Tri-Dogmom

Going into this race we weren't exactly 100%. I tried to cut my knuckle off the weekend before and had to tape it up and not bend it or use it all week. I knew the swim would be interesting, the bike might hurt and transition (getting the wetsuit on & off) would be hilarious. On Tuesday Shane got stung by a bee on his quad, and by Thursday it had gotten so inflamed and swollen he had to go on a high dose of antibiotics and steroids. He was still unsure about racing until the morning of. Thankfully we know good people that good him hooked up with the right meds quickly (THANK YOU SARA!). The drive to Havasu was uneventful, but I was pleasantly surprised at how beautiful the drive was through the mountains between Parker and Havasu City. We got into town about 6, and went right to packet pickup. I was a little concerned when they told us just to pick whatever swim cap color we wanted - that it didn't matter? Based on previous races from this race director, I was thinkin...

Just about a year ago I attempted to Climb Mt. Lemmon. I ended up sick & having to turn around about a quarter of the way up. I was frustrated to say the least, and knew I had to get back and finish what I started. When I got an email from our friend Karen that she was planning to head to Tucson for a training weekend and Sat climb up Mt. Lemmon, Shane & I didn't hesitate to jump in for the fun. We met the group for a 9:30 am start about 5miles from the base. The weather could not have been more perfect. Sunny, 50s to start, 30-40s at the top and finishing around 80degs. The mountain was PACKED with people. Cyclists the whole way up & down, families & kids sledding. While I spent most of the ride alone (everyone went their own pace), everyone I passed, or that passed me was incredibly friendly. I was having a lot of back pain, so I was never able to climb too hard. My new bike was fantastic otherwise. Plenty of gears and some crazy way, NO sadd...

Haven't blogged in a while. The Lapan's have been busy. Training, playing, eating, drinking, resting. It's been raining like mad in AZ. Sure, every now in then there is nothing better than a nice run with little rain showers. Rain showers are MUCH better than non stop rain Rain that makes the roads trashed and my bikes so dirty, does not make me happy. I had my first ever back to back long bike rides. We were supposed to do 3hrs/30min run Sat, and 2.5hrs 20min run Sunday. My poor lungs were so trashed from the wind, and possibly fighting a cold that I felt like I was dying on Saturday, only ran about 15mins. Did however have my longest ride in a VERY long time ~60miles. Chose spin class on Sunday with a treadmill run instead of getting wet and cold outside. Have I mentioned it's been raining? I ran 10miles in the rain this morning. I'm still cold I'm pretty sure all this rain is making me sick. I might be fighting off a cold. I trained almost 17hours last w...