swbkrun mentor group 6 years running closed (Page 28)

repost...  I think this is up to date

1. Swbkrn = Steve or Birdy
2. Fatty = John
3. SSMinnow = Suzy
4. Kkcbelle = Kyla
5. Tritiny = Tiana
6. Tricrazy =  Rachel
7. Jfought = Jayne
8. Kt65 = Kim
9. Dalessit = Tony
10. Grapejuice = Andre
11. Gdale = George
12. Deb = Deb
13. Velcromom = Linda
14. Terps421 = Linda
15. Mighty mom = Christina
16. Tharens =Tracy
17. Dcon = Dan
18. Tdl1972 = David
19. DougRob = Doug
20. RoniS = Roni
21. TrevorC = Trevor
22. Scalded Dawg = Brent
23. Havin’Fun = Linda
24. Doxie = Melissa
25. Cbarnes1 = Chet
26. STut = Scott
27. Redknight = Rob
28. Jaclynnembry = Jaclyn
29. Gotta Run = Julia
30. Copa2251 = David
31. Klove13 = Kevin
32. Cadmus = Matt
33. NHJAKE = Jeremy
34. JustWood = Justin
35. sdalessio = Samantha
36. Tobey91 = William
37. neverenough = Mike
38. ecozenmama = Ang
39. microveldt = Kelley

Go Linda!  BOSTON bound!   That's awesome.  Now I will know two Linda's that are Boston Marathoners! 

David - great pics and excellent job!

Congrats to Tony on your pImp status and to Tracy on your permanent position.

Beautiful family Rachel.

fatty, you were a naval officer....wth do you know about leadership?   you're still my hero.  but, good for you! ha.

13 days of running = uh oh!!! 69 miles...  with tomorrow's little romp through the woods, I will be at 100 miles in two weeks.  the most I have EVER run in that time frame.

Hey fatty, fly to Houston and ride up to Lubbock with me, Rachel K, and Kenott... driving up Sat morning and driving back Sunday evening!  Ha!  f'n crazy son, but it's gotta be done.

Don't be skeeeered ninja! 

Hey, 

I am interested in being mentored.  My name is Ang, I am new to triathlons, and am doing my first one in about 2 weeks.  I am an runner, and thanks to my husband I am now trying my first tri.  

I am still running in ultra trail races in between triathlons, and am in serious need of some swimming and biking help!  THanks 

Hey Ang. You'll find a lot of excellent help here along with some not so useful info like. When swimming never breath in with your face in the water and ride fast.

Welcome to the group. Post a little bio to let us know about you. You can look back at the first few pages here to see what kind of info we let other people know about ourselves. also post a picture of yourself. The pic is required

Sugar. Congrats on the job firming up. and for the workout...this is a set workout so you have to puke at the appropriate place in the workout. Besides if you puke in between commando push ups you have to roll back through the puke.

Have a great race/weekend in Boston  you two.

and David totally awesome !!!

 

STORY: I am from Miami and managed to land in San Antonio thanks to my husband being in the AF. My husband challenged me to compete a half marathon, and I have been hooked on running ever since. I have since become addicted to trail running.  My husband has been doing triathlons for awhile now, and convinced me to give it a try.  I am getting ready for my first one in 2 weeks.    

FAMILY STATUS: Married (Dave or as everyone here knows him as djastroms) 9 years, I've got 3 munchkins Audrey 7, Eva 4, and Ben aka The Tank 2.  We also have 3 four-legged mutts.  

CURRENT TRAINING: I have been following the Total Sprint program from the BT website.  I am swimming, biking, and running, but probably more running 

2010 RACES: Austin Livestrong Half Marathon.  

2011 RACES :  Was busy with my kids, and had to take some time off.  

2012 RACES: Marble Falls HITS Tri, Captn' Karls Ultra Night Trail Race 10k, as time and money permits, there will be more! 

I am a stay at home mom, professional photographer, and artist.  I am someone who needs a little kick in the keister now and then to stay on track, and I have found by being at my husband's races the triathlon community to be open, friendly, and supportive.  I am hoping you all will give me the boost and advice I need to reach my goals! 

That's awesome, Justin! Can't wait to hear about your run tomorrow. Have a great time!

The name looks a little familiar.  Are you new?

Welcome Ang

Doing your first tri is very exciting.  Having been around triathlon and watching your husband race is going to be a real advantage for you.  Would love to hear more about the ultra trail races you mentioned. 

ecozenmama - 2012-04-13 4:44 PM

 

 

STORY: I am from Miami and managed to land in San Antonio thanks to my husband being in the AF. My husband challenged me to compete a half marathon, and I have been hooked on running ever since. I have since become addicted to trail running.  My husband has been doing triathlons for awhile now, and convinced me to give it a try.  I am getting ready for my first one in 2 weeks.    

