Posts Tagged ‘ Mini Mightyman ’

Mini Mightyman Race Report

04/25/2010
Mini Mightyman Race Report

I made it! I opened my tri race season yesterday with the Mini Mightyman, a short, great starter race. I have to admit, pulling into the parking lot at 6:15 am, there was still part of me that wanted to turn around and go back to bed. But knowing I would have felt like crap if I did that, I sucked it up, got my packet and timing chip and went and got marked. I wasn’t nearly as trained as I’d hoped for this race (the only biking I did all winter was on the trainer; I hadn’t taken the bike out on the road. Not once). And bricks? I did one. Last Tuesday night. Had I not broken my toe, maybe I would have been a little better about training, but that’s the way it goes. All in all, though, I did ok. My total time was 1:06:51,...

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Race Results and the Magic Number – 49

04/18/2009
Race Results and the Magic Number – 49

I did it! I seriously did it! I know this was a small race, but for me, it was huge, and it’s just the beginning. I finished my race (the April 2009 Mini Mightyman Duathlon) this morning in 48 minutes, 47 seconds, but most importantly, I finished! The weather was perfect: sunny, warm and very little wind and the course was pretty flat, except for the hill at the beginning of the run, which, trust me, didn’t help me one bit. My runs were tough, but apparently not as bad as I thought, and my bike was strong. I felt better on the bike today than I have in any of my workouts. I was even passing people! I met some great ladies (those of us who were slow runners) while we were waiting to start, the event was really well-run (thanks Event Power), and the volunteers were super-supportive...

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