Dynamite (tnt2tri) Group - CLOSED - Ready to "Slap" 2008

Welcome aboard Ranan - look forward to working with you this season!  I did an Olympic as my "A" race in my first tri season while serving in a very demanding command cadre position, so it is totally doable!

Tommy

Tommy-

I would like to join your group.

Name: azstaterick - Rick

Story: I have always been pretty active but not of the endurance sport type. About a year and a half ago, a close friend talked to me about marathons. I always thought that was for other people. Not me. I decided to give it a try and really enjoyed the race. My wife ran with me. We had fun training together and I suppose having your first be the Maui Half mary helps. Anyway, I have become hooked. Triathlons have always been a distant goal of mine. I had a high school teacher who did Ironman Hawaii (early 80s)  and a college friend also did them. I just never seriously thought about doing one.

I decided to try a local one last year and enjoyed it. I completed 4 last year.

I served in the Air Force and like structure. I have not had to battle weight issues besides being out of shape but am a lifelong asthmatic.

Family Status: Married 20 years with an 8yo daughter 

Goals:

I am going to sign up and compete in the Boise 70.3 on 6/1/08.

I would like some assistance with finding a right plan that offers balance in my life.

I would like some assistance with nutrition. I have been working on this over the past few years but can improve. I am really interested in learning about fueling up to get me through the 70.3

I would like to improve my speed. I am fit but incredibly slow.

In addition to the Boise 70.3, I plan on completing several half marys, sprint and oly tris and possibly a full mary this year.

Any advice you have would be appreciated.

Feel free to ask me any questions for clarification

Thanks

Rick

Welcome aboard Rick - excited that you'll be racing a 70.3 this year!  It should be a great experience.

Thanks for your service in the Air Force too - my Dad and two younger brothers have retired from the Air Force.  I was the only defector (and proud of it) by going to the Coast Guard.

Happy to help you find a training plan that will allow you to be successful with your 70.3 training and have a life (it's a delicate balance).

Please add Ranan (FlyingLachman) to your friend's list.

Tommy

Mornin' folks - this group is now closed - I'm stoked to work with you all this season!

Welcome aboard to Dave, Pete, and Joys who all posted yesterday!

1st - please add each other (and me) to your friends list in BT.  Second - I've listed what I perceive your "A" race to be.  "A" race being the most important race of the season that your training will be focused on.  If you didn't list a specific race, you should probably decide on one.  Depending on the location, popularity, etc., registrations can fill up very quickly.  This is a start:

Dynamite (tnt2tri) Mentor Group
Ranan (Flyinglachman) - Olympic Distance
Rick (AZStateRick) - Boise 70.3 Half Ironman
Dave (DaveGibb) - Half Ironman (September)
Pete (Newbie13) - 1st Triathlon
Joyce (Joys) - 1st Triathlon

So we have a nice spread of interests, goals, and backgrounds ... this'll be fun!  Thanks for joining this group!  Let's have a great year.

Welcome aboard Dave!  Running is the discipline I'm focusing on this season, because it is the weakest of the three for me.  Made some pretty huge gains after training for and completing the Marine Corps Marathon.  If you are a strong runner, that's a great weapon to have in the arsenal.

You should probably pick an HIM soon and make sure you don't miss the registration window.  Plus, I can list a specific race for you in this thread [hint].

Tommy

Hi Pete!  Welcome aboard.  I'm also 5'10" and USED to be 150lbs - heh.  Keep up the work in the pool - it'll pay off.  Any idea what distance you want to tackle this year?

joys - 2008-01-05 2:47 AM Hi Tommy! I would like to join your group too if that is ok?! Female Married No children yet 28yrs old College student - graduate May 2008! 1st triathlon! Avid exerciser but have lacked the past year, roughly Track and cross country runner in high school Love anything to do with health, fitness, nutrition! Looking forward to receiving your expertise!

Hi Joyce - you just made it in under the wire - welcome aboard!  Congratulations on your pending graduation!  That's a big accomplishment, which you can cap off with nice triathlon (or two, or three ...).

Tommy

joys - 2008-01-06 2:48 AM Hi Tommy - thanks for getting back to me so promptly! After thoroughly discussing this with my husband, I have decided not to do the triath this year. Maybe another year. Sorry for any inconveniences this may have caused! I should have thought about it more before jumping the gun! You know how us women can be at times LOL! Thank you very much for your interest in me though I wish you and all the others here the best of luck on your future races!!!

Joyce - I'm keeping you on the distribution list, but have opened up one more slot for someone else if they need it.  Don't worry!  There have been many times I "jumped the gun", like when I registered for Ironman Couer d'alene before checking with my wife.  Umm, yeah.  I backed out.

Anyway, please follow our progress, and pick one or more of the disciplines to work on if you like.  Thanks for your interest and for letting us open the group back up.

Breaking News!  Rick (AZStateRick) officially registered for Boise 70.3.  Woohoo!!!!!

Welcome aboard Tyler!  I get really stoked hearing about how triathlon changes lives.  Congrats on losing 20 pounds, and we'll have fun working you toward your goal weight of 160.  Do you know which Half Ironman you'll do in June?

TNT

Pete - great question!

Athletic goals:
1.  PR Half Ironman (Beat 6:01:32).  Estimates range between 5:32 for optimal performance & conditions to 5:51 if I see some moderate improvement over last year.  Would like to top 20MPH average speed on the bike leg and bag a 2:05 run.  It'll all depend on my preparation.
2.  Break the 2 hour barrier for standalone Half Marathon.
3.  Improve Marathon time to 4:30 or better (1st marathon last year was 4:42).
4.  Place in the top 50 percentile in the USAT National rankings.

Personal/Health:
1.  Continue reducing cholesterol to healthier levels.
2.  Get to 165 pounds and stay there.

Help the Dynamite Team enjoy the 2008 tri season to the fullest!

Let's hear your goals!

Howya doing Tommy!!!