SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 118)

Well, I am another lusting after Trevor('s swim split)....  nice job buddy!

Chris, incredible job on one night's notice!  how could you be disappointed about a FOP finish?  

Love your new avatar Andy, you are looking stealthy and sleek

I think we all need to get over to Tracy's neck of the woods and all do a race together...anyone up for a B2B Swbkrun group hug????

I think that is first time anyone has called me stealthy... 

Good times, Good times....

Chris- Great race, especially on the spur of the moment! Fantastic!!!

Trevor- Congrats on beating your goal time! I can't wait to read the race report!

Andy- Love the new avatar!!!!

Well I got a sports counter for counting laps for Father's Day.

I have been thinking about Chet's question "Why do you do this?" for a couple of days. Here is what I got so far, in no particular order:

I do it because I have a need to make myself the best I can be.
I do it because I want to be here and with for my family as long as possible.
I do it because have a competitive fire.
I do it because it takes me back to younger days.
I do it for the challange.
I do it for the endorphin rush.
I do it because it is one of the few things in my universe I can control (to any significant degree),
I do it to be a good role model to my children.

Doug

I'm done! #2 AG!

Not sure of the official time, but I wasn't far off my prediction earlier in the week.  I think maybe 3:16ish.  Swim: 32ish, Bike: 1:33ish and run UGGH, 1:01ish.  Didn't rush through T1 or T2 given the purpose of the day,but they probably soaked up 8-10minutes.

Believe it or not, the highlight was my 32 minute swim which included getting out of the water, running up the beach, around a tree and over a mat after each of the three loops! I was swam over twice by the 25-39 year old males whose wave started just as I was starting the 3rd lap. Not fun and NONE were good looking from that angle!  

I executed the "Steve" plan on the bike as best I could, but with 2,500 feet of climbing I was in Z4/5 a lot!  This course was tough on so many levels and way beyond what I have been training on so far. No more.  This 25.5m of torture is going to become a Suzy regular.  I am going to eat hills for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

I have to give myself a big fat F for fueling on the bike.  I was worried about drinking when my HR was through the roof and suffer GI issues or a side stitch.  I had zero opportunities to reach back and grab my H20 from my rear holder.  I was trying to figure out how to stay upright!   This really impacted my run in a dramatic way.  The run course is hilly and going down the side of one of "mountains", hamstring cramp!  Crap. Wasted at least 2 minutes here trying to get rid of it and still go down the hill! Finally got that behind me and I was on the south side of bonking.  When you start telling yourself I will run from this sign to that sign you know you are in trouble!   I like to savethat strategy for Boston!

Crossed the finish line with a smile on my face.  I got out of this race what I wanted, my 1m swim and my experience with the bike course.   I didn't achieve my objective of learning to fuel (again), but I sure know what the consequences of not doing a good job are all about!

RR will probably be out tomorrow.

Enjoy your Sunday.

done 3:18:46 swim felt great, bike Ok, run was horrible. Trainsitions were good. Had a rude awakening. I am nowhere near ready for an HIM. RR up tomorow or later tonight. 409 out of 465 sucks but I did finish. Had a huge calf cramp coming off the bike and couldn't get a rythym going... walk/ run all the way through. My sides cramped up about 2 k from the finish and I had trouble breathing. I was wheezing like an old steam engine coming down the stretch. More later.