Lisa Sabin’s - Running And Being

I have recovered from last Thursday’s bike crash.  I rode from my house down to the Burke Gilman trail, out to Woodinville and back.  I averaged 17.1 mph until I hit the hill coming back home.  This dropped my average to 15.8 mph.  I was hoping to hit 16 mph.  Oh well.

I need to get in at least 2 rides per week to prepare for my triathlon on September 16th.  It’s taking a lot of motivation and dedication.  I guess that’s why I signed up for a race, to make myself train.  I have done this triathlon every year since it started, so I don’t want to miss out this year.

I ran into Brad on the trail.  He was running 26 miles.  I felt like a slacker, only riding 20 miles.  Then again my upcoming triathlon is a sprint distance, which takes about 1.5 hours vs. 10-15 hours for an Ironman!  Go Brad!

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 08/12/2007
• Time: 15:00:00
• Total Time: 1:17:00.00
• Average Heart rate: 140
• Max Heart rate: 161
• Calories: 508
• Distance: 20.3 miles
• Average Speed: 15.82 mph
• Ascent: 680 ft

I’ve been riding since 2001 when I bought my first real bike. I don’t count the Green Schwinn Banana Seat Bicycle I had as a kid.  Everyone says sooner or later you’ll go down on your bike.  I just never thought it would happen to me.

Up until today the only time I fell on my bike was doing stupid things, when I first got it and couldn’t get the hang of clipping out. I rode up to my neighbor, Ryan to show him my new bike and couldn’t clip out because the clips were too tight. I fell right in front of him. Embarassing!

I was such a slacker this weekend, I was thinking to myself that I need to get in some good training for the Kirkland Triathlon.  Long story short, I decided to run with my daughter and then ride with Hutch in the late afternoon.  I haven’t gotten to ride with him in at least a month, so I really wanted to go.

We did a flat ride out to Redmond Towncenter, averaging about 16-17 mph. It was an easy ride because Hutch is getting ready to do the Courage Classic with Phil this weekend. On the way back we hit a headwind. I was sucking Hutch’s wheel. There are some bumps on the trail and we were trying to avoid them. I guess I was following too close.

It happened in a spit second. There was no way to avoid it. My tire hit his back tire. “Oh X*#!. Helmet bouncing on concrete, burning feeling in shoulder, elbow and shin, bent handlebars, and I am down. I shake my head from side to side and think to myself “Am I okay”? “Yes, I think, I’m okay”. I get up and Hutch asks “Lisa Sabin, are you okay”? “Yeah, I’m okay”.

Hutch checks out my bike and offers to give me a ride home. I feel a litttle shook up, but realize that I can probably make it home. I still have another 13 miles to go. We just take it easy on the way home. I can feel my shoulder burning, and I am thinking about the riders in the Tour De France, who get back on their bikes and ride with broken collar bones etc.  I can do this. It’s just an abrassion, never the less I may be sore tomorrow!

I think I’ve earned a day off!

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 08/02/2007
• Time: 17:00:00
• Total Time: 2:20:00.00
• Average Heart rate: 140
• Max Heart rate: 162
• Calories: 873
• Distance: 34.3 miles
• Average Speed: 14.7 mph
• Max Speed: 37 mph
• Ascent: 670 ft
• Average Cadence: 90