FAMILY STATUS: Married (Dave or as everyone here knows him as djastroms) 9 years, I've got 3 munchkins Audrey 7, Eva 4, and Ben aka The Tank 2.  We also have 3 four-legged mutts.  

CURRENT TRAINING: I have been following the Total Sprint program from the BT website.  I am swimming, biking, and running, but probably more running 

2010 RACES: Austin Livestrong Half Marathon.  

2011 RACES :  Was busy with my kids, and had to take some time off.  

2012 RACES: Marble Falls HITS Tri, Captn' Karls Ultra Night Trail Race 10k, as time and money permits, there will be more! 

I am a stay at home mom, professional photographer, and artist.  I am someone who needs a little kick in the keister now and then to stay on track, and I have found by being at my husband's races the triathlon community to be open, friendly, and supportive.  I am hoping you all will give me the boost and advice I need to reach my goals! 

Welcome Ang!

I will be very interested to hear how you like the Marble Falls race.  I wanted to do HITS Galena before they moved it to the  East Coast!

If you want a better understanding of all of the crazies in the group you can page back to the beginning and see most bios....

Hi,

I live in West Seattle. I got interested in triathlon when a friend asked me to do the bike leg in the Seattle Danskin 2 years ago. It got me thinking, why not train to run a sprint triathlon. I completed the Danskin last year, and then got to wondering what it would take to level up to Olympic distance.

I am working my way through the 20 week balanced Olympic distance training plan, and supplementing that with some Bikram Yoga practice and P90X 2 workouts.

Over the last month I have been feeling a bit sluggish and so I've dialed down the Bikram and the P90X, but have kept pretty much to the triathlon training plan. I think I could really benefit from some mentoring to get over this current low energy period.

I am planning to do the Seafair Oly this summer and the Danskin. I am toying with the Issaquah Sprint but I hear Lake Sammamish is really cold and do not yet own a wetsuit (and haven't decided whether I am ready to take that plunge, pun intended) Any wetsuit info I can get from anyone would be greatly appreciated!

birds of a feather flock together.... new bird! 

Welcome to Ang and Kelley! 

Kelley, Lake Sam is Kyla (kkcbelle's) ows practice lake (i think, if memory serves me right!)  Maybe she can lend insight into the COLDness...I recall her swimming there last May-ish in training for her June IM.  Do you have a neoprene cap?  I find it helps when I toughen up and venture into our frosty (55-60F) water here in SF bay.

Thanks Suzy, Kyla and John.  I used Infinit last time and it worked great.  This time around I got very sick using it.  So just to make sure it was the Infinit, I tried it again and got sick AGAIN... definitely the Infinit.  Right now I am loving Encrustables but my last one has to be at 4 hours into the bike to have a good running stomach.  I need something to finish up the bike that is not too sweet.  I'll keep looking. 

Suzy, during my run last time around I used the flat Coke for the first time and it was AWESOME.  With the buffet they have at the run stations I plan to use what looks good at the time but gels always work.

John- beer gets all flat and warm in the plastic bike bottles... better cold at the finish line!

Kyla- I am used to water temps in the 50's but the crowd has me nervous.  For B2B it was the air temp in the 30's at the start that had me stressed.  7 weeks until taper and the mind games are in full swing!

Tracy- don't have the stomach for that   x2 on the iron gut!  How cold was the water at B2B?

We are in S. TX and have been participating in the Tejas Trails series.  I have been working towards my first night race, which will be in July.  The last one was the Rocky Raccoon 50 miler in Houston.  Not looking forward to the TX heat coming on soon, but the night races seem like a great compromise 

Hi to all the new peeps, ask lots of questions and we'll all get to learn heaps!

I did my first group ride with a local tri club this morning, 75km in the pouring rain at 6am... It was my first ride for nearly 3 weeks but it went ok. The last 20km was a bit of a hammerfest but every time they had nearly dropped me they had a few minutes of gentle cruising. I managed to hang on at about 36km/hr which is much faster than I usually go and because of the rain and small numbers there wasn't really much drafting so I felt it must have done some good. Having said that I was still the slowest rider... One day I'll get faster (I hope). Once my marathon is done I'm gonna concentrate on cycling for a couple of months.

Ang, was your break from races in 2011 anything to do with giving birth to "The Tank"?

What kind of an excuse is that???!