The 100s Weekend...

The 100s Weekend...was a success! 

Carol and I biked the Cap2Cap Century on Saturday out of Richmond. It was a flat-ish 100 mile loop that also overlapped the same loop for folks starting at our halfway point. Kind of cool! There were aid stops about every 10-15 miles and we hit all but two of them. At some point after the halfway point I had some cramping and regretted forgetting my salt tabs. But I got a banana at one of the aid stations then advil at another and amazingly my cramping went away! I finished strong and felt like I could bike more - say 12 miles more - if I needed to! I was a teeny bit nervous as my longest ride this year had been 57 so that was quite a jump. But I had a lot of base from the off season and we really just took it aid station by aid station. It was a lot of fun and I'd definitely do this ride again! 

Maddie the Bunny motivates me on my 100 100s quest!

On Sunday it was time to do those pesky 100 100s that I missed out on last year. You know, it's Mother's Day...so I think I'll do 100 100s! Inspired by this video, it still makes me laugh even after watching it many times. Carol and I had a plan: Lee RECenter, 100 yards on 2:00, and every 10th we would do an IM and take a full minute rest! We took about a 10 minute break at the halfway point and another shorter break three quarters of the way through. Then on the 80th and 90th we took two minutes rest. I have to say it was a great way to work on mental focus! I got the giggles at one point - maybe around the 65th hundred - and it is really hard to swim and laugh at the same time! And I never thought I would be able to do 10 100 IMs in a workout! But it is possible! And we were fairly consistent in our regular 100s, too. All in all it was fun - and even more fun to do with someone else. It would have been tough to do by myself. Carol rocks for going it alone last year! The next time we need to take it to the next level and do this in a 25 meter pool so we can swim a 10K!

And... This weekend I'm supposed to run 13 miles. So I signed up for another half marathon! Why not? According to Team Rabbit there's always room for another race! 

Happy and Healthy Training!