Hi. Have you missed us?

It has been awhile – sorry! We’re now back and hopefully we’re here for good!

A lot has been going on.  In short, Justin accepted a job offer down in DC so we quit our jobs and made the move south, but not without running away to Europe for two weeks first. Training was strong up until that point but we pretty much took the entire month of May off.

We raced TriRidgefield the first weekend from being back with not such stellar results but I guess you can’t expect much from taking a month off. Not helping the situation, we then went on to race EagleMan 70.3 the following weekend. Let’s not talk about that one. Well… ok, let’s.

EagleMan is located in Cambridge, MD and the swim is in the Choptank River. When Jus and I showed up to rack our bikes the day before, we decided to swim some of the course to get a feel for the water. We didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into. We fought waves, lost sight of the buoys, couldn’t see a foot in front of us it was so brown and brackish, our goggles kept fogging… oh boy. We took it for what it was, headed out to our hotel and only hoped for the best for race day. On race morning, we were told the swim would be wetsuit illegal – wonderful. Along with all the other athletes, we sat on the docks and watched one wave group after another go off. An hour and 25 minutes later, my wave set to the water. 57 minutes later, I exited into T1… yes, 57 minutes. That is 1.2 miles, 57 minutes. No, I’m not lying. I don’t know. I don’t know how to explain that one. Bike and run can be summed up in three words: no shade & HOT! Given all conditions, this race was a tough one. But I hate leaving a race with a bad taste in my mouth so I will be signing up for it next year to redeem myself.

TriRidgefield Results

Liz:
Swim: 18:08
T1: 3:00
Bike: 41:42
T2: 1:10
Run: 24:15
Total: 1:28:15

Justin:
Swim: 18:24
T1: 2:41
Bike: 38:03
T2: 0:55
Run: 23:10
Total: 1:23:13

EagleMan 70.3 Results

Liz:
Swim: 57:26
T1: 2:17
Bike: 3:02:31
T2: 2:47
Run: 2:21:35
Total: 6:26:36

Justin:
Swim: 1:03:07
T1: 2:02
Bike: 3:02:55
T2: 3:09
Run: 2:31:17
Total: 6:42:30

We signed up for a local sprint in Culpeper, VA for August 1. Let’s hope we both see some improvements by then! Haha.

I’ll leave you now with some pictures… pictures taken with intentions to write blogs for each… but have failed, of course. Will be back writing soon! PROMISE.

EagleMan 70.3 swim course

EagleMan 70.3 bike and run course


EagleMan 70.3 post race.. our only photo of us


Bike riding in DC - painted wall behind us with some history lessons :)


DC bike ride - just pretty and relaxing


DC bike ride - storm is a coming...


DC bike ride - STORM, stuck under a bridge for 30 mins


DC run


DC run on the canal


The heat and humidity are causing nasty blisters all over my feet... check it out, this one put me out of running for a week.


105 miler with Jus and Joey on 4th of July at Lake Waramaug


105 miler with Jus and Joey - starting to get tired at mile 75 miles

Fleet Feet helped me out with some new shoes and gear to deal with the heat and humidity, I so hope this all works!

Had to end my post with this delicious treat... Pompagrante FroYo with blueberries - YUM! My lunch on my walk home from getting new sneaks!