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Hey Marc, fwiw I also read through the power thread. Had nothing to add but thought you handled it well. I'm finally getting my butt back on the trainer and using the workouts you and Shane put together for your power mentor group last year. Currently on Wk 4. Good stuff. And for grins,  Jens V posted a couple photos on FB.  Looks like he's also one of Zwift's beta testers. That you up front in the green jersey? :-)   

I suspect the information given could actually be quite good (potentially), but then looking at how often (and how badly) quotes and responses to people on this site are butchered would guess the same thing is happening to that info. The difference between something like the sprint group profile and the need to sprint occasionally in a DL race is rather substantial and needed to be addressed (among other things).

And the other half are flat out trolling.  I think he was actually training for Tahoe 2013 and got a running injury as I recall.  The volume of "beer league" and "AG doesn't matter" comments went up quite a bit after that... since he can't do it, he needs to drag everyone else down.  I think he gets somewhat of a pass around this site because he's a police officer (supposedly).  Whatever.  He's one of 2 people I actively ignore -- the other one used to derail everything into a religious debate.

I completely agree.  He was actually one of those that started that "30 runs in 30 days...who's with us" thread that lasted a long time.  He made it all the way to 280 consecutive days and was telling anyone that would listen (in other threads) that the key to better running is to run frequent, easy, and high mileage.  Then he hurt his knee...was out of IM Tahoe, then stated he would never do IM or long course ever again, and would never run high frequency or high mileage ever again.  It was since then that he really started pushing short course and draft legal down everyone's throat and that the way to really get faster is to train like his son and all the other junior elites.

It was really quite an interesting flip of the switch.  At one time he was just a regular age group poster who had a fast son...then he just kind of went crazy like the parent of a kid playing little league.

... and now, as part of my new years resolution, I'm going to stick to Fred's original guidelines for this group and not gripe about things I can't change.

Thanks for the info on Miami vs Silverman!  I'm already registered for a hot/humid draft-fest (Galveston 70.3), so I'm not necessarily looking for another PR race this year, but rather for one that I'll enjoy.  I think Silverman would be my preference....Miami wasn't even on the radar until my friend mentioned she might be interested in racing.

I used to live in LA, so I've been to Vegas a number of times.  I've done the Vegas Strip thing enough.  This would be about the race and seeing some other things in the area that I haven't yet taken the time to do.  

I do wish Muskoka 70.3 hadn't moved to July!  That was high up on my list of potential races to do this year.  Oh well, another year!

and my vote is with mark that we stop talking about LB in this group. Just my .02

Originally posted by ChrisM

Originally posted by ligersandtions

Thanks for the info on Miami vs Silverman!  I'm already registered for a hot/humid draft-fest (Galveston 70.3), so I'm not necessarily looking for another PR race this year, but rather for one that I'll enjoy.  I think Silverman would be my preference....Miami wasn't even on the radar until my friend mentioned she might be interested in racing.

I used to live in LA, so I've been to Vegas a number of times.  I've done the Vegas Strip thing enough.  This would be about the race and seeing some other things in the area that I haven't yet taken the time to do.  

I do wish Muskoka 70.3 hadn't moved to July!  That was high up on my list of potential races to do this year.  Oh well, another year!

See you in henderson!

and my vote is with mark that we stop talking about LB in this group. Just my .02

I vote we flood Fred's FB page with any such complaints.

It's Aug 8th & 9th. Might stop by if scheduling permits, but not racing this year either.

JT and I will be there again this year - it would be fun if a SBRU crowd showed up. I will fall under the "age-up" policy for worlds next year so that might be my only shot at qualifying, so long as a slightly slower crowd shows up - ha ha.

Only way I get there is if I pull off a miracle at Alcatraz and then somehow pull off some late travel/time off work.

I really don't know the qualification rules but yes I remember getting the invite from Miami.  No idea on Canadian Nationals either.  Sometime soon I need to actually think about next summer beyond Alcatraz.  

For US Nats, yes. 70.3 and 140.6 work. It has to be a triathlon and USAT sanctioned. That's pretty much it. Distance doesn't matter. I think a cancelled swim tri should still work, but not a duathlon. The sprint is still an open race.

ETA: I think the long course route isn't as common as that tends to be the focus for most people when they do one and those races tend to be deeper with competition.

Funny how a coach can plan a set of intervals to be juuuuuust hard enough so that by the end of each one you don't think you can do another, but then after the recovery you are like "OK, maybe one more wouldn't be TOTALLY impossible...."

I keep thinking it's time for a coach, and reading the above is tilting me there.  I **think** (as in, am pretty darn sure) that I'm not getting anywhere near the most out of my time spent working out.  Too many meh sessions on the bike, for instance.

That said, having just strained my achilles, I'm likely not going in on one until I know I can compete this year.

Anyone have an opinion on using a coach while recovering from an injury?  Is it, perhaps, even more useful - or less so in your estimation? 

Matt

Intra-workout TSS!  Do you follow this real time, or is it something that you use between workouts to set your interval targets (sorry if that should be obvious)?

Matt