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Newtons1st - 2010-05-05 5:46 PM On your long runs when you are being beaten down by 97% heat and 98% humidty you dont think you can make it and all hope is lost. BT is a must on your play list. Start singing "Holding out for a hero" and I can gurantee you will finish strong. IT HAS BEEN HIM PROVEN!!!!! Ask Kelli. Plus if is on a certain "IRONPREP" website you know it has to be true.


Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn and dream
of what I need


As seen in
Shrek 2
Short Circut 2
Whos Harry Crumb
Footloose

evondo - 2010-05-05 5:21 PM Too late... now how do I post pics on facebook, hmm

Nicole83 - 2010-05-06 7:41 AM You know all this BT talk has reminded me that I still want a pair of red cowboy boots.


Anyhow, happy Thursday everyone.   It's muggy and rainy here so I'm really glad that I gave myself a light day at work and I won't have to be making too many calls with this weather.

My big to-do item today is to get my mom somthing for mothers day... which is something like the impossible task.  If anyone has some never fail mom suggestions, I'm open to hearing them.  Keeping in mind that my mom is a lot less like the Brady's version and more like the MILF you would see on a girls gone wild video...

Nicole83 - 2010-05-06 7:43 AM You know, you're very lucky.  I've been nearly attacked by while dogs while going poo in a cornfield and it still traumatizes me.

I KENOTT swim - 2010-05-06 7:38 AM It's a good thing I am not currently running by HR (not even up on the Garmin display). 

During my HOTTER THAN HELL (gotta love summmer in Texas) run yesterday a dog very similar to "the beast" (Hercules) in Sandlot jumped up on the fence next to me with about the biggest, deepest bark you can imagine.  Picture yourself pounding down the sidewalk with a nice little tune blaring in your iPod about mile 4 of a 5 mile run when a dog pounces up on a fence and sticks his complete head and both front paws above a 6' fence and barks at you when the sidewalk is about 18" from the fence.  Needless to say I should have needed to hose my shorts out after that one.  Fattyfatfat runs this same stretch of sidewalk - I am sure this has happened to him also.  This isn't the first time the dog barked at me but it was the first time I actually saw the dog above the fence.



Happy almost Friday everyone!

I KENOTT swim - 2010-05-06 8:38 AM It's a good thing I am not currently running by HR (not even up on the Garmin display). 

During my HOTTER THAN HELL (gotta love summmer in Texas) run yesterday a dog very similar to "the beast" (Hercules) in Sandlot jumped up on the fence next to me with about the biggest, deepest bark you can imagine.  Picture yourself pounding down the sidewalk with a nice little tune blaring in your iPod about mile 4 of a 5 mile run when a dog pounces up on a fence and sticks his complete head and both front paws above a 6' fence and barks at you when the sidewalk is about 18" from the fence.  Needless to say I should have needed to hose my shorts out after that one.  Fattyfatfat runs this same stretch of sidewalk - I am sure this has happened to him also.  This isn't the first time the dog barked at me but it was the first time I actually saw the dog above the fence.



Happy almost Friday everyone!

Newtons1st - 2010-05-06 9:43 AM "You play ball like a girl!!!" Oh I so love that movie. Easily a 4.7/5 rating on my movie review.

I KENOTT swim - 2010-05-06 7:38 AM It's a good thing I am not currently running by HR (not even up on the Garmin display). 

During my HOTTER THAN HELL (gotta love summmer in Texas) run yesterday a dog very similar to "the beast" (Hercules) in Sandlot jumped up on the fence next to me with about the biggest, deepest bark you can imagine.  Picture yourself pounding down the sidewalk with a nice little tune blaring in your iPod about mile 4 of a 5 mile run when a dog pounces up on a fence and sticks his complete head and both front paws above a 6' fence and barks at you when the sidewalk is about 18" from the fence.  Needless to say I should have needed to hose my shorts out after that one.  Fattyfatfat runs this same stretch of sidewalk - I am sure this has happened to him also.  This isn't the first time the dog barked at me but it was the first time I actually saw the dog above the fence.



