SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 254)

ryanp100 - 2009-09-12 1:29 PM BOOYAH! Congratulations! That's a tremendous accomplishment. Sooooo awesome! And I just got back from watching Birdy and Kim do an Olympic. They EASILY took the "family championship", since Birdy got 2nd in his AG (and a new PR too, I think), and Kim got 3rd in hers. Way to go, all you speedsters!

SSMinnow - 2009-09-12 1:24 PM I'm a half ironman!

Finished in 6:22 which was slower than I hoped for, but I'll take it.  Will give you more details later, but lets just say the swim went well (no idea on time yet),  I stuck to the bike plan, but the run was awful.  The ladylike version is gastric distress brought on by swallowing a mother load of air when I swim and the 6 10% grade hills that I walked up every time.  Ah well, all in a days work.

swbkrun - 2009-09-12 2:49 PM

Now if you would only hurry up and get over here... You can pour me a Jack n' Coke since my calves are shot!

Thanks for coming to watch today!  Always awesome to have support! Even though I didn't smile once today ! 

SSMinnow - 2009-09-12 2:24 PM I'm a half ironman!

Finished in 6:22 which was slower than I hoped for, but I'll take it.  Will give you more details later, but lets just say the swim went well (no idea on time yet),  I stuck to the bike plan, but the run was awful.  The ladylike version is gastric distress brought on by swallowing a mother load of air when I swim and the 6 10% grade hills that I walked up every time.  Ah well, all in a days work.

SSMinnow - 2009-09-12 8:33 PM

Friend Julie and me post HIM.  I think I am delerious at this point.  Ironically I got #2 AG....great to participate in small races.  Get this #3 AG cheated and came in 1 second behind me.  She shorted the course by running the second loop on part of the Oly course.  Sad, right? 

GOOD LUCK ROB!! KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK!

roni_runnw - 2009-09-11 10:39 PM Hi guys and gals! Sorry I've been MIA lately. I've just been busy and a bit burnt out. Working on pulling myself out of it though, as I still have a HIM coming up on 9/26 and there's also that 50k run that I am terribly behind in training for.
I did have an awesome backpacking trip that included 60 miles of hiking with a 32lb pack with a total climb of 10,000 ft. Not exactly s/b/r, but ought to count for some kind of training. I also PR'd an Oly last weekend with a total time of 3:04:20, but I think it was mostly due to the swim being short, because there's no way I swam it as fast as they say.

I'm working on catching up with the pages of posts I'm behind on. I hope everyone is doing great! Good luck to all the racers this weekend! OH, and especially to our amazing first time HIM racers... GO SUZY!!!! GO ROB!!!!

BigReub - 2009-09-11 1:25 PM I was driving my daughter to the baby sitter.  Thinking about how absolutely gorgeous the day is.  I was actually planning on heading straight to the course and not working.
Then over the radio comes the news.  Went to work and Dad and I watched the coverage (my dad and I work together) for awhile.

He can remember Pearl Harbor and everything since (born in 1936).  We spent the afternoon cruising town in the Chevelle, listening to radio coverage, and talking history.

It's interesting to hear everyone's perspective.  I've read people's stories, but never gotten firsthand input from people I know and respect.

SSMinnow - 2009-09-12 8:33 PM

Friend Julie and me post HIM.  I think I am delerious at this point.  Ironically I got #2 AG....great to participate in small races.  Get this #3 AG cheated and came in 1 second behind me.  She shorted the course by running the second loop on part of the Oly course.  Sad, right? 

GOOD LUCK ROB!! KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK!

fattyfatfat - 2009-09-12 1:19 PM I think it should be mandatory from now on that any HIM or above, which will include crazy 2 mile ocean swim's, that we race must have athlete tracking!   Rob's race venue looks amazing on the race site.

Great to hear Barry!

swbkrun - 2009-09-10 11:09 AM Racing Oly on Saturday.... REALLY unprepared, but:

Good goals:
sub 30 swim
sub 1:15 bike
sub 50 10k

YIPPE GOALS
26 min swim
1:10 bike
47 min run

In the end... Just happy to race--- Whatever the day brings.  Haven't raced since June 5th, so a little rusty/and lazy !

swbkrun - 2009-09-13 1:22 AM

Results are up...
Swim 25.47 1.37 per 100
T1 1.01
Bike 1.13 19.7 mph
T2 .46
Run 45.16  7.15mpm

2nd/10 in AG
17/138 overall..

YIPPEE!

dalessit - 2009-09-13 1:45 AM ^^^ That was me posting, wrong account... ^^^
off to bed now.

SSMinnow - 2009-09-13 6:36 AM

That's what red bull and vodka will do to ya....and the night before a 19m long run?

Birdy--you are my hero.   I want that run off my bike.  Oh, and Steve has me working with weights over the off season.  I told him he was nuts.  I have more than enough muscle, too much. He told me to shut up and do them that I would be an even stronger animal this Spring.