stevebradley's Mentor Group FULL (Page 29)

Back in LA...I thought I missed something seeing 35 pages...wow, how did that happen?

This weekend I have a 5 mile run/2000yd swim this afternoon.  Sat B 56miles, R 6miles.  Perhaps a long run on Sunday (maybe 16miles 10miles)

Grace is ridiculously fast!

Nathan,

in one of the pics on the rev3 interview is that a UVA "V" and sabres on your visor?

hey steve,

  the only videos we have are from the spinervals family.  i think we might have picked them both up for free at various events.  coach troy is a local dude, so maybe that is why.....

well some of the growth is misleading.... BT changed a page from 25 posts to 20.

First of all, thanks for the mention Steve and thanks Lisa for your support!

That IS a UVA "V" on the visor...in fact it is one of my favorite hats. I didn't go to UVA, but I've always been a fan for some reason...not sure why. I follow them in b'ball and football, but the area is beautiful and I've got some family there.

Seems like this place grows by about 5 pages per day~!

 I second that!!

stevebradley - 2009-02-27 10:58 AM FOR ALL - A PROFILE ON "OUR" NATHAN, COMPLETE WITH GREAT PHOTOS! As most of you know, Nathan is doing the new Rev3 half-iron as his first race at this distance. This is looking to be a world-class race, and maybe not least because they have a profile of Nathan on the webiste! Go to www.rev3tri.com, and on the main page, just a bit down on the left side, is a list of blog postings; the profile of Nathan was added on 2-5-09. Enjoy!

Oooh Nathan, I need to get your autograph! We have a celebrity in our midst! You should probably raise the bar and aim to raise $10,000 or something.

 Yay!  WAHOO WA!!!

 ....ooh, then you should also consider the charlottesville 10 miler.  an awesome small town race with a pretty challenging course.  I've done this one 3 times.......

......AND the charlottesville international tri.  it is at walnut creek park.  it's a gorgeous swim, hilly and challenging bike course through beautiful countryside and a TRAIL run.  This was actually my first ows and my first olympic distance.  really a beautiful race.  i was thinking of adding this to my schedule this year because i have to redeem myself.  as it was my first ows, i panicked and had to backstroke the whole thing.  i still finished respectably, but I would like to do it again.  instead of giving out medals, they have an open bar at the biltmore on the corner in the afternoon after the race.  mmm, speaking of beer, it is pushing 5pm on friday.

 Agreed! Lisa - you're so good at knowing exactly what I meant to say  

 Missed todays workout - Friday swims are turning out to be impossible for me, so I might juggle it forward to Sunday. Or I might just forget about it Tomorrow I have a review session at school from 10-2, so I have to figure out when to fit in my bike ride. I want to go outside because I feel like I've been on the trainer FOREVERRRR... Hopefully the weather holds out and I can do it 3-5? It's supposed to rain in the evening... BAH.

 Nathan - amazing profile - very inspiring  

 Steve - No, I don't have aerobars on my bike - I just got the bike in January, so I'm still getting used to the whole set up. I found a few up on Craigslist right now - what are the advantages and disadvantages of using them? Does everyone use them? How long does it take to get used to them? The one problem I could potentially have (looking at the ones I see on Craigslist) is that I have little 'cheater' brakes on the flat part of my handlebar (in addition to the normal brakes) - I don't know if the aerobars would fit over those brakes? 

 And yes, I'd love the sampler pack! My address is:

 Jessica Palmer

 5715 Chapman Mill Drive, Apt. 200

 Rockville, MD 20852

 (since the only person that could conceivably stalk me is Lisa I know its you, Lisa, if a raw chicken shows up on my doorstep!) 

LOL, geez a month or so on this and we might know each other a little too much

I will give you plenty of support, and agree that that totally sucks....as for the empathy?!.....YOU LIVE IN CANADA!!....and i am also bitter that you make me google to find a celsius converter. 

i did a 40miler  two weeks ago but this will be my first 56.  I will report back to tell how goes it. I will be riding along the PCH through the Santa Monica mountains and along the coast.  As a hope to not cause any more unrest I will not take pictures this time.  I am not sure the group will be so civil when they see warm pictures along the beach. 

I am about to do something very bad tonight...after driving around LA what seems like all day in a 3hr traffic jam...I am going to bag the run/swim and opt for a massage.  It's been a tough week and I think I need the rest.

Thanks for the compliments girls...but I wasn't a SEAL (they have huge issues with people misrepresenting so I am not going there).  I mentioned "training for" but they decided to send me in another career field once I got my commission (they called it "needs of the Navy".  It was a tough pill to swallow after training all through college but the only way to transfer was after my commitment and as we know now...I decided to get out and pursue business rather than opt for another 5 years.

I just got done with the Max HR test: I did it on a 5% incline treadmill. MHR was 191. I actually didn't do a full out sprint for 2 minutes like I was supposed to. Once my breathing became labored, I upped the speed to 14.5 mph (or 4.13 minutes per mile) and held it for 2 minutes. I was supposed to keep going all out like this for another 1 minute but I was tiring and losing my form. So I stopped. That exercise was torturous.

Unfortunately, I think I needed to push on for that additional minute to get my MHR. So I should probably do it again.

I guess I get nervous about being able to stop when I need to, when I'm on a treadmill, especially sprinting.

Tomorrow morning I'll try to remember to get my resting HR.

NEIL,

I'm counting on you posting warm pictures along the beach!!!!