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Originally posted by ettringite23

Wow! That is awesome! You may have the oppurtunity to observe what and when he drinks/eats .

Originally posted by kruzmeister

G'day Team,

It's been cold and wet down under, but I think I'm finally starting to pull myself out of my funk. I've cleaned up my diet again and have gotten back on track with my training. I have my first half marathon on this Sunday and it is going to hurt like a biatch, but I am just looking at it as a training day and trying to go into it with no expectations.

I hope everyone is well and having good weather and great workouts.

Originally posted by kcgolf

Cant wait

Originally posted by kcgolf

Ok Team – Crazy and exciting story for everyone.
First – ankle is holding its own – a bit better, not worse so I guess that is good ?
Two days ago I am sitting waiting to get a haircut in the salon I visit and I am surfing my smart phone and checking facebook. I notice a message from the race director of Ironman Lake Placid looking for a handful of volunteers with some Tri experience to be lead bikers for the Professionals during the marathon at IM LP. On a whim I email her and guess what – I AM GOING TO BE A LEAD BIKER FOR THE PROFESSIONALS DURING THE MARATHON AT IRONMAN LAKE PLACID ? . I was originally signed up with Josh Duval and Bob Grondin to volunteer in the Transition 1 tent but have now been officially switched to lead bike for the 3rd place Pro male during the marathon. I am stoked ?

Originally posted by mkennedy0525

I did my second HIM on Saturday (Ironman Muncie 70.3). What an experience. I was at the race last year as part of a relay team. Last year's race was cut down to an oly due to the extreme heat. I knew that Muncie would be tough and hadn't settled in my heart that I would actually do it this year until about a month ago. The swim for me was FANTASTIC! I was a bit worried about going into my first full ironman in September after my half in May because my swim was so close to the cut off time. I took almost 10 minutes off my swim time and never felt like I was working hard. It was my "go forever" pace. The bike was great as well. I was pleasantly surprised to see I was averaging about 18mph at the halfway point. At mile 40 I stopped to help a man change his flat (he didn't know how or have any tools). This was not my "A" race and I wasn't worried about not making a cutoff time. I was "paying it forward". It could have been me walking with my bike all deflated that my race had ended too soon. Now the run was a different story. As I said, I really didn't plan on doing this race until the last minute. If I had, I would have done a lot more hill running. By the time I was on the run, it was 85+ degrees and little shade. My heart rate was high and my breathing was out of sync. I did a lot of walking and took ice at every aid station. It took all I had not to be sick along the way. But even after a very bad run and stopping to change a bike tire, my overall time was a 4 minute PR from May and I'm still super excited about how well my swim went.

Originally posted by gdelamora

Good Morning,

Just want to say thanks to everyone for the help and encouragement that I received from this group.

The Tri this past weekend went well. I finish in 2:55. Swim time was 37 minutes out of the water. I have to say it was one of my best experiences in this leg of the race. I had none of the issues that I had in other races. except for getting a little tired. I'm very happy with the swim. Now I feel like I could have done better but I'll leave it for the next race.

The Bike and run went great also. It was super hot and I suffered during the last 3 miles of the run which slowed me down and took me off my pace. I was monitoring my HR and it was up in the 180's so I knew it was a sign of me pushing to hard. I did not want to crash so I began to slow down and coast to the finish. My bike time was 1:15 and the run was 57 minutes.

Overall, I had a great time and the race was a lot of fun.

