tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post328781043905522729..comments2023-12-12T08:08:43.251-08:00Comments on Marit Chrislock-Lauterbach: Group "Fun"?Marit C-Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06742572497365287990noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-25662528423365992122008-02-24T16:47:00.000-08:002008-02-24T16:47:00.000-08:00You nailed that one. Those groups exist in running...You nailed that one. Those groups exist in running too and they drive me CRAZY! You handled it really well.<BR/>I just bought 3 packs of Margarita flavored Bloks on Friday (thanks to you), but haven't tried them yet. I'm saving them for when I really need the salt, which will probably be soon here in Arkansas! Great post!Mira (Ivanovich) Lelovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824672785372730317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-6026882248888692302008-02-24T06:32:00.000-08:002008-02-24T06:32:00.000-08:00I think you did JUST the right thing!! I have a g...I think you did JUST the right thing!! I have a gear box I keep in the back of my car and one of my necessities... plastic baggies!! You're so right, they are PERFECT for everything!<BR/><BR/>Don't worry about the bike group. I have some roadie friends that try to pick on me about my riding, and the truth is they JUST know us girls can kick their butts!! :)<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work IRONMAN!!Kellye Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322425648694764371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-35969124964713288382008-02-24T06:29:00.000-08:002008-02-24T06:29:00.000-08:00I'm with the non-group riders. I can't handle all...I'm with the non-group riders. I can't handle all the stopping, the drafting (girls can't pull with my bike group!) or the men who decide one day to just "race" for two hours who happen to be same ones telling people not to go so fast the next day. Beth is so right... road cyclist vs. triathlete battle for sure!!<BR/><BR/>Way to stick to your guns, do your own thing, and following your plan! You are the one that has to ride those 112 miles in Ironman and then run a marathon...not them! Way to go Marit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-59517496612024017902008-02-24T06:27:00.000-08:002008-02-24T06:27:00.000-08:00Here's the thing. Later, after the IM, you get to...Here's the thing. Later, after the IM, you get to play a little and ride by their rules to show you can be part of the group. They will discover you're a bad-ass on wheels and hear about how well you do in races. Even more so if they have roadie-attended time trial races where you come and rip some legs off with your most excellent time-trialing abilities. You will develop street cred with the roadies because of these things. Often, those that run their mouths the most aren't really all that good anyway and are using snide comments as compensation. They are to be pitiede m, so be magnanimous, not angry. <BR/><BR/>Have fun at camp next weekend!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-35725110800800109772008-02-24T06:20:00.000-08:002008-02-24T06:20:00.000-08:00I choose to not ride in a group for those same rea...I choose to not ride in a group for those same reasons. Everyone has their different workouts to do and everyone has different paces they like to ride. Glad to see you stuck to your training!Chad Holderbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204418850231206978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-27855099339712400812008-02-24T05:44:00.000-08:002008-02-24T05:44:00.000-08:00Creativity is A beautiful thing...even tho it is a...Creativity is A beautiful thing...even tho it is a SOCK...it worked and got the job done :) I always try to follow with "who cares what other people think" You are training for a IRONMAN dam it...that is serious business....stay in your own cocoon :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13558162448828862579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-71203940186614337232008-02-24T05:09:00.000-08:002008-02-24T05:09:00.000-08:00Marit--Good for you on the sock resourcefulness! ...Marit--Good for you on the sock resourcefulness! Also, good for you for sticking to your training plan. I always found that the aches and pains that I got while racing I'm were the kind in your neck and upper back that you get for being in your saddle and aero during the whole time--and both times I found myself wishing that I'd taken fewer breaks during my training rides. <BR/><BR/>Also, I am curous--the breakfast you ate yesterday--are you practicing your race day nutrition? I have a hard time eating in the morning and am picking up some ideas from you--double mini-breakfast and liquid calories (Ensure)...<BR/>Hope you have a nice Sunday!<BR/>-DaniellePedergrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542802800246141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-48478533263823552452008-02-24T04:51:00.000-08:002008-02-24T04:51:00.000-08:00Way to stay with it, Marit. Riding with roadies c...Way to stay with it, Marit. Riding with roadies can feel frightfully reminiscent of dynamics on a middle school playground sometimes!! I have had some unpleasant group rides, myself. Glad you made the best of the ride anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-3827466216541203302008-02-24T04:28:00.000-08:002008-02-24T04:28:00.000-08:00Ahh...the classic road cyclist vs triathlete battl...Ahh...the classic road cyclist vs triathlete battle!! They think we're weird, we think they're weird. They sprint up a hill or around a corner and everyone chases and we're all about steady, steady and steady. They don't like to junk up the bike and we're all about carrying EVERYTHING with us. I feel your pain Marit!! But it's good that you did what you needed to do for YOUR training!! Glad you had a great ride!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247635973514495690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-57879038582068248442008-02-23T22:01:00.000-08:002008-02-23T22:01:00.000-08:00I am not going on the camp HTFU but I do know one ...I am not going on the camp HTFU but I do know one thing, those girls are NOT stopping every 25 min! PLEASE remember a camera for that adventure!<BR/>Okay, good stuff, I like this post, I can tell you are totally getting tuff! Way to show em' who's boss, I mean- Who's doing Ironman!BreeWeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321263442189959874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4763535275333116577.post-60795176801360482072008-02-23T22:00:00.000-08:002008-02-23T22:00:00.000-08:00sounds like me. i can't stand riding with big gro...sounds like me. i can't stand riding with big groups - they're too unfocused, there's too much stopping, and when there's a large group, there's usually going to be at least a few undesirables...<BR/>i almost always ride either on my own, or with one other person. very occasionally a small group of five or less. i've also been known to do a certain noon hammer ride in san luis obispo, but that is a fast, focused, pace-line thing with hill sprints and time-trialing.<BR/><BR/>but also, i don't think i have nearly the patience or tolerance that you have with the group. good for you though, the fun and fellowship are nice. i just can't deal with the other stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com