Cohasset Triathlon 2009

So I’m finally able to check times from Cohasset and they’re not what I hoped for.  6:33 slower than last year, overall.
Other folks noticed this, so it can’t just be me. the swim was rough – a little choppier than last year.  The roads were rougher, wetter, and the fog/mist was very heavy.  I was [...]

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Triathlon Plan 2009

Since my rookie season last year, I’ve made some changes to this year’s plan and gear.  Yes, there is more tri-gear.  Now I know what I need, versus what looks cool on Jarrod Shoemaker.

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Pinky’s Retirement, Welcome Nightwing

For ~20 years, I have had a faithful bicycle, Pinky.  She is a Raleigh “sport-touring” bicycle with an aluminium frame, built in the US.  Despite two significant accidents, she was never injured.  I rode her to work.  I rode her in criteriums.  I rode her in triathlons.  I did long-distance training and hill training with [...]

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Shifting Goals

I have to change up my goals and plans.  For me, this is always a tad rough.  I like routines.  Bad plan is better than new plan is better than no plan.   But with my first season of triathlons complete, it’s time to reassess my goals and plans and make formal changes.  

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I am Lobsterman

(Insert Toni Iommi’s guitar wail here.)
An Olympic distance race, I registered for the aquabike very late and on a whim. Apparently the hills of Timberman did not teach me the proper respect for hills. It is at least twice the distance that I have previously raced in both swim and bike. I [...]

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