Oli ihan urheilullinen viikonloppu.
Lauantaina oli 10km juoksukisa läheisessä armeijan tukikohdassa ( Fort Sill) jossa kävin pyorällä 25min suuntaansa eli ei kaukana ollut. Ei ole kovaa tullut juostua ja aika oli odotesti heikko 36.42. Lähes neljä minuuttia ennätystä hitaampi..... Oli kaksi nopeampaa kisailijaa. Jalat oli hieman jumissa vielä vaikka kahtena edellisenä päivänä en niitä ollut rasittanut: keskiviikkona oli uinti ja kova voimaharjotus, torstaina ei mittään ja pe uinti. Oli aikomus kyllä ajaa torstaina neljä tuntia pyorällä mutta voimaharjotuksessa tein jalkaprässiä yhellä jalalla yhden jalan kyykkyjen jälkeen, ja etureisi hieman rusahti joten seuraava päivä oli lepo. Onneksi ei enää lauantaina haitannut.
Paikalliset kisat jatkui sunnuntaina pyoräilyn aika- ajon Oklahoman mestaruuskisoilla jotka käytiin Lawtonka järven ja Scott- vuoren äärellä. Menin sinne taas pyorällä, 50 minuuttia meni. Jonkin verran piti odotella joten vielä ennen starttia ajoin 15min kovemman verryttelyn.
Harjoituksen kannaltahan osallistuin, kun jostain syystä kun ei ollut ollut motivaatiota harjotella kisaa varten kunnolla. Ja ihan normaalivanteet ja kypärä oli käytossä. Edellisen viikonlopun triathlonin lisäksi ei ole aikoihin tullut muita kovia harjotuksia kuin tiistain ajo jossa tein 7x5 minuuttia 2min palautusajolla melko kovaa , pikkusen oletettua kisavauhtia helpommin mutta aika hyvin se meni.
Matka oli 37,7km edestakaisella reitillä joka oli sopivan mäkinen. Aika hyvin taisin jakaa käytossä olleet voimat. Puolikkaiden väliajoissa ei ollut kuin muutama sekunti eroa vaikka mennessä oli pieni myotätuuli. Aikaa meni 55.22 eli keskinopeus oli 40,9kmh. Tuolla suorituksella tuli 5. kategorian voitto seitsemän sekunnin turvin. Kokonaistuloksissa taisin olla 18. On se kyllä hieno laji tuo aika- ajo!
I did two races last weekend. On Saturday I did a local 10k. I did the trip on bike, 25 minutes each way
Then on Sunday I rode 50 minutes to Lake Lawtonka by Mt. Scott where cycling time trial championship race was held. I had to wait quite a while before my start so had to do a 15 minute additional warm up. The course was very nice with some hills and actually without much flat riding. I used regular wheels and helmet, no aero equipment since I was there more for training (I don't know what I would be training for though). I did the 23.4 miles in 55.22 so the avg speed was 25.4. I won the cat 5 by just 7 seconds got 18th overall I think. On a bike it is not as obvious that you are in bad shape : )
I really like time trials, especially the long ones. I have done 3 of them this year (one was only 13 miles on road bikes) and they might have been the most "fun" races this year.
I don't even know what's coming up next!
maanantai 16. syyskuuta 2013
lauantai 7. syyskuuta 2013
won a race
On Thursday afternoon I was leaving for a long bike ride when I remembered that there was a triathlon nearby on Saturday. I did the ride anyway, 74 miles on my triathlon bike.
Then today I did the one- hour bike hike to Lake Elmer Thomas by Mount Scott to race a triathlon called Body vs. Earth, which is a quite long sprint. I had enough time to do a pretty good swim warm up as well. I was second out of the water (duration about 10.40), led the whole bike (18miles) but another guy really got to the transition at the same time. During the past 8 weeks I hadn't done a single hard bike workout so I didn't really feel strong but it went well enough.
The run was a 4 mile trail run but still I hadn't expected anything hard, but I was wrong. The course was a one- loop trail with very steep ups and downs, and it was very rocky with loose sharp rocks. My foot slipped a few times going down the hills. Some Finnish curse words were used. I was behind the other guy for a mile but then passed him but he caught up to me a couple of times later on, partly because there were moments when I wasn't sure where to go next. I can barely say that I ran the whole way: it's a funny feeling going up a steep hill almost walking, but exhausted and breathing super heavy!
I got to the finish first and then rode one hour back home. Not a lazy day!
Then today I did the one- hour bike hike to Lake Elmer Thomas by Mount Scott to race a triathlon called Body vs. Earth, which is a quite long sprint. I had enough time to do a pretty good swim warm up as well. I was second out of the water (duration about 10.40), led the whole bike (18miles) but another guy really got to the transition at the same time. During the past 8 weeks I hadn't done a single hard bike workout so I didn't really feel strong but it went well enough.
