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That is awesome! And you finished hard, which is always a plus.

Awesome! Congrats on meeting your goal!

 Here are the July stats so far as of this evening:

	Swim	Bike	Run	Total Time
strykergt	12206	150.1	56.92	33:18:16
TRIal_of_miles	15650	258	--	27:07:06
Fresno_Joe	7450	220.65	50	24:50:29
iLOVEwaffles	7220.3	213	61	20:37:00
miche033	13690	86.82	37.23	19:59:59
knighton	11736.31	119.04	38.63	16:26:12
mbehr1983	13368.72	122.88	29.21	15:58:07
superclydesdale	4234	114.63	32.26	15:45:24
wenceslasz	9186.35	114.2	18.41	14:19:54
oriolepwr	--	129.63	31.05	13:37:10
PsyTri	6600	52.4	17.48	11:11:20
ransick	--	--	64.8	10:58:10
cayrip	--	25.52	44.2	10:19:50
sarah73	4300	46.16	26.72	8:24:48
Jax	--	52.1	30.58	7:03:29
ybeal	3825	39.67	6.02	5:30:49
lesandtj	--	78.51	--	4:26:39
Tri Rick Tri	2400	19.51	3.1	2:26:46
TomsTri-ing	--	15.1	4.1	2:08:40

I did not include those who had no logging for this month yet.

I've got one more week of build before taper so maybe I'll catch up to one of you jokers in one of the categories.  

@Joe

I know you are really busy , but you still manage to find time to post the stats.Good job Bro .They are really very helpful.Seems to be alot of you guys are currently on taper mode like: Joe,George Rebecca.

I strongly believe I will be Oly ready in two weeks. Our group have always been very helpful and manage to bring me back to the water.

More Power to our group!!!

Cheers Karl

Thanks, buddy.  I find the stats to be a big motivating factor for me, so I'm glad to help. 

Good luck to wenceslasz at Lake Stevens tomorrow!

X2!!

Not that I'm a stalker but for anyone interested, George is almost done on the Lake Stevens course: http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=lakestevens70.3&y=2013#axzz2ZifVKTEM

 

Bib# 1154

 

 

ETA: And he's done!  Great job, George!  

Edited by Fresno_Joe 2013-07-21 5:15 PM

Woot! Awesome race George!

Cant wait for his report!!!! George did great in his swimming!!! and still did ok with the bike and run to make the cutoff.

George is really inspiring me more and more to hit the water again tomorrow to get ready for Aug Oly and hopefully for Nov. HIM.

More power to our group. Our group have been producing HIM's like pancakes.George now,Joe next week then Rebecca.... Goodluck to you all Athletes!!!!

congratulations George!

Hi all!

I just got home a few hours ago and it took awhile to unload and decompress somewhat. I only just saw my times after I got home although I had a reasonable guess of what they were.

I'll write a proper report tomorrow but here are a few highlights:

In the four days before the race we swam in Lake Stevens a couple times - very nice and we drove the bike course (bad idea). I ride lots of hills and 700m climbing is normal for us but riding the bike route I was actually scared and certain , "I'm going to die!!". The run route had a couple good climbs as well.

Race day morning. It was cold (11C/52F) and there was thick fog. So cold we weren't sure how to dress. Got to the event. Got body marked not feeling nervous at all (Me ?). Went to the bike and set everything up under my bike. The fellow on my left kept pushing into my space and was my primary nuisance of the day.

Got on my wetsuit and headed over to the dock and our 50+ males wave group. We were wave 12 of 14 and we watched everyone ahead of us start. I remained calm and interested in what was happening. Then our wave was walked out onto a low floating dock (about 100 of us) and we hopped off into the water. One fellow lost his goggles on his jump in. I'm not sure if someone got them for him or he swam without them. Our horn sounded and we were off. The water was boiling and people were crowding but nothing too bad. I started out easy and allowed myself to warm up and ignored everyone else as best I could. There was a rope underwater along the buoy line so I was about 10-12' to the right of it and kept it there all the way out. Except when the rope turned I missed it and swam 25m further out into the lake.

I felt really fast in the water and was really enjoying the swim. People grabbing my ankles made we swim faster and very few people passed me and I caught up to many people from the two waves ahead of ours. One lady was swimming backstroke and although I passed her I was amazed at how fast she was swimming.

