FATHERS’S DAY BRICK BONANZA!

June 21, 2010 by admin
Filed under Training

This past weekend a few of us traveled up to Ithaca, NY to visit some friends and do a bit of training. Our anticipation was to get through a nice brick…or 2…or 3…or-yes 4! Sounds crazy- but that’s what was going on in the rear ally of our friends house. It was quite awesome how it played out. This group many from the Ithaca Triathlon Club, which host the Cayuga Lake Triathlon, really know how to train!

Groups left the mock transition area at 6am,8am,10am and 12, and headed out for the 22.2 mile ride with which by mile 3 you were going down a screamer hitting about 35+ mph, which was short lived. In between the hammering through rollers you definitely were able to get a glimpse of the scenery. By mile 18 as you cranked up the short but steep hill, you knew you had 4 miles to think about how you were going to get push through the 4.7 mile run AND still have the courage to repeat the process 2 more times.

Anyway, the run was a good one, a mostly shady out-and-back with a few modest hills….and a cooler of fluids at the turn-around (a nice surprise). Yes, there was a lot of time to think as you retreated back to transition for round 2! Out of the 12 + triathletes/runners that decided to do this, there were only 4 women…and we held our own VERY well.

By 1pm we were all finished. Pizza was on its way, beer was on ice, smoothies were getting made(TY Andy) and there was pie (TY John)! Oh yes, there was optional trampoline jumping too. All in all, I think we all accomplished more than we had planned or thought we could do on a whim. In all seriousness, I can’t wait to do it again next year, with the goal of more or better.