Here's the site for the 1/2 Ironman that I'm planning to do in a couple of weeks. I can't believe how fast it has come!!
http://www.ironmanrhodeisland.com/index.php
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Bates Tri Team Launches Web Site
The Bates College Triathlon Club has launched a web site.
Check back soon for updates.
http://www.batesmultisport.com
Check back soon for updates.
http://www.batesmultisport.com
Stiles Pond Swim this morning in Boxford
Got up early for a 6AM open water swim with Marc of North Reading who I have been training with off and on. Our swim was about 1.4 miles and about 44 min. There were three other athletes getting out of the water just as we arrived at 6AM, they didn't have wetsuits on either!! Marc and I stuck with the wetsuits. The water was a little chilly this morning!!
Monday, June 22, 2009
1st Race of the Season! Webster Triathlon - Webster, MA
Sunday Morning, 4:44AM alarm clock goes off. Looked outside and it's still raining - Had a banana, water, and a peanut butter and jelly bagel. Got the bike set on the car rack and ready to go. Jamie and PJ were great to get up at that hour to come along for the trip! Joanne Murphy, our good friend from Bates also made the trek down to Webster to catch the race - thank you! On the ride down it looked as though it was going to be a wet day and fortunately we got a break in the rain for the entire race and the course dried out in time for the bike. After scoping out the swim course a little (which looked a heck of a lot longer than a 1/2 mile) I got ready for the first of three triathlons this year. The water temperature was actually not that bad and the water was crystal clear. I was in the second wave of swimmers and entered the water trying to stay relaxed and not freak out with all the swimmers thrashing around me. By the time I got to the first buoy there were people hanging on it to rest and they still had about 4/10 of a mile to go! Kept swimming and felt pretty good throughout the entire swim leg. Emerged from the water happy to hit the bike (if I only knew how hilly the first part of the bike course was going to be). There was a long run on pavement from the swim exit to the transition area, which actually helped me catch my breath a little before I grabbed the bike.
Ripped off my wetsuit and squirted water on my feet to rinse them off and threw on the helmet, sunglasses, and bike shoes (no socks) and hit the road. Legs felt pretty good and started to pass some people. Then a couple of women passed me that looked like machines! We hit a couple hills, then a couple more, and then two more big ones, and then a final really big hill!! It felt like the first 6 miles were all up hill! Fortunately what goes up must come down and the second half of the race was mostly downhill with a couple of curves thrown in. I hit 42 mph at one point coming down the hill - that's probably the fastest I've gone so far on the bike. Biked into the transition and quickly tied the running shoes - said a quick hello to Jamie, PJ and Joanne and then hit the road for the run.
About a mile into the run my right quad started to cramp up a little, but I was able to run through it. Finished the race strong and was exhausted after. All in all a great first race of the season and a great tune up for the next one.
Here are the results:
Eric Trickett M-30-34 age group
Swim .5 miles - 15:56 22nd/45 in age group, 205th/500 overall
Bike 12 miles - 38:42 16th/45 in age group, 133th/500 overall
Run 3 miles - 21:58 25th/45 in age group, 170th/500 overall
Overall Time - 1:22:07 18th/45 in age group, 138th/500 overall
Here are some pics from the day:
Ripped off my wetsuit and squirted water on my feet to rinse them off and threw on the helmet, sunglasses, and bike shoes (no socks) and hit the road. Legs felt pretty good and started to pass some people. Then a couple of women passed me that looked like machines! We hit a couple hills, then a couple more, and then two more big ones, and then a final really big hill!! It felt like the first 6 miles were all up hill! Fortunately what goes up must come down and the second half of the race was mostly downhill with a couple of curves thrown in. I hit 42 mph at one point coming down the hill - that's probably the fastest I've gone so far on the bike. Biked into the transition and quickly tied the running shoes - said a quick hello to Jamie, PJ and Joanne and then hit the road for the run.
