Asphalt Junkies Summer Edition - OPEN (Page 2)

1. Sunglasses - Tifosi makes some pretty decent sunglasses for $40-$120 -ish.  I have a pair of them and they work well for me.  There are various styles to chose from and you might be able to find the frame style you'e looking for fairly easily.  http://www.tifosioptics.com/
2. Are you a heavy sweater?  I will have this occur at times because sweat is running into my ear but it usually clears up once I've showered.  Also, for whatever reason the pool seems to cause my body to produce more earwax that I have to deal with.  Maybe this is something for you to look into.  This would cause your ear canals to become less opened and susceptible to becoming clogged.  I now use ear drops after getting out of the pool and I have virtually no problems (unless I forget to use the drops).
3. Heat can definitely effect each person differently.  Our biological makeup is very different from another persons.  I mean look at the two of us, I'm a very handsome individual and you, well, we'll just leave that one alone. 
   If you're a heavy sweater you may also need to consume more water/fluids than others to maintain effort than others as well.  Consider, if you're becoming dehydrated quickly your body is losing part of it's cooling mechanism and it will drive you to have to reduce your effort.  Also some sodium/electrolyte intake may also provide some benefit during these long efforts.
4. I have a pair of the Attack shorts I've been using for a few years now.  I like them quite a lot but they're reaching the end of their life.  The chamois is beginning to come unthreaded. BOOO!

Time for a 3 hour Zn-Zn2 ride!!

WHEN CAN YOU START: Now

USERNAME: BigDaddyD79

STORY: 34 Years old.  Started Tri's 2 years ago just before my daughter was born as a way to get in shape.  One race and I was hooked.  Its been a fun 2 years.  

FAMILY STATUS: Married and father of a cute 2 year old girl who keeps me moving even when Id like to be sitting.

JOB: I work for the RCMP, which is the national police force of Canada.

CURRENT TRAINING: Just over 5 weeks out from a HIM and I'm just getting started in my last build period.

THIS YEAR’S (2014) RACES: Doing 2 sprint races, one this weekend and one in two weeks. Challenge St. Andrew's 70.3 on July 6th, then most likely an Oly in August and an Oly in Sept.  Throw in the odd 10k or HM and Ive got a full schedule

LAST YEAR’S (2013) RACES:Completed 2 sprints and 2 Olympics, Half Mary

MY BIGGEST SUCCESSES: Completing the Half Marathon in May 2013 and taking 5 minutes off my time this yeat,  Id never thought id be fit enough to train and run the way I do now.

WEIGHT LOSS: Looking to drop about 8-10 pounds but I`m happy with my weight now.

WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD MENTEE: Im always looking for advice or other opinions when it comes to racing and training.

Will, I have been wearing Scattante Scythe sunglasses that I bought at a Performance Bicycles shop in Sacramento for the last 2.5 years and they have worked great for me for running and biking. There is a little bit of frame at the top center but I just don't see it. Then again I don't ride an aero position so maybe that's why. They cost around $30. I like them well enough that when I saw them on sale online for even less I grabbed another pair.

Hey gang,

I have my first Olympic distance tri ever coming up Sunday morning. It's also my first tri of the season this year. I'll be testing out my nutrition during the event as a baseline starting point for the HIM in July. I'm planning on trying to do the same paces for this event as I'll do for the HIM just to help me dial in pacing a bit. I'll also get to use my birthday present Garmin 910xt on Multisport mode

This week has brought some changes in my training plan. Monday the pool was closed so I swam Tuesday and ended up going longer than usual. Then I did my scheduled 6 mile run and then that evening was fitness testing for Kung Fu. Basically 90 minutes of pushups, v-ups, pull ups, jumping jacks, squats etc. My chest, arms, and abbs have been VERY sore since then. Last night was the skills testing. I skipped today's swim to let my core heal up after the testing this week. Before heading to the race site tomorrow evening we have Kung Fu promotions to attend. Then we'll be loading the family up with our camping gear and heading to the race site to camp.

Happy training all, and good luck to anyone else who is racing over the weekend.

Good to see you all again.     I'm in!

Hope your race goes well tomorrow, VERO.  Happy Belated Birthday - enjoy the watch and all the overload of data you'll be given.  What a busy day you have getting ready to go.   Good luck!

Hey gang,

I just finished unpacking the camping gear after the 200 mile drive home from my race. My first Olympic tri is in the books and I came in a hair under my 3 hour goal! I was wasted on the run the last two miles and my pace fell way off my plan, but I got it done.

I'll get a race report up sometime this week, but right now I need to rest.

Congrats on your first Oly.  I hope the experience was a good for the first time at this distance.

How was your nutrition?  If you were wasted on the run it sounds as if you may have been a little short on fuel.  I don't think the crash was likely to have been because of a lack of fitness.

I'll look forward to reading the RR.

Originally posted by Jo63 Thanks Tony, I will try to do a custom blend , I was just curious if you used their "generic" products. Vero congrats on getting it done! I am looking forward to reading your report. So for about a month now maybe even longer I have been having some knee pain. I have been going to the chiropractor and he suggested I go over everything my shoes my bike etc, so I did and I discovered that I miss measured my road bike's seat position (the one I ride on the trainer) I ended up moving it 2 inches forward and surprise no issues while riding and already Iam feeling relief on the knee after only 1 ride and that ride was a 3 hr one

Glad to hear you're not having knee pain any longer.  I actually need to adjust my seat forward on my road bike too.  Not because of knee pain but because I'm a little too far back.  I notice a power increase when I get a little closer to the nose of the seat.  This is likely because I'm drawn closer to the stem, opening my hip angle slightly, allowing a little more air in and getting me over the crank a little more.

Looks like everyone had a pretty solid weekend.  John congrats on your first Oly distance race, cant wait to read the race report. 

I managed to put in some serious training as a result of a few days off.  Thursday I managed 45km @ 36km/h.  The first 40k was about 1:06:20, that's the fasted 40k Ive ever done.  I followed it up with a 16k brick run.  (that's 10miles for the unmetric, lol)  Friday I rode 135km in just over 4:10.  I was pretty happy with how I felt at the end of the ride considering its the farthest Ive ever rode.  Sat was an easy day with just a 10k run.  And Sun was a Sprint Tri that I had to drive 3 hours to, do the race and drive right home.  The race was fun,  the drive, not so much.  Race report is up.  I was pretty happy with how it went and seeing over 2 minutes off my bike from last year was good to see.  Thank You Trainerroad. 

So its another few weeks of hard training then the taper starts for the HIM.  I do have another sprint on the 15th.  The course is pretty fast and if I can shave some time off from last year I have a good chance at going under 1:10.

Regarding the questions about nutrition for the Oly.  In my first race I took a gel about 15 minutes before the start and then one on the bike.  I felt I ran out of energy in the last 4k of the run.  In my next race I added an extra gel on the bike and then carried a water bottle with gatorade on the run.  It went a lot better.  That's just me, I seem to do better and process more calories then most.  Im also over 200lbs so that may have something to do with it, lol. play around with it in training and see what works best.  Its a pretty personal thing.

Keep rocking that training Junkies!