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tahrens - 2009-01-06 11:16 AM IT'S OFFICIAL, I SIGNED UP FOR MY FIRST HIM LAST NIGHT!!!!  MAY 2ND AT 7AM.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!!?!?!?  The thing that amazes me the most is how many people race this particular race. There is a sprint one day and a half the other, each with a 700 people cap. Plus they do this 2weekends in a row to allow for more racers, and all four races (2800 people) sold out within 3 hours of opening the registration.  Crazy!!!! 

Excellent!  Looking forward to seeing how you do!

I ended up signing up for the Savageman HIM in Sep!  I'm also registered for an HIM in nice, relatively flat Ohio 4 weeks before that.  Should be an interesting way to finish off the season this year....

willie05 - 2009-01-06 4:14 PM

tahrens - 2009-01-06 11:16 AM IT'S OFFICIAL, I SIGNED UP FOR MY FIRST HIM LAST NIGHT!!!!  MAY 2ND AT 7AM.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!!?!?!?  The thing that amazes me the most is how many people race this particular race. There is a sprint one day and a half the other, each with a 700 people cap. Plus they do this 2weekends in a row to allow for more racers, and all four races (2800 people) sold out within 3 hours of opening the registration.  Crazy!!!! 

Excellent!  Looking forward to seeing how you do!

I ended up signing up for the Savageman HIM in Sep!  I'm also registered for an HIM in nice, relatively flat Ohio 4 weeks before that.  Should be an interesting way to finish off the season this year....

I'm not ready to take a bite out of the SavageMan half yet. Besides the SavageMan Olympic counts for more than an ordinary olympic I think.  I haven't signed up for that yet, trying to spread out the entry fees.  But I guess I had better get on that one as well.  This way we can be Savage together! GGGgggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

tahrens - 2009-01-06 4:26 PM

willie05 - 2009-01-06 4:14 PM

tahrens - 2009-01-06 11:16 AM IT'S OFFICIAL, I SIGNED UP FOR MY FIRST HIM LAST NIGHT!!!!  MAY 2ND AT 7AM.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!!?!?!?  The thing that amazes me the most is how many people race this particular race. There is a sprint one day and a half the other, each with a 700 people cap. Plus they do this 2weekends in a row to allow for more racers, and all four races (2800 people) sold out within 3 hours of opening the registration.  Crazy!!!! 

Excellent!  Looking forward to seeing how you do!

I ended up signing up for the Savageman HIM in Sep!  I'm also registered for an HIM in nice, relatively flat Ohio 4 weeks before that.  Should be an interesting way to finish off the season this year....

I'm not ready to take a bite out of the SavageMan half yet. Besides the SavageMan Olympic counts for more than an ordinary olympic I think.  I haven't signed up for that yet, trying to spread out the entry fees.  But I guess I had better get on that one as well.  This way we can be Savage together! GGGgggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Awesome!   

No doubt that's the toughest Olympic course around!

Well here is my planned 2009 schedule, probably doesn't include some 5 or 10k's here and there.

1/31 Snotcycle 22 mi Mtn. Bike race
3/22 Shamrock 1/2 marathon
4/5 Cherry Blossom 10 miler
4/26 Worldgate Sprint
5/9 Capital to Capital Century (maybe, or some other Century)
6/6 Mooseman Int'l
6/13 Spring Shurch Creek TT (maybe, or some other TT's)
6/28 Montclair (maybe sprint, maybe olympic who knows)
7/26 Hagerstown Sprint
8/2 Culpeper Sprint
8/16 Covered Bridge Metric Century (maybe)
9/12 Patriot's HIM or 9/13 Nations Tri as relay.
10/25 Marine Corps Marathon 

Good morning from Denver....I went so far outside my box last night. Was meeting with a bunch of work people, and had some time to kill so I ran acrocc the street to Niketown....Noticed they had a running club that meets there at 5:30 on tuesday. I thought to myself I should do it(its free), but left the store thinking nah I can't do that.

After meeting up with my work guys(even after a beer!!), I decided SCREW IT i'm going to run. So I hussled back to my hotel, got my gear on, and went back to Nike. Ran about 3 or 4 miles probably, and got to meet some nice people. I was definitely not bringing up the rear, so that made me feel good. After it was over, I was wandering around, and was thinking....I would NEVER have done anything like this in the past-Way outside the comfort zone. But now that I'm starting to feel like a 'bit of an athlete', I can do this kind of thing for myself and feel good about it.

Think I'm going to have some breaky here shortly, then hit the gym across the street before friving up to the ski resort!!!

Suzy, you need to just commit.....That is if you want to do a 1/2 Ironman.  If you don't want to, you don't HAVE to do one.... I think too people have the misconception that if you start doing triathlon's you have to do an 1/2 Iron, or Ironman.... Yes, they are hard, A LOT OF WORK, and challenge and REWARDING when you are done, but so is everything in life that you have to work hard for!

