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 2010-08-18 7:31 AM in reply to: #3049629 |
Champion  9060    Charlottesville, Virginia |  Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!!Have my first bike race this weekend. 2.1 mile circuit with one small hill, all round turns. Ride for 30 minutes. Dawg Days of Summer Crit in Bowie, MD. Also our son has his first tri this weekend, 25M swim .4 bike and .2 run. He's done duathalons before but this will be his first swim. If it's possible to have an "Epic" swim, I had one this morning. We are getting dumped on here in DC, flooding here and there, but no thunder/lightning. I think they were reporting about 2.5 inches of rain. And we were out doing masters in an outdoor 50m pool. Had to put my goggles on to walk around the deck so I could see. Even the pool deck was flooding. Was pretty cool looking up at the rain hitting the pool from under the water. Edited by dalessit 2010-08-18 7:32 AM |
| 2010-08-18 7:38 AM in reply to: #3049401 |
Master 1372  Tosa, WI | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! kkcbelle - 2010-08-17 9:49 PM badgerintx - 2010-08-17 9:35 PM kkcbelle - 2010-08-17 9:10 PM So we dive, eat, take a good nitrogen off-load nap, read, research and ID fish/critters we saw on the day's dives, have happy hour, eat dinner, watch a movie or some tv, go to sleep and do it all again the next day. That is my kind of vacation! Ever dive any of the Cayman's? (One of my favorites!) Have not!! Our favorite spot thus far has been Bonaire. We did Cozumel several years back, but it was within a year or two of the hurricane and much of the coral still hadn't recovered.  In Hawaii, my fave place to dive is Kona. We have soooooo many places on our "We want to dive there!" list, but the last three trips have all been to Hawaii just for the sheer convenience factor. When the grandparents have the kids for a finite amount of time, we hate to lose too much time to travel... We have fantasies of the kids diving with us when they are older...Funny how different coasts create different "convenience" factors. We can be in Grand Cayman in about 6 hours and its only one time zone away. So very convenient for us. As you know with diving, the less time in the air means more time sucking O's. For us, getting to HI is a pain in the A$$ and I have only have dove Maui because of that fact. I always had dreams of diving with my girls, but neither have shown any interest to date. Maybe when they get a little older and "Friends" aren't thier only world.  Have a safe trip and enjoy the bubbles! I am jealous. |
| 2010-08-18 8:47 AM in reply to: #2771574 |
Master 2436 Apex, north carolina | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! Kyla, I've been on a snorkeling trip to Bonaire and would love to go diving there. Getting dive certified and going on a dive vacation is on my "must do in 5 years" list. I love the water. Going through college I planned on being a marine biologist to study sharks. I even have a shark tattoo! Apparently no one told me it is REALLY HARD to major in Marine Biology at the University of Kansas so I had to slightly modify my plans. However that hasn't taken away my passion for the ocean. I would love to get my girls on a snorkeling trip. I think once they got over the weirdness of having fish swim up to you on occasion they would love it! |
| 2010-08-18 8:49 AM in reply to: #3049708 |
Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! dalessit - 2010-08-18 6:31 AM Have my first bike race this weekend. 2.1 mile circuit with one small hill, all round turns. Ride for 30 minutes. Dawg Days of Summer Crit in Bowie, MD. Also our son has his first tri this weekend, 25M swim .4 bike and .2 run. He's done duathalons before but this will be his first swim. If it's possible to have an "Epic" swim, I had one this morning. We are getting dumped on here in DC, flooding here and there, but no thunder/lightning. I think they were reporting about 2.5 inches of rain. And we were out doing masters in an outdoor 50m pool. Had to put my goggles on to walk around the deck so I could see. Even the pool deck was flooding. Was pretty cool looking up at the rain hitting the pool from under the water. Did you see 2 of every animal marching onto a giant sized boat thingy? |
| 2010-08-18 8:52 AM in reply to: #3049581 |
Master 2436 Apex, north carolina | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 6:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? Once again no racing, just lots of training. My family is participating in a Canoe-a-thon fund raiser for our local Wildlife Federation chapter so that should be lots of fun. I think I'll take a little time off after Augusta but not quite sure how to handle it. I don't want to loose too much fitness but I also don't want to burn out on training before I really start my IM program. I'm thinking about running a half marathon in February just to have a reason to keep the fitness level. Planning on trying some Yoga and some more fitness classes at my gym to vary the program and keep my interest level up. |
