kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 157)

They tried to play up the Macca vs. Crowie angle.  I really respect the hell out of Macca.  He says what he thinks.  He treats this sport the same as a football player, baseball player, etc.  It's not just "I want to go out and race the best race I possibly can and let the chips fall where they may."  Screw that.  No one with an ego big enough to be a sports pro thinks that way.  I saw a Youtube interview with the guy and he basically said the part of the sport he loved growing up was the colorful personalities and the rivalries.  That isn't there now and if the pros would say on camera what they say behind the scenes it would be better. 

BTW my buddy Toby's son got to meet Macca this weekend in Austin and Macca gave him the shades off his head.  Cool dude.

Here is the interview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z2Yc9-QF-s

3:31:52 for the USMC marathon thanks for following me I was doing great until mile 21 and then the wheels fell off the bus The winds from mile 17 on really took thier toll onmy I should have paced differently to have more at the end when the winds hit however I did not think they would hit till mile 23 but thats learning

1st 13miles - 1:38

2nd 13 miles - 1:52

Thats was not desired!!

Congratulations, Jeremy!  Nicely done.  Go rest those legs!!

It was obvious they didn't have a new game plan, because the broadcast just felt disjointed.  

Rivalries are great for entertainment purposes, but because Macca's focus was elsewhere last year, it took away some of the smack talk cred, IMO.  I don't love or hate the guy.  He's an amazing athlete.  I'm just not big on smack talk in general.  It doesn't appeal to me.  I like the strong, silent, proud type (not the type they like to show on tv).    

Congrats Jeremy & Larkin - great racing!

Carrie - that's a good dog!

I'm supposed to be flying to Cleveland tomorrow, returning Thursday.  Not sure if this business trip will be cancelled due to weather.  What's it like up there Jen?

After looking at marathon data I realized I ran good until mile 21 then I fell to pieces!!

Who would have thought that the MCM Marathon had a greater eleveation gain then IM Lake placid marathon course.

MCM file - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/238456196

IM LP file - http://connect.garmin.com/activity/202334644

Packet pick-up on a Tuesday thats nice!!!

Garmin and accurate elevation profiles don't really go together. 

You can only control certain things, swim wave order is not one of those things.  I find it funny how pissed people get at stuff that is way out of their control.

Considering both peices of data were taken off my 910XT That have to be similar

Yeah.  IDK.  It's always the MOP swimmers who think they're FOP guys too.  So you get a mini draft off the slower and older guys/gals in front of you.  Who cares? 

Jeremy: Yeah it's nice.  It's the only in town packet pickup for a race that is about 45 minutes to an hour outside of town.  The rest of the pickups are on site.

Not necessarily.  I have a loop I bike all the time.  I have as many different elevations for the loop as times I've biked it. 

According to map my run

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/9387614 - MCM (567 ft of gain)

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/41017050 - IMLP Run course (just under 700 ft of gain)

Happy Halloween.

I'm heading to the airport this afternoon and will hopefully be in Florida tonight.

For those who are interested here's the race plan:

Swim - 1:10-1:13
Bike - 5:35 - 5:40.  155-160 watts.  Aim for an average HR of 140 bpm.  It should be easy to nail those numbers, as the course is flat.  If there's a strong headwind, then back off slightly (135 bpm), but... make sure you hammer it a bit extra in any tailwinds (145 bpm).
Run - 4:08 - 4:13 (9:30 per mile).  Aim for an average HR of 150 bpm.  If your HR gets above 155 bpm at any point in the first 20 miles, then BACK OFF and get your HR back down.

Total time - 10:59 - 11:12.

If it's windy, then those times may shift, but you get the general idea.