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Interbike Fun

Vegas in pictures. Not much to write about. I don't like Vegas. I like Interbike. Not Vegas.

Harvest Moon 2009

Ever have one of those week where it just seems like one long (very long) day? After my WTF week, we had a 4 day week at school. Despite the fact that the week is only 4 days long, it all blurs together into one long day. It was a continuous flow of home between 8-10pm and up at 5am. Work. Train. Repeat. I was thankful the race was Sunday-or so I thought. I was have Saturday to get ready for it. While driving the kids from fencing on Thursday, I noticed a sign for the Sunset Triathlon in Boulder. I knew that Harvest Moon and this race were on the same day. But I assumed it was Sunday. We always race on Sunday. It said September 12th. I asked the kids was day the 12th was. They said Saturday. Thanks to the kids, they saved Jeff and I going down to an empty Aurora Reservoir on Sunday morning.

4.30 Saturday morning we are up, drinking coffee, and packing up to race. You can tell fall is in the air. Dark, cool morning, with a hit of falling leaves. Hell, Starbucks has their Pumpkin Spice Latte out-if that isn't an indication that fall is here I am not sure what is! We pull into transition with an hour before the race starts and get prepped for the 5 hours (4 in Jeff's case) that lie ahead of us.

Swim: I ran into Kerrie before the race. She is always a trip and I enjoy her humor. She asked me if I am in her wave. I tell her I am not "that old" and I will start behind her. (I started 5 min behind the 35+ women) Swimming in the Aurora Reservoir is great. It is really clean. You can see people in front of you. However, the ability to "see" the feet in front of me did not help me stay on course. I am really thinking about prescription googles. I swam off course 2-3 times and lost appox 2 min trying to get back on course. Thankfully, the swim course was short. I know my swimming is getting better, but I am not a 27 min swimmer. I am always glad to get out of the water. I feel like the race really starts when I throw down the goggle and get the wetsuit off.

Bike:

For the 1st 30 miles, I was regretting that I did not put any arm warmers, shirts, knee warms or toe covers on. I was freezing. I could not feel my toes! But by mile 30 I warmed up and was feeling good. I knew that the Elite/34+ women were ahead of me, but didn't know how many. I had swum off course and figured I was back in the back. My plan was to ride steady and controlled. My new trick during races is not to look at my bike computer. I get caught up in the mph. I turn the computer around and just use my watch to make sure I eat when I am suppose too. It seems to work well (for me) and allows me to be in tune with myself and not a number.

At mile 40, I turn back on Quincy and see nothing by uphill. Ugh. 16 miles left and they are the hardest miles! I reeled in a few people on the hills and headed back to transition. I was anxious to get running and see where I was in the mix of it all. I was also excited to see where Jeff was.

Run:

Nothing really exciting to report on the run. I started out really conservative and let my body settle into a rhythm. I ran up on a guy who had a good pace and ran with him for the first 5 miles. I saw Jeff coming back in in first place. What a great sight to see!!! I was so proud of him. He deserved this win.

At mile 6, I passed a girl who i was tailing for the first 6th. I then saw the lead women start to come back. All of them had 5 minutes up on me, so it was hard to tell if I was making a dent in that 5 minutes. Coming back at mile 7, I saw another girl at mile 7 looking strong. I turned around to look at her age. 32. Damn it? I have to actually run to keep my lead. I did some quick calculations in my head and kept running. At mile 12, I see Jeff and he yells words on encouragement. I can see the finish-yet there is a mile to go!

I cross the finish line in 4.51. I was happy with that. Despite the shorter swim, I still would have been faster then BSLT. Ended up 4th overall (6 sec from third-ugh-the 5 min head start. That will teach me to race harder). Solid day for the Keils.

The rest of the day consisted of beer and watching Dexter. AKA recovery.

Rock On

JK

Lady Max

To all the ladies~

"Lady Max," Boulder's 1st Women's only forum is kicking off the fall w/ an Anti-Aging event. It'll cover the basics of antioxidant health from the inside out, give-aways, and the opportunity to get a "skin friendly" Spray Tan!

Check it out here!

See you Thursday!

A WTF Week

I have been terrible at updating the blog. Life got a little more complicated with school starting this week. That means I have to get a little more creative on when and where my workouts happens. It takes a bit of adjusting to get into a new schedule-getting back up at 4.45am. Going to bed at 9.30 pm. But my patience and sanity were tested more then usual this week when it turned into a WTF week.

What is a WTF week? A week were things go wrong, not planned, plans have to change, you name something that could go wrong this week and it happened. I am trying to think what I did that brought this karma to be this week. Maybe it was the full moon cycle. Here is a short list of things that happened in no particular order.

