PeterAK's Group: THIS TREEHOUSE IS FULL!!! (Page 10)

Ok - here'd my dorkness in action.  A grade 6 or a 6% grade means that in a straight section of the road the rise is 6% of the run.  At least I THINK that's what it means.  So a .25 mile "run" would mean the "rise" or elevation would be 79 feet or so?  Might want a second opinion   

Does the website for your race have an route elevation graph?  Or if you know where it is, you can map it in your "routes" section of your training log. 

trixie - 2008-01-25 8:00 PM DUDE, you guys are LAME!! heh

I don't know, Pete - this sounds like a challenge.  We're gonna have to make a trip to Trixieville and open up a can of whoop-arse on her!

daspanglers - 2008-01-25 10:19 PM

trixie - 2008-01-25 8:00 PM DUDE, you guys are LAME!! heh

I don't know, Pete - this sounds like a challenge. We're gonna have to make a trip to Trixieville and open up a can of whoop-arse on her!

BRING IT DAS, BRING IT!!!  I'm small but SPUNKY!! 

trixie - 2008-01-26 6:22 AM

daspanglers - 2008-01-25 10:19 PM

trixie - 2008-01-25 8:00 PM DUDE, you guys are LAME!! heh

I don't know, Pete - this sounds like a challenge. We're gonna have to make a trip to Trixieville and open up a can of whoop-arse on her!

BRING IT DAS, BRING IT!!!  I'm small but SPUNKY!! 

Duh - that's why I wanted TWO of us to make the trip!!!

trixie - 2008-01-26 12:20 PM BRING IT!! I'll be there!!    seriously, come and join us

No.  YOU, come and join US!

trixie - 2008-01-26 12:20 PM BRING IT!! I'll be there!!    seriously, come and join us

If I'm still in this part of the country by then - I'm accepting that challenge!  What do ya say Pete?

Hey - how was everyone's weekend? 

I actually managed to get in 2 decent workouts - really cleared the mind.  Got an hour and a half on the trainer and ran my new longest distance - 7.65 miles - new knee felt really good.  I don't think I can use the knee surgery as an excuse much longer.  I was going to go longer but it was starting to get dark and dinner was going to be cold.  I also didn't want to add on too much too quickly, KWIM?

I may make tomorrow an off day.

Does anyone else miss not having football on Sundays?  I'm going through withdrawls!

weekend was good - Saturday was a "taper"

Race sunday was fun - different format - timed legs with set trasnisitions - based on total distance traveled so it it is definately bike centric

10 min swim - 750 yds / 20 min bike - 6 miles (18mph) / run 1.275 mil =  total 7.778 miles - i don"t know that compares overall or with the AG but we'll see - i am satisfied with swim and bike, run still has a long long way  to go - next one is in 2 weeks and I'll back off a little on the swim - maybe 100 or so and see if I can't get the bike and run up a bit - shooting for 8 miles

Spanglers, congrats on the long run!  Yup, you seem to be recovered and that's a good thing.

Eric, hope you get the low energy stuff figured out.  That's gotta be frustrating.

Dave, nice work on the race!  How long do you get for transition?  What type of bikes do they use?

How about the rest of the gang?  Tell us about your weekend!

I had a totally uninspiring computrainer ride Saturday.  The power is just plain missing.  I'm trying to eat better but haven't done as well with that as I would like.  Going to keep focusing on it.  I'm 21 weeks from the High Cliff half ironman so the clock is ticking loudly now!

Format was 10 min swim - 10 min transition / 20 minute bike (Precor Lifecycles - you can only adjust the seat and the resistance - NO standing in pedals - 5 min transistion/ 15 minute run.

Next one is in 2 weeks

 well now race results are in and I am bummed  DFL in AG @#^!&%

Scheduled off day for me today - spending the day applying for jobs and prepping for a huge interview tomorrow morning.  But the temp outside is 41 degrees - I feel like stripping down to shorts and t-shirt and going for a bike ride!  Well....except for all this freakin' snow!  Better enjoy it today though - it's supposed rain tomorrow and then be back to a hight of 12 degrees on Wednesday w/ snow Wed - Fri.  Some global warming, huh? LOL

Dave - good job on the race - cute volunteers is a bonus.

Pete - if I'm still around and able I might actually see you at High Cliff (just the sprint for me thanks).

Couple of trainer rides and some swimmy action. Training of late has been kinda blase. Probably 'cause it's middle of Winter and nothing on my "event" calendar before late April (at the soonest). I need some sort of 'race' to look forward to. 

Hey, what happened to the other reply I was going to post!?!  (technical difficulties with the computer today)

Anyway, I was going on about how I smashed my knee at the park, kids were freaking out, etc. 

I did go to my CWW (triathlon team) kickoff meeting yesterday and am excited for the swim eval this week.  I also met my buddy who is my age and lives near me and made up my goals for the season: 

-swim 1500 meters in 30 minutes or less by March 1st

-run a 9 minute mile or better in a 10K by June 1st

-do not get injured in the June 1 - Sept 1 time period  (yes, I'm a little accident prone and 3 months is a long time to be injury free for me)

-get fit enough to do both the sprint and olympic distance Rattlesnakes in August (back to back, Saturday and Sunday) without hurting myself, drowning, or having to walk.

Z?  Zilla?  Is...that...you?  Is that really you?