Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Vegas Baby!

Holy cats - only 4 more days until VEGAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is quite exciting.  And if I wasn't already amped up enough to race - today, on Twitter, smack talk.

Yes, that's right, SMACK TALK!  All started by one Sarah Piampiano and further propagated by Beth, Hailey, Tatiana and myself.  Except not really me because I'm not good at smack talking.  I need a class or something.  Or perhaps some smack talk pointers from Ben (who came from a sport where smack talk is much more prevalent and who once asked me why everyone in triathlon was so "nice").

LOVE IT!

All in good fun of course.  And indeed, it just made me THAT much more hungry to get out west and dual with a bunch of awesome women once again.  Also, it further cemented in my mind the race plan of swimming 23 minutes in order to get FAR FAR away from all the super biker/super runners.  Now if only I really could swim a 23...  ;)

Racing aside, I'm also really excited for this trip because my mom is coming!  Oscar can't make this one because he is using all his vacation days for Kona so my mom gracefully agreed to come with.  Which means we WILL be hopelessly lost somewhere in Henderson, NV at some point this weekend.  If you see us driving around aimlessly, guaranteed we are driving in the wrong direction.  So please flag us down and show us where to go!  (I'm already having flashbacks to the time I raced in Dallas a few years back and mom and I somehow ended up in the ghetto WAYYYY lost and very, very far from where we wanted to be.  YIPES!)

Also, Ben is racing!  So we will be flying together and actually, he, my mom and I will be staying together too!  Say a small prayer for him now please - how he agreed to travel with my mom and I, I will never know!  :)

And so the countdown begins.  I TRULY live for racing - for being able to put to test all the hard work and see what I'm physically and mentally made of - and I'm so excited to get to go at it again!  Very best of luck to all those racing this weekend in Wisconsin, at Rev3 Cedar Point and elsewhere.  Remember, we GET to do this.  And boy are we lucky.  ;) 
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16 comments:

  1. Michelle SimmonsSeptember 6, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Oh I love smack talk!!
    Have a super race this weekend, Beth! I'll be following and cheering from my iphone mid-ride/run. ;)

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  2. Sweet and Savory by SarahSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    How fun!!!! Enjoy your trip!!!

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  3. AudreySeptember 6, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    Geez Beth, do you have to be so negative all the time :) Best wishes for a strong race this weekend!!!

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  4. KietSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Beth, giving you all my energy, won't need it any time soon. Will be following, just keep doing what you've been doing all season.

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  5. Jennifer HarrisonSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:44 AM

    GOOD LUCK BETH!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. Anne-MarieSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Have a safe and fun trip and GOOD LUCK!!!

    My head is spinning at the thought of swimming a 23 in a 70.3... I can barely pull that off for Oly distance! :)

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  7. LibbySeptember 7, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    AHH!!! so excited for you girl! go represent the east coast! I will smack talk for ya ;) super huge good luck and I will be glued to the computer (well phone...) all day! YAHOO! time to race girl!

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  8. GoBigGreenSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Good luck Beth and all your smack talking homies:) ha, love it. You will make each other faster! Have a great race!

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  9. mSeptember 8, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    Good Luck! I'm sure a swim of 25 will suffice. Not that you need the lead since you are one of the fast bikers and runners!

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  10. KimSeptember 8, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    Whoo hoo!! So excited to watch you! Good luck Beth!!!

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  11. Rebecca DeWireSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Good luck Beth! So excited to track you this weekend.

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  12. Rebecca DeWireSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Good luck Beth! So excited to track you this weekend.

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  13. aliSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Good luck and have a blast out there! Hope I will see you but not lost that is... Lol:))!!!

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  14. GCSeptember 8, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Have fun! Traveling with Mom is the BEST!! And they make the best cheerleaders! Best of Luck out there this weekend! We will be cheering and tracking from NJ!

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  15. BarbSeptember 9, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    Ha, I saw that twitter stuff. I must say you could work on the smack talk. But you will crush the race, and that is way more important anyway :) Go Beth Go!!!

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  16. teresaSeptember 9, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    So excited for you! I sure hope to meet you, but i will further make sure you see me by screaming so loudly!! Have a blast and stay cool!
    tn

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