ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 2)

Finally we are up!  I want to make sure we get everyone on board that has requested a spot.  Here's who I have so far:

1. Brenda
2. Dina
3. Jackie
4. Jen
5. Joanne
6. Tracy
7. Karl
8. Matt
9. Tony
10. Will

Samantha decided to bow out for the summer session so we'll have 2 slot up for grabs.

Bring on the new members!!!

I participated in some of the testing for the new site.  I am sure there will be some bugs to work through but as a rule it should be an incredible change.  The new look will be almost completely different but have a really great, professional feel to it.  Wait until you see it!!

Hey all, another past Junkie looking to get back in if you still have room?

Family Status: Married with 3 kids. Probably the best thing that ever happened to me because I can credit the birth of my 1st child as the wake up call to take things seriously and realize there are other things to life than bar hopping!

Job: ah the stressful part of my life, I am a production manager at a plastic compounding plant, with roughly 110 employee's that report directly to me. I love the challenge of the position but can be frustrating when people do not care or give the same effort as I do. I just can not understand how people can care so little about something they spend 40% of their day doing. But that is why I get paid, find ways to motivate the people that don't want to be motivated and keep the motivated people from losing motivation!

Current Training: set a PR in a HM in late April and have been lazy since. Doing just enough to be moving, but that is all set to change on 5-19 when my HIM training plan starts.

2012 Races: 2 olys, 1 sprint, 2 HM and who knows how many 5k's and other short distant runners. The most important race though was the Great Buckeye Challenge HIM that I failed to finish. Made it through the swim and Bike (barely) and fell a part! Couldn't run due to severe back pain that was due to a lack of preparation! I had a plan in place when I started in this sport, 2011 were sprints, 2012 were supposed to be all oly's and then a HIM in 2013. But I caved to friends who said I should do this and that, and unfortunately I figured I would be ready.

2013 Races: I have already PR'd my HM, now it's time to concentrate on kicking the crap out of a HIM course! Oh and there will be a few get ready races thrown in there also!

Weightloss: Whatever give me some Pizza!

Ok, that's enough rambling time to get moving and have fun while kicking the crap out of some race courses!

Jo, which bike length will you be doing?  Enjoy and have fun!

Tomorrow I plan on riding 31 miles to Jen's town to run a 10K so I'll be leaving early on the bike. Today it is VERY foggy out and they are predicting the same weather tomorrow.  3 weeks ago I set a 10K PR but had only ridden 15 miles prior to the race.  Will it happen again?????

Also next week I will be out of town working so for the new folks, tell them I said "hi".

Good luck to everyone racing or training hard this weekend and next week.

You know it Vero!!  Post your bio when you have the chance.

I would highly suggest you jump into some group riding.  You can learn a lot from cyclists, form some new friendships and the time will blow by while you're on the bike.  I would much rather ride in a group than ride solo but spending some time solo on the bike is also pretty important while getting ready for long course racing.

My suggestions for your first group ride would be to provide an estimated pace that you can ride to the event organizers or some of the other riders and find some people close to your pace.  But the reality of group riding is that you WILL be able to ride a little faster within the protection of the group than you can solo.  More than speed what you should see is that your effort will be much lower at the same speeds than if you were riding alone.  Just make sure you are riding in the slipstream (drafting) of the riders in front of you.

You'll have a great time!

My plan for riding this year will be similar to last year's with one exception.  Last year I rode either, by myself or with the team that I am on this year.  This season my plan is to ride with my team when I can, which will be more times than not when they begin the group rides, but when the local cycling club is meeting less than a mile from my house I'll plan to ride with them.  (The team I am on is opening a new cycling store and all of the normal ride organizers are busy trying to get the doors opened.)

You should have the formatting tools above the window where you write your test.  You can change all kinds of things from this location.  you can put the sarc font and italics, place charts, undo and redo, change the font color and size and on and on.............

See you tomorrow.  Are you doing the sprint or oly?

OK, I'm an IDIOT!    I just checked my settings and changed the "do you want to add rich editor to your blogs and forums" from "no" to "yes".   Now I'm HAPPY and can look COOL like the rest of you!    Thank you, Dirk!

Yay! Glad we are out of limbo.

I'm officially doing Tough Mudder Jacksonville tomorrow. This time I have trained for it; over the past month I have shifted my workout to focus more on strength training with just one swim per week, a few runs, and two bike sessions.

During this time I have packed on 5lbs, which is a lot when you have a 5' 1/2" stature. When I pulled my jeans on this morning I could feel it too. I feel like I have done the right training leading up to this TM, but I do not like feeling those extra pounds, I'm sure some of those pounds are fat.

Vero welcome back man we missed having you around here.

Karl, Jen, Brenda and Dirk good luck racing this weekend, race hard and be safe and do the Junkies proud. If I've missed anyone else I apologize.

JoAnne good luck and have fun on the group ride this weekend. I agree with Dirk it's a lot more fun when you have some company on your rides. It also helps to ride with people who are stronger with than you. I find it motivates me to try and keep up and I know it's going to make me better in the long run.

For me this weekend I am hoping to hook up with one of the guys I swim with out at the lake to do a long ride with him. He is very good on the bike so just trying to keep up with him will give me a great workout plus we'll be hitting the hills and I need to ride as many of those I can from here on out. Probably follow that up with an 8 to 10 mile run on Sunday assuming the legs will cooperate with me after the long ride.

Im intrested if there is still room.

Name: Derek

Story: Last June I decided that I needed to make a change in the way I lived my life.  I was 245 lbs.  I had taken up running a few years earlier however I consistantly hit road blocks with injuries to my knees.  Last June I bought a road bike off a friend for $40, a 1990 Specialized Sirus.  I decided that biking would be easier on my knees then running 5-6 times a week.  I had no idea how to train for races and ran 5-6 times a week at race pace.  When I decided that I would do a tri, I began searching the internet and found this site.  It opened up a whole new world of training ideas.  8 weeks later I had lost 20 pounds and complete my first sprint in 1:27:50.  8 weeks earlier I couldn't swim a lap without gasping for breath.

Fast forward 10 months.  Ive lost 40lbs without changing my diet.  Ive gone from a 2:30/100m avg. swimmer, to a 1:45/100m avg. swimmer.  I PR my last 10k of the season in October by over 3 minutes, at 47:26, and I just purchased a new P2. 

FAMILY:  Happily married for 2 years, and the proud father of the baby girl born August 8th.  Shes part of the reason for the change in life style.

THIS YEAR'S RACES: I have my first HM this Sunday. Ive got a sprint lined up in two weeks, and another two weeks after that.  I know alot of racing.  But Im using them as a learing experience more than anything.  Im planning on a Oly in Mid August and another in Mid Sept.

WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD MENTEE:  I have a drive to compete.  I can't exercise for exercise sake.  I need something to drive me forward.  In my early days I played a high level of ice hockey, after I was done with the competition I had nothing to work toward.  Racing has given me a drive to constantly better myself.

Cheers,

heres to the upcoming season, Derek

Hahahahahahahaha 

Hi Derek and Vero!!!!

During naptime, I'll get my bio up!  I will......I will!!!!!