SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED (Page 168)

trying1 - 2010-02-26 9:19 AM New Bike alert.  yesterday my lbs called me and gave me a great deal on a demo 2009 felt b12.  I get it/fitted on it on Monday.  It's my first true tri-bike..  Great thing about this is I'm using store credit I already have and I even have some left over credit!  I'm dreaming that it will increase my speed and power by 20%..

Tobey91 - 2010-02-26 9:38 AM Spent the past few days in SF, and got some good runs in - including some hill repeats up California Street.  Boy, were those difficult -- my heart rate was holding at 180.  But the run along the waterfront was great too, and I hopped into a group that was keeping 8:10 or so -- which is a great pace.  In fact, it is a pace that I would say is usually above my comfort zone, but I was able to hold with them for 4 miles.  Did not realize how fast we were going until looked at my Garmin later.  Probably a good thing because I would have told myself that I could not hold that.

Unfortunately, limited training opportunities this weekend.  My wife in Texas is taking care of her mother who is very sick, so I have all three kids (aged 5, 4 and 2) solo this weekend.  I may get some unintended aerobic activity in while running after them, but nothing organized.  I am very supportive of my wife taking care of her mother who is absolutely wonderful (and much easier to deal with than my wife's mother-in-law), but I am getting concerned about base building for the FL HIM in May.

-William

fattyfatfat - 2010-02-26 3:47 PM

gdale - 2010-02-26 9:46 AM

Sounds like the QR rep did a nice presentation...good to hear that he wasn't selling the benefit of his suit...just suits in general.  Did you decide to make a purchase or are you going to shop still?  Will your multisport store let you test any of their suits in a pool before purchasing?  You may not get the same feel out of a lower end suit, even if it is still a QR.  Even if you store won't let you try them in a pool, you could try on a few other brands and price points.  Now that you know what one feels like, you will have a better sense of what might work for you.

gdctex - 2010-02-26 9:53 AM

X2 on what you will see at your first tri if you have not competed in one yet.

I was amazed as the variety of people and ages. And you know how old everyone is since it is marked on their calf. So I am riding along on the bike and these people 10+ years OLDER than me are zipping by....it was a bit depressing. But, I turned it into a motivation cause I want to be doing what they are doing when I am their age. And the only way I can do that is to keep doing what I am doing now....training, getting stronger, faster, better....and enjoying myself doing it.

I see all the other responses on this already and it is a bit humbling....all of us have a list of 'strikes' against us as to trying to do tri's. But, facing them head on and not letting them take us out of the game is what makes this fun and rewarding. Mountains show up in many different forms while we train and compete. It is our choice as to whether we turn them into mole hills.

Hang in there! The hardest choice you make is taking the first step to do this. You have done that!

SSMinnow - 2010-02-26 3:59 PM


HUH? what did I do wrong now?

kickitinok - 2010-02-26 12:28 PM

Wow, guys. Thought I'd update: There was no gunman, or they haven't found him/her. Son is safe at home. Going for a swim.

badgerintx - 2010-02-26 3:06 PM

I would be all over that, I also suggest they swap out the run for a 50K inline skate (Hockey rollers, no brakes!) and everybody gets to carry a stick and block and trap like real hockey.  No interference calls, like old time hockey, I want to see that AG'er pass me NOW!  Keep that "Eurotrash" out of my triathlon!   

On another note...the Canadian womens team.  First of all congrats....The beer I understand, but the cigars?  Come on, they are not helping their cause of not liking be referred to as "Chicks with sticks"

Dino 

tahrens - 2010-02-26 8:50 AM

Am I going to look like a fool while I'm racing? LOOKING LIKE A FOOL.......HAVE YOU SEEN PHOTOS OF JOHN RACING? 

dalessit - 2010-02-26 4:39 PM Did you just get on the internet for the first time today?

fattyfatfat - 2010-02-26 5:38 PM

nothing wrong with a little moonwalk across the finish line.

fattyfatfat - 2010-02-26 4:38 PM

nothing wrong with a little moonwalk across the finish line.

badgerintx - 2010-02-26 3:53 PM Hey Canada....here we come again!!

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/USA-hockey-makes-the-gold-medal-game-embarrass-?urn=oly,224572 

Hope to see you there! 

kkcbelle - 2010-02-26 4:06 PM

Love it!! I've been thinking about how I want to cross the finish line in CDA. Thought about working on my cartwheels... Not sure I'll have any jump in me at that point! Wish I was a total hand-walking stud-muffin, cuz THAT would be cool!! 

TrevorC - 2010-02-26 5:53 PM

Come to Lonestar ...That'll be me

Tobey91 - 2010-02-26 7:38 AM Spent the past few days in SF, and got some good runs in - including some hill repeats up California Street.  Boy, were those difficult -- my heart rate was holding at 180.  But the run along the waterfront was great too, and I hopped into a group that was keeping 8:10 or so -- which is a great pace.  In fact, it is a pace that I would say is usually above my comfort zone, but I was able to hold with them for 4 miles.  Did not realize how fast we were going until looked at my Garmin later.  Probably a good thing because I would have told myself that I could not hold that.

Unfortunately, limited training opportunities this weekend.  My wife in Texas is taking care of her mother who is very sick, so I have all three kids (aged 5, 4 and 2) solo this weekend.  I may get some unintended aerobic activity in while running after them, but nothing organized.  I am very supportive of my wife taking care of her mother who is absolutely wonderful (and much easier to deal with than my wife's mother-in-law), but I am getting concerned about base building for the FL HIM in May.

Trina:  As everyone on this MG has said, those are absolutely normal questions/reactions to have.  Anyone who denies having them is lying.  Mine come more often during really long workouts when that little voice in my head is telling me that taking a break or quitting would be easier.  I have found that focusing on setting and achieving small goals such as single workouts--or even micro-goals such as keeping up my pace until that big tree up there--helps because once I have achieved that small or micro goal, I am pleased and it gives me strength to move on to the next small or micro goal.  And before you know it, you have become so successful at those small and micro goals that you can tackle the larger goals of the swim, the bike or the run, or even all three put together.

-William

kkcbelle - 2010-02-26 4:59 PM

The stud-muffin part, or the hand-walking part?? 

RoniS - 2010-02-27 1:23 AM Hey just wanted to check in and say HI! I've been on the road for the last couple weeks and will be traveling still for the next week or so. Hope everyone is doing great! I look forward to catching up on everything going on once this crazy traveling is over. Tomorrow I'm running a half marathon that I'm totally unprepared for, but I'm just going to try to have fun. Have a great weekend everyone!