| 2010-08-18 8:52 AM in reply to: #3049581 |
Elite 4108 Calgary,AB,Canada | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 4:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? I'm done tris for the year, and I can tell. It's hard to take time off though I am discovering. Feel very unmotivated. Feeling very lethargic and depressed a bit.Eating like a pig. My plan was to take August essentially 'off'. No formal training per say. But it hards to stay/get motivated right now. Waiting for September to start the running plan for Vegas. |
| 2010-08-18 9:20 AM in reply to: #2771574 |
Extreme Veteran 362 | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! No race this weekend. My next/final tri is Houston Tri last Sunday in Sept and that will end the season. But, I will be transitioning to half-marathon training with my first one scheduled for 1/16/2011. So no real off season for me as I suspect I will be getting ready for the Gateway to the Bay Tri right after that which will be in April I think. |
| 2010-08-18 9:49 AM in reply to: #3049581 |
Master 1372 Tosa, WI | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 5:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? I am racing this weekend. I am runner #2 in the Ragnar Great River Relay, which is a 195 mile running relay (with 11 other team members) that starts on Friday morning in Winona, MN and ends on Saturday night in Minneapolis, MN. The total of my three legs of the race is a little over 20 miles and I think mostly uphill (over 1000' of climbing per segment). I have never done a race like this before, basically living in a van between run segments, so it ought to be interesting and fun. I am with a good group of people, we are running for my Sister-in-law's Mom who has Alzheimer's so it is a lot of her family. The end of my season is still "officially" up in the air. Right now I am planning on doing another Oly the day before I volunteer for IM Moo and play Suzy's lead cheerleader, and probably a pool swim sprint in late September just to compare times with the same race course from earlier in the year. Couple of fundraiser runs this fall and considering a 1/2 mary in Jan. But, I have not "registered" for anything yet. My family, my job, and my apartments have really been requiring a lot of time in the last couple of months so I am trying to stay as fluid as possible with plans. However, I have already started playing with my options for my off-season maintenance plan for winter with BT's new build your training plan option, so no time off. I find I get very cranky without my daily dose of endorphins. I am just planning on lower training volumes across the board. However, this off-season is going to be all about the "Run"! Already have Ironman 70.3 in Racine penciled in as my "A" race for 2011. Good luck to all the Racers this weekend.....and as tradition requires: Represent! Dino |
| 2010-08-18 10:32 AM in reply to: #3049581 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 6:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? good luck racers.. esp your son tony and sam! nada here. first ride of any length here in the atl. probably 50-60 or so. off season, i feel like i've been off since lone star. LOL.. looking at my logs, i pretty much have been. ironman plan kicks off 4 weeks after augusta and vegas in december. probably some local races in october. |
| 2010-08-18 10:41 AM in reply to: #3049872 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! TrevorC - 2010-08-18 9:49 AM dalessit - 2010-08-18 6:31 AM Have my first bike race this weekend. 2.1 mile circuit with one small hill, all round turns. Ride for 30 minutes. Dawg Days of Summer Crit in Bowie, MD. Also our son has his first tri this weekend, 25M swim .4 bike and .2 run. He's done duathalons before but this will be his first swim. If it's possible to have an "Epic" swim, I had one this morning. We are getting dumped on here in DC, flooding here and there, but no thunder/lightning. I think they were reporting about 2.5 inches of rain. And we were out doing masters in an outdoor 50m pool. Had to put my goggles on to walk around the deck so I could see. Even the pool deck was flooding. Was pretty cool looking up at the rain hitting the pool from under the water. Did you see 2 of every animal marching onto a giant sized boat thingy? I was waiting to. |
| 2010-08-18 10:57 AM in reply to: #3049581 |
