Gray Guys/Girls Maturing Triathlete Mentor Group (Page 18)

That sounds fun.  Never thought about a camp over Easter weekend.  The yoga is what puts it over the top!

I just looked at the calendar.  I misspoke earlier.  My HIM is three weeks from tomorrow.  Long ride tomorrow.  Our granddaughters heard something about the Easter Bunny leaving eggs at our house so I'm pretty sure we'll have little ones here Sunday.  Gonna try and get a long run in early.

How about everyone else?  What do you have going this weekend?

Originally posted by noldowney Will have most of the kids and grandkids over today for some festivities. Then visit with all the aunts, uncles, and cousins tomorrow. Had a decent week. Did a Corporate Challenge time trial of 3 miles and ended up 3rd in my age group This morning was a bike/run brick for a sprint simulation. Really has wiped out my kegs but look to be on schedule for my first sprint race in a month. Weather is warming up which makes me want to get on the bike even more now. Happy Easter everyone. David

I went out for my first outdoor ride of the year on Saturday morning - group ride with the tri club.  It felt good to be back outside but the wind was brutal, especially on the ride back - 10-15mph, with 20+ gusts.  The route is through farmland, so at this time of the year there are very few windbreaks.  Tough, but good practice.  The rest of the group went the whole 31 miles, I turned off early and just did a short 16.  

Congrats on your AG award!

Hope everyone had a good Easter!
Janet

I took advantage of Friday and Saturday with no commitment on my time to anyone but myself to focus on reaching my Triathlon goals for the week.  I set goals at the beginning of the week and at the end of the week if it is a good week I have done about 85% of what I wanted to do and if it is a bad week I might be at 60%.  This week I hit 100% of my training goals. If I can do that for another 3-4 weeks I will be in good shape for my race on June 3rd.  

This morning we had thunder storms and flash floods so I moved my morning workout to the evening.  Today is an hour of running with intervals (this is a easy fun day for me). I can't do intervals indoors so I am hoping the forecast that says that chances of rain drop from 80% to 30% after 3:00 PM means that I can get my outdoor run in.  If not I will go indoors and do the run with out intervals. I can't get 100% every week but always try.  :-) 

Hey Adrian,

This is kind of for everybody.

If you completed the race at what you had planned to do, then you had a good race.  One of the hardest things we do as athletes is to put the blinders on and ignore what's going on around us as so much of what is happening around us, you have absolutely no control over - such as who shows up at the race.

Imagine this - you enter a 200m butterfly event in a local charity swim meet.  Your best time is 3:27.6.  You line up on the blocks, look over, and in the lane next to you is Michael Phelps (200m butterfly world record holder) - who is also there supporting the charity.  The gun sounds, and you swim a 3:10.1 while Michael swims a 1:53.9.  Did you have a good race or a bad race?  On the one hand, you got blown away, on the other hand, you had a personal record by over 17-seconds.  I submit that would have been a great day.  You far exceeded what you had done previously.

As you said, "everyone else was just faster."  Back when I was swimming, the ONLY time "finishing place" mattered was in the biggest events - National Championships, Olympics, etc.  Every other event the only thing that mattered was my time - not against everyone else's time, but against me and my previous times.  

When you get to the "pointy end" and are competing for a podium finish, maybe a Kona spot, then your finish against the field matters.  Until then, as a triathlete we are all competing against ourselves, which at the end of the day may be the most challenging competition.

David,

Congrats!  3rd place!  Woo-hoo!

Tom,

Welcome to the group!

First, so glad to hear your wife is cancer free.  That's what's important, as if I need to say that.

With all that you have been through, I suspect if I look up perseverance in the dictionary I will see your picture.  With an IM as your goal, that perseverance will serve you well!

70.3 in July and 140.6 in October is ambitious.  Would love to chat about where you are and how you plan to get where you are going.

Happy to have you in the group, you will be able to give all of us a lesson in how to tenaciously pursue our goals and not give up in the face of adversity!

