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 2008-08-19 1:18 PM |
Expert  750    Harrisburg, PA |  Subject: How spur-of-the-moment have you been...Have you ever signed up for an event at the last minute? I have a close friend who is infamous for signing up for events at the last minute, often the morning of the event. She dragged her feet and missed out on a local tri this year that filled up before she made up her mind. Since I DNFed my second tri last Sat., a neighbor suggested I do a tri at Pinchot State Park which is next Sunday. I usually like to sign up for things as early as possible, so this is unusual for me. I found another sprint tri I want to do at the end of Sept., which leaves me lots of time to prepare. But now this Pinchot tri, only 5 days away, is starting to gnaw at me. I did this course as a duathlon back in May, so I'm familiar w/the course. Didn't do the tri at the time because, 1) I was still swimming impaired and, 2) I don't yet own a wetsuit. Obviously won't need a wetsuit this time of year, and I would be breaking my own advice of swimming an event without having done the swim leg prior to the event. Should I, or shouldn't I? I not worried about the swim, though I may not get to the lake prior to the event, and the bike leg has that killer hill. The swim is 3/4 mile double loop. One reason I am considering this is specifically for the swim. The tri in Sept. is in an indoor pool and, I can NOT believe I'm about to say this, it is only a 500 yard swim and I would like to end the season with an event that's a little more than just 500 yards. Hit me now, hit me now. |
| 2008-08-19 1:24 PM in reply to: #1613925 |
Expert 1231 B'ham | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... Why not do both? I don't think not swimming in the lake before hand is an issue. I've done two sprints this year having never been in those lakes before race day. |
| 2008-08-19 1:30 PM in reply to: #1613925 |
Champion 16151 Checkin' out the podium girls | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... As with anything, what are your intended goals? If to win overall or win age group, jumping in w/o a plan isn't likely to achive those goals. If your goal is to measure current fitness, do a race on that particular venue or to have fun, then of course! Sign up, pin on a number and write a race report! |
| 2008-08-19 1:38 PM in reply to: #1613925 |
Pro 5123 Canandaigua NY | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... My first ever tri I decided to do it and signed up the day before. It was a sprint and I was 12 or so weeks into training for another sprint a month later. Unless, like another poster stated, you only want to do it with a chance to podium, do the race, have fun with it and manage your expectations. |
| 2008-08-19 1:48 PM in reply to: #1613925 |
Master 1903 Portland, Oregon | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... Do it!! Can't wait to see your race report.  |
| 2008-08-19 2:34 PM in reply to: #1613925 |
Pro 4608 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... I signed up for my first tri only 6 days before. I was training for an Oly and decided I needed a practice race. I think it worked out better because I didn't overthink it and I didn't have as much time to get nervous. Go for it and have fun! |
| 2008-08-19 3:02 PM in reply to: #1613925 |
Champion 5345 Carlsbad, California | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... I signed up for 2 marathons last year less than 1 week before the race to round out a Triple in 8 weeks. (I Ran PB Times at each of the races) I am mulling over a Sprint this Sunday but probably won't register for it (And make up my mind) until Saturday when I head down to the expo. |
| 2008-08-19 3:20 PM in reply to: #1613925 |
Expert 784 Computerland | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... I normally sign up for events about 2-3 weeks before they start. That is pretty spur of the moment compared to how most people plan out their season. I have registered for 5Ks before on the same day that they were taking place. |
| 2008-08-19 3:37 PM in reply to: #1613925 |
Master 1678 Olney, MD | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... I'd do both races!! Why not?? I signed up for a half marathon on Friday night and the race was on Sunday (after asking BT what their opinion was ) and had a blast. I also PRed. Not a bad day for a last minute decision! |
| 2008-08-19 3:49 PM in reply to: #1613925 |
Expert 1022 | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... I sign up for a lot of races at the last minute. The four last runs that I did were basically - Hey, it's 5:30, I'm up, I might as well go race. |
| 2008-08-20 5:39 AM in reply to: #1613925 |
Expert 750 Harrisburg, PA | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... I guess I forgot to mention the half marathon I'm planning on doing September 7th. |
| 2008-08-20 8:11 AM in reply to: #1613925 |
Cycling Guru 15134 Fulton, MD | Subject: RE: How spur-of-the-moment have you been... My first marathon attempt ....... signed up for it the day before the race and hadn't run more than 3 times that year (and only about 3 - 4 miles each of those). And to top that off, I hadn't really run much at all in 12 years at that point ......... we're talking maybe a combined 100 miles in that timeframe. Needless to say, I only made it to the 1/2 point. But that was STILL farther than I had ever run before!! (My old record was 11 miles). After that I decided I kind of needed to train for that sort of race and it has been "running lots" ever since. |
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