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 2013-06-07 10:25 AM in reply to: TriGuyBri |
Veteran  395   Henderson,NV |  Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official ThreadSaturday I have a 95 mile ride scheduled with an 8 mile run right after. My wife is picking up my bike after the ride so I have no choice but to run home.  Sunday morning is a long run 16 miles, with a 30 mile ride after to loosen up my legs, followed by some pool time on a float |
| 2013-06-07 10:43 AM in reply to: kenb |
Expert 977 Huntington Beach | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Originally posted by kenb Saturday I have a 95 mile ride scheduled with an 8 mile run right after. My wife is picking up my bike after the ride so I have no choice but to run home. Sunday morning is a long run 16 miles, with a 30 mile ride after to loosen up my legs, followed by some pool time on a float Wow! That is a big workout this weekend!!! You will be ready for some floating on a raft! Are you doing the long bike alone? What do you do to keep yourself entertained. I have found I get a little loopy on long rides...talking to myself, singing to the trees haha. |
| 2013-06-07 10:48 AM in reply to: akrenik |
Expert 977 Huntington Beach | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Sounds like we are all about the same place this weekend. I have a 4/12 hour ride on Sunday followed by an easy 30 min run. I don't have a long run scheduled like the rest of you, but I am hoping my sprint tri on Saturday will be a good workout. I am looking forward to hearing how all the workouts go this weekend for everyone! Get it done |
| 2013-06-07 4:15 PM in reply to: akrenik |
Veteran 395 Henderson,NV | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread As far as the long ride, I do have one earplug in and listen to music, so that cuts down on some of the boredom, and my wife drives ahead of me in the van when its a long ride like this. The joke is our biggest expense in this training is the gas. This is my first really long ride and of course we have a heat advisory , so this should be a whole lot of fun! |
| 2013-06-08 6:40 PM in reply to: kenb |
Extreme Veteran 725 | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Great job everyone on the big workouts this weekend! I am also having a big training weekend. I didn't take in enough nutrition today on the bike and I could feel it. I know better than that! I cut the ride and the run a little short. I actually like doing my longer workouts solo. I don't listen to music. You can't do that in a race. I enjoy the quiet time to think and process life's issues. :-) |
| 2013-06-08 7:06 PM in reply to: amymengel |
Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread 80 miles in the bank and it was AWFUL. But it's done. |
| 2013-06-08 11:51 PM in reply to: lisac957 |
Expert 977 Huntington Beach | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Originally posted by lisac957 80 miles in the bank and it was AWFUL. But it's done. Wow! Way to get through it!! |
| 2013-06-09 9:10 AM in reply to: lisac957 |
Expert 1276 Salem | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Nice Work; that sounds brutal. I didn't have such a great training weekend. I was suppose to Race this weekend, but couldn't afford the cost of it. My 5 hr ride turned into a 1hr ride as some friends dropped by on their way through town. I was not all that upset about it. I was able to swim this Friday and hope to swim tonight as well. A lot to do on a Sunday. |
| 2013-06-10 10:33 AM in reply to: TriGuyBri |
| 643 | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread My "training" this weekend was my first HIM. I was supposed to do light workouts all week but Wednesday hit and I started getting a cold. I just relaxed all week hoping it would go away in time and it mostly did but I wasn't 100%. Also add in the fact I got a smoking room instead of a non-smoking room and my sinuses were not cooperating with me for the night before! Completed it in ~6:05 though. I was hoping for under 6 hours but I'm not too disappointed I didn't get it. This was supposed to be a trial run for me but I will say my cocky 12 hour goal for this race has been revised :P I get one rest day and then it's back on the wagon! At least my "recover" week has no high intensity training, just pace training so that will make it a little easier. |
| 2013-06-10 12:35 PM in reply to: Blastman |
Expert 977 Huntington Beach | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Brian-In the midst of all this training, we still need to let life happen. Glad you got to visit with friends. Blastman-Good job on your HIM! I am so afraid of the smoking room happening to me too! Ugh. I wished I booked in a non-smoking hotel for Vineman. Ken-How did the long ride go? Did your wife really follow you in the van for that many hours?! She is a keeper! I had my sprint race Saturday. It was super fun. It is just a small one (220 people) and really easy going. My only goal was to beat my dad. I ended up beating him and coming in 3rd in my age group which was kind of fun. I had my 4.5 hour bike ride on Sunday and it was so BORING. Ugh. I need a training partner. I guess I just can't stand my own company for that long haha. |
| 2013-06-10 1:01 PM in reply to: akrenik |
Expert 767 Littleton, Colorado | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Sounds like a lot of us faced training challenges this weekend. Great job pushing through or appropriately pulling the plug all! I have been having issues with my hip, so my 2 hour run on Saturday turned into a 40 minute run and 1:20 aqua jog.
I had company for the first 50ish miles of my century ride Sunday (hubby and a few friends), which was great, but left the challenge of the last 50 to me, myself and I! I was rather happy it was pretty hot and windy, especially for the last 50, as I need some warmer weather training. I was also pleased that I still had some juice left in the legs at the end.
