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fattyfatfat - 2010-03-27 6:41 PM CONGRATS SAM!!!  Awesome way to start to the season.  Tony filled me in a little on his day.  Running down 13 year olds.  LOL!!!

If you talk to Linda she'll send you you're Lone Star swim time.  She's got me at 28:34. 

sdalessio - 2010-03-27 8:09 PM Tony and I are finally back home after our 7 hrs. of driving today to make it down and back for our 1 hr. race.  LOL

Anyway - I had good race.  Swim ok (still needs lots of work) - bike awesome - run good.  I finished 3rd in my AG so all in all a great way to start the race season.

I'll get the race report up as soon as the race posts splits.  Now I'm off to pack up for a long ride tomorrow.  At least mine is only 2 hrs. Tony has a 3 1/2 ride / 20 min run brick. 

kt65 - 2010-03-27 4:43 PM Well, you guys sure do make me feel like a rockstar! Wow. 
Linda, I sure do wish it had been 38:xx!!!  I'm not sure what happened there other than I am still just a nervous swimmer...that was slightly discouraging to come up with a 52 minute swim, but I was happy to get it done without resorting to the backstroke or breaststroke...once again the wave behind caught up and made me freak out.  Water was 59F, so not too bad, probably should practice OWS before my first race of the season! 
The bike however was just amazing...I was literally flying along (keeping HR in zone 3 so as not to blow up on the run)--that's for you, birdy!--yeah, I was following that little discussion but didn't want to get involved   The monster hills were as advertised, but I was able to stay in the saddle and keep a straight line...lucky to live in SF where the hills are probably worse...funny no one passed me on any of those hills!  They sure did pass me on the flats, though, whirrrr, whirrr, whirrr was all I heard when those men went by me
My run was actually not bad even though it was alot slower than my standalone, but I was able to keep the effort really strong even when I started getting emotional at the turnaround point (2 lap course).  I saw Kathy hollering and she started filming me...I started to think how lucky I am that we are both healthy and I was thinking of Cora...and how much fun she had when she would do races...she was a solid BOP'er who always matched her outfits...it made me determined to keep the effort strong...and I thought of John at mile 11 as usual...I thought of all of you guys probably tracking me and figured I scared the bejesus out of you with a 52 min swim and a 6 min transition...what's up with that!!!  I was emotional in transition and couldn't freaking think straight...well, T2 was slow because I had an Austin Powers just unfrozen sort of potty visit...NO, I could not pee on the bike as usual...I guess I'll have to get some pointers from Tracy and Kyla

I'm exhausted, mentally and physically and got 3 hours of sleep last night and the same the night before that...so it's off for some delicious and hopefully bad for me food and drink and I pray that I can sleep a straight 8 hours!
Thanks to ALL of you for your inspires and support, my goodness, I am just so floored...I definitely felt the love

Kim

sdalessio - 2010-03-27 7:09 PMTony and I are finally back home after our 7 hrs. of driving today to make it down and back for our 1 hr. race.  LOL

Anyway - I had good race.  Swim ok (still needs lots of work) - bike awesome - run good.  I finished 3rd in my AG so all in all a great way to start the race season.

I'll get the race report up as soon as the race posts splits.  Now I'm off to pack up for a long ride tomorrow.  At least mine is only 2 hrs. Tony has a 3 1/2 ride / 20 min run brick. [/QUOTE



1st podium of the year!! Nice work. You're going to roast that boy in a few weeks. I'm going to sit back and watch the show!

Edited by TrevorC 2010-03-27 9:24 PM

sdalessio - 2010-03-28 6:09 AM

I just posted my race report. 

I'm so excited - the splits were posted this morning.  Over 19mph on the bike and 7:55 run pace w/ a new 5K PR even over my stand alone 5k best.  I finally broke the 25 min. mark.  Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sdalessio - 2010-03-28 9:09 AM I just posted my race report. 

I'm so excited - the splits were posted this morning.  Over 19mph on the bike and 7:55 run pace w/ a new 5K PR even over my stand alone 5k best.  I finally broke the 25 min. mark.  Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gdctex - 2010-03-28 2:00 PM Hi everyone,

I just completed a short 'clinic' for an upcoming tri that included an OWS using my new wet suit.  I was pleased that the suit seems to fit well such that I could not even tell I was wearing it.....other than I was more buoyant and it was keeping me warm in the 64 degree waters.

I do have a couple of random questions from this morning that I could use some advice.  

1.  My feet and toes were cold and numb as I started into the run portion of the clinic (no bike this morning, just the swim and run).  It was almost 2 miles before I got full feeling in both feet.  Any suggestions on how to warm up the feet after the swim.  I suspect it would have been even colder had I been on the bike.  Maybe I am being wimpy here because it was not that cold....but it was a strange sensation running on cold numb feet this morning.

2.  In the upcoming tri, the bike route starts out with a steep bridge that peaks in the middle.  The route takes us up then down, loop around underneath then back up and down the same bridge in the opposite lane.  It looks a bit daunting given 99.99% of the rides I have done so far have been of coastal flat plains.  Anyone have tips/suggestions are how to gear/pedal on a steep incline like that?  Its not like I have any options close by to test out and practice but I could use any suggestions are how to approach these climbs.  

