Fred D Mentor Group - Part II (Page 34)

Fred D - 2012-08-15 10:05 PM

axteraa - 2012-08-15 8:22 PMI plan to swim at around 7 Fred. I will be the guy in the black Xterra wetsuit.

I went for a short run after the drive. I don't know if I was on the run course or not but I found some good hills!

. Where exactly is the practice swim start area?

If you are staying right in the pedestrian village by the transition/expo area, you have to go out to the round-about and go right.  

Our iphone seems to have decided this would be a good time to die.  It won't hold a charge and keeps resetting itself.  Annoying!!!

Have a great race for those of you racing this weekend!

Fred have you double checked set up for aerobars for your new bike?

Fred, remember start slow!

Siiiiigh ... Fred got to meet Axenhots, Axenhots got to meet Fred. So envious.

GO OUT SLOW on the bike and run, Fred!

HAVE A BLAST, Axenhots!

-durrr and of course-

GO JEN!!!

Re: your Left arm/shoulder getting fatigued. I am going to guess you are right handed? I suffered similarly in my left arm after separating my right shoulder last year. My coach believed that it was because I did not swim for 8 weeks and lost general shoulder strength. It manifest itself in my left shoulder even though it was my right shoulder that as injured. The thought was that even though I was not swimming I was still using my right arm for all sorts of things (I am right handed) but not my left. When I did start swimming again this seemed confirmed as while I had to work on form stuff with my right arm/shoulder, I had to do a fair amount of strength balancing work with my left. Anyway, you have missed a lot df swimming it seems, so don't underestimate the affect this might have on your upper body/shoulder strength and the collateral impact it might have on the bike. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

You are absolutely right not to worry about it. I mean Sunday is only a day, and you all can do anything for a day, right?!?

Good luck again to everyone this weekend - it is going to be awesome.

Good Luck this weekend at IMMT!

Fred - Been a tough year for you injury wise so happy that you will get a chance to race...and probably absolutely kill it on the bike!

I am at a work conference in northern Michigan at a ski resort.  I have been running the hills the last 2 days.  Went on a trail run today and got a little crossed up and ended up on a beautiful single track pine tree lined trail.  The issue was that it started pouring and I had no idea where I was LOL.  I finally got off the trail on to a 2 track and followed it to the nearest road.  Had no idea where I was..could not see the ski hill.  Stopped at a hotel and asked her where the resort was.  She looked at me like I was an absolute nut job.  "Its 3 miles that way...you alright?"  Oh ok...I am great Thank you.

Then she shouted out the window as I ran away "you sure you dont need a ride?"  LOL.

Went for a swim in the lake with Fred this morning.  Great spot but borderline wetsuit legal for sure!

I also rode the hillier section of the bike course.  Wherever the 12% section is, it must be short because I don't recall anything too insane.  I haven't uploaded my ride yet but I would say I had to go over 300 watts for more than 10 seconds 4 or 5 times?  I'm sure on the second loop that will be a killer but it didn't seem so bad today  

Best race wishes to Fred, Arend and Jen!  And Fred, we cyber stalkers still need your race number.

PS, got to swim with The Caveman today.  Super cool guy! His "cruise" 100m is 1:17 and looks effortless. Sigh...one day.

You should have yelled back....I am married! 

You know this is sounding more and more like a course I was made for........

Best of luck at MT.  Sounds like it will be a great race.

Today will be my last really hard training ride of the season.  3 long climbs targeting 290 watts for roughly 24-25 minutes each.  I'm pretty scared.

Race report is up.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=456175

Start SLOW Fred...and stop posting about people being offended in TT!!!  LMAO

Yeah Fred, and I can't believe that you lumped Emilio and Tom together in the same bunch... a sure sign taper madness is setting in.