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It was 105, it was very hilly, I was probably underhydrated and didn't carry any liquid with me

BenjaminPalmer — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:16:27 -0700

O man worst workout in a long time last night. I really hope no-one saw me running... it was pathetic!

I did use two peoples hoses during the run to make sure I didn't pass out though haha.

Triathlon Team

half ironman

kathleen26 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:11:09 -0700

So I am recovering nicely from my half ironman. this was a great training race before ironman canada. I have been off for three weeks with a sore back. I am all better now, now that I know what was causing my soreness. (I had a tight right inner thigh muscle which was pulling on my hip). I got it worked out so back to some hard training.
Don't know if anybody has raced the Desert half ironman in Canada. But that has got to be the hardest course I have ever ridden. It was all hills. I mananged to ride all the hills in my big gear despite having been off for 3 weeks.
The weather that day was close to 90 degrees. Heat doesn't normally bother me but I have not raced in that kind of heat before. Since I follow the 811 diet, i have heard that alot of raw vegans have low body temps. So i took my temperature first thing race morning (right when i got out of bed) and it was 96.2. Then about 5 minutes after I crossed the finish line i took it again and it was 99.5. How great is that. It was hot on the run but i didn't overheat. At the aid stations I took full advantage of the sprinklers they had there. I felt wonderful after the race. Another reason to GO VEGAN! My hubby's temperature btw is 95.0. (Temp has to be taken first thing in the morning in case anyone is interested). I guess there is an article out in Runner's World magazine about body temp. Haven't read it yet but I heard the body's temp can rise to 103 and probably more. That is a full blown fever. Doesn't the body just shut down at that temp.
So I am glad to know that my body can tolerate heat and that going into ironman I know I will be able to handle it (cross my fingers).

I also got to hear the race announcer announce that I am with team OA so that was cool. My last half ironman in June, I heard a gal from the spectators yell, "yeah, organic athlete".

Also Dr. Graham interviewed me and here is a link to it. Thought this might help any newbies out there getting started on the vegan path.
http://foodnsport.com/blog/articles/801010-Allstar-Kathleen-Leonard.html

Ironman Coeur d'Alene 2010

BenjaminPalmer — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:59:15 -0700

June 27th, 2010

I'll will be there. It will be my first Ironman.

Anyone care to join me? ....Registration is still open. ;)

http://www.ironmancda.com/#

Triathlon Team

Where is everyone?

BradleySaul — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:23:19 -0700

I'm trying to get back in the video log routine.

Sonoma County Chapter

sun is back!

JackBaranski — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:12 -0700

After a very rainy month of June, we are off to a better July. Last Saturday the sun rose brightly at 5:45 AM as we lined up in Central Park for another "power points" race with 12 sprints over 42 miles where our Lance took 3rd overall! More pics here.

Just yesterday, after 2 weeks of a flooded race course, we finally rode into a bright sunset at Floyd Bennett Field, taking 2nd in one intermediate sprint as well as taking some great shots of the beautiful community gardens there. More pics here.

New York City Chapter

Austin Chapter meeting/potluck

BenjaminPalmer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:21:43 -0700

Hi Everyone!

We're going to be meeting THIS FRIDAY night at my apt. for a meeting/potluck.

7:30PM
3601 Willowsprings Dr. Apt. #124
Austin, Tx 78704

Please bring your smiling self and a vegan or raw vegan dish to share. We will be discussing many exciting things as we try to progress our chapter forward. On the agenda is...

-*organizing a Save A Turkey Trot 5K race on Thanksgiving Day *

-organize team(s) for the Zilker Relays - 4 x 2.5m legs
http://www.zilkerrelays.com/

-organize team(s) for the Silicon Valley Austin Marathon relays - 12k, 10k, 10k, 5k, 5k legs
http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?cid=89355

-monthly meeting/potlucks?

-group training?

-recruitment

If you are unable to attend but if you (or anyone you know!) are interested in joining our teams for the Zilker or marathon relays let me know.

If you are interested in helping organize the Save a Turkey Trot 5K with me let me know *ASAP*.

I hope to see ya'll there!

-Benjamin

Austin Chapter

Attn: SoCal/ LA Peeps

Kevin Park — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:03:37 -0700

Hey all! Zach Scioli(from San Francisco) and I will be attending the Animal Rights conference in Los Angels and holding down an OA booth there. If you are in the area come on by and say hello. It would be great to meet some fellow OAers in SoCal. We'll be at the conference from Friday the 17th to Sunday the 19th.

http://www.arconference.org/

Watermelon Roundup - the Bloomfield Curcuit Race

BradleySaul — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:09:39 -0700

If you ride a bike and you live with 30 miles of Bloomfield, CA, think about joining the OA Sonoma County Chapter for our Bloomfield Curcuit Race on July 28th.

Sonoma County Chapter

Roblar TT Times Blazing Fast

BradleySaul — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:34:11 -0700

At last Thursday's OA Sonoma's Roblar TT, 20 riders (our biggest crowd yet) came out to test their legs and lungs against the 10 mile course. Where the wind typically pits mind against a wall howling in from the Pacific, Thursday was unusually calm. Consequentially, the times were remarkably fast.

Olympic bronze medalist Westley Gough champed the night and cleared the nearest competitor by 3 minutes.

Cycling Team

Free screenings of Food, Inc movie

ChrisGraber — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:26:44 -0700

It is sponsored by Chipotle

http://www.chipotle.com/#/flash/fwi_food-inc

San Diego, for example, is @ 7:30 on July 16th at Hillcrest Cinemas.