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Originally posted by Qua17 So, I am lying in bed last night and thinking about what else - triathlon. I say to my wife, wouldn't it be cool if I could find an iron distance race to sign up for at the end of 2015 - one I could do this year. That sounds great honey... what ever you want to do. So I did a little research and asked around and there are very few iron distance races that late in the year that are still accepting applicants. One is Beach to Battle Ship - I got all excited thinking about racing with Scott but then I looked up the cost and the $500+ pricetag for the entry is out of my price range... I've been in a funk this morning- wanting to do something more, something bigger to cap off this year. I was thinking - perhaps I could ride a century or something like that. Then I just had another thought. What if we organized a BDAS Ironman/Half Ironman/Oly/Sprint race in late October or even early November. Worst case - we could start in a pool some where (or maybe even find a warm lake) and do loops so everyone could do a distance that would work for them. Maybe there is a 3 day Canadian holiday so we cold get some Canuks to join us. We could do it near boston or someplace else where someone could host us. Doing it in late October/ early November would allow scott some recovery time... We could even do it at a central point - like Virginia where I have family. I know I have the fever and it's making me crazy. What do you else think? Most importantly - good luck to everyone who is racing this weekend!

Originally posted by thor67

Dave your schooling has let you down...Virginia central point?? Sheesh! I don't feel bad about suggesting Lake Havasu, AZ in April? I am there from April 15-26.

 

Five hours from Disneyland, LA, San diego. 2 hours from Las Vegas/Phoenix. Pick your poison.

Originally posted by GeauxHard

You guys could always come down to the bayou and do a 70.3 with me in November :P

Originally posted by GeauxHard

You guys could always come down to the bayou and do a 70.3 with me in November :P

Originally posted by aviatrix802



Same here. Dave Q, I used to mash at the beginnings of hills - I don't so much anymore so I'm not spent by the top and for the ride. Intervals will help build strength/power and eventually you'll be doing the same RPM in harder gears. Patience, Grasshopper.

Originally posted by aviatrix802



One other thing to think about...when I went for my fitting, one of the things Ian Buchanan (Fit Werx) told me was that for my particular situation I am so lite that I can't exert much in the way of power without significantly increasing my strength. He recommended intervals (which I'm now doing) and actually getting into time trials (these are both good ideas for everyone!). He said so many people don't ever discover how much they have to give until they start doing time trials. He said many triathletes train to just keep going and keep a steady pace over a long distance rather than ever train power. I see someone like Alan's workouts on Strava and see the TT work and intervals he does (as well as my friends who also race) and I'm trying to incorporate more and more of this. Hill repeats, speed intervals, etc. He said by the time you finish a TT, you should be absolutely spent from going all out. This is what will increase your power/strength in the long run, and couple that with a good 85-95 cadence and you should start to see results in the form of increased speed. (then he told me once I tap out on my road bike I should consider a tri bike because they'll just beat me every time no matter what I do! hahahaha).
So for example, I might do an hour ride (nothing is flat here) and do a 10 minute warm up, maybe 6-10 x 2 minute hard intervals with 2-5 minutes moderate/easy pedaling, and a 10 minute cool-down (I adjust depending on the terrain, etc). I still try to maintain or even increase my cadence and crank it up a couple of gears. I am sucking wind hard by the end of the 2 minutes. When you go back to your original gear, it will seem easier and easier. Over time this "comfortable gear" will increase. Now let's see if this works! LOL! I'm still experimenting, but that's not much different than what I do running!
Clear as mud?

Originally posted by Qua17

I finished my unofficial Olympic today in 3:41:39 with more than 1300 feet of elevation gain. My goal had been 3:50:46... Not going to lie - As I ran up the last hill I was thinking about Gretchen and trying to match the improvement she showed last weekend. Thanks for the inspiration Dr. 400.

To celebrate - I'm enjoying a Gangster Frog IPA from Hoppin' Frog - a brewery in the great city of Cleveland Ohio. After a dip in the lake (and a shower) I'm headed to the crappy brewery in town for a tasty flight.

So stoked about my time but what made my day was Scott getting a race shirt for Christian -= the child who has spent more than a year recovering from a virus that attacked his nervous system. When we meet - the beers are on me... Such a class move and I know that Christian's entire family who is so in need of a win will be thrilled. If you would like to make a donation to Franciscan - here is the link:https://give.franciscanhospital.org/fundraise?fcid=461386 (if you click on the link - the kid wearing race number 433 in the yellow tee shirt is my son JQ who spent five months at the rehab hospital).

Race report after a few flights... priorities!

Originally posted by b2b14

Finished up 3rd in my division. 6 min behind 2nd 7 behind 1st. I shaved 5 min off last years time. I'll race report later. Going to watch my daughter race

Originally posted by Moonrocket

Way to go Dave!!! There is 1300 ft of elevation in MI?

Originally posted by Moonrocket Way to go Dave!!! There is 1300 ft of elevation in MI?

Originally posted by thor67

He meant inches... 

Originally posted by aviatrix802




Bwahahaha....you men, always exaggerating...

Originally posted by drfoodlove

Sounds like some great races today!! Congrats!

I got in a short ride this morning before washing the house for the rest of the day. I hate that job!!

Found this photo on the race site from last weekend. I'm smiling and running at the same time. With multitasking like that, I'm surprised I didn't trip!

Originally posted by aviatrix802

Or Pumpkinman in late October! It's actually in Nevada (my bad). So....VEGAS, baby!!! I can think of other places I'd rather be but it's an Oly and they also offer a Sprint I believe, so some options for everyone.
Dave Q, I definitely want to do NE Season Opener next spring so you'll have to keep on mentoring!!

For those in MA, I will be at Lake George this year for sure if any of you are thinking of coming up.