$1.79's Mentor Group FULL of fast people (Page 12)

kcarroll - 2009-06-07 6:45 PM

  In the chutes I was next to Team G'ma.  That was Grandma Judy who was turning 70 this week and running with her daughter and 3 granddaughters.  The #1 finisher in the 75 - 79 age group finished in 52:31....well ahead of me.

cathyd - 2009-06-09 8:41 AM Life has interferred with my training the last few days and I missed a few workouts including Sunday's long bike.  I should be back on track today starting with a run after work and then a swim and long run tomorrow. 
I wish it would warm up around here so I could get in some OWS but I've reluctently renewed my gym membership so I continue to have pool access. I do plan at least once per week OWS in July and Aug.

Hope everyone is doing well.  (A couple of our group members seem to be MIA).

kcarroll - 2009-06-11 5:32 PM I'll jump in with one.  I must have been a girl scout in a previous life or am just a born packrat.  I know I have waaay too much stuff in my transition bag.  I like to carry back ups of socks/glasses/tubes/CO2/gu gu and more gu/plastic bags etc etc and of course have the requisite roll of duct tape.  This makes me very popular with my forgetful friends, but I think I need to pare down.  What do you pack?

cathyd - 2009-06-09 9:41 AM  (A couple of our group members seem to be MIA).

Lisa B - 2009-06-11 8:34 PM
Hi guys - I am one of the MIA - mine is more than anything cause my hamstring has taken me out of action and I'm not in the best place mentally and have been finding it hard to participate on BT whole heartedly.  I think I mentioned a little over 3 weeks ago that during Ptree City Oly my butt/hamstring started hurting during the run.  And if I recall correctly Andrew told me in this forum to keep an eye on it and be careful (of course he was right!).  It only hurt to run and I kept thinking it would go away and ran through it.  Had cut my run back to 2-3 short runs a week and figured I'd be ok.  During and after running it would get pretty sore than fade for the 2-3 days I wouldn't run and then, BAM, back it would come.  Last Thursday I realized that it wasn't going away and I needed to get it taken care of.  Did "one" more race this past Saturday (couldn't help myself! and placed 2nd in my AG!).  Didn't hurt much during the run but I'm thinking that was more adrenalin than anything.  Sunday I couldn't do my bike ride cause it was too sore.

Fast forward to this week.  Went to an Otho on Monday who said I had a hamstring strain, gave me a cortisone shot and told me not to run for at least 2 weeks and go to rehab.  I already had an appointment for Tuesday with a Dr here that is a big sponsor of lots of the races in town who does ART and GRASTON and is considered to be a "miracle worker".  He worked on me Tuesday and I went back today for a second treatment and have appointments to go 2x a week for the next 3-4 weeks.  

I have a race I signed up for this weekend that I am skipping  (local guy who puts on the races around here is letting me transfer to another race at my choice!).   Next race I am signed up for is Aflac Iron Girl on 6/28 and I am going to do that one no matter what (even if I have to walk by G-d cause I found out that it is being taped for NBC and there are 5 Pros racing it!)   But I hope I won't have to walk and can at least "job".

Anyway, thanks for listening to me ramble.  I am going to do what I am told so that I can participate in my A race (Augusta 70.3) end of September! Big Picture...............

ADollar79 - 2009-06-11 7:16 PM

That might be one of the funniest questions I have ever received....and a very good one.

In my transition bag, I always have the following:

Spare pair of goggles
Extra gu
Extra CO2
Spare tube
Electrical tape
Scissors
Multi tool
Electrolytes
zip-lock bag

I keep all of this in a grocery bag so that it stays organized.  I keep these only for emergencies.  They do not appear in transition if I can help it.  In fact, I try my hardest to take my bag out of transition and put it in my car.  The less cluttered transition is, the faster you get through it.  I believe in the philosophy of only taking in what you are going to use. 

kcarroll - 2009-06-14 9:25 AM Lisa B, hope your hammy is on the mend.  Dan, hope the job hunt is going well.  My weekend kinda fell apart after my mom took a bad fall and broke the right proximal humerus.  Up in VT sorting things out. 

Anyone up for a discussion on wheels?  I bought a set of Mavic R-Sys last spring but never really liked them.  Turned out to be too stiff for the roads I ride, and perhaps my bike skills. I felt like I was being bounced all over the place.  Anyhow, was getting ready to sell them when the front wheel was recalled.  Mavic sent me a free pair of Aksiums in the interim, which are ok, but not great.  Anyhow, as soon as my replacement wheel comes in am planning to sell the R-Sys and upgrade the Aksiums.  Any suggestions?

kcarroll - 2009-06-14 10:03 AM Thanks for the suggestion re HED.  Did a quick peek on the web and they are sharp looking.  Not the primary attribute I'm looking for, but doesn't hurt either.  Will check them out. While on the subject, tubular vs clincher?

ADollar79 - 2009-06-15 10:27 AM Kim...could you expand the on the problem a bit more?  When you say the wheels are too stiff, what do you really mean?  How are you reaching this conclusion>   While I have never ridden on those wheels, I do believe they are one of the higher end wheels mavic makes.  People (in general) throw around the word stiffness in this sport but it means very little to those with limited riding experience (myself included). 

I have ridden on all of these sets of wheels:

Easton vista
Alex alx270
Deep Velocity Deep V
DT Swiss 1.1
Hed H3 front
Hed Standard disc
Zipp 404 front (tubular)
Zipp 1080 rear (tubular)

Sure I have thoughts on each of these wheels but if you were to ask me to rank them in stiffest, I wouldn't have a clue. 

Also, what kind of wheels are you looking for?  I love my eastons and they probably have 5-6000 miles on them. 

As for clinchers v. tubulars....ride what you are comfortable.  I ride clinchers only for the ease of changing flats.  But I raced tubulars last year and LOVED the way they felt. 

Dan--why do you pump up your tires to 95-100?  My coach, gf and I were actually talking about tire pressure yesterday and pontificating on why between the three of us we only flat a few times a year. 

ADollar79 - 2009-06-15 9:27 AM Kim...could you expand the on the problem a bit more?  When you say the wheels are too stiff, what do you really mean?  How are you reaching this conclusion>   While I have never ridden on those wheels, I do believe they are one of the higher end wheels mavic makes.  People (in general) throw around the word stiffness in this sport but it means very little to those with limited riding experience (myself included). 

I have ridden on all of these sets of wheels:

Easton vista
Alex alx270
Deep Velocity Deep V
DT Swiss 1.1
Hed H3 front
Hed Standard disc
Zipp 404 front (tubular)
Zipp 1080 rear (tubular)

Sure I have thoughts on each of these wheels but if you were to ask me to rank them in stiffest, I wouldn't have a clue. 

Also, what kind of wheels are you looking for?  I love my eastons and they probably have 5-6000 miles on them. 

As for clinchers v. tubulars....ride what you are comfortable.  I ride clinchers only for the ease of changing flats.  But I raced tubulars last year and LOVED the way they felt. 

Dan--why do you pump up your tires to 95-100?  My coach, gf and I were actually talking about tire pressure yesterday and pontificating on why between the three of us we only flat a few times a year. 

kcarroll - 2009-06-15 8:26 PM As long as I'm posting TMI, for Lisa B and Andrew's benefit:  I grew up in GA and my first really long ride was the "Ravenous Roadkillers Metric Century."  I lived in Buckhead at the time.  The ride was in Newnan GA and the RR's were of the bovine variety.  I still have the T-shirt.    I also remember when GA 400 was controversial and Holcomb Bridge Road wasn't paved.  Done with memory lane for now.