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I’ll be at the Georgetown location tomorrow… First Sat. group ride in– 3-4 years! Just going to the BP gas station and back (~ 24 miles, I believe).
– Hernando
I love your attitude, Barbara!
I accept your challenge… During my first Peasantman outing, I came in second-to-last… only beating a veteran who had been injured and was out of commission for about 30 minutes before finally rallying to finish the race!
While some members are racing for podium slots and most are hoping to improve from race-to-race and year-to-year, some of us are just hoping to survive and finish!! The important thing for us is not having “perfect” training or perfect nutrition or best gear or best skills (though each of things are critical building blocks), but rather overcoming the very obstacles you’ve described: injuries, damage or loss of some equipment / gear, interruptions to our training, family or work or personal issues or any number of other obstacles during the journey.
And those obstacles can come months before a race or weeks before a race or in the days and hours before a race… and, there are always obstacles and unexpected hurdles that suddenly develop within a race–from feeling ill to losing some piece of your equipment to dropping your nutrition/hydration to cramping up, etc., etc. (I’ve experienced each one of those! Once, I lost my goggles on a ferry before having to jump into the ocean to swim to shore for a race!)
That’s the battle within the battle! We should mentally prepare for anything and everything, but in the end it comes down to mental toughness and the willpower to persevere. Its awesome when fellow racers help us out and cheer us on, but… in the end, personal grit is required–every step of the way… from first place to last place to every place in between.
Keep training and keep overcoming!
Sermon. Over.
– Hernando
Hello, potential Peasants!
While I like to go camping, that adventure doesn’t work well for me when I’m trying to train for or compete in triathlons! I’ve participated in 2-3 Peasantman weekends (and 1 Giant Acorn Oly) and I’ve usually stayed at the Lake Anna Lodge which is less than 5 miles from the state park entrance (approx. 6-7 minute drive).
The Lodge is an aging motel, but is fairly clean and comfortable… many club members have stayed here over the years. The address is: 5152 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22553 and their number is: 540-895-5302.
There are other motels around Lake Anna too, but I don’t have direct experience with them.
(For what its worth, I once stayed at the Hampton Inn near 95 South… while that had nicer accommodations, I felt that it was too far from Lake Anna.)
Make your plans and hang out with us on Saturday and Sunday! Its always a blast!!
Hi gang & potential Peasants!
While I like to go camping, that adventure doesn’t work well for me when I’m trying to train for or compete in triathlons! I’ve participated in 2-3 Peasantman weekends (and 1 Giant Acorn Oly) and I’ve usually stayed at the Lake Anna Lodge which is less than 5 miles from the state park entrance (approx. 6-7 minute drive).
The Lodge is an aging motel, but is fairly clean and comfortable… many club members have stayed here over the years. The address is: 5152 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22553 and their number is: 540-895-5302.
There are other motels around Lake Anna too, but I don’t have direct experience with them.
(For what its worth, I once stayed at the Hampton Inn near 95 South… while that had nicer accommodations, I felt that it was too far from Lake Anna.)
Make your plans and hang out with us on Saturday and Sunday! Its always a blast!!
It was nice seeing so many people at the Monday meeting!
If you felt a little overwhelmed, that’s normal. Just try to focus on 1 or 2 things to start nibbling on. Don’t try to learn and do everything at once!! You can layer in a new thing every week. (It might help to remind yourself to refer back to the Athlete’s Guide once each week to focus on the next new thing or to review something again.)
Feel free to start pinging the forum with questions and new topics… any and all are welcome. The old adage applies: If its crossing your mind or stumping you, there are at least 10 other people wondering the same thing, so just ask us!
I hope everyone is having a good week! – Hernando
It was nice seeing so many people at last night’s meeting… and getting to talk to some of you afterwards!
I hope most of you didn’t feel too overwhelmed as we covered a TON of material… it reminded me of the dreaded first-day of any class where the teachers used to highlight all the reading & exams & papers we’d have to do and I would start freaking out!
(If you did feel some or a lot of anxiety, just keep breathing (!) and try to focus on 1 or 2 things to start nibbling on. Don’t try to learn and do everything at once!! You can layer in a new thing once a week or every other week.)
Feel free to start pinging the forum with questions… any and all are welcome. The old adage applies: If its crossing your mind or stumping you, there are at least 10 other people wondering the same thing, so just ask us!
Have a good week, everyone! – Hernando