Expert 1797 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 5:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? Yes, ?, Briefly, Yes, Yes Yippee - Drew is racing and I hope to tape it for the family and Tony. Tony is racing and I hope he comes back in 1 piece. ;-) My tri season I guess ends in mid-Sept. I still need to decide on the HIM I'm going to do in the 4 weeks. LOL I plan on taking a week or two off then jumping right into marathon training for my 2nd BQ attempt in March. Disney's Goofy Challenge will be a fun training weekend. And yes I plan on vegging some on the couch and watching football. I need to get some FF research done in the meantime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any suggestions for a crappy first #6 pick for my team? |
| 2010-08-18 10:58 AM in reply to: #3046314 |
Pro 4100 Wherever the trail takes me, WA. | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! tahrens - 2010-08-16 11:11 AM Kyla, I understand your complaint. It does seem extremely unfair that they are speed gunning cyclist when they are riding OFF THE ROAD, yet cyclist receive so little support when riding on the road. I'm sure we've all been screamed at countless times by angry drivers to get off the road. Guess we should all stay inside on our trainers and at spin class. Yes, $120 later, and a mark on my MVR---- SO ANGRY!!! I have non yet, I am waiting until Avery will fit in to clothes from REI!!! She can't grow fast enough. |
| 2010-08-18 11:31 AM in reply to: #3049581 |
Master 1539 Sin City | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 3:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? My tri season finishes in October, then I'm cutting back my swim (and hopefully to 0 - I don't like the swim that much) to focus on the run for half-mary. My season officially end when I cross the finish line of Las Vegas Half Marathon! :-) Time off - probably and more likely will just cut the swim out, and still run/ride when I can...no set schedule. I would like to get 2 bike/run a week, so that's 4 days out of 7. It won't be any scheduled or specific drills that will be done. However, it will be short lived as I would like to do one of the triathlons that's in March, :-) More likely will not have a coach for January as I just want to stay on my own pace and do what I want to do until February where my Tri season starts. :-) Then I'll really take time off after May until end of June or July, and start again. I'm graduating at the same time, so it will make sense to have "off season" during that time. I'm excited about this weekend because I'm doing a long ride after a week off from my damn cold. Edited by CyborgQueen 2010-08-18 11:37 AM |
| 2010-08-18 11:53 AM in reply to: #2771574 |
Champion 7163 Verona WI--Ironman Bike Country! | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! I love coming back from a long run and seeing everyone's answers to the question and I'm getting excited for our weekend racers!!!! GO GET 'EM! Me, my season officially ends on 9/13 and the plan is to take that week completely off from everything SBR. We were originally going to Switzerland the following week, but the man trashed that trip so no clue what's going to happen after that....still have the desire to beat my half marathon PR before the end of the year so that'll be the focus. Hey Dineen--Totally love having my own personal MG cheerleader....will you be waving pom poms or swinging the cowbell??? PS. Last long run before IM went really, really, really well!! |
| 2010-08-18 1:01 PM in reply to: #3049581 |
Elite 3072 san francisco | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 3:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? Not racing. I think my season already officially ended after I crossed the finish line at Vineman on July 18th.  I did a few workouts that week and then did 3 weeks of non structured rest and recovery, and it really did my body good. This week we started structured workouts again and so far it has been terrific. Nothing hurts and my fitness does not seem to be the worse for wear at all! I did run 2-3x/wk during those three weeks but just super easy 5 mile runs, so the past few runs have felt easy. This fall will be all about building up run durability so I start my Boston marathon training with a super strong base and keep up the trigger point and stretching and reduce any chance of pf or other crazy running injuries. Also I am doing P90X and so far loving it! Oh, and there is that Master's swimming thing which I'm actually looking forward to! OMG, and then there is the Vegas half marathon! Not sure if I can pr that, since I "think" I overachieved on my last one , but we'll see!And definitely plan to do some football watching but if things go well, we will have baseball in October here first!!! Good luck to all of the racers! like Dino says "Represent!!!" |
| 2010-08-18 2:12 PM in reply to: #2771574 |
Master 2621 Almaden Valley, San Jose, California | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! Love the kid updates...sent my oldest back today for her senior year in college. I AM the old lady here. Youngest started his freshman year of high school Monday. middle kid is sweating through hell week - 3 a days for water polo. I NAILED my ride this morning.....32 miles with about 1500 feet of climbing, wind picked up in time for a nasty headwind home. Best time ever without a group to pull me. Felt strong! I've got a 10k run on 9/11 and an Oly tri -club championship, no pressure! - on 9/26. Gonna make a final try at a BQ on October 31. |
