LW's ITU debut: 8th place in Barbados

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Race Reports
As you can see from the photos, we were lucky enough to spend the weekend in Barbados.  We talked our sister Sarah and Megan N into coming with us for a girls weekend and off we went with our bikes and backpacks to the deep eastern Caribbean for the ITU Barbados Sprint race.  All it took was a five hour flight to get us from fridgid to hot and sticky - just the way I like it!  We arrived, got a tour of the island- saw where Tiger Woods got married, where George Washington slept, and even some green monkeys on the Green Monkey (golf course).  We also saw the race course: 750m in the crystal blue sea, 5 lap 10 180deg turn bike, and a flat 3 lap run.  

Oats of the Week: Banana Ginger

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Recipe

The Mix: Steel-cut oats cooked with powdered ginger and banana, topped with walnuts.

The Workout: We did a 12-mile hilly run from Lenape Lane to Skytop in the Mohonk Preserve. After a 1-mile warm-up, it was 3.5 miles of hard uphill tempo-pace climbing, 2 miles flat recovery, 4.5 miles strong downhill running, and a 1-mile easy cruise cool down.  

Upcoming Race: Barbados ITU Sprint Cup

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In just one week we'll be kicking off our 2012 season on the island of Barbados!  Many of the world's top triathletes will be traveling to the south Carribbean to collect valuable Olympic points in this draft-legal sprint race.
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