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I think it was a message from Suzy, telling me that beer is not a proper recovery drink. I went and got some chocolate milk instead. 
 

Lots of solid racing out there this weekend!

DJ - Yikes, your little off-road adventure didn't sound fun at all! Good job keeping it in perspective and persevering. As you mentioned, you also got some great feedback for the bike/run balance. Nice job!

Glen - Huge accomplishment! Congrats on the Oly and sticking it out through the swim... good work measuring your effort on the bike and being disciplined to save some for the run. Well done!

Linda - 17 minute PR? And a 1:15 bike split? Smoking fast! Way to go!

Julia - Doesn't sound like the calf cramp had any long lasting effects... dropping the hammer to low 8/high 7 splits for the last quarter of the race? Very nice! And leave it to John to try to disprove your beer story... I believe you.

All your Augusta people: Doug, Tracy, John - great job guys and gal! You all did VERY well (and a special congratulations to Doug for the first HIM under the belt!), and represented the MG with pride! Rest up and recover! I'm looking forward to the RRs!

Congrats on the racing this weekend, MG peeps.  Great job - especially for the first time HIM and Olys.

RR is up....

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=228433

This wraps up the racing season for me.  A couple of light weeks planned of some mountain biking, trail running, etc. and some time to get the rest of life caught up and then into "Out-season" training late October.

Once again....Nice job this weekend everybody! 



Edited by badgerintx 2010-09-27 8:38 AM

Congrats again to all the MG peeps out there on first time accomplishments, PRs and just plain old solid racing.  A special hats off to the hubby for a super run in his 10k on Sat.  :-)

I had a great time this weekend watching the kids do some fun races.  My son loved his first cross attempt.  And even my daughter gave it a shot but we need to get the training wheels off!

Very much looking forward to Rev3 - not sure what we will be doing.  And John you should add babysitting to your list of activities that weekend if you are just throwing beer cans around.  My son is great at retrieving beer.  ;-)

Congratulations Glen. A huge step forward and it's so nice to get that first Oly distance under your belt.

Edited by Redknight 2010-09-27 9:07 AM

My RR's up! 

Check this out... 

Alright....we need some details on this bet!    Does not sound like it was monetary! 

 

So signed up for 2 cross races, one's in 2 weeks. 

Should be interesting.  At least they serve beer at all cross races...

Off to read some RR's.

Again awesome job everyone!

Nice race man! Great pacing to make that kinda move at the end

Way to go this weekend... Congrats to all you who set PR'S, PB'S, ZS'S, and GQ'S!!!!

I would second the above statement from Birdy, but I don't know what half of it means....so I will say GREAT JOB to Glenn, Dineen and Linda....three I have yet to high five.  Nice job kids!

Aloha!Congrats to all of our Augusta racers, you guys kicked azz! This is going to be a big run on, I haven't figured out how to format with the Ipad. Great job also to DJ, loved your rr, you did GREAT, and those darn volunteers need to do their jobs! . Glen, terrific work on your first Olympic, terrific achievement. Dino, really you are getting sooooo fast...sub 8's on the run are SWEET! Tracy, did John really slap your bootie, I'll sock him for you when I see him in Vegas...btw John, I'm sure I'll be a lot taller than your mental image, too, then. Julia nice job on your run! Hope that calf is ok. Kyla, u are the best soccer mom EVER! Oh, and Tony, way to smoke that 10k! I knew you'd go under 44! Have a great Monday, racers bask in your glory!

***************  REV 3 Knoxville Question   *****************

For those that are committed, are most leaning towards the Oly or Half in May?  I am very close to having clearance from the flight deck just working on the details! 

Also, working on my training schedule and trying to get everything to fit with my OS and still be ready for my A race next year.  

Hello.  Here is my RR.  Sorry, it's long.   I tend to write down everything I'm thinking so when I go back and read them I'll remember all the stories.  And yes Kim, John did smack my butt - HARD!!!!!

*********************************HIM***************************************
What's your A race?


Edited by SSMinnow 2010-09-27 2:10 PM

dino and whoever else is thinking about the half,  you're going to have a huge training advantage in that several people in this group will be getting ready for it with you.  and come race day, man, its just cool as heck racing with each other.   just a thought.  

HIM.  ;-)

Plus do you really want to spend all that money and effort getting down there to race an Oly???  I know Tony and Sam are doing it, but they are traveling machines...us Midwesterners are lucky to travel once or maybe twice a year....and you can sub 8 the run and kick the crap out me.... HIM BABY or bust.

Edited by SSMinnow 2010-09-27 2:11 PM

Count me in for the HIM!

I have clearance to go, but I still have to convince my husband to bring the family down. Me: "It's family-friendly!" Him: "7 hours in the car? Not family-friendly." Good point!

"A" race is Ironman 70.3 Racine next year  ....   July   ..... so plenty of time for recovery.  I am just trying to figure out when I would have to kick out of the Out Season early to get ready for a HIM.  Thinking around the beginning of Feb to give myself 14 or 15 weeks to build some distance for a HIM.  That gives me about 15 weeks of out season training with a week of down time in between.   

As Minnow states, that is my issue, it seems like a long way to travel for a Oly.  Sure would change the motivation for training this winter with a HIM that early in the season.    

I haven't decided yet which I am doing.  I was leaning towards the Oly because last year I said after training through the winter for a HIM, I didn't want to do that again, it messed up all the early season cycling stuff I wanted to do.

I really need to get my 2011 figured out.

IMO if you want to travel to do the Oly I don't think there is anything wrong with that, it's actually the "big" race there that weekend, all the pro's will be doing the Oly.

for those coming or thinking about coming with kiddos age 6-16, there's  Little Rev the day before.   Its an hour adventure race in Worlds Fair Park on Saturday.  I'm pretty sure you "race" with them. 

and 7 hours in a car.  cake.

WOW!!! And just like that [SNAP!] she goes from zero HIMs to TWO HIMs. Nice work, Julia!!