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craptacular, I made an appointment at a new Eye Dr. And didn't write down the name so I have no idea which one it was at.

So now I am going to be an idiot and call around asking them if I have a 2:15 appointment today...

Going by placing for each discipline.  No matter how much I would save my legs on the bike by going slower I just don't have that short distance speed yet.  Getting there but does seem to take time like everything else.

Based on my previous run times I am freakin Usain Bolt, first race I did was 8k in March 2008, I was flying to get a 9:59 pace.  Now I am 3 minutes/mile faster.

Oh and looked through the call log on my phone here at work to figure out which place  have to go, crisis averted...

Great question and one that I have put a lot of thought and math into the last couple of weeks.  I think the answer will vary by person and their S/B/R strengths.  Example, if you swim or ride slower than me, you will have to run faster to catch me after T2.    RANT ON +++   (Which really pisses me off.....that is why running is such a focus right now!) +++ RANT OFF   

I base my running goals purely on my AG and I am an average runner now based on my recent results (36/70 in my run last race, 17/30 in the run in the race before that,  can't really be any closer to the middle than that!).  That being said, with my swimming and biking ability, I figure that I need to improve my running in my Oly 10K to around 7:15 to 7:30 mi/miles to podium around here  in AG M40-44.  I ran 8:08 min/miles during my 10K during the last race so I have some time to take off!   

Those numbers will then be used to create other distance paces for sprints, halfs, mary's etc.

Dino 

And was it a 415 area code???

yeah well i still got you on the 10k and 13.1.  sucka! don't come at me with the challenging elevation profiles of houston racing either.

dude you hit the gas sometime around last fall.  a few of us have noticed. very cool to watch.  now, about that canadian....

and suzy thats tony.  ha!

edit.. HA.  kim i forgot to add something about you. was going back to do it.  you're fast, not slow.     now go water your lawn.

Edited by fattyfatfat 2010-07-07 12:02 PM

HAHA if you were on the right side of the world I would definitely go to Dr. Tom.

Ask Sam, I hit the gas early and often...

My 1/2 this weekend...I finished 236/646...206th on swim, 137th swim, 387th run
therefore I know that I am a slow runner - as least relative to my other disciplines.
I look at Dino, and 'woe is me. I'm such a turtle when I run'. I would love his run speed.
But relative to say Ryan, Dino is a turtle. To me, Dino is the hare.

Hey speaking of you Kim...Girl from my office is getting hitched this weekend, and heading down to San Fran next week. I MADE her buy tickets to the Mets game on thursday night.

I would love to get a 10 min mile for more then 1 mile, I am still in the 11 min/mile range. My goal over the next year is to get in the 7-8 min range and work from there.

julia do you think winning your a/g at mountain madness last week by almost 10:30 is considered fast?  and did all those locals you crush get upset.  you know, coming from indiana on up to 6700' in steamboat to lay it down.     ha.  nice job. 

I would say this is pretty close to how I rate as well.  I tend to base off the place in AG.  I totally agree, running is where to take off some time, probably my weakest area of the three, relatively speaking.

Yeah, that was pretty fun . And yet, my dad, a former HS track star, describes what I do as "jogging"! It's all relative.
 

Just as long as she's cheering for the orange and black! 

To chime in on the "fast" discussion, I pretty much try to only concern myself with my own progress.  This year was my first year of being a coached athlete, and I have learned that it is self defeating for me to look at someone else's times, when I can only control my effort and speed by following the plan.  You never know who will show up on race day.

This can work both ways, in that maybe you place really high in your AG but you know you could have gone harder.  Or worse, you gave it 120% and you finished way down the ladder cuz some super fasties (like Julia) showed up.   I just think it's not good mentally to judge myself based on AG ranking. 

That's what works for me.  I do, however, use my competitors as motivation to train harder even when all I want to do is hit the snooze and hide under the covers!  I know that they are out there running in the rain, or heading out for a 4 hour ride in the hot sun, or getting up for Master's swimming at 5:00AM, and I don't want to be left in the dust on race day!!!

Everyone have a great day!!!

Goals that I hit so far:  Complete a sprint triathlon! LOL!
Getting faster/better on the run, I still have ways to go, but I have improved tremendously since I first started running.

Goals that's left: Improve overall speed on the bike, love the hills. Swim - I'm satisfied with my swim so far, so I'm not crazy on pushing it hard.  I would LOVE to be able to avg 15-16mph on the bike. 

The highlights of my day so far......Paul kayaked so I was able to swim 1.6 miles, my longest continious swim of the season, and the second highlight I grabbed a fish in the process...scared the absolute crap out of me and probably him too.  Off for a massage!!!! The vacation continues....

Just got my new shoes in the mail.

My first try at minimalist running shoes.  These things are super light.

BTW that is a painting kids made for us to welcome us back home after LS.



Oh and Kim, the Dr. didn't scold me for wearing 6 month old contacts.. (that are monthly change ones) but he did know they were pretty old.

Edited by dalessit 2010-07-07 3:45 PM

Looks like the background of a slasher flick

anybody want to sign up for the Calgary 70.3 August 1?

I'm really seriously thinking of doing it. Its a tougher race than the 1/2 i just did. Don't want it to be a let down race though.
Really i want to race it, 'cause I want to ge the bike jersey, but i can't buy a jerswey unless i compete in the race.
And next year, it will be to close to Canada, so I can't do it next year. I think I have to do it this year.
$300 late registration though. ouch

Edited by TrevorC 2010-07-07 4:06 PM

I felt the same way about the Ironman Racine 70.3 and even took some grief from Suzy for not signing up.  Fortunately, previous family commitments made up my mind for me and took away the question.....so, no race for me next weekend.  

My vote in your situation is....if it fits in your life schedule, you were meant to race it.  And remember, bike jerseys are like bikes, the proper number to own is n + 1, with n = the number you currently own!   

Dino 

Do you really want to play the "what if, should have, could have, but this, maybe that" game!!!!  Sounds like you need to decide to either be a man or a mouse!

the front page of the site says enter code IMPACT2010 for 25 buck off.  says for first 200 but also says limited space left.  so maybe it'll work.

do it.  is michelle gonna be around that weekend?  maybe i'll come "spectate".