Miami University Student Foundation Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 2)

Time to bump this one back up to the top of the page. We're 36 days out. To our new BT friends who are making this one their inagural race, how's the training going? Have you stuck with it? Are you starting to crap your pants trying to figure out just what you've gotten yourself into? Any questions you've been afraid to ask?

To our salty vets: Has anyone set a time goal or any other type of goal for this race? I'm looking to break 1:20. This was my goal last year and I missed it by about 4 minutes. I'm in better shape this year but have been doing more lower intensity training, not too much speed stuff. So I think 1:20 is just about right.

Crapping my pants?  Yes.  Part of me keeps thinking "WTF am I doing?".  I did a little indoor tri last weekend and wow my run sucks.  The phrase "old, fat and stupid" keeps going through my head.   BUT my 'conversion time' was under 2 hours, so I was pretty pleased.

Been on the road with no access to a gym for the past 3 days...but I've been pulling 3 sport workouts lately- bike 8 miles to Y, swim 1000, run 2, bike 8 back home.  I feel bad @ss but I think I need to focus on the bike OR the run- break up my workouts- one in the am and 1 in the pm.  

 Meah.  And I need a new tri suit.  Lost too much weight an my XL dosen't fit anymore. 

Not that I'm complaining.

I'll take a sharpie and to the BT logo on my calf, a la MDOT style   

I think it is time for a new mantra.

Something like "I'm blessed to be here doing this"  "I do this because I can"  "I'm not in the DNS group and I won't be in the DNF group" "I refuse to be old, fat and stupid" "Look how far I've come" "who's my next victim?"  "I will not slow down"   "I am faster than you" 

Go Girl.

I think you are awesome and every day you get better -Brue

Naw, I finished TOP- 5th in my age group and the 2nd longest distance in the swim out of the females.  Like I said, pretty pleased.

'old, fat and stupid' came from somewhere else- read my blog from March 5th.

The mantra is "Because I can".

HAHAHA Nice!

This is a good thing. Congratulations on the weight loss. I'm getting to be in the same boat as you, all my XL tee shirts (a staple of my fashion diet) are getting too big and just hanging off me. Guess I'll have to do more race and order large race shirts.

 Well I swim a 400m in about 7m12s   Besides I think you are ok- don't the Athenas go last?

Ahh, I think I might have to do a few practice rides next weekend   ROAD TRIP WOOHOO!

No. You're seeded by the time you said you do 400m in when you filled out your race entry form.

David - I think I'm in.

I wasn't going to do it because I have class but I just don't think I care if I skip a day now.

I'll let you know in the next few days if I register. I'm definitely in for car poolin if I go.

Oh, I just saw the later post by newbz about carpoolin.  If I can avoid making the drive solo - I'll travel with anyone who will have me.