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gran - 2009-08-09 3:15 PM Just knocked out my 1st Oly distance race. It was hot windy day in west Texas, but on the whole I was real pleased with my day. Finishing up the race report tonight, but here's the skinny: 1500m swim - 32:02 (note to self: buy some anti-fog for goggles) T1 - :45 40K bike - 1:19:30 (nasty headwind going out, came screaming back in to even out the average. Pretty pleased averaging 18.4mph, especially with my lack of saddle time) T2 - 1:33 (I put on socks and my Brooks instead of my racing flats due to the offroad nature of the run) 6K run - 56:34 (It was offroad, sandy, loose rock, hot, windy, uphill. What more can I say) Overall time - 2:50:26, good enough for 12/17 AG and 107/191 overall. A MOPish effort. It was a Regional Championship race, so it was packed with some serious athletes. What was everyone else up to this weekend?

EvenOlder - 2009-08-08 7:22 PM Ok, Runner's World Sept. 2009, The Rules, Revisted
Please weigh in:

Conventional: Periodization/Training cycles leading up to a race
New wisdom: Train the same weekly cycle all year, increasing distance/intensity as you progress.

I've done better each race, while training pretty much steady weekly cycle between races.  No real taper, and no real "killer weeks" either.  I have changed the cycle between races, but kept with a single weekly schedule until the race.

Comments?

steve

Chicago_Joe - 2009-08-13 4:21 PM

Hey Guys-

Want to add a couple of new toys to my Triathlon gear. Was wondering if anyone can make reccomendations for a indoor bike trainer and swimming fins?

Hope every one is having an awesome week.

Thanks,

Joe

EvenOlder - 2009-08-14 1:55 PM Absolutely, I'm an expert at hiding money from my wife.
1. CASH only
2. Best done when depositing checks, simply pull some from the check at deposit time.
3. Also, make sure you pull cash at the grocery store when using your debit.  As in, when it asks if you want some cash, pull the most you can and then "lose" the receipt.
4. Get friends to pay for stuff, then tell your wife you owe them the amount + a reasonable fictional amount.  She can get the cash for you in this case.

Figuring at $3000.00 for the bike:
$900 per month/ average $30/day = 3 months or so.
Usually you can do $500 or so from the paycheck and the other $400 from steps 3 & 4.
It's much easier if you are self-employed.

And the "free" never works.  Tell her you got in on "Sale."  Women are genetically unable to resist a "sale" and she will be forced to accept it.  Tell her it was a year-end-clearance at the LBS (the more "sale" talk the better) and that you talked the owner down $100 because of a nick in the paint (again, a "deal").  Say it cost you $350, and put that on a credit card.  She'll have to admit it's the steal of the century, and if you get a really bright color they like that too.  Say you're sorry about spending the $350, but you health is really important to you.  The End.

The above is all tongue-in-cheek humor, and has no basis in reality.

Cheers,
steve

EvenOlder - 2009-08-14 1:55 PM

Absolutely, I'm an expert at hiding money from my wife.
1. CASH only
2. Best done when depositing checks, simply pull some from the check at deposit time.
3. Also, make sure you pull cash at the grocery store when using your debit.  As in, when it asks if you want some cash, pull the most you can and then "lose" the receipt.
4. Get friends to pay for stuff, then tell your wife you owe them the amount + a reasonable fictional amount.  She can get the cash for you in this case.

Figuring at $3000.00 for the bike:
$900 per month/ average $30/day = 3 months or so.
Usually you can do $500 or so from the paycheck and the other $400 from steps 3 & 4.
It's much easier if you are self-employed.

And the "free" never works.  Tell her you got in on "Sale."  Women are genetically unable to resist a "sale" and she will be forced to accept it.  Tell her it was a year-end-clearance at the LBS (the more "sale" talk the better) and that you talked the owner down $100 because of a nick in the paint (again, a "deal").  Say it cost you $350, and put that on a credit card.  She'll have to admit it's the steal of the century, and if you get a really bright color they like that too.  Say you're sorry about spending the $350, but you health is really important to you.  The End.

The above is all tongue-in-cheek humor, and has no basis in reality.

Cheers,
steve