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I got to the Unite Half Marathon @ Rutgers an hour early this morning and was ready to go.  Then the announcer says that the race is going to be turned into a 10 miler because of flooding.  A couple of the parks that the race goes through were under water.  I was really bummed and considered leaving but didn't.  I'm glad I stayed.  Knowing it was a bit shorter allowed me to go a bit harder.  I finished in 1:18 with an average pace of 8:15 min/mile.  My fastest pace ever.  My watch read 9.5 miles so this wasn't even a full 10 miles.  Regardless, it was fun and the weather was perfect. 

When the wind picked up it was mainly at our backs which was great.  For miles 7 & 8 I came in @ under 8 minutes a mile so I was pleased with that but paid for it for the last half mile.   I may have done better if I didn't go through a grueling 3 hour CT ride with my coach yesterday. 

They still haven't published the official times and age group stats.  Looking forward to seeing those. Back in the pool tomorrow morning.

Congratulations...you've done one more event then I have!!!

Great....then do we we need to pick a song for our entrance????   (Son watchs WWF)

Congratulations!  I would be delighted with a sub 10 min pace! My mile pace is around 10 1/2 mins\mile, about a min faster than my first half marathon about a year ago....

A great read.  Very funny

http://iamtri.com/group/ironmanlakeplacid2011/forum/topic/show?id=1984656%3ATopic%3A452124&xg_source=msg

Note: one should not start reading this race report in the middle of a conference call without being on "mute". Check twice!

I did not.

My all-time favorite

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=689

I'm trying to make a better effort to post my weekly status.   My management has dedcided I should be able to work on two major projects at the same time!!!  I missed a swimming session and biking was lite this past week.

Swimming              2750yds    1h43mins

Biking(spinning)     16.26 mi    43 mins  

Running                   7.35 mi    1h41mins

Basketball                           1.5h

Strength                               1h

I've been a little quiet on here- first race of the year this past Sunday.  What I learned:

-I kinda know how to swim

-I don't know how to ride a bike in 20+ mph winds

-My PF foot hurts after a race!

I did a race report if you'd like to get a laugh!  ->

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=249000

Congrats on your finish!! Thanks for sharing the race report.  Sorry about your foot, that's great determination to still do the event even though you had to walk the entire run course.  Great job, keep on tri'ing!

Congrats on your first race of the year, Rob! Hope your foot heels soon.

Here's my summary of the past week.

I started working with a tri coach and it has been really great. I love having somebody else build my training plan and I love having the confidence that if I just follow the plan I should do well in my races. Hopefully Apart from a technical issue that left me bicycle-less 4 miles into my ride on Sunday, I have been able to stick with the plan.

As for the rest of the week, I am leaving for a quick trip to Disney World tomorrow and for the first time in my life I have training gear and clothes on my packing list. I'm bringing pretty much everything except for the bicycle and the trainer    I am not sure how it is going to work out, since I am not used to getting up before 9AM when on vacation. Could somebody please call me at 7AM on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday? I tend to ignore the alarm clock

Could somebody please call me at 7AM on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday? I tend to ignore the alarm clock

Be careful what you ask for .   Enjoy the trip and have fun running with Goofy and swimming with Minnie

stevepiv - 2011-04-19 1:52 PM

Could somebody please call me at 7AM on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday? I tend to ignore the alarm clock

Be careful what you ask for .   Enjoy the trip and have fun running with Goofy and swimming with Minnie

Thank you! I cannot believe I am joining the ranks of crazy people who train on vacation

Congratulations on your first race! Looks like you did awesome... 21 mph average= a very strong bike rider!

Looks to me like you had a great race! I understand the PF, that can be a tough one. I am going through some achilles tendinitis right now and running with foot issues is terrible. As for racing, our first tri here was similar to yours and I wore a warming cream on my arms and legs instead of tights/ warmers and in 40 degree weather I did fine with no jacket or long sleeves. It is called DZ nuts and was made for cold weather riding. That may help you on the cold ones. 

Margarita, thanks for the great read. Funny, inspiring and motivational. 

I don't know about the rest of you but I have been in search of the perfect goggles since I started this sport.  Must be the weird shape of my big head but I just cant find the perfect pair.  Well my 10th purchase has come the closest....

http://www.trisports.com/blueseventy-vision.html

I love these!  By about the 30 minute mark a small amount of water does sneak in, but never enough so I have to stop and dry them out.  Great slightly over sized lenses with perfect peripheral vision which will come in handy for spotting in races. Just finished my largest volume swim week ever @ just under 10,000 yards with these bad boys.  Did I mention I love them? lol.

Also, I finally got my new TT bike off the trainer and on the road this week.  OMG is all I can say.  It took a good 5 to 7 miles to get comfortable out there.  Amazing how much less control you have in Aerobars but the speed is awesome.  This was my "easy spin" of the week and I averaged the same MPH as I have in the past on my road bike while trying hard.

Good training week.  13 weeks of training left before the Ironman.  Getting pretty psyched!

This week's #'

I am back from my trip. Overall, not an impressive week, but I am happy with it since I was able to have three good training sessions while on vacation and this is a first for me. Turned out Epcot and Hollywood Studios were both a seven-minute run away from the resort I was staying at. Now, where do I record all the hours spent walking around parks and standing in various lines?

Here are my numbers for the week. Official training plan starts next week!

Swim: 4429 yd 1 hr 37 min

Bike: 31 mi 1 h 43 min

Run: 5.58 miles 1 h 09 min

Congrats!

I did not make it.

Marathon registration status: Not accepted.

My legs are happy.