SWBKRUN MENTOR GROUP - OPEN (Page 24)

Trevor - you did Him?  Or you, *gasp* raced a half iron distance?   Can't be that, we haven't see a rr yet!!!!

No race for me today.  Storms greeted me at 4am and after looking at the radar 1:10 away, I said screw it.  

I'll just pretend I didn't read that and try to revive the thread.  

No racing here.  It does not get that hot here until August and even then it only gets up to 90 or 95.   I try to get out in the warmer part of the day because my races are far enough away that the highs end up being 90 or so.

Glad to here Zak got his place Linda, what was that RD's problem???

Great Job, Nadine!!

My rr is up......

Well done racers!!!

Here's a pic form our trip last week:

Suzy, sorry that your race didn't happen and that we didn't get to meet you.  Nadine and Linda, Way to crush the course out there.  I'm not even sure I remember how to do a transition, let alone a triathlon. 

Well, Bruce had his induction into the ultra world and made it look easy.  The race course was the most beautiful that I've experienced so far.  There were beautiful 300' bluffs, open prairies covered in wildflowers, and awesome pine and hardwood forests.  The beauty of the course made it seem less painful ;-).  There was over 2200' of elevation gain, and the ups and downs were LONG.  It makes me want to get out in the Rockies and get some more.  I races like I typically do, slow and steady for an 8'11" effort.  Bruce trotted along with me humming and singing to entertain us through the miles.  Normally, when someone makes it look that easy it annoys the hell out of me, but not this time , it must be his patience and kindness.  I haven't been writing race reports for the ultras, so if you have any specific questions, ask.

This was at the 20 mi. aid station where we had access to our drop bags.  He's really a lot happier than he looks.  LOL

I can't believe you were at the Grumpy Trolll!  If you had made it one hour later, I could have been there too!  Did you get one of there honking big baked pretzels?  The BOMB!

You two look must have grown pretty close, hugging each other all sweaty!  Devils Lake is one of my favorite spots.  The swim in the Lake is really spectacular too.

After over 8 hours on the trail together, there are things I can tell you about Bruce that I'm sure you don't want to know. Let's just say this......I'm glad he burps a lot!

Great job overcoming the swim panic to PR!!!  

Great picture Jayne, Bruce looks like a hunk and you look like a carefree cool ultra running chick with your headband! You never look sweaty and disheveled in your race photos, do you have a special lens!

I'm loving my bike riding again, it's strange but I much prefer doing Trainer Road workouts to outdoor rides; each session is a killer and I can feel the gains every time I get on the bike. I'm looking forward to doing a sprint in September and unleashing the new bike legs

Yo Peeps!  Who's gearing up to race this weekend, and what's the plan?

Let's talk about the tough workouts.  You know the ones........you dread them, avoid them, think about them anxiously when you're trying to sleep, and know they must get done.  Tell us about a recent TOUGH workout and how you motivated yourself.

No time to reply at the moment, but I changed up the font since it looked like Cyrillic on my screen!!

I am not racing.

Speaking of hard work out I am about to go do 2800 in the pool at lunch. My biggest thing is just getting dressed and started. I noticed that if I start then after the first few mins I am fine.

Congrats to all HIM and Ultra finishers last week.

No racing for me this weekend.  Back to the regularly scheduled program.  Honestly, I have a lot of workouts that I dread....especially the runs.  They're just hard.......  What I have to do is set my schedule for the week and then, like the Nike slogan, "Just Do It".  I can't let myself even think about it, or the negative slacker thoughts creep in.  I also remind myself how good it will feel when it's over :-)

Will we ever get off page #24? 

David, Love that you're enjoying the trainer workouts.  You are a rare bird!

Anybody heard anything out of Julia lately?

No racing for me. I might go and do a Parkrun 5k with Oliver - my 10 yr old. Not sure if they have this in the US but it started in the UK and spread here last year. Basically they're organized and timed 5k runs that take place every Saturday morning followed by coffee. All you have to do is register online and print out a barcode then turn up and run for free. There's one about 30 mins drive away now which runs along behind a beach to a lighthouse and back.