Suzy you have the experience, you have the discipline to train and do well, you have the mileage (geez- you had way more miles than I did last year and I did and Ironman).  You can do it!  If you run the risk of hurting your rehab, or reinjurying yourself then put the thought out of your mind!  You are playing mind games with yourself everyday!  However, on the other hand.... Ask Tracy how many times she has thought about her 1/2 Ironman since she has signed up!  She is going to eat, sleep, breath this 1/2 until it is done !!! That is the nature of the BEAST!!

Good job, next you will start shaving your legs, telling people to HTFU and buying a scale that weighs in grams to weigh all your bike parts : )

Seriously it is a good feeling to know you can do something like that.

x2 LOL you run, swim, bike alot more than I do and I am thinking about doing one this year also. 

That is awesome Trevor.  One thing about me that puts an instant smile on my face is hear about people pushing themselves outside of their comfort zone.  Just by doing that 3-4 mile run you probably have instilled (sp?) a WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE!  I am totally excited about this!  Keep up the good work!  I guess you lived by Nike's saying "JUST DO IT!"

CONGRATS!!

Congrats on moving outside your comfort zone!  I've been considering something similar.  I also don't travel too far outside mine (sometimes I need a little push).  The LRS has group runs on Tuesday night that I would love to try out but I'm afraid of being left far behind.  It's a 5 mile run on a very hilly course and I don't want to embarass myself by not being able to keep up.  I can cover the distance, but there would be walking involved due to the hills.  I think I'm also afraid of feeling like an outsider.  I'm not the kind of person who can walk up to a stranger and start a conversation.  It would be nice to have someone to run with once in a while though - I think I would push myself more that way. 

Ok - here's the deal.  One of our LRS has a similar drop in run, also on Tuesdays, that I've been making excuses for not joining since the day I bought my first pair of shoes from them.  Next Tuesday I'm going and you should too - this is your 'little push'

That is the point of the groups... TO WELCOME YOU INTO THE WORLD OF RUNNING, AND GUIDE YOU, and PUSH EACH OTHER!!!  I would say that most people feel this way the 1st couple times they go!  "JUST DO IT!"

Matt---- THANK YOU!  NICELY DONE!!

Thanks for the push - I needed it!  I just e-mailed the co-ordinator of these runs to ask her if I would fit in and she said people of all abilities show up (you know how sometimes these things say all abilities are welcome but it's not really true - apparently for this one it is).  Some people run/walk, some cut the route short if they don't think they can make it the whole way, and others do the normal route.  It's nice to know that I won't be "left on the course" when I go.  Afterwards whoever wants to gets together for a "snack" at a nearby restaurant.  I usually do a run on Tuesday nights anyway so I think I'll give it a try next week.

Janet

OH NO!! We are turning into a back of the packer in this forum... Courtesy bump! 

Just trying to look out for my PEEPS!!!

Have a great, restful night, and remember to smile when you go to bed.  It helps you smile when you wake up!

I had a similar experience today (speaking of being inspired and motivated).  People at work know that I do tri's and a group of young ones ( I am easily the old lady at 33, these are all the 20 somethings fresh out of school) decided they drank too much beer in college and want to get back into shape. They thought challenging me to a 5K would be a good way.  I keep telling them I am not fast, but they think beating me will be a big accomplishment.  I say this because it puts into perspective what we all have accomplished.  I spend so much time comparing my speeds and training volumes to other people that I have started to feel discouraged. But today after work my little group went for a run and they were struggling to do an 11min/mile pace for 2 miles.  I don't say this to brag, rather that it put into relief that my training has brought me to a level I wasn't at a few years ago and it is something  I should be proud of.  It's nice to inspire people and have them think beating you will be a very big deal because they recognize how hard doing ANY TYPE of tri is.  Point is, we should all be proud that we are out there doing the best we can and keep growing from the experience.

AND TREVOR, THAT IS SO COOL!  WAY TO GO!  I WOULD ARGUE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS FAR HARDER THAN A LONG DISTANCE BECAUSE THAT WILL CHANGE HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE IN SO MANY OTHER AREAS.  GREAT JOB!!!

Damn wife logging in on my computer... didn't even notice until I posted.

GAHHH went and posted agin.. time to go to bed...

3rd times a charm...

My joke wasn't even that funny... Was going to ask Tracey if she dropped the hammer on her coworkers and finished, ran to where they were and finished with them.

That's tomorrow's challenge. Since I need to be doing longer distances I thought I would use our little outings as interval training and do 2 laps. That way I get 4 miles in doing sprint work and it is a more productive workout. 

I just did a Power Yoga session for an hour.  What a great way to stretch. To be honest, I think I fell asleep for a minute during the cool down stretch.  Guess I had better go to bed now.  Very calming and still a workout. Why can't running be like that?