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Hey guys,

This summer is way more busy than I thought it would be and clearly I can't really keep up with how busy this group is. I still want to stay involved in a passive, lurking kind of way and hope you don't mind me posting once in a while.

I'm really sorry for being a once-in-a-while kind of mentee and wish I was able to be more involved. I will try to post as much as I can, but as you can tell by my absence, I'm failing miserably at that.

As for triathlon-related things on my end, I haven't really done much formal training. I try to run at least twice a week and bike about the same, but I haven't been able to keep up with that either. My schedule just changed so I'm adapting my life around it and it's taken longer than anticipated to get in the right groove to become a well-oiled time management machine. I'm not quite there yet, but definitely getting better.

And even though I haven't been able to get on the road with my bike nearly as much as I'd like, I've been making it up by going mountain biking. My brother introduced me to it about a month ago and now I can't get enough of it. And by that I mean I've gone twice and am hoping to go again on Sunday. It's addicting! I think I just like anything that has two wheels and allows you to get lots of speed.

On an even more positive note, I've now biked to work/school 6 days in a row. I really think that's a record.

Happy training, racing, and just generally, triathloning!

Kasia

Johanne - Thank you so much for your donation.

This team is really a wonderful team.

Steve, Thanks for remembering my Yoga question.   I am leaving on Saturday morning for Cambridge for Eagleman.  I still am not feeling but I hope to finish on my feet.  I am thinking about whatg to eat on the bike.  The weather is to be in the high 80's which is not too bad.  I like your idea about fig newtons.  They are pretty good and easy yo digest.  I had shot blocks last year. They were fine also.  I think the idea is to drink a lot of electrolytes, Yes? 

I ran yesterday  and swam today.  I might run in the morning about 3 miles and then do nothing ( but the whole packet thing on Saturday).  Maybe some day I will have this down and not be wondering what to do up to the last minute.  Naw.. that would take some of the excitement out of what happens next.

Good luck t all this weekend.  Steve, we know you will make us proud.

Ellen

I hope that everyone racing this weekend has an awesome race!!

I am doing the TriFitness Sprint... I am quite nervous about the swim.  It is in the Long Island Sound, my last swim was in a lake.  I guess I am just worried about the currents and the swim is a 1/2 mile vs 1/4 mile.  I guess I am feeling under prepared!  I don't see any time limits on anything but all of the women are in the last wave and I guess I am worried about not finishing the swim before the allowed time!

You'll have a great race! One stroke after another. Get yourself into a rhythm and swim buoy to buoy and pretty soon you'll be done

See! It's not just me There is something about racing. Have fun, stay hydrated since it's hot, hot, hot in Texas and run fast!

We are expecting a weak front and some clouds, should keep the highs down to about 91 Saturday. I'm doing a 65 mile bike ride after that run.

You stud!

Dave and I are biking to our Oly Sunday but it's only 4 miles with a slight downhill.

Alex - You have a profile pic, Nice...

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend.  Tomorrow Im meeting up with the Team In Training Tri's for our first group ride.  We re riding at Fairhope which was the place for my last weekend race.  I think I will try the run again after our bike ride.  I need to seek revenge on it and beat my race time on the run...

I found this little gem as a possible training route for Branson:

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/9324972

The hill at the beginning and the end is the same one. I visualize simply riding laps on that to emulate what Branson offers.

I recall riding here several years ago around spring time to prepare for the upcoming season. It is about 100 miles from home and a familiar area-we pass through a few times a year. Perhaps next weekend I'll try it out.

This is the Branson bike course

http://www.mapmyride.com/s/routes/view/bike-ride-map/missouri/branson/12098730

Thanks for the good vibes Steve but I'm afraid that it is all for naught.  There will be no wetsuits on Sunday unless you want to forgo the podium ( and lord knows I don't want to do that).  The real problem is that yo go off in the last wave.  That I can not do.  I remember last year when I was finishing the run (slow as I was) there were people just leaving for the run.  I would have jumped back in the river.

You remembered the nice people with the hoses.  That felt good. I remember saying to the woman who handed me a medal and some water that I thought I earned that medal.  She agreed.  The point being, that if I have to swim in whatever I will go with my wave at 6:50.  That is a great time.  That way I can still debate the debt ceiling in T1 and be on my way.  I like the pretzel idea.  I already have the fig newtons packed.  It will be a learning experience. 

So, here is the deal. Before I do this again, I need to be at a certain level of fitness to press the send button on a registration for 2012.  We wil confer on this and I will rely on your good judgement.  It is always tempting since I have a place to stay on the other side of the race about 3 miles from the start.  I could actually go there and ride the course multiple times to train. But do I do that? NOOOOOOO! 

Johanne, I like the concept of go to one buoy and then another. What could be simpler?  I'm going to try that.  I read somewhere that one of these Kona champions was asked how he got through the marathon.  He said he put one foot in front of the other and pretty soon it was over.  I do that during the swim.. I think that it is about 40 minutes and I will be done (if I swim straight).  I just keep telling myself that if I keep swimming I will reach the finish.

I am going to spend much time sighting on Sunday.  I got some goop to smush on my googles so they won't fog up.  At Columbia I arrived at the ramp and sat there until I could pull my goggles off so I could see. I was facing the wrong way and the volunteers were about to call the wagon to assist me until I explained that all was well once i had some vision back. 

So I hope all you racers do well this weekend. And for those of you training for a future event, train well.  Really I wish for you to have fun.  I intend to do just that. It is just a race.

I'll be waiting to hear.

Ellen

Great race! I am pining for 20mph averages and low 7 minute miles.

My local 5k, actually 3.3 miles I did a 25:52 (by my watch). Small event but well attended, no timing chips so I haven't seen the full results. I recall 2nd and 3rd place finishers from my age group passing me but I was feeling bad. Because it was less than a mile from home I didn't have to get up at 5am, but that meant I had my breakfast later than I normally do for an 8am race start and I had coffee, which I had stopped drinking prior to events because it messes with me, I think that and some weird lower back tightness sort of killed my hopes of a better run. Yesterday morning I did a 1200 meter swim and 5 mile run, before 8am. I planned it this way so my longish workout would be 24 hours before this race, but perhaps those miles were still talking to me. But I am in a build phase for Branson with some longer runs and rides. Met some runners and chatted with some people I recognised, I tried to pace myself off a 65 yo man that comes down from OKC to race in the DFW area. He always wins his AG and always beats me. He said he was running in the low 7's per mile so I tried to run with him-blew up at mile one, walked twice-he beat me by two minutes but was icing his ankle after stepping on a rock and twisting it.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=255989

After I recovered and cooled off I did a 70 mile ride and generally felt pretty good. Not very snappy in the legs but experimented with a Gu every 30 minutes and 2 bottles of Gatorade. At 56 miles I bought a Dr Pepper and a gallon of water for my camelbak, temps were high-95ish. The nutrition plan helped with my late ride meltdown and I was able to stretch it to 70 by riding laps around our abandoned hospital. Right now I have the Criterium Dauphne and Tour de Suisse cued up on the DVR ready to relax. Tomorrow AM i is a 1 hour lake swim, short ride then cut the grass. Tomorrow evening a 7 mile run

Thanks for the goggle vibes.  They shall not leak.  I checked out the course today.  I could not even see the turning buoy.  But it rained so I am hoping that the cool air remains. I need sleep.    Steve good job on your race.  Check in tomorrow.