Today is my 3-1. German Cycling Machine reminded me of this when the clock struck exactly 12AM last night. Luckily for him, he did so with the flowers above in hand. Because it wasn’t exactly great news. I tried to argue that I actually was not born until after 9PM, California-time. Give me a few more hours of 3-0. GCM is 28 so he doesn’t understand.
I did receive some nice consolation prizes in addition to the above . . . First, there was a matching pink ipod, because I can never have too many mp3 players (At the rate that I kill/lose them, I have to travel with at least 3 at all times.), and apparently I can watch videos on this one, which should improve this week’s travel experience.
Most importantly, GCM gave me a voucher (say “wow-cha”) for 100×100. As most of you probably know by now, this is a swim workout of 100×100 meters, or yards, as the case may be (American friends, note that the 100×100M set is actually 1000yards longer than the yards version.), and is what I call the “Birthday Set.” It is one of my favorite workouts and gifts to myself, or anyone else who wants to invite me to his or her party. GCM is racing tomorrow, so I spared him the birthday set experience today, but he knows darn well that I will cash in my voucher; I am already trying to figure out an appropriate date in between our different race schedules, and right now this is seeming like a great activity for his “recovery week” post-Ironman Germany. This gift is an especially altruistic one coming from the GCM when you consider that it will add 3.8 kilometers to his previous longest single swim session. That means adding one ironman swim. And there is a reason we don’t call him the GSM. GCM and the pool are not friends. I am working on changing this. But we have not yet had a full conversion.
Anyways, I am sad to report that Coachie didn’t have a ”Birthday Set” in the plan for me today either, because I am doing some pretty specific stuff this weekend to get ready for Ironman Japan next weekend. I am saving up all of my mental and physical desire for a smashfest, storing it for my birthday present to myself at Ironman Japan next weekend!
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Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Miss Hillary! Hope it is a good one!
Happy Birthday!
Happy B-Day Hillary.
I rode the Verona Loop (X2) in Wisconsin on the 13th as a tribute to your b-day.
It was a total smash fest with 8 of my friends (two who had never ridden the course hahahahaha haaaaaaaaaaaa!!!)
One of the Bridges is out so we turned it into an Xterra event for 100 yards through the mudd with our bikes on our sholder. The Bridge is done but there is a 10 foot gap on both sides of it that just need to be finished. After a night of heavy rain it took a while to get our shoes cleaned off so we could click in.
It was just like I remember it (with the exception of the bridge out) no wind on the first loop and then really windy on the second.
It was a beautiful day Partly sunny and 73.
Can’t wait to Watch in Japan – Go Get that B-Day present to yourself!!!