Baowolf's Beginner Banquet -Sorry all tables are full no room.. (Page 20)

Woohooo!!! Way to go Dennis!  Very nice race, and sounds like you had a great time doing it too

Steve, 100 miles on the trainer, eeek!  Glad it went well and you stayed mostly dry.

Got an e-mail from the race director re: my last race.  Said the swim course was significantly longer than advertised.  No wonder the shore seemed to keep moving away from me.  Anyway, 26 miles on the bike + 3 mile run today with a good friend.  Had to store up some calories for anniversary dinner out.....23 years for me and the hubby

There is a 10 mile race I do where 30 of the ladies run at a sub 6:00 mpm pace.  Then there is the Boston marathon where the ladies were running at a 5:00 mpm pace.... I really would not try to make a point of trying to stay ahead of the ladies 8). 

26 mile bike 3 mile brick, very nice... you are moving right up in endurance 8). 

Reading along and sending well wishes to everyone racing this weekend.

Dennis--nice job on the tri!

So I think I caught a cold from my oldest.  She ended up with an ear infection and I took her the doctor on Wednesday for that.  Meanwhile, I feel like crap:  congestion, sore throat, low-grade fever on and off.  Bleh.  That's been true yesterday and today.  I was planning to bike and swim today, but instead ended up pulling my youngest in the trailer for 9 miles and calling it good.  I'm really hopeful that I feel better for tomorrow's long run.  If I don't, I think 12 is going to be out of the question.  My husband thinks it's the same thing he had and he's better now so I'm crossing my fingers.

Disclaimer: The following reply is not necessarily PC

My friend, I think the non-pc but guy-speak way of saying that is, "You got chicked at a 5k".  Happens to me everyday.  All I can say is enjoy the view.

My previous post reminded me of something I saw yesterday.

About 5 miles into the bike ride, I come upon this girl that is a little larger than some of the other competitors.  I then realize something odd about her.  She's wearing a thong under her compression shorts.  How could I tell she had a thong underneath.  Because her compression shorts and top were practically see-through.  A woman had passed her before me and as I approached the woman I asked her, "Did you just see that."  She just replied with, "Oh My God!  What was she thinking?".

Wow, this thread had been busy. I'm pretty sure I'm one of those lost sheep that Steve mentioned a while ago.. However, I finally graduated college this Friday, so time is finally freeing up. I did try to start bumping up my training, but finals week kinda made sure that it wasn't gonna be easy. I did manage to get about 3500 yards of swimming, 75 miles of biking, and about 2 hours of running in, but i should be able to actually get my volumes up now. And graduation led to some much requested gifts, so now I'm finally moving to clipless pedals having gotten shoes and pedals, as well as a heartrate and gps watch. Hopefully I'll manage to stay a little more involved on this thread now.

Steve

Hrm... had worked up to a jog walk for today... somehow the bottom of my right shoe laces had gotten a touch tight despite the top being loose.. thus reagrivating the right top of the foot thing.  So Ice it is.  Not sure if I will be able to get in my bike this afternoon 8(.  At least next week is a recovery week.  Would really like to have my body hold together so I can up my training for a final IM build.  Oh well, this too shall pass.  Ice, more walk less jog, fewer miles in a recovery week skip a shorter run or two and see how it feels next week. 

Grats on graduation.  I have a daughter in college who has decided to change her major from 1) stable manager (yes going to college to get horseback riding lessons and no I never did buy her that pony for her 12th birthday) to 2) art.  I'm all art... what on earth are you going to do with an AA degree in art?  I guess she can major in whatever she wants if she does not want financial support from home. 

Alright rant off, who had 1) dry weather, 2) a race or 3) went farther or faster than last week at anything?

Oh footlocker (online) has Asic GT 2150 running shoes (one of the most popular shoe styles for stability) on sale for like $47.  This is last years model, but this is half price.  So if anyone is in the market, I picked up 2 pair.  Also the Michelin Race Pro 3's are on sale at close to half price at several stores. 

Typically I try to buy stuff around newyears, buying last years models at close to half off.  This year I only bought 2 pair when I should have bought 4 pair... oh well got lucky mid year. 

LIKE ^^^!!!

