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Ha!  No kidding.  Ran with Kim this morning, which was nice, but needed a day off the bike (thought about it, though!).  Then it was a "Lost Marathon" at our daughter's request (her birthday today). 

While it's been years since I watched Lost, and rather liked the series, I just couldn't sit through FOUR episodes!  Even when there are no commercials...

T minus 2 hours to race time.

When is musselman?

Under 1:30.  I think it's going to be tight.

Well, that sucked.  Things didn't go my way - I'm not sure what my official time was but it was right around 1:36.  I was just missing a gear and couldn't push the pace like I wanted.  I was on pace through 6k but by then I already knew it wasn't going to happen.

I'll write up a RR later but now I need food!

Sorry Arend - that sucks.  I know you've put in the work, so to have one of "those days" on race day is disheartening (I know).  

Buuuuuuut, that is still a very good time, and you're certainly set up well for the tri season.  I'm sure that both the training for this and the effort itself will pay off over the next months.

Now get some food and enjoy the post race!

Matt

85 mile ride yesterday in 4:21 but the wind just seemed to suck the life out of me....tough ride. First time on the TT bike this spring since IM AZ, so it wasn't a comfortable ride trying to get used to the more aggressive aero again.   Followed by 30 minute transition run.   2:30 ride and 30 min run on tap for today after getting some corn and potatoes planted in the garden before the t-storms hit tonight.  Hope everyone is having a nice holiday weekend (in U.S.).

Thanks Matt.  I do take lots of positives out of it.  For one thing, I am capable of running 1:36 on a bad day.  It wasn't that long ago that I had to bust my azz to run a 1:49.

Aw, heck - really sorry to read that Arend. So it goes sometimes. Looking forward to reading the breakdown when you get time for it. Enjoy the food - you earned it regardless!

I finally got the chance to write a rate report for the Olympic last weekend (some of you have already seen it) but I updated it with photos. Everybody likes photos, right?!?

Link: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=516800

*Edited to fix the link.

Sorry Arend, thought this was going to be your race.  As was said, your running has just come forward leaps and bounds.  That sub 1:30 is just the matter of the right day.

Slow day with the US holiday I guess...

A couple of purchases on the weekend for me.  I bought the new Hoka Rapa Nui road shoes, as I wanted something a little lower profile for racing.  Since making the switch to Hokas last year, it's really made a difference for my calves, and I'm hoping to continue that success with these shoes.

I also got a pair of new bike shorts as I had a team credit with the store, and actually made the jump from a medium short down to a small.  My weight hasn't really changed, but I've noticed for a long time that my shorts always seem to slide on me a bit (just a bit), and this gets uncomfortable later in the ride.  Took them for a 2 hour ride yesterday, and the narrow padding seemed to make a lot of difference and the shorts were just a touch more snug which seemed just right.  After 6 years of consistent riding I also invested in some Chamois cream just a couple of weeks ago, and I hadn't realized what I'd been missing till now.

You guys race shorter races with Chamois cream?  Just wondering.

Never in races.  I used to use it for long training rides but just got out of the habit of using it.

I do, but just out of habit, I think. I don't think it does anything special on shorter races/rides.

On a side note, a number of years ago I got the "Eurostyle" by mistake. Good Lord, WTF is that all about?????

I don't get on the bike without chamois cream....period.  I had so many issues for well over a year.  Once, I was getting a bike fit to help address those issues and in that time, I managed to chafe because I didn't use it.  So my standing rule is that if bike shorts are going on, chamois cream is too.  

I typically use bag balm instead of some water-soluble chamois cream.  Maybe I wouldn't have the issues now that I used to, but I'm not taking the chance. 

My tri group did a ride-swim-ride session today, where we ride ~23 miles to a lake, swim, then ride back (though I didn't have quite enough time to ride back, so I got picked up at the lake).  Anyways, I realized that if I want to do non-wetsuit races, a swim skin is going to be a necessity.  My tri top is like a parachute when I swim in it.  And a lot of TX races are not wetsuit legal, so I guess there's yet another thing to purchase

Sorry to hear it wasn't your day, but you've made huge strides....and a 1:36 is certainly not shabby!

Ha!   Eurostyle is awesome...  just so long as you don't slip and get it on the boys.   If you weren't awake before, you are now!!!   Actually I use DZ Nuts

Had an interesting workout this morning.   Short course T2 practice.   15 ish minute ride with a nice climb, followed by 1 mile, 1/4 of it at race pace, 3/4 ez, X4.   Was harder than I expected!

Sometimes hard to get perspective, but sounds like you've got it.  Only means the gal is still out there      Had a yoga instructor once (when I did yoga) say "don't worry about getting the pose right immediately, I'm just going to give you something harder."   So look at it this way, ypu've put off the 1:20 goal for a bit now 

Sexxeh.

That's is a bad-azzzzzzz look!

Matt

Great looking ride Dale!

That's interesting. Does it do ok on the bike? I've had them balloon out a bit in the first couple minutes of the bike, when I'm still soaked from the swim, but they come in tighter once they dry some.