Yep!  We did what Grandparents are suppose to do - we sugared up the grand-kids with Easter candy.

Then said, "Oh gosh, look at the time, gotta go!"  

Tom - Welcome to the group!  The race in July - is it the IM70.3 in Delaware?  I did that race last year (it was my first HIM), loved it!  I thought it was a great course, although it was a little windy on some sections of the bike.  I'd like to go back and do it again in the next couple of years.  

Janet

Tom - Welcome to the group - glad to hear your wife is well and that you've overcome more than your fair share of troubles.

Kelly - The camp was very tiring but also very enjoyable.  People came from all over the lower mainland, Victoria and Calgary.  I even met a mother/ daughter couple that are signed up for the June Cultus Lake sprint.  I hope the water isn't too cold for them.

Scott - Your message to everyone was very timely.  My whole weekend was like the 200m butterfly.  I was dead last in everything this weekend yet I felt really good when I considered the positives I could see in each Bike, Run and swim.  I learned a lot and achieved some personal bests.  In two bike rides I achieved two climbing goals and when separated from my cycling group I actually caught up to a much faster group from our camp and struggled hard to keep up with them in the last 13+ km back into town.  I was incredibly exhausted by the finish but thrilled with how it all happened.  I also had a couple fair runs as well and much to my surprise I even enjoyed the yoga sessions.

Then this morning at the pool I had a pretty decent swim and at the last few minutes we swam a 100m TT.  I was tired from the camp and now the swim we had just finished so I thought I'd just do my best and not worry about the time and enjoy the swim.  While swimming I didn't feel like I was swimming any faster than normal but once I hit my garmin button I was shocked to see my time was 2:00.  I think it is my fastest 100m to date.  Of course I now wish I had pushed a bit harder.

Kszelei - I too enjoy volunteering.  I always feel I get so energized by the athletes and I hope I give it back in spades.  I volunteer for several races every year.  Have fun at IMTX.

Abru - have fun this weekend!  Can't wait to hear all about it.

I am also volunteering at a race this weekend - a local sprint/super sprint.  First race of the season in my area.  Luckily the weather looks good for Sunday.  I'm going to take my bike along and get in a ride after the race.  Anyone else have plans for the weekend?

Janet

First off - Adrian, have a great ride and take in every pedal stroke, sound, smell, and drop of sweat with a smile on your face!

Scott ... Amen to this.  Did it hurt my feelings that a 70yo blew by me on the run leg of my last race ... sure.  Could I have done better for the race - no way.  I'm definitely competing against myself and participating for my self.  I talked recently with a friend re: why he'd not participated in a tri.  His response was he was extremely competitive and if he could not finish top of his AG - he'd rather skip doing the race.  That's just sad to rob one's self the joy of participating because of a vain goal.  

Ciao ... Dorm

One question ... what's a good nutrition - good tasting protein powder out there (I like vanilla flavored)?  Most all I've used tasted like monkey butt - so I thought I'd ask.

Ciao ... Dorm

I hope Adbru is having a good ride today.  With the time difference he might already be finished.

Dorm - are you looking for a product to use for nutrition on a ride or more of a post workout recovery product?  I like Hammer Recoverite mixed with milk (2 scoops plus 1 or 2 cups of milk).  It has carbs and protein so not a pure protein powder.  I mix it up before I do my workout and then have it ready to drink immediately after I finish.

George ... it's more as a dietary supplement.  During the day I'll sometimes make a smoothie to reach my protein goal (macros) and pretty much tolerate the taste of the protein pows out there.  So again, I'm looking for one which has good nutrition along with taste, esp vanilla.

Ciao ... Dorm

So here's a tip for you guys.  If you ever want a good glute workout, volunteer for body-marking at a race.  An hour of ups and downs to mark people's calves is a great substitute for squats - I'm feeling it this morning.  It was a great day for a race (although it was apparently pretty windy out on the bike course) and I got in a good bike ride with a friend afterwards.  All in all, not a bad Sunday.  

Janet