Getting Race Fit!
As usual it has been a crazy couple of weeks. Since my last post I did an interview with Rosen Sports (WCCO channel 4), di the Liberty Half, got my nephew his first road bike (he’s beyond excited), and visited my little buddy Shane who had to have a surgery at Children’s Hospital (Shane has Spina Bifida). Add work and some training to the mix and it feels like yesterday when I last posted.
For those who missed it, I was on Rosen Sports this past Sunday. Regions hospital wanted to get my story out and WCCO were the ones to jump on it. It was wild to recall the whole accident and past summer as it now seems like eons ago. They did a great job truly capturing what I wanted to portray with the help of Jonny-J, my wife Jennie, and my physician Dr. Cole. I wish that they would have left in parts about Accua (where I was able to run on the underwater treadmill) and about my P.T Mike Mancini who is the most out of the box thinker possibly on the planet. For those wanting to check out the coverage go to www.tcmultisportsclub.com for a link to the story.
Last week I aquired a used road bike that fits my 9 year old nephew Adam. I had to do some minor work to get it in perfect shape but it went together very nicely. I had Adam come over to Grand Performance where I was working on the bike. He came in the back and I showed him what I called ‘my new bike’. I then took it off the work stand and asked him ‘do you think it fits me?’. Since my nephew is well versed in bike fit, he said ‘I don’t think so’. I looked back and said ‘well do you think it will fit you?’ and his face beamed with excitement. We went outside for him to try it and 10 minutes later I had to grab my bike to go and look for him. I saw him riding down one of the side streets and had to go a bit hard to catch up. He’s been on his new ride every day and will be doing both Miracle Kids tris this summer. Look for the fastest bike split in the 9 year old group from Adam Sartain!
Liberty Half went quite well this past weekend. My goal was to have an overall solid race and go sub 4:30 overall. I went 4:27 and change and felt like I had a lot more in me. I’m still developing top end power on the bike and speed on the run but I have those sensations that it will be there soon enough. Amazingly I was only 10th as there was an incredibly stacked field. Normally a sub 4:30 would get you at least a top 5 but I’m pleased anyway.
Today I visited my buddy Shane whom I had the pleasure of racing with at Miracle Kids last summer. I had been at HED wheels prior to going to see Shane at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis and grabbed a hat for him to wear. It took a minute for Shane to recognize me but he was his typical excited self. Every nurse and staff member in the place knows him well as this kid’s energy is absolutely contagious. I’m hoping he’ll race with me again at Miracle Kids this year.
That’s the basic low down for now. I’ll be finished with teaching a nutrition class after next week and will add more volume to my training. I’ll be doing Minnetonka Sprint Tri on Saturday and then plan for a very long ride on Sunday followed by a 10 mile run. Obviously Wisconsin Ironman is on my mind! Oh, I almost forgot – local tri and nordic ski guy Ben Pop began the Race Accross America (RAAM) today. There is a link to his blog which his crew is updating at www.skinnyski.com. Please check it out and drop a note of encouragement if you can.
Jeremy Sartain