tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103033742008-08-14T13:22:24.974-05:00cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-23548077381821147362008-08-12T17:48:00.003-05:002008-08-12T17:57:29.926-05:00

Yes, I did it!  Report, pics, etc to come soon. Here's a great link to a video & pics of Dave & Lance - when you see these two struggle, you know the climbs are bad! Amanda and I heading down to the start at 5:45am Tawnya & I riding the red carpet in together Me & Tawnya, happy to have made it!

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-64304763935210682952008-08-06T22:16:00.003-05:002008-08-06T23:18:57.930-05:00

actually it's been going on a long time. too long. i'm at the point where i'm ancy. over the wait and just ready to be at it. it's a bit scary to think how much i've prepped for this one race. yeah, i've done bigger/longer stuff, so 12 hours should be totally doable. but all the unknowns just make the butterflies chase eachother: altitude. weather. the crowd factor (riding the course with 3

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-43321368321513948582008-08-04T23:22:00.004-05:002008-08-04T23:32:58.977-05:00

i arrived in denver friday afternoon to sizzling temperatures of 100. luckily it feels better in the mtns of steamboat, but still pretty toasty. the rock/creek race team successfully got their asses over the passes and finished the wild west relay : 195 miles of running from ft collins to steamboat. i met them en route,  then we crashed at aunt lorraine & uncle steve's casa for the rest of the

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-26643432211581432452008-08-02T12:09:00.002-05:002008-08-02T12:22:58.554-05:00

Chattanooga has been featured in several mags lately as one of the cool places to be. Last month's Outside Magazine chose Chatt as the #2 "Best Towns in America".  The September issue of National Geographic Adventure Magazine includes Chattanooga in its cover article, “Where to Live and Play Now: The 50 Next Great Towns." They did a small interview with me about my move from Atl to Chatt.

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looks like another evening of planned training is going down the drain... i certainly don't mind getting wet (it's quite refreshing in this godawful heat we're having), but dodging lightning can be counter-productive. Severe thunderstorms capable of producing quarter size hail and 60 mph winds are blowing through Southeast Tennessee and a severe thunderstorm watch is in affect until 8 p.m., the

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-46807770151013212562008-07-18T22:22:00.003-05:002008-07-18T22:50:38.696-05:00

I've been a bit bad about writing lately, so I'll do a few quick posts to catch things up... Last weekend was the BMW of Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon (yep, there's that site I designed again!) While I did the whole event last year, this time around I was only interested in the bike portion (just not enough of the other stuff going on), so I recruited a few friends to team up with me: Carol (

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-47963526413360938222008-07-17T16:56:00.004-05:002008-07-17T17:03:50.338-05:00

read the article from monday's interview. a few quotes by yours truly, along with some video footage. (none of me swatting bees though. but oh, look at all that lovely poison ivy everywhere that is now coming up on me; at least my face is looking almost normal!)the videographer should have told us to hush up, as mark's interview has lots of background noise. sorry!

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-9618843057265323892008-07-15T06:36:00.004-05:002008-07-15T06:41:05.251-05:00

for my 15 minutes of fame.... OR.... skipping my planned workout (sorry matt!) i left work early yesterday to head over to krandyland for an interview the local paper was doing on the boonies (our trail running club). we did a short trail run (followed by a longer one afterwards) for the video they were shooting. 5 minutes in, i get stung by something right under my left eye. OUCH! it stung for

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-1657247626673335212008-06-26T11:56:00.002-05:002008-06-26T12:15:54.225-05:00

SPOT is the latest gadget to hit the outside world. first and foremost, it is a personal locator beacon that can transmit your location in the event of an emergency. it can send a variety of messages, like "I'm OK" or "Send emergency help".  a priceless piece of equipment to those of us that explore the wilderness. to the tech heads out there, the Track Location feature has the added cool factor

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-40645825132867906192008-06-21T22:34:00.003-05:002008-06-21T23:07:18.946-05:00

2 thursdays ago i played hookie and met up with some friends to go mountain biking out in tellico plains. zeke and i stopped at a great bakery/coffeeshop downtown (i'm not sure the name of it but i highly recommend!)  then headed to our meeting spot at north river campgrounds, where van and carey were waiting for us. the day began with a 2.5hr climb on forest service roads (with a little paved

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-22586351825762439112008-06-21T20:38:00.003-05:002008-06-21T20:43:29.211-05:00

I found out very quickly this is simply not the right saddle for me. Ridden less than 100 miles; mint condition. Weight: 230g Rails: Ti Length: 300mm Width: 132mm new: $115-150 depending on source asking: $60 + shipping post a comment and i'll get back with you.

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-7931801775605745682008-06-21T11:46:00.004-05:002008-06-21T12:02:24.373-05:00

right about now, i should be on top of cherohala, or perhaps suffering on my way to the top.  115 miles, 9000' of gain. we had worried about the rain; as i look at the weather radar, it looks it be absolutely a picture perfect day.  right?  NOT. as soon as my head hit the pillow last night, the throbbing began.  a few hours later, having perhaps nodded off for a few minutes, i finally get up

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-64962647140640152832008-06-08T22:40:00.002-05:002008-06-08T22:42:17.969-05:00

finally booked my tix...training weekend: july 2-6the big race/vacation: aug 1-13 that is a huge load off my shoulders!  