Originally posted by mkennedy0525

I did my second HIM on Saturday (Ironman Muncie 70.3). What an experience. I was at the race last year as part of a relay team. Last year's race was cut down to an oly due to the extreme heat. I knew that Muncie would be tough and hadn't settled in my heart that I would actually do it this year until about a month ago. The swim for me was FANTASTIC! I was a bit worried about going into my first full ironman in September after my half in May because my swim was so close to the cut off time. I took almost 10 minutes off my swim time and never felt like I was working hard. It was my "go forever" pace. The bike was great as well. I was pleasantly surprised to see I was averaging about 18mph at the halfway point. At mile 40 I stopped to help a man change his flat (he didn't know how or have any tools). This was not my "A" race and I wasn't worried about not making a cutoff time. I was "paying it forward". It could have been me walking with my bike all deflated that my race had ended too soon. Now the run was a different story. As I said, I really didn't plan on doing this race until the last minute. If I had, I would have done a lot more hill running. By the time I was on the run, it was 85+ degrees and little shade. My heart rate was high and my breathing was out of sync. I did a lot of walking and took ice at every aid station. It took all I had not to be sick along the way. But even after a very bad run and stopping to change a bike tire, my overall time was a 4 minute PR from May and I'm still super excited about how well my swim went.

Originally posted by ettringite23

Wow, awesome job! Congrats!!

How was this course? I have been tenatively planning my first HIM next year and am thinking about Muncie. I would like to know your thoughts.

Thanks,

Todd

Originally posted by mkennedy0525

I did my second HIM on Saturday (Ironman Muncie 70.3). What an experience. I was at the race last year as part of a relay team. Last year's race was cut down to an oly due to the extreme heat. I knew that Muncie would be tough and hadn't settled in my heart that I would actually do it this year until about a month ago. The swim for me was FANTASTIC! I was a bit worried about going into my first full ironman in September after my half in May because my swim was so close to the cut off time. I took almost 10 minutes off my swim time and never felt like I was working hard. It was my "go forever" pace. The bike was great as well. I was pleasantly surprised to see I was averaging about 18mph at the halfway point. At mile 40 I stopped to help a man change his flat (he didn't know how or have any tools). This was not my "A" race and I wasn't worried about not making a cutoff time. I was "paying it forward". It could have been me walking with my bike all deflated that my race had ended too soon. Now the run was a different story. As I said, I really didn't plan on doing this race until the last minute. If I had, I would have done a lot more hill running. By the time I was on the run, it was 85+ degrees and little shade. My heart rate was high and my breathing was out of sync. I did a lot of walking and took ice at every aid station. It took all I had not to be sick along the way. But even after a very bad run and stopping to change a bike tire, my overall time was a 4 minute PR from May and I'm still super excited about how well my swim went.

Originally posted by gdelamora

Good Morning,

Just want to say thanks to everyone for the help and encouragement that I received from this group.

The Tri this past weekend went well. I finish in 2:55. Swim time was 37 minutes out of the water. I have to say it was one of my best experiences in this leg of the race. I had none of the issues that I had in other races. except for getting a little tired. I'm very happy with the swim. Now I feel like I could have done better but I'll leave it for the next race.

The Bike and run went great also. It was super hot and I suffered during the last 3 miles of the run which slowed me down and took me off my pace. I was monitoring my HR and it was up in the 180's so I knew it was a sign of me pushing to hard. I did not want to crash so I began to slow down and coast to the finish. My bike time was 1:15 and the run was 57 minutes.

Overall, I had a great time and the race was a lot of fun.

Originally posted by gdelamora

Good Morning,

Just want to say thanks to everyone for the help and encouragement that I received from this group.

The Tri this past weekend went well. I finish in 2:55. Swim time was 37 minutes out of the water. I have to say it was one of my best experiences in this leg of the race. I had none of the issues that I had in other races. except for getting a little tired. I'm very happy with the swim. Now I feel like I could have done better but I'll leave it for the next race.

The Bike and run went great also. It was super hot and I suffered during the last 3 miles of the run which slowed me down and took me off my pace. I was monitoring my HR and it was up in the 180's so I knew it was a sign of me pushing to hard. I did not want to crash so I began to slow down and coast to the finish. My bike time was 1:15 and the run was 57 minutes.

Overall, I had a great time and the race was a lot of fun.