| 2010-08-18 2:48 PM in reply to: #3049421 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! TrevorC - 2010-08-17 11:01 PM fattyfatfat - 2010-08-17 7:06 PM so, its been a crazy last week. we're kinda sorta getting settled in. the moving truck arrives tomorrow then things should really start settling down. our house is at the end of a long dead end. should be fun to watch what this 18 wheeler is gonna do. steve you should be here at 8. and bring coffee... ha. thanks for all the inspires, pm's, email, fb posting, etc... they are awesome!!! all you guys are AWESOME!!! some of you caught it over on fb, jack's first day of kindergarten was today. crazy!!! we took him in to get registered this morning. we figured he'd start tomorrow. everyone at the school was so incredible. after filling out all the paperwork they told us he could head down to his class. i really wasn't prepared to hear that. neither was jack as he all of the sudden got very quiet and put his hands in his pockets. 2 things he does when the nerves hit. but then we found out he could ride the bus home and he was good to go. we were given a tour of the school, were assured he would be fine and went on our way. still having a bit of a time getting my mind around the fact the my little man started school today. we walked down to the bus stop about 15 minutes early, heaven forbid we miss him. i have it all on video and lots of pics but i can't transfer the files right now. i'll post some soon. also pretty cool kyla's kids were off and flying on their own for the first time while jack was heading home on his first bus ride. margarita's, chips and guac! braves have a day game thursday against the nats so i'm planning on heading down there with june. i told jarrett i was pulling jack. that didn't go over to well. ha! got some running in but that's about it. lots tougher here than houston, that's for sure! thanks again all! you guys rock! I know the feeling. kaitlyn starts kindegarten in 2 weeks. babies are growing up! Good to see you are getting settled. Hey Trev my granddaughter's name is Kaitlyn and she is starting senior kindergarten in a couple of weeks too. Small world eh!!!!!!! |
| 2010-08-18 3:02 PM in reply to: #3049581 |
Master 1952 Guelph, Ontario | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 6:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? No racing this weekend. My last tri for the season will be Sept 4 here in Guelph. I am going to finish with my best sprint ever. Between personal training and the Triathlon Club training I am keeping busy most days trying to get my business up and running. I finally found some government funding to help me out and I should have my Personal Trainer, Group Trainer and Triathlon specific Coaching certificates by early November. Now if I could just get my wife as excited about this as me it would be even better. |
| 2010-08-18 3:31 PM in reply to: #3050447 |
Pro 4100 Wherever the trail takes me, WA. | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 9:53 AM I love coming back from a long run and seeing everyone's answers to the question and I'm getting excited for our weekend racers!!!! GO GET 'EM! Me, my season officially ends on 9/13 and the plan is to take that week completely off from everything SBR. We were originally going to Switzerland the following week, but the man trashed that trip so no clue what's going to happen after that....still have the desire to beat my half marathon PR before the end of the year so that'll be the focus. Hey Dineen--Totally love having my own personal MG cheerleader....will you be waving pom poms or swinging the cowbell??? PS. Last long run before IM went really, really, really well!! (untitled.JPG) Attachments ---------------- untitled.JPG (26KB - 25 downloads) |
| 2010-08-18 4:18 PM in reply to: #2771574 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! what do you think about adjusting nutrition when moving from flat land to more hilly terrain on longer workouts? i adjust for warm weather. do i need to adjust for this change as well? thanks. |
| 2010-08-18 5:08 PM in reply to: #3049868 |
Champion 9060 Charlottesville, Virginia | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! tahrens - 2010-08-18 9:47 AM Kyla, I've been on a snorkeling trip to Bonaire and would love to go diving there. Getting dive certified and going on a dive vacation is on my "must do in 5 years" list. I love the water. Going through college I planned on being a marine biologist to study sharks. I even have a shark tattoo! Apparently no one told me it is REALLY HARD to major in Marine Biology at the University of Kansas so I had to slightly modify my plans. However that hasn't taken away my passion for the ocean. I would love to get my girls on a snorkeling trip. I think once they got over the weirdness of having fish swim up to you on occasion they would love it! Missed this today somehow. And where is that tattoo? |
