Dominion's Sprint/Oly/70.3 Group--Closed (Page 33)

Randy, nice race and good report.

You just did squeeze into that top half! 

I think with a little more consistency to your training you could see some big gains. Keep working hard.

I'm still here!

My plan for this year is to take 2 weeks off after my last race (Oct. 24th). Two weeks of nothing, not even thinking about triathlon (I know that's impossible)

After that is a run focus through the end of the calendar year (a December 5k sponsored by my employer provides adequate motivation) with a week to 10 days off around Christmas to New Year's. Maybe a ride or two or trainer work thrown in once a week during Nov/Dec.  No swimming. I'm not saying you shouldn't swim, it's just for me a 2 month break makes sure I am rejuvenated and ready to get back at it hard when the time comes. January 1st is back to full time training. Races start in April or early May.  

I do plan to get back on the weights during the fall and winter too. I think the strength training is very important but always seems to fall of for me during the summer grind with all the SBR going on.

I still get emailed any post.  My main PC crash and burned last week so I'm not online much right now.  I'm currently in my off season with a few base workouts per week mixed with a heavy dose of muscle repair, balance, and stabilization.  My wife and I did a 31 mile tour last weekend and have one more coming up in 3-4 weeks.  My training starts to ramp up in October building to start a plan in December.  I'm going to give the Memorial Herman Ironman 70.3 Texas in Galveston a go again in early April.  An ocean swim, flat and fast.

I finally got my race report from 2 weeks ago up on my blog. The delay was due to the fact that I kept waiting for the race pictures to come out and they finally put them on facebook tonight.  It was a good weekend as I raced an Olympic distance on Saturday and a Sprint on Sunday. It was the final week of my Georgia state series and I was looking to move up from 5th in my Age group into the top 3. I ended up with 2 AG podiums and 2 Top 10 overalls. I had 2 great duels with Age group rival and extraordinary swimmer, PJ Caplan. 

I have 1 more race down in Clermont, FL next month.

Right on!  Congrats, Chris.

Here are my totals for September (yes, I'm still training...3 more weeks to go!) The month was solid but not spectacular. Run was a little low, that usually seems to happen to me the later into the year I get.

S: 16161yards

B: 240 miles

R: 53 miles

Good numbers!  When's your next race?

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Sept:

Swim: 29m 43s - 1350.00 Yd

Bike: 10h 20m 20s - 153.12 M

Run: 3h 03m 07s - 17.20 M

I really dialed back on the run and increased my muscle balance and core training to test my hamstrings/lower back.  Yep, lower back.  I feel I can stay on top of it with strength and core work.  And a monthly visit to my chiropractor!  

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This might be goodbye for me, or close to it.  I've really enjoyed this group and plan on keeping the email updates going.  I've decided to attempt the Ironman Texas 140.6 on May 14th, 2016.  Also home to the North American Championship this year!  Which means I need to start follow the full distance groups for as much help/advise as I can get on that kind of distance.  My training plan starts next month.

I was going to do a 70.3 in April then 140.6 in Sept of 2016 but several issues changed my mind.  First, this way I'm training through the winter months (which ain't much here in Texas) and not the 100*+ summer months.  Second, if I'm going 140.6 miles I might as well go big!  The race in Sept. is well established but not an "Ironman" event.   Vacation time at work is in, wife has agreed, now I just need to fork over the $770 entry.

Great Floridian 1/3 Distance - October 24th.

Good luck in IM Texas, and yeah I know what you mean about training through the summer heat.  I'm considering ending my season by July in the future so at least I'm taking August and September off, then training through the winter for April - July races. May not work out though. Too many races I want to do.

Good luck!  Is it an "A" race?

The older I get the harder it is to keep my HR in check when it's hot.  This will free me up to do some shorter late season races I've been watching for years.  Plus my wife rides now and we're starting to have fun pulling the camper around catching the tours.

I've been looking at New Orleans!  That's on my list to do but it will have to wait in 2016.  You can do it!  Keep reminding yourself "I have a 13 mile run next" while on the bike!  Get well.

Oh my!  I didn't even know steepandcheap was still around much less with cycling gear.  I have several backpacking pieces I got for a steal from that site back in the day.

RIGHT ON!  Congrats!

Almost 8 minutes faster than last year's "Thumb race" !!!

During our bike ride Saturday my wife forgot to "start" her mapmyride when leaving a rest station.  She uses this app all the time much to my dismay. She was behind me and called out, "Wait, wait!  I need to start my app".  I slowed down because at least she stops to do it.  Seconds later she slammed into the back of me.  She had gotten her phone out and was trying to start the app.  She went down but I managed to stay on my feet.  Her front tire jammed between my chain stay and wheel so hard it knocked my wheel out/off.  Holding her phone in her right hand she put her elbow out to break her fall.  We just got home from the surgical center.

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