• My key broke off the key ring.
• I locked my car and could not get in. For some reason, the key does not open the door. Great way to find this out.
• I changed the tube in my tire 3 times before leaving the garage
• I rode 45 miles without realizing my break was rubbing (this included 2 x 30 min intervals)
• Blu bit Jarvis
• People are slow to pay for services.
• The bank tried to robbed me of my own money with ridiculous fees
• I have not felt good in training. And I have a race next weekend.
• The side effect of antibiotics were intense
• Jeff got a ticket for $65.00 after taking friends to the airport
• I asked to change committees at school. The idea was to have the same load-just a different committee. Instead of a simple switch, they added it to my load.
• Lucy didn't like her new food. Got a tummy ache and threw up for half the morning.
• I spilled butter on my dress on the way to school
• I put a pair of pants on for school and the are tight. I hate that.

I can honestly say I am looking forward to Monday and the start of a new week. We all have weeks like this-I am sure this is not my last one. But I am ready for it to end. Especially today when I wasted 35 minutes changing 3 tubes even before I rode. Seriously. I could not believe it. I have changed more tubes today then I have all year. No joke.

My neighbors must of thought something was wrong at our house this morning. Picture this: All is quiet. It is 9.30 on a Saturday morning. Then BAM. Tube poops. Sound like a gun shot. The surrounding dogs start to bark. And a women can be heard yelling "What the f*$k? You got to be kidding me".

The bright side of the ride was that I have a great interval workout even with the rubbing break! Take that pants that won't fit.

Rock On

JK

The title says it all....

Girl beats boy in miniSkirtChaser Race.

Girl= Me

Boy= Jeff

Winner = Me

Loser=Jeff

Jeff says I false started and that I should be DQ'ed. Whatever. A W is a W.

Maybe next time honey....

Rock On

JK

30% Chance of Rain

Weather Bug said that there was a 30% chance of rain today.

Jeff and I woke up this morning to overcast skies. We decided to swim first and let the cloud pass in hopes that the sun would be shining for our ride. As we predicted, the sun was shining at the end of our swim. It was looking like a great day to ride.

Ride time 0.0 min-Last minute decision to take my knee warmers on the ride-ya know, just in case.

25 min-The winds pick up and looking west the clouds are creeping over the foothill and we can see it starting to rain up there. We decided to head north to avoid the rain.

27 min-It is raining on us. We quickly put on arm and knee warmers. We head east because it looks clear over there

35 min-Still raining. I am getting angry. I hate this. I have to complete 3 x 20 min intervals and I decide to head home and ride them on the trainer. Jeff says he going to stay out because he is already wet. We part ways.

46 min-FLAT #1! A flat in the rain is NO FUN. I pull over and change it. Some creepy guy in a white van pulls into the park and ride where I change the flat. I call Jeff to tell him.

53 min-Jeff comes back to meet me. He says "It is going to clear up. Lets head east and do the intervals." I naively believe him and follow.

60 min-Still raining and start the first interval. Every pedal stoke I am getting angrier as I repeat the words "It is gong to clear up" in my head. Total BS.

60-80 min-If there was a contest for cursing I would have won it. I was dropping the F bomb left and right. I was saying it really loud because I was listening to music and cursing at the same time. It is still raining and I am covered in dirt. I shouldn't have worn white arm warmers.

Not a happy Jenni!

80-90 min-Still cursing. Jeff tells me to eat something. I tell him I am going to hitch a ride back home. I tell him I am just going to stop at the Starbucks and wait until he comes and gets me in the car. I question whether we are tough or just plain stupid. He laughs and takes a picture. I am still angry. We keep riding further and further from home. All I can think about is being home...so far away!

90-110min-Second interval. My spirits start to get better. Maybe it was the Powerbar Blasts! (Note-those little things are slippery when wet-I dropped 3 on the road. Thought about picking them up to eat them but passed.)

115 min-FLAT #2. Jeff back wheel goes flat. The upside? The sun is starting to come out!

117 min- FLAT #3. While pumping up the tire, Jeff breaks off the valve. I am laughing. He is angry. I am checking my Facebook page. He yells at me for texting. I think he is just pissed he has to change the tire again.

I am taking pictures of my bike while Jeff changes his second flat.

130 min-Interval #3. 20 more minutes and I am done. I least I can sit on Jeff's wheel now without getting a face full of water. It is sunny and getting warm. Go figure.

150-176 min-cooling down home. We both talk about how awful the ride was, but glad we stuck it out. I still have to run and don't want to.

176-180 min-It starts to sprinkle again. Great way to end the ride.

What does Weather Bug say now? Still a 30% change of rain.

Rock On

JK