Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Great Races and Great Future Races
So many things…where to even begin? First, a BIG congratulations to everyone that has competed in a race already this year. We have seen several first-timers come out to run and several veterans push themselves further in a running event or triathlon. I am so proud of everyone that toes the line of any race! It takes dedication to train and courage to compete!
Second, I want to thank Cal DeKuiper for “believing in the training”. Cal competed in the Steelcase Duathlon in Grand Rapids, MI this past weekend. Cal is incredibly disciplined and dedicated to everything he does…his family, his training, his career and his work towards his doctorate! Yes, he is a busy man. On Sunday, we headed up to Grand Rapids to “just do the race”. Not to push himself to the limit, but to get a feel for where his training has brought him up to at this point in the year. The race consisted of a 5K run, a 30K bike and another 5K run. I want to share with y’all how his race went:
“I usually run about a 9 and a half to 10 minute mile on the first race of the year so I just kind of cruised around today thinking well, who knows. I never pushed it, but ran 7:40’s on the first 5k, rode the bike at 19.5 mph just relaxing and I figured I’d be slower but ran 7:35’s on the 2nd 5k. I’m so much faster than I have ever been in my life.”
Nice job Cal! It will be very exciting to see where Cal is at when the Steelhead Half Ironman comes around!
Last and certainly not least, I have a new project I’m working on. I have been racing for several years now and therefore have seen a lot of well run races and a lot of “I’m not coming back next year” races. Over the past year I have thought it would be a great challenge to organize a race. To make a long story short, an opportunity presented itself after the Clearwater Iron Girl 10K a few weeks back and now things are starting to come together. Though nothing is official as we are still waiting to hear back from Indian Rocks about the permit, but mark your calendars for the 1st annual 5K and 10K on October 17th. And stay tuned for more details over the next month!
Second, I want to thank Cal DeKuiper for “believing in the training”. Cal competed in the Steelcase Duathlon in Grand Rapids, MI this past weekend. Cal is incredibly disciplined and dedicated to everything he does…his family, his training, his career and his work towards his doctorate! Yes, he is a busy man. On Sunday, we headed up to Grand Rapids to “just do the race”. Not to push himself to the limit, but to get a feel for where his training has brought him up to at this point in the year. The race consisted of a 5K run, a 30K bike and another 5K run. I want to share with y’all how his race went:
“I usually run about a 9 and a half to 10 minute mile on the first race of the year so I just kind of cruised around today thinking well, who knows. I never pushed it, but ran 7:40’s on the first 5k, rode the bike at 19.5 mph just relaxing and I figured I’d be slower but ran 7:35’s on the 2nd 5k. I’m so much faster than I have ever been in my life.”
Nice job Cal! It will be very exciting to see where Cal is at when the Steelhead Half Ironman comes around!
Last and certainly not least, I have a new project I’m working on. I have been racing for several years now and therefore have seen a lot of well run races and a lot of “I’m not coming back next year” races. Over the past year I have thought it would be a great challenge to organize a race. To make a long story short, an opportunity presented itself after the Clearwater Iron Girl 10K a few weeks back and now things are starting to come together. Though nothing is official as we are still waiting to hear back from Indian Rocks about the permit, but mark your calendars for the 1st annual 5K and 10K on October 17th. And stay tuned for more details over the next month!
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