This weekend is the Lake Minneola - Run Around the Lake. As far as I have lived here, it is the first time event for Sommer Sports. I think Fred use to have this event some time back. Should be a fun time.
Here are the details on the event..
http://www.triflorida.com/Events/ClermontRunAroundtheLake12K/tabid/804/Default.aspx
St. Anthonys weekend came & went for me. Gusty winds & large chop caused my buddy Phillip Lahaye to cancel the amatuer swim. Very responsible call on his part as I am sure we would of lost someone out there.
I had a good run for the first time in a while. Held it together. Wasn’t real fast when it was all said & done but I will use this one to build from. Just knowing that I still have the legs in me after the bike is some good confidence.
It was a nice trip away to clear my mind & relax. With some sort of flu bug, some much needed rest was nice. Thanks for Kimberly for letting me go & thanks to her mom for helping out with the kids.
It was also good to see a lot of triathlon folks from my days in South Florida & from around the state. My former Clermont roommate Rebecca Wassner won the womens title with my other friends Sara & Sara (with Clermont connections) following close behind. Congrats to all.
Its always nice to see Timmay & Ninja as well..
And also a sight at some of the triathlon’s around the state is the Reback (David) five kid stroller. Quite a sight..
Done some racing lately. I was second today at the Lake Mary 5k. Did the Lake Louisa Triathlon where I was the 2nd place amatuer. I also did the Clermont Olympic tri a few weeks back & also ran the 15 mile Croom run to get ready for St. Ants..
I also got some coverage this week from the NBC telecast for Clearwater 70.3…
This weekend is exciting for Tri Clermont community. We have our big Spring triathlon right here at Lake Minneola. Once again Gear for Multisport is on board as the swim sponsor for the entire Sommer Sports 2009 Series. http://www.sommersports.com/
Both Kimberly & I will be racing the Olympic distance race as the Best of the U.S. spots are on the line (http://www.bestoftheustriathletes.com). We both have a chance..but at the same time I am not holding my breathe as these two spots bring out some serious elite competition.
This time of year we also get some good trips in to Disney. Probably once a week. Like Kimmie said to me earlier this week..if only the Transportation Station sold lunch, we could just ride the monorail all day and G.G. would be content.
I returned to the East Pasco/Zephryhills YMCA for there Spring Fling triathlon. Had a good swim-bike but my run was off. I was able to hold off the competition to take the OA win though. It was a fun race & its nice to see races like this grow. This was the third year, I had raced and I am proud to say a Grogan has won it every year (me 2 years ago & Kimberly last year).
Will focus on some brick workout to get my bike to run legs back under me.
Tampa Bay News Article..
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/community/article985107.ece
Results…
http://www.championchiptiming.com/Home/tabid/65/Default.aspx?EventID=342