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-24250038050396730962008-06-06T10:26:00.003-05:002008-06-06T10:34:21.173-05:00

a website i designed for the bmw of chattanooga waterfront triathlon went live recently. big thanks to the team at technology projects for their expertise in programming (i stick to the visual stuff and leave the code to others) and the chattanooga track club for letting me have some fun.

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-351655066919308872008-06-05T11:54:00.004-05:002008-06-05T12:07:39.051-05:00

being a designer by day (and some nights), i love it when i see great design within the world of cycling, running, etc. (hopefully one day i'll be able to concentrate more on event marketing, catalog design, and other promo-type stuff...) here are some awesome illustrations from the Montreal Bike Fest that just happened. i think a future trip to this is in order, especially since i have relatives

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-17654055521176564362008-06-02T22:40:00.004-05:002008-06-02T23:33:07.417-05:00

jim and carol put on a small adventure race, the greenway challenge, every year to benefit the north chickamauga creek conservancy. in the past, it has been a team-oriented event; this year though, jim changed it up offering only solo & relay divisions. unfortunately the event didn't sell out this year, but we still had a great crowd and raised between $2000 & $3000 for the conservancy (much

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-67471858301646471402008-05-30T16:25:00.003-05:002008-05-30T16:42:36.632-05:00

so i was talking to amanda last week, trying to nail down some plans for my summer trips to leadville. she was out in moab, doing some murals for a new diner some friends of hers recently opened. she's talking away, telling me about bc and danelle's latest venture. it finally occurs to me that she's talking about one of my "heroes", danelle ballengee: multisport endurance rockstar. she's a

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-86048173793644647862008-05-28T21:32:00.003-05:002008-05-28T21:53:02.032-05:00

last weekend was the scenic city trail marathon, sponsored by rock/creek & the boonies and presented by vasque. the weekend kicked off with the trail running 101 clinic i gave at rock/creek. i was a bit nervous, but the presentation went great! there was about 25-30 people there and thankfully none of my friends made faces at me :)   saturday morning started early - i was up at raccoon mtn a bit

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-78811645228165148142008-05-27T21:41:00.004-05:002008-05-27T22:31:39.998-05:00

after living up here for nearly 2 years, i finally connected with zeke for a ride. i originally met him many moons ago at a race somewhere - adventure race or mtn bike race, i can't remember which. after our first meeting, i ran into him again and again, always greeted with a big hug & smile. it was good running into him at the cohutta race, to reconnect and plan. hiwassee river our plan today

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-32429472821820607222008-05-18T21:07:00.003-05:002008-05-18T21:23:26.088-05:00

I was recently asked to be a Vasque Ambassador, to spread the word on the great trail shoes they have (I've been running in the Velocity lately and love them!). Since the upcoming Scenic City Trail Marathon is part of the Vasque North American Trail Tour, I will be leading a clinic Friday evening at Rock/Creek. OK, I am a bit nervous about this - I've lead a few small clinics before about

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-12050499428361396782008-05-17T11:17:00.004-05:002008-05-17T23:01:13.231-05:00

so i impulsively signed up for the market street mile this morning. it would be short, fun, and i'd get an idea of what my time for running 1 mile could be. of course i always have high expectations, but realistically, i have hardly done speedwork since the groin injury around thanksgiving. (that was right before a planned time trial in early december that was going to be my benchmark. oh well...

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-23071007535332751522008-05-14T21:52:00.004-05:002008-05-15T21:51:15.062-05:00

ah frazz, such a wise one. it's a bit of a controversial topic in the cycling world though. yes, it's nice to have some tunes to keep you company on long solo rides, or during the nth hour of an endurance race. but at what cost? on the road, it's listening for cars; on the trail, it's listening for other riders & hikers. i usually only wear my shuffle running (but even not so much since the

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-38851803295269412682008-05-07T12:33:00.002-05:002008-05-07T12:37:02.039-05:00

No, I'm not doing this (I have a different birthday ride in mind), but I thought it was worth posting the elevation profile. Gosh, I could eat a lot of cake after this.... Last year the eventual winner went back up Roberts Mill, to make it 11 climbs. He's really not quite right ;)  (and makes some great bikes!)

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-89148828954657764902008-04-30T07:55:00.002-05:002008-04-30T07:58:33.977-05:00

I'm not much of a comics person, but I dig Frazz. The writer/illustrator, Jef Mallett, is a triathlete, so sometimes athletic-y stuff gets worked into the storyline... like today. This one seems to hit close to home (ok, not the sausage part, the schedule part!)

cathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908955461413271265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303374.post-49055675978239395062008-04-23T21:59:00.002-05:002008-04-23T22:09:19.222-05:00

i only lasted about 15 min on tonight's run. i was thinking the pain in my knee would be the limiting factor, but it was the handlebar-to-the-groin one that made me stop. the impact of running was just too much i guess. there isn't much visible bruising, but it feels like some hematomas have developed.  i guess my epsom baths aren't going to help much; should move to ice packs (but it's really

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