Thanks!

gdctex - 2010-03-28 2:00 PM Hi everyone,

I just completed a short 'clinic' for an upcoming tri that included an OWS using my new wet suit.  I was pleased that the suit seems to fit well such that I could not even tell I was wearing it.....other than I was more buoyant and it was keeping me warm in the 64 degree waters.

I do have a couple of random questions from this morning that I could use some advice.  

1.  My feet and toes were cold and numb as I started into the run portion of the clinic (no bike this morning, just the swim and run).  It was almost 2 miles before I got full feeling in both feet.  Any suggestions on how to warm up the feet after the swim.  I suspect it would have been even colder had I been on the bike.  Maybe I am being wimpy here because it was not that cold....but it was a strange sensation running on cold numb feet this morning.

2.  In the upcoming tri, the bike route starts out with a steep bridge that peaks in the middle.  The route takes us up then down, loop around underneath then back up and down the same bridge in the opposite lane.  It looks a bit daunting given 99.99% of the rides I have done so far have been of coastal flat plains.  Anyone have tips/suggestions are how to gear/pedal on a steep incline like that?  Its not like I have any options close by to test out and practice but I could use any suggestions are how to approach these climbs.  

Thanks!

fattyfatfat - 2010-03-28 3:04 PM

glad it went well glen!

for number 1 don't worry about it.  bring an extra pair of clean socks and you can get the feet warm when the race is over! but i do suspect even with two weeks to go it'll be significantly warmer than it was this morning.   i rode bluebonnet and when i got out of the truck i was amazed how low the temp was.  the 25 + wind didn't help any either. 

as for #2, very good question btw,  make sure your bike is in the correct gear to approach that thing when you rack the bike in the morning.  small ring up front and one of the easier gears out back.  don't worry about the bridge itself.  first off you can't change the course.  second you are going to be so ramped up coming out of T1 you'll be over that thing before you know it.  my fat a$$ climbed that thing before... it can't be THAT hard!  and this is all just good practice for you for buffalo springs in june.  you wanna see a hill or canyon or whatever its called pretty much starting at the mount line. 

SSMinnow - 2010-03-28 3:11 PM Glen

A similar thing happened to me when doing the Green Bay Oly last year.  It was 38F, drizzling and the water temps was in the low 50s...I was a popsicle coming out of the water.  The bike was 32m long and my feet were frozen the whole time and thawed at the 4m mark of the run.  I agree with John on the socks, but also think that toe caps for your bike shoes might be a good idea.  I didn't have them and it was an error.  If you are really worried you could consider neoprene booties...I have them for our lake house but haven't raced with them.  They will cost you time in T1, but probably not much to worry about.

fattyfatfat - 2010-03-28 3:25 PM

glen these are a good thing to have anyways.  but if you don't want to buy them now as it will be 105 degree's here by april 23, i can get you mine before the race if you want to borrow them.

gdctex - 2010-03-28 1:00 PM Hi everyone,

I just completed a short 'clinic' for an upcoming tri that included an OWS using my new wet suit.  I was pleased that the suit seems to fit well such that I could not even tell I was wearing it.....other than I was more buoyant and it was keeping me warm in the 64 degree waters.

I do have a couple of random questions from this morning that I could use some advice.  

1.  My feet and toes were cold and numb as I started into the run portion of the clinic (no bike this morning, just the swim and run).  It was almost 2 miles before I got full feeling in both feet.  Any suggestions on how to warm up the feet after the swim.  I suspect it would have been even colder had I been on the bike.  Maybe I am being wimpy here because it was not that cold....but it was a strange sensation running on cold numb feet this morning.

2.  In the upcoming tri, the bike route starts out with a steep bridge that peaks in the middle.  The route takes us up then down, loop around underneath then back up and down the same bridge in the opposite lane.  It looks a bit daunting given 99.99% of the rides I have done so far have been of coastal flat plains.  Anyone have tips/suggestions are how to gear/pedal on a steep incline like that?  Its not like I have any options close by to test out and practice but I could use any suggestions are how to approach these climbs.  

Thanks!

gdctex - 2010-03-28 8:04 PM I KNEW someone from up north was going to tell me that......hey, its all relative....

Anyway, Kyla, you mentioned it felt like a pebble in your shoes.  That is exactly how it felt as the feeling was coming back...and I almost stop to check but convinced myself that was not likely. 

Thanks for the ideas regarding the toe caps and booties.  I think I will invest in them as it would be a good long term item to have when needed.    I had thought about hot packs I have seen that you can put in your gloves or something like that....but it still 2 weeks away....like John says, it could be 100 degrees here by then.....

John, I guess it is a good thing it is at the beginning of the route when I am fresh.  After the bridge, it is straight as an arrow and flatter than flat the rest of the way.....seriously, no turns (except at the turnaround), or curves or even a dip in the roadway.....it will be a fast run for the speed demons....which I am not, yet.  But if it is windy like it was today, one way will be easy street and the other way will be h*ll.....

TrevorC - 2010-03-28 6:07 PM

HTFU!!! You are in Texas!!!  or borrow John little-boy booties...