The run was a 4 mile trail run but still I hadn't expected anything hard, but I was wrong. The course was a one- loop trail with very steep ups and downs, and it was very rocky with loose sharp rocks. My foot slipped a few times going down the hills. Some Finnish curse words were used. I was behind the other guy for a mile but then passed him but he caught up to me a couple of times later on, partly because there were moments when I wasn't sure where to go next. I can barely say that I ran the whole way: it's a funny feeling going up a steep hill almost walking, but exhausted and breathing super heavy!
I got to the finish first and then rode one hour back home. Not a lazy day!
sunnuntai 1. syyskuuta 2013
Viime viikot on menneet rennosti, ilman kovin tavotteellista harjottelua. Uinnit kyllä normaalisti mutta pyorän ja juoksun osalta kovia harjotuksia en juuri ole tehnyt. Pitkät lenkit on tullut tehtyä melkein joka viikko ja viime sunnuntaina tulikin juostua 32km joka on kilometrimäärässä pisin juoksulenkki mitä olen tehnyt. Ajan perusteella ei ollut pisin: nyt meni 2.45 kun kerran La Pazissa juoksin 3 tunnin lenkin mutta se oli reilusti hitaampaa vauhtia mäkisten katujen ja erittäin ohuen ilman takia.
On ollut pitkä ja kuuma kesää eikä loppua näy. Eilen tein iltapäivällä semmoisen ulkoilun kun 1h50min pyorällä plus 30 min juosten ja lämpoä oli hieman yli 40.
Kesällähän opiskelin kanssa ja syyslukukausi alkoi aika pian sen jälkeen. Ensimmäiset ehkä 2,5 vuotta opiskelu oli vain harrastus ja väline jolla pääsi Suomea lämpimämpään paikkaan, ja useimmiten otin vain minimimäärän kursseja kokopäiväopiskelun täyttämiseksi. Ensi vuoden joulukuuhun asti pitäisi kestää kun ei tässä vaiheessa voi enää juurikaan opiskelua nopeuttaa.
Lately I have taken training quite easy. No fast runs or hard cycling efforts, but I have kept swimming well and done most long rides and runs. I'm just not committed to training hard now.
Last weekend I managed to do a 20 mile run my longest ever distance. It took 2h45min, but once in La Paz I did a 3- hour run but it was slow because of the hilly streets and killer altitude.
This is my first summer in the U.S. and the heat has made me suffer quite a bit. There was a time when I enjoyed very hot weather but not anymore....
For the first maybe 2.5 years studying was more like a hobby and a tool for me to get away from Finland's cold winters, and many times I only took 12 hours per semester. My second year (in Tyler) I didn't really achieve a lot academically. Now it's a little more serious but I still have until the end of next year and then I should get my bachelor's degree if I keep going and nothing unexpected happens. Hopefully 30 years from now studying has proved to be worth it because there are days I regret getting back to school after 8 months in Bolivia in 2011. Bolivia is where I'd like to be
On ollut pitkä ja kuuma kesää eikä loppua näy. Eilen tein iltapäivällä semmoisen ulkoilun kun 1h50min pyorällä plus 30 min juosten ja lämpoä oli hieman yli 40.
Kesällähän opiskelin kanssa ja syyslukukausi alkoi aika pian sen jälkeen. Ensimmäiset ehkä 2,5 vuotta opiskelu oli vain harrastus ja väline jolla pääsi Suomea lämpimämpään paikkaan, ja useimmiten otin vain minimimäärän kursseja kokopäiväopiskelun täyttämiseksi. Ensi vuoden joulukuuhun asti pitäisi kestää kun ei tässä vaiheessa voi enää juurikaan opiskelua nopeuttaa.
Lately I have taken training quite easy. No fast runs or hard cycling efforts, but I have kept swimming well and done most long rides and runs. I'm just not committed to training hard now.
Last weekend I managed to do a 20 mile run my longest ever distance. It took 2h45min, but once in La Paz I did a 3- hour run but it was slow because of the hilly streets and killer altitude.
This is my first summer in the U.S. and the heat has made me suffer quite a bit. There was a time when I enjoyed very hot weather but not anymore....
For the first maybe 2.5 years studying was more like a hobby and a tool for me to get away from Finland's cold winters, and many times I only took 12 hours per semester. My second year (in Tyler) I didn't really achieve a lot academically. Now it's a little more serious but I still have until the end of next year and then I should get my bachelor's degree if I keep going and nothing unexpected happens. Hopefully 30 years from now studying has proved to be worth it because there are days I regret getting back to school after 8 months in Bolivia in 2011. Bolivia is where I'd like to be
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