Hmmmm....I think we are missing a couple of check-ins from our weekend racers.  Soooo....how did it go?

Samantha, congrats on a great workout!  Are you feeling more balanced in the water?  Have the TI videos helped?  Nice run too

Lisa, hope you feel better soon!  I don't envy you parents of young kiddos in terms of the germs factor...it's just bound to happen.  Hopefully you will recover as quickly as your hubby.

T-roy and Dennis, you guys are making me want to run faster (evil grin!).  My supersecret goal at an upcoming 10K in June is to beat the guys from my church who talked me into running it. 

Steve aka Jacedude, good to see you.  Nice score on the graduation gifts!

Steve, I acutally think it's nice that your daughter is pursuing her dreams. Of course, I'm not the one paying for it!

Last week was my biggest volume week ever, yay!!!  Hoping to continue to push this week until I head out on vacation, and then will be a cutback week of swimming and running at the beach .  It's been mostly dry here....if you call 90%+ humidity dry.  Oh, and I had a triathlete realization moment yesterday.  As I was putting on pantyhose I thought "gee....these sure are easier to get on than a wetsuit".

Did a 1.5k swim, 40k bike and 10k run brick this morning.  This wasn't my planned training plan, it was the result of me getting crazy yesterday and singing up for today's Olympic distance tri.  The swim was the only thing that I was worried about.  I just relaxed and took it easy for it and it was over before it started.

Since I signed up at the last minute, I had to start at the very end.  1075 out of around 1088.  It took over an hour to get to my number since it was a time trial start.  The weather was thunder storms and there's nothing like seeing lightning the entire time you're in the water.

The bike was most excellent.  I had an avg of over 17mph, I have never even trained at over 15.9 avg.  It rained the entire time also but no lightning.  Flat would be the perfect description for the course which was mostly the same as yesterdays, just longer.

My run/walk(4:00/1:00) strategy worked well for the first 5 miles of the run.  I didn't adhere to the intervals exactly based on location of aid stations, but I just made sure I walked often like I do on my training long runs.  The last 1.3 miles I just ran.  I knew I had enough energy in the tank to get me to the finish line, but not much extra.

I did the math yesterday and knew I would probably finish around 3:45-4:00.  I knew 3:30 was possible if everything went right.  After I finished and checked the results, I was amazed to have finished in 3:11:22.  Not an impressive speed for most, I was 47 out of 52 for my AG, but considering the limited training I have under my belt, I'm happy.

This was the confidence booster I need for my HIM in 4 months.  If 2 months of training can get me this far, 4 more ought to make the HIM doable.  I am also happy to report no pain from the race.  A little bit of soreness in my right hip this afternoon that I've experienced before, but that's it.  I have a vacation planned for next week so I will probably not get much training in, but rest and recovery is training also.  Right?

I did one thing that was sad today.  I was coming up to the last corner before the end of the bike.  Being wet and was riding upright for control.  I notice the photographer aiming at me in the distance.  I yell, "Hold on", drop down in aeros and smile.  All 10 bystanders laughed and shoted, "Looking fast" as I went by.

Anyway, here is a link to my race report. Where is everybody else's race reports?  I don't think I was the only one racing this weekend.

Oh and Steve, thanks for all the tips regarding nutrition.  Since I'm not experienced with gels I avoided them.  I did try 2 new things today (yes I know better), Gatorade G1 and energy beans.  I drank the G1 before the race, drank a Gatorade on the bike, and at2 a couple of 100 cal packs of the beans during the run.  I also consumed quite a bit of Gatorade from the aid stations on the run.  I planned this last night.  Not much of a nutrition plan, but better than winging it.

Dennis, I really can't wait until I can swim like that.  I am anxious to get there.  I am training hard and reading and listening to coaching to get there. My desire is to be there soon. 

We discussed the 10 most violated USAT rules but I don't think we ever posted them. 

Hi...

Hope you all had good races.  I have enjoyed the discussions about gear, technique and improvements.  Yeah for everyone!

I have been super busy with end of Semester...still have about 300 final papers to grade...Ughhh.  Training going well.  21 days until my OLY... I am nervous.  I know I can do all the distances individually but I am worried about putting the distance  together.  Also, still trying to figure out hydration and nutrition.  Goals - Have fun, Finish under 3:50, Have a better swim than last go around!

