Timberman - Half Iron : Official Thread (Page 11)

manfarr1974 - 2010-03-19 2:22 PM HEY!

Only 155 days left until Timberman!



Mandy

Hey, wait just a minute--a few days ago you were all "Don't worry about the race it's forever away, etc."  NOW it's only 155 days and looming?  Okay, less posting and more training for me, ha ha.

NAME: Ryan Knapp

STORY: I'm 26yrs old, lived in Buffalo most of my life, except for when I lived in Spain for 4 months and 1 year respectively.  I run my own soccer business (www.bflofutsal.com and www.statzpack.com) amongst other soccer related activities. I'm 6'2 190lbs.

I decided soccer and other sports wasn't enough and needed a new challenge, thus why I'm here doing Tri.  I knew I wanted something different, and boy did I find it. 

 FAMILY: Married to my wife Renae since Oct 10, 2009.  She is a phD student at University of Buffalo finishing her dissertation in Behavioral Neuroscience (she's a smartie). We have a shetland sheepdog named Ella who will be 2 in April.

TRAINING: When I started I signed on with Jeff Klien (www.prsfit.com) and he has helped me through my training thusfar.  I am a firm believer in getting a coach when starting something new if at all possible, thus my decision.  He plans my routines as well as my nutrition (when I actually do the log for that).

SWIM TRAINING: I swim around 2700m M W and F.  Varying distances and sets.  My cousin is a DI swimmer and she is in the pool with me twice a week to help me work on my stroke. My problems are with reaching and being long in the pool and keeping my elbows high.

BIKE TRAINING: I bike 2-3 times a week. Saturday is my long bikeride (last weekend was 2 hours, did about 27 miles out and back with a 15 mph headwind for the back). 

RUN TRAINING: I do 3-4 runs a week. Did my first actual race a month ago, just started doing actual races (did my first 5k in 21:45 a month after starting to run and a 8k in 36:05 a month after that). I play soccer, futsal, basketball, softball and hockey whenever possible, so plenty of cross training.

INJURIES: I have had surgery twice on my right ankle. Once was in 2002 to remove bone chips and in 2007 I had Brostroms and arthoscopy to repair 2 torn ligaments and also remove scar tissue.  Recovery is normally 6 months but I was back on the soccer pitch 87 days later.  No other major injuries.

MEDICAL: I have EIA (exercise induced asthma) which I use an inhaler for especially when running indoors.  Also have had some minor surgeries and a gallbladder removed in 1998 when I was 16.  I'm also blind in my right eye since birth (amalyopia). 

2010 EVENTS:

FOCUS: August 22 - Timberman half ironman. Other small sprints and olympics in the middle to get used to transitions, etc.  Boilermaker in Utica and some mud runs tossed in for fun!

GOALS: I want to win, something, anything. And not something that everyone gets.  When I train, I train hard, and I want to be able to look back and say, yeah, I did that.  Only the sky is the limit!

That is crazy fast.  Way to go.  I fear I am built more for stamina than speed. 

Although, my fastest 5K times have been during sprint tri's: 22:30, low 24's.....my best road race 5K is about 26m.

If your body works like mine (gawd help you lol) - you'll probably hit sub 19 or 18.  and that is hauling azz...!

Welcome to this crazyness - you'll be hooked....or as i like to say: hook, line, sinker, OR :  Orca, Cervelo, Asics.

think about that one, fellow triathletes.

Welcome to the party Ryan!  It certainly seems like you are off to a strong start.  Best of luck in your training and racing.  By the way, you sure know how to make a detailed introduction--I know more about you from that one post than I've discovered about my husband in 20 years, LOL.

Jackie