SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 218)

dalessit - 2009-08-14 7:17 PM

that was painful... Cruddy lunch at the park + my quickly thrown together rice/pork/garlic/onion/egg/carrot dinner = stomach pains while running.

upside is I did get to use my head light, all those people going to parties and bars that I ran by must have thought I was pretty cool...

DougRob - 2009-08-15 11:08 AM I'm back from the Mayo Lake triathlon. despite initial low registration the $20 entry fee attracted a lot of people and there were at least 320.  That was a tough run course!! 95% of road, through trees and woods with lots of hills and tree ROOTS! Fought not to turn an ankle on a tree root on a steep decent. The weather was HUMID. The water felt like 85 degrees. The swim went great and I swam 200 yds or so to warm up. Nice and smooth and caught the back end of wave in front of mine which left 3 minutes ahead. The bike was fun, really enjoyed it. It fell apart on the run. About 200 yds. into it I had the start of a cramp in my right calf. I had to walk run the entire course to keep it from cramping. Needless to say got passed a lot during the run. But I kept thinking that it was just a glorified training brick. Helped me a lot mentally.  The posted results had me at 85th and at best 9th in my age group. I will post a RR when the official times are up.

Hope the other racers had a good time. I am off the shower.

Doug

swbkrun - 2009-08-15 12:37 AM

Tony- Maybe I missed it, but what headlamp did you end up getting?  Did you like it?  Kind of fun running w/ a headlamp! 

SSMinnow - 2009-08-16 3:58 PM WOW, I cannot believe how quiet it is in the forum today....

I have a question for those who use the profile design drink bottle.  I bought the bracket/halter thinking it would do a better job than the rubber bands, but it seems kind of lame.  Does a bunch of velcro really hold it in place?  It's bad enough I have to tape the top to avoid sloshing.....

First day, I skipped a workout.  The thought of going to the pool was so unappealling, I am paying bills and cleaning instead.   I mistakenly joined the new Gold's and hate the atmosphere and the narrow lanes in the pool.  Going back to my old gym once it reopens.  The good news is I have NO pool workouts this week at all.  Everything is in the OW!!

How did our racers do?

Jeepguy2358 - 2009-08-16 3:09 PM

Suzy, about the aerobottle - The velcro actually does work.  I have not had any trouble with it.  Also, regarding taping the top - I never had to do that.  I use both the yellow sponge and the little black thing and have never had any issues.  When I first got it, I tried using them both individually and neither work, but using them together works great.

fattyfatfat - 2009-08-16 6:30 PM I had great weekend.  First training day with my coach Saturday went awesome.  Lots of time in the water this weekend, both pool and lake.  My arms are sore where they haven't been before. 

I didn't think about the cumulative sit-ups from the week until I was crying about doing them on Friday.  328 for the week.  wtf is that!  ha.. that's more than I've ever done.  I know its not much for most of you but it is for me.

I'm anxiously waiting on my schedule for this week.  Any of you guys use Training Peaks?

roni_runnw - 2009-08-16 5:24 PM Hi MG! It's been a busy weekend and I haven't had time to read any posts. So, I hope everyone's races went well and I'll try to catch up ASAP. My sprint was fun today. I finished in 1:37:00... a new PR by 1:57! I had a great swim... 15:49 for 880 yds. The bike was OK, but I still have a lot of work to do on those hills... 48:24 including transitions. And, the run was pretty crappy... 32:47. The BBQ, beer, and seeing all my Montana tri friends was a blast! Oh, did I mention it was only 50 degrees and overcast. At least it waited until the BBQ to start raining. It was quite an adjustment from the 100 degree temps we've been having in South Central Washington.

About my run today... I have yet to have a good run off the bike. Anyone have any suggestions for getting better at this? Should I just do more bricks? Any other training suggestions? I know hammering and pushing too hard on the bike can cause problems on the run, but I don't think this is the issue for me. I just don't seem to run well off the bike, no matter how easy I go on the bike, even in training.

swbkrun - 2009-08-16 9:19 PM Report from Lake Steven's 70.3.... Ryan comes in--- 4:58!!
40.04 swim
2.36.34 bike (2nd in Ag out of 111)- Hard bike course!
1:38:13

For a 7th overall finish in AG!!  He is such a stud!!!

JHagerman - 2009-08-16 8:49 PM

Sub 5 HIM - crazy!  Way to be!

tahrens - 2009-08-14 8:57 AM My next race is the SAVAGEMAN Olympic in September. The race organizers just sent out an email with a detailed breakdown of the race course.  Doesn't this sound just peachy?  Major uuggghhhh!!!

Average water temperatures:  66 degrees
Average air temperatures in the am: below 50 degrees
Average cyclists should have a 27 tooth cog, and weaker cyclists should have a triple front chainring or compact cranks.

Name	Location	"Savage" Category	Length	Avg Grade	Max Grade
Toothpick	0.5 mi	4th Savagery	0.25 mi	9%	16%
Frank Brenneman Rd	8.6 mi	1st Savagery	0.7 mi	10%	23%

swbkrun - 2009-08-14 1:07 PM

Yeah, but how many toenails are bruised Tracy?  Toe count for me.... 3 bruised nailed and 1 currently growing back!  Gosh I love running trails! !