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| Cali's baby shower, Bricks Cafe, Brentwood Catherine and Madi, Valerie, Anna, Shelly, Kat, me, Cali, Lee, and Parri |
Today was the first criterium race of the NashvilleCyclist.com Crit Series. Valerie and I were the only 2 from Team Belladium out racing, but we had a blast. SVMIC had 6 women (Jes, Kathy, Katie, Sandra, Leah, and Tami) and Treehouse had 4 women (Amanda, Marsha, and Alli), so we had 12 women for this first race...a great number for a week night and some good competition.
A few laps into the 30-minute crit, Jes attacked. AJ and Kathy went with her, and although I was ready, I was slightly blocked in and couldn't get up there with them immediately. As soon as I was able to, though (really only a couple seconds later), I bridged up and the 4 of us ended up staying away for the remainder of the race (the attack was no later than 8 minutes in) and lapping the field. AJ wanted to get away from at least one of the SVMIC girls, and I would have supported her had my hand and feet wanted to play along also. Unfortunately, both feet and my right hand were feeling/going numb (Valerie called it "bike palsy" afterward). I sometimes get this when it's cold outside just because I'm cold, but it was 85* today, so that wasn't it. Instead, it was probably just that I didn't change my hand position much (in the drops the whole time); by the final few laps, I couldn't even tell whether I was shifting/touching the shifters with my fingers. It's hard to feel in control when you can't feel your hand.
I ended up in 3rd to Jes and Kathy; I edged Amanda at the line. Hopefully next week will go better and I will remember to move my hands around a little.
Stats: 31:08, 11.63 miles, 22.4 mph (31.1 max)
After watching Todd race (which he hasn't done in the few years I've known him, I think!), I headed to Publix because I had Qs expiring before the weekend and won't have another chance to get there before then. This was a good trip in terms of savings.
Publix
Item (Quantity)
| Regular Price
(multiplied)
|
Sale Price
|
Coupons
|
Final Price
|
| Yakisoba entrees (2) | 0.99 (1.98) | -- | 2 × $0.50/1 MQ (doubled) | +$0.02 |
| Blue Diamond almond milk | 3.49 | -- | -- | $3.49 |
| Morningstar entrees (2) | 4.39 (8.78) | 2.20 (4.39) | 2 × $1/1 MQ | $2.39 |
| Sabra hummus (2) | 3.99 (7.98) | 2.00 (3.99) | 2 × $1/1 PQ | $1.99 |
| Diet Coke (7) | 1.59 (11.13) | -- | 7 × free-product MQs | -- |
| Voskos yogurt (2) | 1.75 (3.50) | -- | 2 × free-product MQs | -- |
| Kraft dressing (2) | 3.29 (6.58) | 1.65 (3.29) | $1/2 MQ | $2.29 |
| Stacy's pita chips (2) | 3.49 (6.98) | 2.50 (5.00) | 2 × $1/1 MQ $1/1 CQ | $2.00 |
| Carrots | 1.89 | -- | -- | $1.89 |
| Celery (2) | 1.49 (2.98) | -- | -- | $2.98 |
| Breyer's ice cream (2) | 5.99 (11.98) | 3.00 (5.99) | 2 × $0.50/1 MQ (doubled) | $3.99 |
| Publix peanut butter | 6.79 | -- | -- | $6.79 |
| Totals: 26 items | 74.06 | -- | 26.63 in Qs 5.00 from $5/$40 | +$3.60 tax $26.39 total (saved $47.67/ 64%) |
There are still more awesome deals this week, so I will likely make another run before this sale cycle ends.
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