Today...ran 6.2  (my long, easy run for the week) but I was sooooo slow.  Over 13 minute/mile...I was running the whole time just so slow....disappointed with myself.  My effort was noble but man, my heart rate kept creeping up to high 150's and then I knew I had to slow down or I wouldn't make it.  Also, I noticed as I get more tired (later in my longer workouts), my heart rate increases but I am not feeling as though I am actually working that much harder.  I wonder why that is? 

Happy Sunday night to you all!

Ken--first in your age group is pretty awesome, really!

No forward motion to report.  I woke up feeling like death with my throat hurting more than ever and my ears not exactly hurting but not exactly not.  So I skipped church in favor of going to the urgent care, where it was confirmed that I had an ear infection and strep throat.    I started abx today and expect to be feeling much better tomorrow.  For obvious reasons, I decided to skip the 12-mile run in favor of a 2-1/2 hour nap.  I'm not thrilled to have scrapped my last long run before the Bolder Boulder, but OTOH, I've generally had great luck at races where I've had a good amount of time to rest.  If I'm feeling great I might attempt to run 6 or 7 tomorrow.  Otherwise I'll either rest or attempt an easy bike ride.

Off-topic, but did I mention that we got a bike rack for the car yesterday?  We went down to the REI sale at their flagship store in Denver (it's a super-cool store) and came home with hiking shoes for my oldest, socks for my husband, goggles for me, and a Thule Helium rack.  Woot!  (Though I think it was the REI trip that did me in!  LOL)

Cheri - good going on your training!  Wow, you OLY is coming right up .  On your higher HR, was it possibly warmer outside?  That tends to shoot mine up even more than normal.

Ken - wow, 1st in AG, what exactly is not to like about that???

Lisa - SCORE on the bike rack!  Might as well get some shopping in since the crud has descended on you.  Hope the antibiotics kick the strip/ear infection to the curb soon!

Dennis - holy moly!  Back to back races AND your first OLY.  Great going, and now I see why you dediced to rest a few days prior.

Samantha - nice to hear that you are running better in addition to adding the swimming.  I think incremental improvement is what it's about for all of us.  One thing at a time, or is it three?  Great that you're doing a 10K on 6/4, that should be fun!

CK - yay, more glamping!  So is this park the same place where YOUR race will be?  60 degrees....brrrrrr!  Those Xterra wetsuits are good deals (evil grin).

Yes, we need to hear about Kenzie's race!  Sooooo.....how did it go?

Well, if you want a mud pit....I ran through one in my nice white shoes yesterday .

OK, can I get some advice??  Next race is a 10K mid June, then I'm planning to do a sprint on July 17th (500 OWS/17.6/3.1).  Same venue as last time, shorter swim (no wetsuit), longer bike, so probably a good next step.  Have to admit that Dennis had me thinking briefly about doing the OLY that day instead, but thinking I should stick with the original plan to do the sprint.  However, I am signed up for an OLY on 10/2, the name of which makes me nervous (US Open).  I know...what in the world was I thinking????!!!!  I've been assured by a couple of folks that my kind is welcome.  So my question is....should I try to find an OLY in Aug or Sep as a test run of sorts, or continue to build confidence w/ another sprint or two as I build volume over the summer?  

Kinda quiet in here....how's training going for everyone this week?  Steve, how is your foot?

I'm no expert and probably don't follow a sane program here, but looking at your logs, I'd say go for an Oly before your October one.  That's 4 months away.  You have the training to back it up already looking at your logs.  Here's how I see it.  You know you can complete an Oly.  By getting one out of the way now, it not only builds confidence, it will also give you a real life goal number to beat.  Wouldn't it be great that for your Oly in October you could walk away saying i 3 months I improved my time by 10 minutes.

Don't take my word for it though.  I'm just out here winging it trying not to injure myself. 

As far as this week's training.  Being a long weekend I'm not going to be doing a lot of training.  I am packing my running shoes and hope to get a couple of 5-6 milers in.  Maybe an OWS in the ocean (parallel and close to the shore).  No biking.  Next week starting Monday morning it's back on for 16 weeks of HIM training.