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Sweet!

How do you feel about the soft shell bike case, all packed up?  (I think that was you wasn't it?)

ChrisM - 2013-05-10 8:07 AM And I am leaving for COZUMEL tonight!! . May get a couple runs in. Definitely getting a few beers in.

Diving??  OWS?

This whole tri thing (and living in TX) has really put a damper on my diving....hah.  Cozumel has some nice diving....and great food

ligersandtions - 2013-05-10 8:59 AM

ChrisM - 2013-05-10 8:07 AM And I am leaving for COZUMEL tonight!! . May get a couple runs in. Definitely getting a few beers in.

Diving??  OWS?

This whole tri thing (and living in TX) has really put a damper on my diving....hah.  Cozumel has some nice diving....and great food

Diving.  Eating.  Drinking.  Sleeping.  bringing the speedos so maybe a swim (probably not)    We're flying through Houston, Coz is really close to you 

Funny, I started swimming to get in beter shape for diving.  Lead to biking.  And running.  Now I barely dive anymore (but I'd be in good shape for it!)

Nice.

Weather has been pretty good recently, but we've been lacking the normal trade winds which makes things a bit humid.  One of my training buddies was in Kona for a weekend training session and he said it was the first he ever rode up to Hawi with a slight tailwind instead of the normal gusting cross headwind.

Kona! KONA! KONA!!!!  KONA!!!!!  KONA!!!!

Crush it!

Matt

I did our one and only TT this morning.  19.0 kms with ~600 feet of elevation - there isn't a lot of flat on this course, either going up or down.

http://app.strava.com/activities/53625317

I finished in 30:00 (again with the :00) and 275 watts.  Same TT last year was 272w and 31:37.  Difference this year was my Flo 60 wheel up front and I think better tires.  I'm not positive but I think I had Michelin Pro 3's last year and this year was a Gp4000s up front and a Vittoria EVO Triathlon on the back.  There was very little wind this year as well - I suspect that played a big role in the faster time.

Oh and I had the fastest time overall but none of the fast roadies or tri guys showed up so the field was a tad diluted.  

Hi all - I have been on an unintentional BT hiatus due to work+work travel. Seems I get slammed at the end of the semester even when I am not supposed to be working at all.

Finally got a race report up for Rev3:

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=487807

It is long and boring but if you skip to the bottom there is a cute picture of a cat.

Ben, sorry I missed you at Rev3 - I somehow missed you were going to be there. Looks like you crossed the finish line a couple of minutes ahead of me - we must have been staggering around in the rain together. I always get race pictures, and for some reason the way the Rev3 folks do it it is way cheaper to purchase every picture they took than to buy individuals. So if you want yours I am happy to share?

Arend - yet another awesome race - congratulations! You may have to give up that swimming thing for good.

Melissa - have fun in Kona - it is great that you get to arrive there so far in advance of the race.

Got my logs up to date, and now I have to catch up on all of YOUR race reports and inspires - thatnks for all of that last week.

But first I gotta go cheer a friend on in our neighborhood Barbecue Competition. There might be adult beverages involved.

That last line sounds like it might be worthy of a report later.  

I also TT'd today. 5.5 mile uphill TT. It was awesome. I wrote about it in my training log

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

I didn't really say anything. The less I talk about or am the subject of an upcoming race, the better it tends to go. Strange, but the coincidences are really piling up. I just wanted one picture from the bike, and already got that. Didn't quite realize that about getting all of them, but I'm good with what I have. FINALLY a decent picture on the bike, but of course I forgot to tap the tail of the helmet down after putting it on!

Not a single one of the dogs was worth checking out???

Got in a race pace bike/run brick today that was good and bad.  Good because I had lots of power on the bike, bad because I used too much of it.  LOL.  The 3 mile run (supposed to be 4, but pulled the plug) wasn't a total disaster, but 13.1 miles would not have been pretty.  That being said, I think I have my RPE, HR, and power metrics dialed in for Honu.  The key will simply not being stubborn and stupid like I was today on the bike.  I told myself 20 times to back off because the metrics were telling me to, but I simply ignored them at times.

I finished Stage 2 this morning (decided to take advantage of the 50 hour days and go Saturday through Saturday, giving myself a cushion day in case I just can't get going!) -- not sure if it was riding hard a second day in a row or the fact that the garage is starting to get really hot (and my fans are obviously not doing enough to keep me cool), but I just fell apart on the last climb.  Thinking about moving my trainer inside for the rest of the week/year!

Hope the rest of the rides are as good as the first two have been.  Keep up the good work

Yeah, my garage is also getting pretty hot.  I was drenched on this one.  Time to start opening the doors or put the trainer on the deck

I finally have swim video, thanks to my 12 year old son. Advice?

Mother's Day swim video

Your body position is pretty good with nice rotation and you look very comfortable and relaxed in the water - very important IMO.  You probably kick a little too much from your knees rather than the hips but the single biggest thing you can do to get faster is to work on the catch and pull at the beginning of your stroke to get your elbows higher.

I attached a screenshot from your video.  From the start of your stroke to this point, you are pushing water down rather than back.  I'm terrible at describing swim technique but take a look at this page on TJ Fry's website.  

http://badig.com/2009/01/underwater-pull-the-high-elbow/

The side by side picture at the bottom shows the difference in the angles you want to achieve.  This will also shift the muscles involved in the pull from the shoulder to more lats and triceps.  If you can make the change, this will probably get those muscles tired and sore a lot sooner but stick with it because it is crucial to good power delivery.

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I'm jealous!  You are in one of my favorite places in the world.  Are you staying right on Ali'i drive?