Well, I got talked into doing Barb's Race in Santa Rosa, CA on August 2. Barb's race is a women's only half ironman. It is the same day as the Vineman Full Ironman, and on the same course. I have no business whatsoever trying to bike 56 miles in 3.5 weeks, not to mention through the hilly wine country!! Oh well. Life is about being adventurous, right? Safe to say this will be the least prepared I have ever been for a race. I will have plenty of time to take in lots of scenery during the race! I can deal with the swim between now and then and my running should be fine at that point...just not so much the bike. I also have no real plans to actually train properly for the bike between now and then either. I'm racing in a sprint this Sunday, so no long ride, and going to the beach next weekend, so again no long ride. I have priorities, you know.
The day after the race will be spent touring the wine country and maybe I'll finally learn to like wine (or maybe not). I go back to California two weeks later to run a 1/2 marathon in San Diego. That will hopefully seem like nothing after this adventure.
Aside from actually completing the bike course, the next biggest challenge will be traveling with our bikes. I have never done it before. The local tri club has bike boxes we can borrow, but you still have to basically completely take apart your bike to get it in the box. Then you have to pay Southwest $50 to fly with it (WAY cheaper than the $150-$250 on other airlines now though), then you have to have a rental car big enough to fit the bike boxes and people, and then you have to have enough confidence in your bike building abilities that you don't freak out during the entire race worrying your bike will spontaneously combust because you didn't put it back together the right way.
The day after the race will be spent touring the wine country and maybe I'll finally learn to like wine (or maybe not). I go back to California two weeks later to run a 1/2 marathon in San Diego. That will hopefully seem like nothing after this adventure.
Aside from actually completing the bike course, the next biggest challenge will be traveling with our bikes. I have never done it before. The local tri club has bike boxes we can borrow, but you still have to basically completely take apart your bike to get it in the box. Then you have to pay Southwest $50 to fly with it (WAY cheaper than the $150-$250 on other airlines now though), then you have to have a rental car big enough to fit the bike boxes and people, and then you have to have enough confidence in your bike building abilities that you don't freak out during the entire race worrying your bike will spontaneously combust because you didn't put it back together the right way.
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By doing so the edge the box will be above the back seat arm rests and more towards the windows - where the space is wider.
Oh...and I think you should have chocolate cake anyway...cause it's really good.