My Thursday FTP Ride

Kori Martini

So I have no power file to share and no numbers to list, but here’s what I can say about today…

It started at 4AM when my 3 year old comes screaming into my room to tell me to come get the snake out from under her bed. The WHAT?? So, I calmly go and retrieve the belt to my robe that one of the twins dragged in there the night before. I head back to bed PRAYING that she goes back to sleep because I’m supposed to be on the trainer at 4:30AM. Yeah. No such luck. Now she’s in my room, in bed with me, asking me why milk is white, why the dogs have tails, why my hair is so long, why mommy is covering her head with a pillow….so I resign myself to no workout today., because hubby is on a 24. FABULOUS. How many workouts can I possibly MISS this week?? UGH!

So I start my day…kids off to daycare me off to work, but then I realize that I need to be at the Proving Grounds (fancy name for “test track" ) for a meeting that afternoon which just happens to be next to the state park I normally train at….and if the stars align….and the meeting ends on time….MAYBE I can get my ride in????

I decide to put this plan in motion, HAULING ASS to my house to pick up my stuff, get it in the car, get out to the meeting, and realize that I’m literally going to have to make this work exactly as planned to get to the kids on time afterwards. So I make the executive decision to go to the meeting in my bike kit UNDER MY WORK CLOTHES. Try it sometime. I felt like Superman.

Half-way through meeting, staring at clock, realize I FORGOT TO EAT LUNCH, so yes. I took the two PowerGels I had in my purse, palmed them, excused myself to the bathroom, and ATE POWERGEL IN THE LADIES ROOM for lunch. With my bike kit. Under my clothes. Can I get an AMEN?

Meeting ends 5 minutes late, but I am unstoppable now. I fly to my BatMobile (i.e. minivan) and haul ass to the state park and pull in THREE MINUTES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE! I actually did a fist pump.

Now for the cool part….I jump out, unload my trusty steed, and WHIP OFF MY SUIT to reveal….DA DA DAAAAA!!!!....SPANDEX!!!

I get my workout done despite being rained on (insert way cool power numbers here or something), get back to the car, load up, hop in, scream home, wipe off with a towel, throw on sweats, back in car, pull into the daycare on two wheels…..FIVE MINUTES EARLY. Yes, that is right. I’m early! Whoo-hoo!

Grab kids, home, dinner, repack for gymnastics, and here I sit….typing this while all of the other moms stare at me and wonder why I have chain grease on my leg and part of a dead butterfly still stuck in my cleavage. (Well…my pretend cleavage anyway.)

You may ask yourself why I’m typing this. I’m typing this, because we all share our workouts and our success stories and our race reports, but we usually don’t bother sharing the 34.5 hoops we jumped through to make it happen.

I’m almost tempted to say that I don’t give a SHIT how my race goes, because I TORE IT UP TODAY! Ironman? That’s a VACATION. 

 

 

 

kimmydct

Way to get it done! I think we've all been in meetings or something, watching the clock thinking "lets wrap this up... I have a wko to get in!" And I know I've broken some speed limits to get somewhere to train or race.

JeremyBehler

That's awesome. I wear compression socks/tights under my pants at work on long run days like today...I can't imagine wearing a whole ki.t

Sue Chapman

LOL - thanks for sharing!

mtlarson

I'll give you a WAHOOOO and a fist pump for that great story!!!!! Made my day! Thanks for posting!!

ccotstanza12

Great post! I don't have 3 kids, but have definitely experienced some flavor of this. Way to go!

Carolyn Yeo

You make me feel normal. I hope i meet you some day at a race. Please keep writing it is a true inspiration to me.

Brenda Ross

There are two people on this team that I love reading posts from. One is Bart Stevens and the other is you. The great part is that both of you are racing IMLP. Can't wait to sit down with a coffee and read your race reports. Is it a bad thing to I look forward to that? You crack me up. Congrats and those moms who are staring at you, are staring in AWE.
You rock Kori.

astokes30

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Minivan driving mothers of multiple kids unite!!!!!!!!!!! I live almost every day like that!! I am always flying into somewhere on two wheels looking about as disheveled and discombobulated as possible...but feeling powerful at the same time. Typing this with spandex under under clothes as well. oh yeah! Thanks for the awesome start to my day!! Good luck at IMLP!! You are AWESOME for sure!!!

Kathleen Spillane

Kori, I just love it! Left the office in my bike kit many times myself. At least Kensington is close to the Proving Grounds! Way to make it happen. Hope the snake does not reappear anytime soon!

Juan Vergara

Made my day with this report Kori!!! LOL!!!

Keith Wick

AMEN!!!.....although someone saw you "palm" something on the way to the ladies room, so now the rumors are flying....i saw something in her hand....she's looking really thin and losing weight....did you see the dark circles under her eyes..... This is why collegues think endurance athletes need an intervention, but in reality we're just athletes and parents!!!

Jess Withrow

OMG! I'm glad Lynne just commented and bumped this thread! Well... not really. I just spit food all over my laptop. But really, this is HILARIOUS. Even though it happened, like, a bazillion years ago. I'm with Brenda - can't WAIT to read your RR after LP!!! (see there? Keith forgot the part where we speak in code.... ).

Trish Marshall

OMG Kori! I feel like I've had days like that, but my kids are 16 and 21, I'm a former business owner, currently happily "retired" and most of my screaming around on tow wheels is more due to my own ADD. That and I could never articulate it quite like you have here. Keep um comin'!