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Originally posted by t-royboy

I did the Pleasant Prairie Oly this weekend. Sunny and HOT!. Water temps great.
Race day weight: 157#

Swim/T1/Bike/T2/Run 2:43:52 (1.5K, 40K, 10K)
39:09 / 2:57 / 1:12:11 / 2:07 / 47:31

I immediately got anxiety in the water. Unreal! I thought I was well prepped as both the across the lake swims went very well
Bike, I decided to make up time, and I sure did. I targeted 1:20 and got 1:12:ish.

Onto the run my legs were overworked. I had to really push to keep running. At mile 3 I got a second wind - I started to give out high fives to passing runners and as I was passing runners telling them "good job - keep it up". Did I say it was HOT?!
Vey pleased with the performance tho. goal was to do < 2:45:00.

Originally posted by tmoran80

I would not get caught up in gearing "brands". What I would suggest is changing out your rear cassette to an 11-28. It is gonna give you one more climbing gear and also a little more on those downhill to take advantage and maximize your free speed.

Originally posted by tmoran80

I guided a para-triathlete for the first time at the race and it was awesome. The guy I was with has a spinal cord injury so he is paralyzed from the chest down (no core muscles). This guy swam 800 yards on his back just pushing himself through the water dragging his body behind him. I just swam with him and tried to keep him as straight as possible. I was in complete awe and of his determination. We were out there for 40 minutes. I told him after while on the bike that I would rather swim two back to back IM swims then do what he just did. I biked with him then another guide stayed with him on the run. The Dare2Tri group is just awesome and every time I work with them I realize two things 1) how much we all take for granted everyday. 2) How much I love this sport.

Originally posted by ettringite23

Thanks!


My neighbors think I am crazing. I practiced my transitions three times tonight. I put on my wetsuit, cap, and goggles and then run around the block and transition in my garage. Bike around the block, transition to run, and finish with run around the block

Originally posted by t-royboy

I did the Pleasant Prairie Oly this weekend. Sunny and HOT!. Water temps great.
Race day weight: 157#

Swim/T1/Bike/T2/Run 2:43:52 (1.5K, 40K, 10K)
39:09 / 2:57 / 1:12:11 / 2:07 / 47:31

I immediately got anxiety in the water. Unreal! I thought I was well prepped as both the across the lake swims went very well
Bike, I decided to make up time, and I sure did. I targeted 1:20 and got 1:12:ish.

Onto the run my legs were overworked. I had to really push to keep running. At mile 3 I got a second wind - I started to give out high fives to passing runners and as I was passing runners telling them "good job - keep it up". Did I say it was HOT?!
Vey pleased with the performance tho. goal was to do < 2:45:00.

Originally posted by tmoran80

Man did I have a crazy weekend. My daughters 6th birthday was on Friday so I took the day off and snuck in a 35 mile ride early morning. Then it was cleaing and yard work all morning for the party. Those parties just wipe me out. Saturday we played a wedding a north of Milwaukee so I jad to leave at 2:00pm. Setting up was a nightmare and we had issues with our PA system. I handle all of that for the band so I was stressing like crazy to make it work - all while ahving to MC the dinner portion of the event in another room. Got it going with 10 minutes to spare haha. We played until 12:15am then packed up and I was on the road at 1:30am. Drove to Pleasant Prairie, WI for the Pleasant Prairie Tri which started at 6:30am. Got there at 2:45am and pulled int o the parking lot to catch some sleep. Triathlon people are CRAZY and started showing up at 4:00am and woke me up so I basically got 1 hour of "sleep" in the back of my car.

I guided a para-triathlete for the first time at the race and it was awesome. The guy I was with has a spinal cord injury so he is paralyzed from the chest down (no core muscles). This guy swam 800 yards on his back just pushing himself through the water dragging his body behind him. I just swam with him and tried to keep him as straight as possible. I was in complete awe and of his determination. We were out there for 40 minutes. I told him after while on the bike that I would rather swim two back to back IM swims then do what he just did. I biked with him then another guide stayed with him on the run. The Dare2Tri group is just awesome and every time I work with them I realize two things 1) how much we all take for granted everyday. 2) How much I love this sport.

Todd also did the race and we tried to meet up but t was pretty crazy in the morning. It sounds like he had a great race though.

