weekend!

Father's day weekend!

Saturday agenda-race?

I didn't find much:

1. grandma's marathon
2. run 4 the sea 4 miler

You can automatically rule out the former (out of FL); that leaves the latter. I passed on both to prepare for dad's day. I opted to train instead.

Sunday agenda-race?

Happy father's day! I only found 1 event: kb trilogy #1

I have done relays before but this one was quite different. In fact, a real challenge. A team was formed by Kerry, paralyzed as a domestic violence victim, so that she could complete a marathon with assistance.

The swimmer was linda. she had to pull her with a 'raft' while swimming
The cyclist was yours truly. I had to pull her with a 'cart' attachment to my bike
The runner was Emily. She had to push her with a 'stroller'

This concept was new to all of us but I am going to talk about me because I almost backed out. Why? This was in key Biscayne, which requires going over the steep Rickenbacker causeway bridge twice. I normally climb the bridge standing but couldn't do that with the cart, requiring me to use solely my legs. I struggled going up but by the grace of God, managed. Also, I had to do something I hate to do, especially going down hill- use brakes! I realized I had to control the speed going down with this method. Although I posted my worst ever bike time, I successfully completed my leg, delivering her safely to transition; I came in faster than they expected, if that's any consolation.

Who knee oh!

Who knee oh! That's how june sounds in Spanish.

Saturday agenda-race?

Here is what I found for this day:

1. sugden stride 5k

guess what I did? Clint time:

The good: finisher medal, podium*, 5 deep, choice of tech shirt or cotton tank
The bad: 5th age*, 2 loop in course, distance to race (naples)
The ugly: got hot and humid, walked 5 times affecting my time

Sunday agenda-race?

It was difficult to find an event for this day, but by the grace of God, I did; kiso aquarun. fortunately, they offered a 5k only, in addition to the aforementioned. Eastwood time:

The good: podium (1st age)
The bad: 2 loop rolling course, started late, directions not clear, generic award medal
The ugly: got hot and humid, walked 4 times affecting my time, no finisher medal, forgot tshirt

Conclusion

Despite poor performance, I was blessed to make the podium on both days. Both events were far: Saturday was over 2 hours while sunday was over an hour and a half.

Hurricane season has begun!

Hurricane season has begun! This is the first weekend of the month.

Saturday agenda-race?

Here is what I considered for the first Saturday of the month:

1. God's country marathon/half
2. blue line 5k
3. run for the IVY 5k

You can automatically rule out the former (out of FL). Although still far, the latter was closest in proximity. Clint time:

The good: podium (1st age), top dozen, finisher medal
The bad: a sharp turn around + many turns
The ugly: time still below par

Sunday agenda-race?

Here is what I considered for the first Sunday of the month:

1. san diego rnr marathon
2. run for the ribbons 5k
3. beerfest 5k
4. twilight 5k

You can automatically rule out the former (out of FL). The latter was closest in proximity and an afternoon event, opening up a double header opportunity. I picked the furthest local race and did visit the latter. Eastwood time:

The good: finisher medal
The bad: rain
The ugly: didn't place, time way below par

I completed the latter, finishing 3 5k events. In the last one, it began to rain about 5-10 prior to the start.