Fred D and Queen Zipp's SWIM, BIKE RUN consistency thread.... CLOSED (Page 35)

QueenZipp - 2013-02-21 4:20 PM

Oh yeah, I saw that.  Made me laugh.  Either the individual has no clue how a race course should be set up or is a flunkie of the RF.  I'm not going to respond to her RR cause I could be banned for asking if she was at the same horrendous race we were at!

UTTriman - 2013-02-22 7:47 AM

Yes -- definately suspicious.

 

 

amd723 - 2013-02-22 8:37 AM Made it to masters this morning for an ez swim in preparation for my race tomorrow. Roughly 9 miles and 20 obstacles in 85* heat - I probably should have started hydrating a little sooner

UTTriman - 2013-02-22 5:49 AM

BATTLE OF THE MATTRESS!  -- UTTRIMAN WINS!

That's the epic headline for me today.  Got up and really fought the mattress to get going this morning.  But I won the battle, one worthy of WWF!

Good run, and I'm happy.   Hope everyone has some good workouts this weekend.  How are you all doing on your monthly goals?  Me -- I'm going to make them -- only need 1 more bike, 1 more swim and a little over 2 runs... So barring something drastic, I'll make all mine for the first time in MONTHS!

Have a great day team!

 

Tri2Smile - 2013-02-22 11:46 AM

Hello Everyone.

I think there was a full moon throughout this week as it's pretty hectic dealing with a few sick kids, being Mr. Mom as my wife had a few evening rehearsals, working on an office re-accreditation survey, another office water main break, and half tapering this week.  The stars however did align so I am off today and next Fri  before both my sprint tri's.

I had a morning open water session today at a local private lake and felt soooo much better. Last week's ows bay class went well as we got a lot of tips and practiced sighting and even being swum over =). Main issues for me since it was my first time was the cold temp (55), not being able to stand, and not being able to see...but pushed myself to do the optional 500m swim at the end of class and though I did stop a few times to catch my breath and re-direct, it was huge mentally.  Today was 100x better and we did three 500m loops along the lake shore...felt so much more comfortable and such a confidence builder.

So picking up the 2 of my kids today and heading to the venue to pick up our race packets. The only difficult part tomorrow will be waking up at 430 with the kids in tow and me waiting for my wave to begin. The kids are doing the junior tri at 730 while I do the regular rev tri at 1000 with 2nd wave. It will also be my wife's first time as a spectator. She still looks at me as if I have antennas growing out of head when I tell we have to pay to r,b,s =) but she does get a chuckle out of seeing me in my tri outfits..

Hard to believe I signed up for my first spring tri about 3 months ago and its already here. I'm unusually calm today but I'm sure I'll be feeling the bats as we get closer to race time. This program has really made me more accountable with my training and I've learned so much. Thanks for everyone's encouragement !

Good luck to all the racers this weekend !

Tri2Smile - 2013-02-22 1:46 PM

Hello Everyone.

I think there was a full moon throughout this week as it's pretty hectic dealing with a few sick kids, being Mr. Mom as my wife had a few evening rehearsals, working on an office re-accreditation survey, another office water main break, and half tapering this week.  The stars however did align so I am off today and next Fri  before both my sprint tri's.

I had a morning open water session today at a local private lake and felt soooo much better. Last week's ows bay class went well as we got a lot of tips and practiced sighting and even being swum over =). Main issues for me since it was my first time was the cold temp (55), not being able to stand, and not being able to see...but pushed myself to do the optional 500m swim at the end of class and though I did stop a few times to catch my breath and re-direct, it was huge mentally.  Today was 100x better and we did three 500m loops along the lake shore...felt so much more comfortable and such a confidence builder.

So picking up the 2 of my kids today and heading to the venue to pick up our race packets. The only difficult part tomorrow will be waking up at 430 with the kids in tow and me waiting for my wave to begin. The kids are doing the junior tri at 730 while I do the regular rev tri at 1000 with 2nd wave. It will also be my wife's first time as a spectator. She still looks at me as if I have antennas growing out of head when I tell we have to pay to r,b,s =) but she does get a chuckle out of seeing me in my tri outfits..

Hard to believe I signed up for my first spring tri about 3 months ago and its already here. I'm unusually calm today but I'm sure I'll be feeling the bats as we get closer to race time. This program has really made me more accountable with my training and I've learned so much. Thanks for everyone's encouragement !

Good luck to all the racers this weekend !

UTTriman - 2013-02-22 9:59 AM

 

Good luck tomorrow!  Have Fun

Tri2Smile - 2013-02-22 1:46 PM

Hello Everyone.

I think there was a full moon throughout this week as it's pretty hectic dealing with a few sick kids, being Mr. Mom as my wife had a few evening rehearsals, working on an office re-accreditation survey, another office water main break, and half tapering this week.  The stars however did align so I am off today and next Fri  before both my sprint tri's.

Hard to believe I signed up for my first spring tri about 3 months ago and its already here. I'm unusually calm today but I'm sure I'll be feeling the bats as we get closer to race time. This program has really made me more accountable with my training and I've learned so much. Thanks for everyone's encouragement !

Good luck to all the racers this weekend !

norcal_SAHD - 2013-02-22 3:01 PM

Have fun this weekend!  Looking forward to a race report.

amd723 - 2013-02-22 3:47 PM Congrats on your first tri! I'm sure you'll have a great time.

UTTriman - 2013-02-22 5:12 PM

 

Good luck to you

enders_shadow - 2013-02-23 3:49 PM I just hit REGISTER for the HIM in September. Now I'm running through the OMG what was I thinking phase. How long will that last? Looking forward to the race reports. Have a great weekend, all![/QUOTE

When the reality of some of those long training sessions hits and you just want to skip them....call me, I'll do some with you.

Fred D - 2013-02-23 7:58 PM Summer league is 25 and 50 yards. Megan is 10 and she swam 100 breast, 200 IM, 50 back and 100 free. She has swum the 500 in just over 8' at meets in the past. There was a 10 yo boy from another club who swam 29s for the 50 free and 31s for 50 fly. Those are national levels times.