Chicago Marathon training starts today. I just keep piling them on haha. Not sure how I am gonna make this work with both 70.3 trainign until July 21 and Chicago Marathon. They are both my "A" races for the year and I am bound and determined to break 4 hours at Chicago so I wil ljust have to deal with it for few weeks.

Originally posted by kcgolf

Hi Team.

Have a few minutes to catch up with everyone and say hello this morning. I had a great race this weekend up here in Northern Ontario - the Muskoka 51.50 in Huntsville. Time 3:06:27. Swim 34:43 T1 2:46 (long run to the bikes and I always struggle with getting that wet suit off and ready for the ride) Bike 1:28:22 (relentlessly hilly), T2 1:16 ( I had to stop and pee , Run 59:22 (again very hilly but I was very happy with it.

So after a great day with new friends at a race I will definitely come do again in a great part of my home province I decided to just do a short 30 km bike to spin the legs a bit and spend a good part of the day relaxing on the dock by the lake. Late in the afternoon I was finished relaxing and on my way back up to the cottage I am renting I step off the dock and go down like I was shot, turned my ankle, heard the crunch and got the brutal pain. After rolling around on the ground for about 5 minutes I managed to limp back to the cottage and immediately started to ice and compress. I slept ok, kept the ankle elevated, have iced again this morning and it is sore, swollen and bruised. I am heading into Huntsville right now to find a physio to have a look at it.

I am not going to kid you team - this may be a major set back on my ramp up to IM Mont Tremblant - I will keep you all posted. I will try to remain positive but sitting and resting does not suit me and I have never twisted my ankle like this before - I am worried.

Will keep you posted.

KC

Originally posted by kruzmeister

I have to put my bike in for a service and for new tyres anyway so I'll get them to do it then. I've found some awesome hills around near home, don't know what gradient they are, but I know my car struggles with them, haha, so I think I'll be doing a lot of bike work on them.

Originally posted by kcgolf

Hi Team. Guess what Todd - you are crazy - we are all crazy but I love it!!!!!

Originally posted by tmoran80

Interesting article I found today on Time Vs. Distance. I used to be all distance but the last two years have switched to time and I think has helped me stay injury free. Interesting point of view on incorporating both during different phases of your training though:

http://triathlon.competitor.com/2013/06/training/should-you-run-by-...

What are you guys currently training with - Time or Distance?

Originally posted by gdelamora

Hello Team,

It is good to be back from vacation. My family and I had a great time.

I've had little time to catch up with everyone but it seems like everyone is doing great. I did almost all that I planned on doing as far as training is concerned during my vacation. Now it's time to bring it all together. I have about 3 weeks for my first tri of the year. I feel ready but I still need to test the brick workouts which I will do during the next two weeks.

I did some open water swimming and I believe it will help during the race. Now if I could only keep my anxiety down.

KC, Great job on your tri. It appears to of been a tough course.

Originally posted by tmoran80

Not sure how handy you are Simone but I would highly recommend just using the money to buy the tool you need to change your cassette then it gives you the flexibility to swap them any time you want depending on what type of course you are riding. It is a fairly simple procedure:

http://www.wikihow.com/Change-a-Rear-Cassette

Originally posted by kcgolf

Hi Team.

Have a few minutes to catch up with everyone and say hello this morning. I had a great race this weekend up here in Northern Ontario - the Muskoka 51.50 in Huntsville. Time 3:06:27. Swim 34:43 T1 2:46 (long run to the bikes and I always struggle with getting that wet suit off and ready for the ride) Bike 1:28:22 (relentlessly hilly), T2 1:16 ( I had to stop and pee , Run 59:22 (again very hilly but I was very happy with it.

So after a great day with new friends at a race I will definitely come do again in a great part of my home province I decided to just do a short 30 km bike to spin the legs a bit and spend a good part of the day relaxing on the dock by the lake. Late in the afternoon I was finished relaxing and on my way back up to the cottage I am renting I step off the dock and go down like I was shot, turned my ankle, heard the crunch and got the brutal pain. After rolling around on the ground for about 5 minutes I managed to limp back to the cottage and immediately started to ice and compress. I slept ok, kept the ankle elevated, have iced again this morning and it is sore, swollen and bruised. I am heading into Huntsville right now to find a physio to have a look at it.

I am not going to kid you team - this may be a major set back on my ramp up to IM Mont Tremblant - I will keep you all posted. I will try to remain positive but sitting and resting does not suit me and I have never twisted my ankle like this before - I am worried.