| 2010-08-18 5:12 PM in reply to: #3051232 |
Pro 4100 Wherever the trail takes me, WA. | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! fattyfatfat - 2010-08-18 2:18 PM what do you think about adjusting nutrition when moving from flat land to more hilly terrain on longer workouts? i adjust for warm weather. do i need to adjust for this change as well? thanks. I would assume so.... You are working that much hard on the hills. It will take a toll on you! Have fun though. Remember hills are our friends! |
| 2010-08-18 5:24 PM in reply to: #3049208 |
Expert 1027 | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! fattyfatfat - 2010-08-17 8:06 PM so, its been a crazy last week. we're kinda sorta getting settled in. the moving truck arrives tomorrow then things should really start settling down. our house is at the end of a long dead end. should be fun to watch what this 18 wheeler is gonna do. steve you should be here at 8. and bring coffee... ha. thanks for all the inspires, pm's, email, fb posting, etc... they are awesome!!! all you guys are AWESOME!!! some of you caught it over on fb, jack's first day of kindergarten was today. crazy!!! we took him in to get registered this morning. we figured he'd start tomorrow. everyone at the school was so incredible. after filling out all the paperwork they told us he could head down to his class. i really wasn't prepared to hear that. neither was jack as he all of the sudden got very quiet and put his hands in his pockets. 2 things he does when the nerves hit. but then we found out he could ride the bus home and he was good to go. we were given a tour of the school, were assured he would be fine and went on our way. still having a bit of a time getting my mind around the fact the my little man started school today. we walked down to the bus stop about 15 minutes early, heaven forbid we miss him. i have it all on video and lots of pics but i can't transfer the files right now. i'll post some soon. also pretty cool kyla's kids were off and flying on their own for the first time while jack was heading home on his first bus ride. margarita's, chips and guac! braves have a day game thursday against the nats so i'm planning on heading down there with june. i told jarrett i was pulling jack. that didn't go over to well. ha! got some running in but that's about it. lots tougher here than houston, that's for sure! thanks again all! you guys rock! Good luck with the move! Very glad I was able to keep my pants on yesterday! Little sore today, but not as bad as expected! |
| 2010-08-18 5:28 PM in reply to: #3049581 |
Expert 1027 | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! SSMinnow - 2010-08-18 5:09 AM Who out there is beyond excited for the weekend??? could it be our racers? Jump up and down people and give us your story! For us non racers, when does your season officially end? do you plan to take time off? ramp right back up for Fall running season? or sit on a couch and watch Football? Short and sweet, St Paul Sprint sunday, after the Miracle Kids tri on Saturday and setup from friday night. Chicago the following weekend, and I may try to get 1 final race in September before calling it the off season... scary it feels like we just started racing. My break will come in November when I take our trip, 2+ weeks of no bike or swim, may take some running stuff if I can squeeze it in, we will see, but much lower volume, then time to hit the trainer hard and raise the FTP. |
| 2010-08-18 5:39 PM in reply to: #3051321 |
Elite 3072 san francisco | Subject: RE: swbkrun Mentor Group- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS!!! swbkrun - 2010-08-18 3:12 PM fattyfatfat - 2010-08-18 2:18 PM what do you think about adjusting nutrition when moving from flat land to more hilly terrain on longer workouts? i adjust for warm weather. do i need to adjust for this change as well? thanks. I would assume so.... You are working that much hard on the hills. It will take a toll on you! Have fun though. Remember hills are our friends! ^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is so true, John. I firmly believe running on hills has made me into a much better runner especially on flats, suprisingly! Adjusting nutrition...maybe a little bit more, but I have nothing to compare it to. I am learning so much about nutrition for harder efforts, particularly before and after. During, maybe just bring a little extra of whatever you normally take and see how you feel? But definitely, good breakfast before long run or bike...recovery drink with protein. Yay for hills! How is the Augusta run course? Have a great weekend. |
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