Originally posted by mkennedy0525

I did my second HIM on Saturday (Ironman Muncie 70.3). What an experience. I was at the race last year as part of a relay team. Last year's race was cut down to an oly due to the extreme heat. I knew that Muncie would be tough and hadn't settled in my heart that I would actually do it this year until about a month ago. The swim for me was FANTASTIC! I was a bit worried about going into my first full ironman in September after my half in May because my swim was so close to the cut off time. I took almost 10 minutes off my swim time and never felt like I was working hard. It was my "go forever" pace. The bike was great as well. I was pleasantly surprised to see I was averaging about 18mph at the halfway point. At mile 40 I stopped to help a man change his flat (he didn't know how or have any tools). This was not my "A" race and I wasn't worried about not making a cutoff time. I was "paying it forward". It could have been me walking with my bike all deflated that my race had ended too soon. Now the run was a different story. As I said, I really didn't plan on doing this race until the last minute. If I had, I would have done a lot more hill running. By the time I was on the run, it was 85+ degrees and little shade. My heart rate was high and my breathing was out of sync. I did a lot of walking and took ice at every aid station. It took all I had not to be sick along the way. But even after a very bad run and stopping to change a bike tire, my overall time was a 4 minute PR from May and I'm still super excited about how well my swim went.

Originally posted by MikeMcK

Hey everyone, hope your training is going well!

I kind of fell off the group for a while there. Some family stuff got my schedule out of wack and I've barely been on the computer. Excited to read about races, something to aspire to.

I have been able to keep up training and finally joined a pool on Saturday. I was able to do a mile yesterday morning, but not without breaks. I was worried that I would be done after 100 meters, so I'll consider that a victory for now. The zone 2 training is going well, the speed is coming down and I feel far stronger after 5k than earlier in the year. Biking is also going well, longest ride so far was two hours and 27 miles. Again, getting there. 53 days until race day.

Seriously, I'm so impressed with your times. I'm thinking I'll be over 4 hours for my race. I'm racing to finish at this point. KC, sorry to read about your ankle but glad to hear it's getting stronger.

Have you been watching the tour? Much more exciting than last year, even if it looks like 100% Sky's race again. I'm sure my fellow Illinoisans were sad to see Vande Velde have to drop out of his final tour. Maybe he can repeat Colorado.

Originally posted by MikeMcK

Hey everyone, hope your training is going well!

I kind of fell off the group for a while there. Some family stuff got my schedule out of wack and I've barely been on the computer. Excited to read about races, something to aspire to.

I have been able to keep up training and finally joined a pool on Saturday. I was able to do a mile yesterday morning, but not without breaks. I was worried that I would be done after 100 meters, so I'll consider that a victory for now. The zone 2 training is going well, the speed is coming down and I feel far stronger after 5k than earlier in the year. Biking is also going well, longest ride so far was two hours and 27 miles. Again, getting there. 53 days until race day.

Seriously, I'm so impressed with your times. I'm thinking I'll be over 4 hours for my race. I'm racing to finish at this point. KC, sorry to read about your ankle but glad to hear it's getting stronger.

Have you been watching the tour? Much more exciting than last year, even if it looks like 100% Sky's race again. I'm sure my fellow Illinoisans were sad to see Vande Velde have to drop out of his final tour. Maybe he can repeat Colorado.

Originally posted by tmoran80

Getting ready for Racine 70.3 this weekend. Hoping to go sub 6:00 and it looks like the weather might cooperate this year. The last two years it has been over 95 degrees- UGH!!

I officially joined the world of "triathlon geek" this past weekend when I shaved my legs for the first time. The wife wasn't too happy but it makes my IM tattoo look so much cooler haha.

My marathon training has been coming along nicely while also keeping up with my 70.3 training. I got a 12 miler in on Sunday and will get my 13 in during the race this weekend. Looking forward to next week when I can focus more on the running and just use biking and swimming as cross training.

Hope everyone is doing good and staying cool this week. Sorry I have not been around much this past week but have just been swamped with work.