Will keep you posted.

KC

Originally posted by kruzmeister

Following the IronFink plan, as you know runs and bikes are time, but because I am very slow I am also weary of covering enough distance that I am not under trained also.. I mean a 6 hour ride for a guy whose average speed is 30kph is a LOT different in distance to a 6 hour ride for me at 22 kph.. So I am trying to find a 'somewhere in between' using the paces I would like to set at IMOZ so I can make the cutoffs.

Originally posted by kruzmeister

Thanks Tim, actually I'm not that handy, hahaha. I can teach everything to do with cameras and photography but I'm a total noob when it comes to bike maintenance. But I have a mate who is going to go over all that stuff with me, so I can get myself out of trouble come IM day.

Actually I visited my LBS today and spoke with Peter the owner, he reckons my current set up should be sufficent for IMOZ. He knows the course and also knows the local hills and has put me onto some really decent climbs and circuits. He told me the main thing was to figure out my gearing and learn to change smoothly going up hill and also when out of the saddle so I don't drop my chain or lose momentum. I'm going to head out this Saturday and check out a couple of them on my long ride. I'll let you know how I go.

Originally posted by gdelamora

Hello Team,

It is good to be back from vacation. My family and I had a great time.

I've had little time to catch up with everyone but it seems like everyone is doing great. I did almost all that I planned on doing as far as training is concerned during my vacation. Now it's time to bring it all together. I have about 3 weeks for my first tri of the year. I feel ready but I still need to test the brick workouts which I will do during the next two weeks.

I did some open water swimming and I believe it will help during the race. Now if I could only keep my anxiety down.

KC, Great job on your tri. It appears to of been a tough course.

Originally posted by t-royboy

I did the Pleasant Prairie Oly this weekend. Sunny and HOT!. Water temps great.
Race day weight: 157#

Swim/T1/Bike/T2/Run 2:43:52 (1.5K, 40K, 10K)
39:09 / 2:57 / 1:12:11 / 2:07 / 47:31

I immediately got anxiety in the water. Unreal! I thought I was well prepped as both the across the lake swims went very well
Bike, I decided to make up time, and I sure did. I targeted 1:20 and got 1:12:ish.

Onto the run my legs were overworked. I had to really push to keep running. At mile 3 I got a second wind - I started to give out high fives to passing runners and as I was passing runners telling them "good job - keep it up". Did I say it was HOT?!
Vey pleased with the performance tho. goal was to do < 2:45:00.

Originally posted by kcgolf

Hi Team.

Have a few minutes to catch up with everyone and say hello this morning. I had a great race this weekend up here in Northern Ontario - the Muskoka 51.50 in Huntsville. Time 3:06:27. Swim 34:43 T1 2:46 (long run to the bikes and I always struggle with getting that wet suit off and ready for the ride) Bike 1:28:22 (relentlessly hilly), T2 1:16 ( I had to stop and pee , Run 59:22 (again very hilly but I was very happy with it.

So after a great day with new friends at a race I will definitely come do again in a great part of my home province I decided to just do a short 30 km bike to spin the legs a bit and spend a good part of the day relaxing on the dock by the lake. Late in the afternoon I was finished relaxing and on my way back up to the cottage I am renting I step off the dock and go down like I was shot, turned my ankle, heard the crunch and got the brutal pain. After rolling around on the ground for about 5 minutes I managed to limp back to the cottage and immediately started to ice and compress. I slept ok, kept the ankle elevated, have iced again this morning and it is sore, swollen and bruised. I am heading into Huntsville right now to find a physio to have a look at it.

I am not going to kid you team - this may be a major set back on my ramp up to IM Mont Tremblant - I will keep you all posted. I will try to remain positive but sitting and resting does not suit me and I have never twisted my ankle like this before - I am worried.

Will keep you posted.

KC

Originally posted by gdelamora

Hello Team,

It is good to be back from vacation. My family and I had a great time.

I've had little time to catch up with everyone but it seems like everyone is doing great. I did almost all that I planned on doing as far as training is concerned during my vacation. Now it's time to bring it all together. I have about 3 weeks for my first tri of the year. I feel ready but I still need to test the brick workouts which I will do during the next two weeks.

I did some open water swimming and I believe it will help during the race. Now if I could only keep my anxiety down.

KC, Great job on your tri. It appears to of been a tough course.