I find I get rather punchy when left to my lonesome on long rides...like making up new lyrics to random songs punchy...She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain will never be the same...ah, well! |
| 2013-06-10 1:49 PM in reply to: swgtri |
Veteran 395 Henderson,NV | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Well , I didn't get in the full 95 mile ride I was hoping for, I did 80 miles and called it a day, by 11:00 it was already over 110 degrees and I was starting to get punchy. My wife was waiting for me about every 15 miles or so which is probably the only reason it was bearable. On the upside my nutrition worked really well, I had liquid nutrition (heed, and Perpetuem) and also real food ( fig newtons, bananas , uncrustables) and happily no GI issues. On the downside, I am a little concerned about my speed or the lack of it. I averaged around 13mph which isn't going to cut it, but thats why we do these long days isn't it, to gauge where we are and where we need to HTFU. |
| 2013-06-10 10:33 PM in reply to: kenb |
| 643 | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Keep at it kenb! I'm normally ok biking in the heat. I biked many days in upper 90's/lower 100's last year but the heat while running just blows me away. Those days can easily add 2+minutes/mile for me and my motivation goes way down hill after that point. That's where I need to work on though. If we all do the training, then we can all do it. Motivating ourselves when it gets hard is the most difficult task, imo. |
| 2013-06-11 10:51 AM in reply to: 0 |
| Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread How is the wind at this race, historically? Is it like my Kansas wind? Edited by lisac957 2013-06-11 10:52 AM |
Took this little video Saturday on my ride. | 2013-06-11 9:57 PM in reply to: 0 |
| 643 | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Biking in the wind is the worst. Last month it was windy as can be here for a long day for me. I tried and I tried and I could not get over 13mph without breaking my HR zone. Fine. Whatever. An hour out I turned around for my loop and I flew! I had 2 full miles where I clocked in at 36mph on a flat trail! The wind on the way back did not make up for the time/energy lost going against it though. 4 hours of that and I was exhausted and my average speed was definitely slipping at the end. Edited by Blastman 2013-06-11 9:58 PM |
| 2013-06-12 10:27 PM in reply to: 0 |
Expert 1276 Salem | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Took off my Blue Adamo Road Saddle and went back to my Profile Design Tri Stryke for the time being. Still getting the numbness, but it feels a whole lot better on my hips. Might look into a Cobb. Edited by TriGuyBri 2013-06-12 10:28 PM |
| 2013-06-13 5:20 PM in reply to: TriGuyBri |
Extreme Veteran 725 | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Originally posted by TriGuyBri Took off my Blue Adamo Road Saddle and went back to my Profile Design Tri Stryke for the time being. Still getting the numbness, but it feels a whole lot better on my hips. Might look into a Cobb. I have a Cobb and LOVE it! V-flow Max. |
| 2013-06-14 10:20 AM in reply to: amymengel |
Expert 977 Huntington Beach | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread No workout for me yesterday. Had a full day with my daughter's high school graduation. All our family that has been visiting leaves today. I think I am more exhausted from graduation and family than my workouts! haha. Back to the grind today. Big swim after work. Big run Saturday. Big ride Sunday. I am tired thinking about it. |
| 2013-06-15 12:11 AM in reply to: lisac957 |
New user 10 San Diego, CA | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Lisa - that wind is crazy!!! Good on ya for going anywhere in that wind. I don't think we will see that at Vineman, if we do I am in trouble. |
| 2013-06-15 9:19 AM in reply to: lisac957 |
Pro 6520 Bellingham, WA | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Originally posted by lisac957 How is the wind at this race, historically? Is it like my Kansas wind? I've raced there the last two years and the winds have been pretty minimal. Most headwind was on the "backstretch" of the bike course between Geyserville and Chalk Hill Rd. It wasn't bad. Any breeze on the run would probably be welcome as the afternoons can be warm. |
| 2013-06-15 7:16 PM in reply to: popsracer |
| 643 | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Good to hear about the low winds! Well today I FINALLY got a bike workout in this week. I skipped or cut short my workouts this week with the excuse that I needed some rest after my first HIM last week but honestly, I wasn't tired or sore at all after it. Guessing that training help but my mental training suffered this week. I managed to knock out a little over 96 miles on the bike and then did a 6.2 mile run. Way better than my first attempt of a run after a long bike (2 weeks before HIM....). I didn't do the stupid thing of downing 1/2 a water bottle of fluid before the run and I FINALLY remembered my running shirt and a hat. Finally learned that heat + no hat = sucky day. Heat + hat = sucky day...but not as sucky. |
| 2013-06-15 7:18 PM in reply to: popsracer |
Expert 1276 Salem | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Ok, that was a very long training day. 3 hr. ride on the road (50 miles or so) and finished the bike off with a 2 hr. trainer ride (80 miles total). Then a one hour transition run. Happy Father's Day to all you Dad's. I will have to get after it early (2:15 run) as I have my wife's family coming over. Guess who's cooking...and I thought is was Father's Day. |
| 2013-06-15 8:18 PM in reply to: 0 |
| 643 | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Kudos to you for getting on the trainer after being outside! It started to rain at hour 3 for me and I was hoping like no other it would stop or not get any heavier so I wouldn't have to do that! Luckily it stopped but at this point, we can't cut ourselves short anymore on these long days. Also...everyone loves pizza! Plus they deliver  Edited by Blastman 2013-06-15 8:19 PM |
| 2013-06-16 10:42 PM in reply to: 0 |
Expert 1276 Salem | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Missed my 2:15 hr. run today. To many people over for Father's Day. Will try to get it in tomorrow evening. Did get a swim in the am. Have a great, week everyone. Anyone start a count down calendar. Where is everyone staying? I will be at the Flamingo in Windsor. Getting there Thursday afternoon. Edited by TriGuyBri 2013-06-16 10:43 PM |
| 2013-06-16 10:51 PM in reply to: 0 |
| Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread Good to hear about the wind conditions (or lack of!) at this race! Had a not-so-great long run Saturday with an ozone warning in the city, wheezy and tight legs, ugh. But today I rode 85 miles, 50 with my girl LindaKC - she is also joining us at Vineman! She made me eat hills for the first 35 and then we cruised on smooth rural KC roads for the rest. Can you smell what we're cookin?!
PS we are staying at a house in Santa Rosa. Hoping there will be a BT get together before the race??? Edited by lisac957 2013-06-16 10:53 PM |
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