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I have a HIM coming up in 2 weeks, it will be my first - Spirit of Racine in Wisconsin.  This is a Lake Michigan swim so will probably be in low 60s water temp but overall a pretty good course that gets good reviews.

I am excited and hope to go sub 5 hours at this race.  I have not been able to swim for a 1.5 weeks becuase of the road rash on my shoulder which won't let me fully rotate my arm but I am thinking I will give it a go tomorrow and get an OWS in.  My bike and run are coming along pretty good.

I have had 2 Olympics to date and done pretty well in both and excited to see how I do at the HIM distance.  The season is flying by it seems like.

Ryan

Question for my HIM: I am planning to have 1 bottle of concentrated Infinit (approx. 550-600 calories) in the cage and then a separate aero drink with water.  I am planning to get a an additional water bottle at about the halfway point but am concerned about getting the top off the bottle and getting it into my aero drink without having to stop and/or mess with it for 30 seconds before getting it to work.  Is this easy to do on the fly or should I just leave the top on and squirt it into the aero bottle.  Anybody have experience on this?

Ryan

Well I got through my first Half Ironman and it went really well - 4:36:33 good!!  The swim was like 0.2 miles short and we had a current - I came in 9:00 ahead of where I wanted to in the swim which set me up for a great rest of the day.

This was so much different than racing Olympic distance where it is balls to the wall the whole time.  I felt comfortable and relaxed the entire race really.  I did not expect a time like that but the bike was flat and fast with no wind and the run had only two little short steep hills. 

Now I am trying to figure out what the heck to do with the rest of the season.  I am planning on doing an Olympic with a friend in August and then possibly another mid-september half iron - think I am going to rest this week and think about it and see how I feel.  Think I will enjoy this one for a little while.

Ryan

Brent - What has been your experience on getting back into the training mix after an A race?  I took a couple days off after my race but did not feel terribly sore or hurting too bad after but I also do not want to rush back in and burn out by the end of the season causing a bad race in September.  Do you think just (1) week of really light effort training before jumping back in is a good idea?? or slowly progress back in over say 2 weeks.  I am sure there is no "right" answer and is individual to each person but just wanted to get your thoughts.

Ryan

mburkhart - 2009-07-26 8:53 PM Well, other than a few early morning showers at transition, fairly uneventful race. Really concentrated on my HR, fatigue level, stroke/sighting technique and pacing - learned alot about myself and know what things I need to work on coming up in the next few months. never really looked at or cared about my time, just focused on me which was kind of cool. Finished 3:11:39 - 6 minutes shaved off last year - not bad for not really racing and being so early in my training season. (I know not quite as impressive as most of the mentor group - but for me not bad). Off to do my RR now!

nice improvement from last year!  So how is it training in NYC?  Is it hard to find a place to ride without having to stop all the time or do you do most workouts on the trainer?  I am sure swimming and running would not be a problem - just curious.

Ryan

I am about 90% sure that I am going to pull the trigger on IM Wisconsin 2010.  I am going to pray that registration makes it online and be ready when it opens.  I guess Lake Placid was open this afternoon - not sure if it still is or not.

Anybody else planning a 2010 Ironman?