Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 12)

I definitely touched the bottom in spots.  It's not a big deal.  I just bent my elbow a bit more.  Don't sweat the swim.  It was really an enjoyable and fast swim.

fwiw, my wife loves the swim too, and she is a good swimmer.  Her wave started later, so she had to deal with passing a lot of bad swimmers (like me), but other than that she really liked the swim.

Tonight: 2800yd swim, 45min run
Tomorrow: 3-hour ride
Sunday: 1hr 15min run

Getting up there, slowly but surely. 

^^^ agreed, don't sweat the swim. I raced last year with brown_dog and the Mrs. There were parts that were shallow and people stood up. I did not, I kept on swimming, and passed the people walking. Just adjust your arms and keep going!

Beautiful bike course!

This portion is at the turnaround and it can be frustrating.  About a qtr mile before and after the turnaround you literally can get up and run. Still a great swim though!

Very true! 

Hope everyone is having a great weekend of training!

I'll be doing a total of 3 practice races leading up to Vineman.  I did a half mary weekend before last, will be doing a HIM in mid-May, and an Oly in June (really, just a fun team event).  I find the B races really helpful in giving me interim goals and breaking up the training monotany a bit, while also giving me a chance to test out my nutrition plan in actual "race" conditions (particularly a HIM). 

That said, I forgot about the half mary until the Sunday before, when I looked at my training schedule for the week.

I would but funds prevent me from doing additional HIM.  I will do a sprint and an Oly for fun during the last three months.  I do plan to do my own simulation reaces where I'll swim the distance, rest for a couple hours, bike maybe 5 hours or so, rest a couple hours and then get in a long run of 13-15 miles.

Thanks for asking!

It went about how you'd expect, given no taper (I did a climbing ride the day before) and an as-of-race-day undiagnosed sinus infection. I went out fast the first 4 miles, tried to reign myself in a bit, felt pretty steady the rest of the way until the only significant hill at mile 12 (an overpass across the highway and train tracks).  I threw up at mile 12.5/the top (probably because I was sick), then kicked it in strong the rest of the way.  Felt like I could have kept up the average pace for several additional miles after that.  It was actually a bit of an odd confidence boost!

How are you feeling about your half?