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Hi All,

Good to hear from you. It looks like the weather is finally improving around the world. So outdoor training becomes the norm instead of a wish. Where my course is, about an hour north of Tampa we had the 2nd coldest winter recorded. WHAT!!!! but things are improving. We'll be whining about it being hot soon. Anyway, I did my spring training event last weekend, good race it is a small local event which is good to start the season with. 2nd in agegroup, but very encouraging. The guy who got first beat us by a bunch last year, this year closed the gap some. I had a very good bike/run segment, legs feel great probably my best bike -run ever. It was a sprint but I rode hard and didn't suffer from it on the run. So very encouraged next event is on April 10th 1000 people, it is a sprint as well but I'm looking forward to it.

Good to see that you guys are getting some work and your seeing improvements in the swim. Like biking and running, you got to swim to improve. So keep it up.

Can't wait to hear how your first events go as race days are quickly approaching.

Hello Guys,

Sorry for my lack of posting, been busy work, training etc. Life. Anyway good to see you have posted recently. Andrew like Herve said take it easy, have fun in your race. I raced last weekend, kind of a training event yet it is one where I want to do well at 19/79 in my age group. With that said, had a good swim 1/2mile open water ocean swim, the bike, YECK! rode like a sissy. I think my mentality is set for my Half Ironman in May, because thats the way I rode when I should have been going all ought. Only a 10 mile bike with a head wind, but still not pleased with the results. The run went fine, legs are feeling really good off of the bike, that is encouraging. I've got 4 weeks until 70.3 at Disney. I'm a little undertrained on the bike, nothing new there. But the next two weekends I have long bikes and a couple of long runs scheduled. So if those go well I think I'll be OK. The nutrition on the bike is where I've faltered on the last two HIMs. So got to force myself to take in calories on the bike this time around.

Andrew as to protein drinks. I use whey protein either as a shake post workout, or straight up with low fat milk just before bed. It really helps with recovery. So I wouldn't shy away from them. Just watch what kind of product your using as the protein source. Protein bars can help fill the hunger needs following a workout, if you buy the bars that have a lot of protein in them they can make you feel a little weird for a while after you eat it. At least thats my experience. I usually only eat about 1/2 at a time, and I don't buy bars much. I usually just stick to whey protein.

Greetings,

Nice job Andrew in your event. Defintely pacing the bike is a hard lesson to learn at first, we see the pros going so hard but yet even they are pacing their efforts. Take what you gained from this event and use it as your preparation for the next one. Then you'll have a race plan formulated for down the road.

Herve good luck with your TT, is it a flat course?   My neighbors are from England they had company coming but were delayed several days getting flights due the ash.

 I'm in my final two training weeks for the Disney 70.3, feeling pretty good and my confidence is good. Now just have to go use what I've have learned from my previous HIMs and hopefully get it done the right way. For me it's been not enough calories on the bike but I think I've got it dialed in this time. I need around 700-800 calories for the bike segment, in training I've been just short of this and can see I need just a bit more. My legs have felt good off the bike for my bricks so we'll see how it goes.