Happy almost Friday everyone!

fattyfatfat - 2010-05-06 12:06 PM

LOL!  I know this dog.  He does it all the time.  now if i run by and he's sitting at the door i'll say something and he comes bounding over.  apparently some a-hole complained about him a while back and they had him tied to the big oak tree on a 6 foot leash.  very sad.  glad to see he's free to roam his yard again.  and yes he still "gets" me once in a while.  although not as bad as that dead palm tree down closer to barker cypress.  i swear EVERY time i run by that thing i nearly sh+t myself thinking its someone hiding behind the big bush its next to.

Nicole83 - 2010-05-06 7:43 AM You know, you're very lucky.  I've been nearly attacked by wild dogs while going poo in a cornfield and it still traumatizes me.

Emmanem - 2010-05-06 8:44 PM 9 more days people!!!!! only 9!!!  About to start making a list of stuff I need to make sure I have with me 9 days from now!  Wetsuit ordered 2 days ago.  It's on its way here.  Had a nightmare last night that I opened the box and they sent me like a 100 year old raggedy tri suit with holes in it and so worn out that you could see through the parts that didn't have holes.  Like I said it was a nightmare!!  Right now list has shoes, socks, towel, water, helmet, bike (I know what you're thinking but I'm scatterbrained enough to forget this on race morning), ankle brace (i really hate the stupid thing but its easier than taping and without it the slightest misstep will tweak my ankle), watch, goggles.  Am I missing anything??  Oh my birthday's coming up, not really I mean its 2 months away but I've been thinking about what to ask my parents for for months now so I have it narrowed down to wetsuit and bike trainer.  Probably gonna end up doing an olympic in October that I definitely would need a wetsuit for and would really like to be able to get some OWS in during the fall and not freeze when the lake water cools down.  That being said this is SC.  Afternoon thunderstorms are like a daily thing during the summer and if it's anything like last summer there's gonna be very few afternoons I can go for a bike ride without getting caught in a monsoon so a trainer would be ideal.  I know I can't get both so any ideas as to which would be most beneficial?  I apologize for the scatterbrained mess of this post but it's 9 days people!!!!!!!!  

roadrhino - 2010-05-06 6:09 PM Where do I go from here?

After a week of recovery and a week of light intensity, I am ready to get back into a training program and back in a routine. Problem is that I don't know exactly where I want to go with it. The bulk of my racing this summer will be sprints. There is a slight possibility I could hit an Olympic or maybe even a HIM at the end of the season (Sept/Oct)...but that's very up in the air.

What I do know for sure is that I want to work on my speed for the sprints...I know with my improved fitness from last year I can be a lot faster in 2010 at that distance.

I also want to improve my bike fitness...I did enough to just get by for the HIM and it HURT!

I am also planning to incorporate a lot of core work and some strength training as well. I am willing to work out 8+ hours a week...and with summer vacation coming soon, I should have quite a bit of time for training.

So any suggestions about what type of plan to follow or ideas on putting something together? I'm ready to start moving forward again and looking forward to an exciting season.

roadrhino - 2010-05-06 9:13 PM

swim cap
co2/pump
spare tube
sunglasses
hat/visor
USAT card
race number/race number belt or pins
sunscreen
watch
HRM
change of clothes for post race
sandals/flip flops

Trin2bfast - 2010-05-07 9:02 AM I am not a coach and I am not gonna suggest a plan...   With that being said, you can look at the BT Sprint &/or Olympic and modify accordingly.  Your HIM plan can be modified as well.  You are definitely on the right track with speed work.  Interval training on the bike & run would be beneficial.  I am an advocate for transition runs.  Almost every time you ride the bike, come off the bike for a 10minute transition run.  Once every couple weeks you can do a little longer run off the bike, but your run training will get that base covered.  It's the physical & mental training for coming off the bike that many coaches suggest work on.

You have trained enough now that you can see your weaknesses and focus some specific effort towards them.  Speed work in the run can be violent and increases the chance of injury, so warm-up good and cool down with stretches after.  Don't do speed sessions back to back or after longer runs.  come off a day of rest or between moderate distance & intensity days. 

fattyfatfat - 2010-05-07 9:51 AM HEY BETSY


you're HUSBAND says you're to chicken sh+t to ride chappell hill tomorrow.

Newtons1st - 2010-05-07 9:22 AM I wish that rockin R tri was a little later in the year and I would be down for it.