I came out of the water thinking it was a long 1.2miles but I don't know.

Transition was fine. I took my time rather than hurrying and kept calm. A few people in my area were off-balanced by the swim and staggering a bit. One big (nice) fellow was so unstable I held back and let him get on his bike and I kept well away from him.

As I said I was afraid of the bike route but I got going fast and just kept going. It was REALLY hard, constant ups and downs, with no flats at all. People were really friendly and chatting back and forth which made the time go faster. The last 20 miles was incredibly hard. My computer says I hit 20% grade on a couple hills. The hills were big, steep and had lots of sharp turns but fortunately they had police warning people to slow down at critical points. The worst was a fast downhill then a sudden 90deg right turn and an instantaneous steep climb (probably the 20% grade). I made it up but a lot of people were walking up. Through the worst of the hills I played "leap-frog" with a lot of people. They'd pass me and I'd pass them and this helped ride faster. I had a lot of fun on the ride but with the hills in the last 20miles I couldn't rest my legs for the run.

Coming into the finish of the bike the crowds were fantastic and people were cheering me on by name which really was neat. In transition I changed quite fast and walked out of transition hoping for my legs to get comfortable before I started running.

I felt pretty good and there were people I had met along the way that cheered me on every time I passed them on them run. I couldn't calm my heart rate down and found myself walking too much because I couldn't get my HR under control. This was my first HM and when I ran I was doing pretty well for me but I could only run half the time then I speed walked when I couldn't run. The crowds were even better on the run and it was a lot of fun even though I was way slower than I wanted.

Then this neat thing happened. I had passed the last AID station. I knew I would finish about an hour longer than I had expected but I felt good. then I came up to a group of 10 or so young people who had finished long ago and they all stood up and cheered me on, high-fiving me and encouraging me so when I was past them I started running the last mile or so and accelerated the whole way to the finish line. It felt really awesome crossing the finish line.

My time was disappointing and I don't want to swim, bike or run for a few days. Everyone was amazingly friendly and supportive.

Now I'm looking for my next one.

Congratulations. It sounds like you enjoyed the whole experience, which is what it is all about. I have not had the guts to step up to a HIM, so I am completely in awe of your ability! Way to go!

Awesome recap George! I took a week off after my HIM's. A rule of thumb a friend of mine uses is to take a day off for each hour you raced. I kinda like it.

I just posted a race report. There is a bit more info there than I wrote yesterday but don't feel it necessary to read.

I had a lot of fun and was amazed before the swim that I was comfortable and not at all nervous. It was just an amazing experience and the people were awesome. The camaraderie really makes it worthwhile.

It was my original intention to do an early Sprint then a June Olympic before this event but my Sprint was sold out and the Oly was cancelled so it was down to the HIM. My friend did it with me and this was his first triathlon ever.

My nutrition worked out well on the bike but fell apart a bit on the run. I had to pee a couple of times so I was certain I had hydrated well and I had my own food with me at all times plus I grazed a bit at each AID station on the run. The cooler temps really helped on the comfort levels of the day. If it had been a lot warmer I would have had to make sure I drank a lot more than I did.

I also enjoyed just sucking on ice to keep me cool.

I have a lot of items I want to answer but I'll have to leave that to tomorrow.

I really like the rule of thumb for post race recuperation. I have to start building up my bike time in preparation for Challenge Penticton come August 25th but I will take this week very easy and start out slowly next week. It is really hot just now so I'll have to ride as early as possible to keep as cool as possible.

me too, I might have to use it after this weekend!

Goodjob George!!!! you got 1 HIM under your belt. I read your report atleast 3X... Congrats again

Great job George!! You earned it!!

Friends

anybody ever try to do heads up freestyle like in this link:

http://www.cosmolearning.com/video-lectures/how-to-swim-head-high-f...
let me know how was it

thanks

Not sure what you mean.  In a triathlon?  It's not a particularly efficient swim stroke.  I lift my head up regularly for sighting, but I don't have my head up all the time.  Lifting your head up creates a lot of drag and it takes a lot of energy and muscle to maintain that position for an extended period.

Look up. Tarzan drill on YouTube . I haven't done it but it appears to be a common drill, probably for faster swimmers.