Monday, April 28, 2008
Criterium racing catchup!
My gosh is has been a while since my last update. I'll try to keep it
brief. Charleston was just what we needed. We left Sylva at around
9pm, I know that is kind of late to start a 4.5 hour drive to the
coast. We arrived at about 2am, and went straight to bed in the hotel
that was less than 2 miles from the race site. The race site on
Saturday was in a neighborhood called I'on Village, one of those
Florida style developments with some green space, canals, and shops at
the entrance. My race went off at 1020am, and I was not positioned too
well from the start. After the 4th lap I was gapped off the back, but
kept peddling as hard as I could in hopes I could catch back up.
After about 1/2 a lap I started to pick up other riders that had a
little more fitness than I do at this point, and we became a crew of
about 10 riders. I pulled most of the way for a few laps, but the race
martial decided to end our race. I was disappointed that we were
pulled, especially when the field came around and I noticed that they
had sat up and stopped riding as hard for a few laps. Oh well, that is
bike racing, and I am just out there for the fun of it at this point.
Soon school will be over, my job will start, and I will be able to
focus on getting some good results. Jennifer's race went much better,
she raced hard, and came across the line in 5th and won some money.
After the race we met some of the BMW teamies at a great tavern on
Sullivan Island, then raced to James Island Park to set up camp. We
decided to camp the last two nights to save some money. We went right
to sleep, till the storms came. It rained and stormed till 230am, and
neither of us slept very well. In the morning, I decided to skip my
early race, so we could take our time getting to the race. The race
was in the park next to the Citadel, and was very photogenic. Jennifer
finished in the top 10 again. Here are the shots from the trip, the
other people in the photos are new and old friends that live in the
area:
brief. Charleston was just what we needed. We left Sylva at around
9pm, I know that is kind of late to start a 4.5 hour drive to the
coast. We arrived at about 2am, and went straight to bed in the hotel
that was less than 2 miles from the race site. The race site on
Saturday was in a neighborhood called I'on Village, one of those
Florida style developments with some green space, canals, and shops at
the entrance. My race went off at 1020am, and I was not positioned too
well from the start. After the 4th lap I was gapped off the back, but
kept peddling as hard as I could in hopes I could catch back up.
After about 1/2 a lap I started to pick up other riders that had a
little more fitness than I do at this point, and we became a crew of
about 10 riders. I pulled most of the way for a few laps, but the race
martial decided to end our race. I was disappointed that we were
pulled, especially when the field came around and I noticed that they
had sat up and stopped riding as hard for a few laps. Oh well, that is
bike racing, and I am just out there for the fun of it at this point.
Soon school will be over, my job will start, and I will be able to
focus on getting some good results. Jennifer's race went much better,
she raced hard, and came across the line in 5th and won some money.
After the race we met some of the BMW teamies at a great tavern on
Sullivan Island, then raced to James Island Park to set up camp. We
decided to camp the last two nights to save some money. We went right
to sleep, till the storms came. It rained and stormed till 230am, and
neither of us slept very well. In the morning, I decided to skip my
early race, so we could take our time getting to the race. The race
was in the park next to the Citadel, and was very photogenic. Jennifer
finished in the top 10 again. Here are the shots from the trip, the
other people in the photos are new and old friends that live in the
area:
http://www.tonycamblor.com/avillerace/index.html
Next up was Athens, and the Twilight Criterium race. If you have never
seen this, you gotta go, it's intense. Jennifer and her team tried
hard to stay with the field, but bad positioning at the starting line
really made this difficult. The BMW girls really had a great time, and
I think they all were happy they did not suffer any skin loss, like
many other riders did this night. Here are some shots of the race. The
male racer in orange is Andre Vandenberg, a junior racer from
Asheville that finished 5th in this very big, very important race.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Here are some pictures from the Rock Hill races
What a great weekend we had, now on to some racing in Charleston next
weekend.
weekend.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Rock Hill Races here we come
This weekend Jen and I will travel to SC to participate in the Rock
Hill series. Friday night is sprint night, heats of 5 racers go head
to head in a 500m sprint to the finish. The winners of each round move
to the finals, and the champ is crowned. Saturday is a 0.8 mile
criterium race where racers go round and round for a prescribed time
to the end, in my case 30 minutes and 45 for Jen. Sunday rounds up the
racing with a 45 mile road course that promises to make me hurt. My
goals are to finish, and not get hurt. Wish me luck!!