About a mile into the run my right quad started to cramp up a little, but I was able to run through it. Finished the race strong and was exhausted after. All in all a great first race of the season and a great tune up for the next one.
Here are the results:
Eric Trickett M-30-34 age group
Swim .5 miles - 15:56 22nd/45 in age group, 205th/500 overall
Bike 12 miles - 38:42 16th/45 in age group, 133th/500 overall
Run 3 miles - 21:58 25th/45 in age group, 170th/500 overall
Overall Time - 1:22:07 18th/45 in age group, 138th/500 overall
Here are some pics from the day:
Monday, May 11, 2009
Crazy Weekend on the Bike
Got up Saturday morning - had a great breakfast, got hydrated and was ready to go for a challenging 90 min ride through Reading, Wilmington, Andover and North Andover. Only about 2 miles in I was racing to beat a green light at an intersection and Wham! I hit a pot hole and flattened my front tire. So I pulled into the gas station and began changing the tube. Got everything all set and then when I went to pump it up using the CO2 cartridge, I noticed that the cartridge the bike store sold me did not exactly fit the CO2 pump they sold me, so now I'm stuck! I called Jamie, who I knew was at the gym and probably just got there, so no luck, called Oscar and he was in Wakefield and would be able to pick me up in about 20-30 min. So as I was waiting two other cyclists rode by and asked if I needed any help. They luckily had a pump on them and then asked me to join them on their ride. So we went for a 29 mile ride through Andover and then back to Reading. Tom and Naomi, a husband and wife who live in Reading right around the corner from us, have been riding for quite a while and they kept a great pace. As we were wrapping up the trip Tom mentioned to me that he was going for a longer ride tomorrow with one of his buddies and asked if I wanted to join. I figured I was supposed to do my long ride on Sunday anyway, so why not.
So I get up Sunday morning all jazzed up to join a couple of new cycling friends and ride over to meet Tom and his buddy Tom (not the juice guys) at his house around the corner. He showed me the map of the route they were planning to do and it was an aggressive 60 mile course to Ipswich and back. As the morning wore on I began to learn more about their cycling abilities - like they both have been riding for years and years, Tom in Reading leads group rides on a weekly basis and is competing in a century (100 mile race) pretty soon. Their pace was absolutely grueling, the wind was gusting at 30 mph in your face down by the water. I was struggling to keep up with these freaks on wheels!!! So after a much longer trip than I expected, I finally made it back home, but a lot later that I originally thought to help Jamie get everything ready for Mother's Day as we were hosting everybody at our house. Sorry Jamie;o) I ended up burning 2375 calories on the trek and drank 5 gatorades over the course of the day yesterday.
As a side note, just got an email from Tom this morning asking if I wanted to join him on a century training ride this coming Sunday and if I want to join the North Shore Cycling Club rides they have in the early evenings. I think I'll pass on this century ride, but will probably start to do some of the club rides with the gang.
So I get up Sunday morning all jazzed up to join a couple of new cycling friends and ride over to meet Tom and his buddy Tom (not the juice guys) at his house around the corner. He showed me the map of the route they were planning to do and it was an aggressive 60 mile course to Ipswich and back. As the morning wore on I began to learn more about their cycling abilities - like they both have been riding for years and years, Tom in Reading leads group rides on a weekly basis and is competing in a century (100 mile race) pretty soon. Their pace was absolutely grueling, the wind was gusting at 30 mph in your face down by the water. I was struggling to keep up with these freaks on wheels!!! So after a much longer trip than I expected, I finally made it back home, but a lot later that I originally thought to help Jamie get everything ready for Mother's Day as we were hosting everybody at our house. Sorry Jamie;o) I ended up burning 2375 calories on the trek and drank 5 gatorades over the course of the day yesterday.
As a side note, just got an email from Tom this morning asking if I wanted to join him on a century training ride this coming Sunday and if I want to join the North Shore Cycling Club rides they have in the early evenings. I think I'll pass on this century ride, but will probably start to do some of the club rides with the gang.
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