Hill series. Friday night is sprint night, heats of 5 racers go head
to head in a 500m sprint to the finish. The winners of each round move
to the finals, and the champ is crowned. Saturday is a 0.8 mile
criterium race where racers go round and round for a prescribed time
to the end, in my case 30 minutes and 45 for Jen. Sunday rounds up the
racing with a 45 mile road course that promises to make me hurt. My
goals are to finish, and not get hurt. Wish me luck!!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Haymed.org Triathlon
Yesterday I volunteered my time in the morning to work the Haymed.org
triathlon in Waynesville, NC. The night before I was able to convince
Jennifer to do the race, even though it was calling for rain in the
am. I got her out of bed at 0500, and we made the 1/2 hour drive in
the rain to the race site. While I was busy on the course making sure
that the marshals were in place, and the roads were swept of loose
gravel, Jennifer was busy racing. I made it back from my first task,
to see Jen go off in the pool, 6 laps, or 300 yards, not a long swim
at all. Jen has not been swimming since 2004 IMFL, but she completed
it in a respectable 7 minutes. On the bike course, she posted the
fastest women's time, and 4th fastest overall time men or women,
unbelievable! Her run was 27 minutes, great for not having run since
December! She placed 4th overall woman, 1st in her age group. I was
busy most of the time out on the bike and run course, so I didn't get
to see much racing. I did follow an 11 year old girl on both the bike
and run, and I'm happy to report she finished the race and got the
loudest applause at he awards ceremony. 11 years old and racing
triathlon, amazing!!
triathlon in Waynesville, NC. The night before I was able to convince
Jennifer to do the race, even though it was calling for rain in the
am. I got her out of bed at 0500, and we made the 1/2 hour drive in
the rain to the race site. While I was busy on the course making sure
that the marshals were in place, and the roads were swept of loose
gravel, Jennifer was busy racing. I made it back from my first task,
to see Jen go off in the pool, 6 laps, or 300 yards, not a long swim
at all. Jen has not been swimming since 2004 IMFL, but she completed
it in a respectable 7 minutes. On the bike course, she posted the
fastest women's time, and 4th fastest overall time men or women,
unbelievable! Her run was 27 minutes, great for not having run since
December! She placed 4th overall woman, 1st in her age group. I was
busy most of the time out on the bike and run course, so I didn't get
to see much racing. I did follow an 11 year old girl on both the bike
and run, and I'm happy to report she finished the race and got the
loudest applause at he awards ceremony. 11 years old and racing
triathlon, amazing!!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Greenville Racing Series
Jennifer and I recently spent three weekends down in Greenville, SC for a series of spring races. The six races were the first real races since her return to racing bicycles this year. We were really happy with the results, she got the overall 5th spot, out of more than 40 women competing. Jennifer, of course, was a little disappointed at first that she didn't do better, but she changed her tune when she realized that she had exceeded her goals coming into the series. The 5th place overall is a payoff of all the long hours she has spent on her bike since early February of this year. Pretty good for such a short time of formal training. Her coach has her doing some sprint training, and standing power rides that are not only fun, but will surely help her improve her finishes.
The next big race is the weekend of April 4, and I'm considering doing the omnium myself. Being around all of this racing is making me want to do it. I just don't think I can resist. For sure I want to do the Charleston series April 19 & 20th.
The pictures are just various shots of Jennifer and her squad-mates at the races, enjoy!
Has it really been almost a month since my last post? Wow! School is great right now. I am on a clinical rotation at Mission Hospital in Asheville, on the very same unit that Jennifer works on. I get to see her for a minute in the mornings after she is done giving report to the next shift, and I am getting report from the previous shift. I guess I could actually have to get report from Jennifer one of these days, that would be nice.
Class is hard, but I think I just barely still have an "A" for the term. The class average on the past few tests has not been great, I can only assume we will be loosing a few classmates to attrition soon. I am enjoying being back in the acute hospital setting more than ever, with complex patients, and really powerful pharmaceutical interventions going on. Some of the drugs we use today are nothing short of amazing. How we ever figured out that this one pill will fix your heart, and not kill you is beyond me.
I have applied to several units at Mission, and hope to hear back for an interview soon. I can't believe I am going to graduate soon. Oh, and I was chosen by my classmates to give the student address at the RN graduation ceremony. What an honor. I'll have to start working on that one ASAP.
Here at home, I'm on spring break, and waiting for the weather to cooperate long enough so that I can finish the roofing project I started a Looooooong time ago.
The picture is a shot of me at the Greenville Bicycle Training Race Series. I was there doing support for my favorite team and rider, BMW Bianchi and Jennifer.
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