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I will be at 26/28 assuming I make it home today...bad news is I've gotten enough faster on my bike that I have to count two legs as one workout. :-) Actually...I've been resting a bit this week after the race on Sunday. Less intentional than the fact that we had horrible weather and thunderstorms. Wednesday I noticed a definite sense of....dissatisfaction, unease...not sure how to describe it, but it was pretty obvious my body missed the training and activity of working out fairly strenuously most days. Signed up for a neighborhood 5K fundraiser tomorrow and am meeting a friend for an OWS on Sunday. Now I just need to figure out where & when I'm doing my next tri. :-)

Good luck to all this weekend!

Sandi

Thanks, Sandi! The nerves are starting to get going!!

Mark - I hope you prove yourself wrong and crush it! There is a lot of time between now and the race. Rest up, sit on the couch and play the Sorry honey - I've got a race tomorrow card!

I like the way you motivate yourself! That beer is gonna taste awesome! Enjoy every minute and don't forget to enjoy every moment!

Edited: Jenn - when you start feeling the nerves - remember all the hard work you put into your training. You are ready and you will crush it!

Edited by Qua17 2014-07-26 8:05 AM

Had a moment I'd like to share with you all:

Yesterday I did my last long ride and I was really pushing it towards the end. With about 15 miles left in the ride, I ran out of gas. I was done. There was nothing left! I thought about quitting but I just found a way to keep going. And I managed to finish. It wasn't pretty.

And that's why we do tri - it's about doing what was previously impossible. Finishing was cool (and there was beer which made it better) - but it was pushing past my old limits that I'm psyched about. I hope you each experience that gift. It makes all that hard work totally worth it. Totally worth it!

Good morning everyone. I'm off to the beach to swim, then a run, then brunch with the in-laws.

Finished a 107 mile ride yesterday, with an 18mph average. Riding with my friend Jason, a cat4 cyclist and triathlete. He's a bunch stronger than me, so it was a good test. Won't be working that hard at IMWI, that's for certain.

On salt tabs - yesterday's ride was the first I took them, and it seems to make a huge difference. I am a heavy sweater, and it's not uncommon for me to be crusted in salt at the end of a race. After Racine, it looked like my triceps were rolled on kosher salt. I also started taking 250mg of magnesium twice daily, since that mineral is harder to uptake and preliminary research seems to indicate that long-term training drains magnesium; it's also linked to low testosterone, so it could help on my issues there as well. Doesn't seem to hurt, and seems to be helping.

*****

David, you continue to inspire me. I know you're going to have a great day at IMMT. Your tenacity and dedication alone is enough to get you to the finish line.

That´s an amazing feeling Dave, and you are right, at some point most of us have that feeling "Should I quit now?". Yesterday I did my first Oly and was about to stop after the first 5k lap, but....death before DNF!!
Here is the the race report:
http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid...

And my liquid medal.





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Wow - that's the prettiest medal I have ever seen. Off to read the race report! Congrats on your first OLY. Kudos to you!

Jenn and Mark - hod did you guys do? I'm dying to know!

Soooooo, here it goes. This is the 30th anniversary of the triathlon and it was the first time it's ever been cancelled. Yes, you read that right, cancelled. They postponed the start due to weather - thunder/lightning, heavy rain and it wouldn't let up. They had to get it going by 9:30 for traffic concerns or it wouldn't go...cells rolled through in wave after wave. It did clear up midday (thunderstorm again as I type now) as we sat on a friend's deck drinking home brew! (only good thing today).
A few friends of mine who were going to do it may get together Wednesday and do the course ourselves and earn our medal (they gave them out in the packet pickup so I feel it's a bit tainted). Interestingly they still ran the Lake Placid IM. They must not have gotten the lightning we did.
I am now going to make calls and check schedules to see if I can't fit a sprint tri in on the 10th or 17th and maybe go for the Oly on August 30th in Lake George. I know right now some things I want to work on (more speed work in running as I've focused so much on biking and swimming for one and getting still more ows in, and definitely some core work). I've also got the Bay State Half Mary on October.
Anyway, I'm posting a picture of my bike, back in the garage after waiting in the rain (note the lovely grocery bag on the seat). It is sad and wants to go for a ride.
I am hoping Mark had better luck today!
Cheers all!
Jenn





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That totally blows! After all that hard work, you deserved to enjoy every moment of your race... Well, at least there wasn't dozens of guys crying in their beer from having gotten chicked by you! Seriously, the important thing is that you are safe and will get to race again someday soon. Let us know how that rain-day make up goes on Wed.

Poor luck, friends. Knock on wood, I've had great weather for all my races.

Also, some good news: my new wheelset finally arrived. The stock set are aluminium clinchers, in 30mm and 60mm. The new carbon clinchers are, *ahem*, 90mm, and less than half the weight. Also, they go "whoop whoop" during hard acceleration

Now, if only my quads can cash the checks these wheels write . . .



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Ah, you were smart enough to take the picture with the chain on the big gear...I wasn't. (still set up easy for my anticipated transition)

Heading to the pool for a longer swim (2,500-3,000 yds) so no one can see my tears....LOL kidding. Pouring rain still so no bike except on the trainer; maybe a run later. Time to start uping the distances if I want to do Little George on August 30th! I would have loved to have raced to work on transitions but I also know I can prepare better for the next one looking back. (remaining positive) I think if I can still get into the sprint for Aug 10th it will be more to see how transitions go and get a feeling for a race environment to prepare for the Oly on Aug 30th. Aug 30th will be hilly terrain so I need to be prepared. We leave on vacation this Friday but I'll have a lake to get ows in, I'll bring my bike, and running is a no-brainer. The nice thing is where I'm going is in the foothills of the Adirondacks so lots of hill work to prepare. That being said, the sprint tri is on the last day of vacation so I certainly won't have slept much or well leading up to it so I'll manage my expectations.

I hope everyone's training is going well!!
Best,
Jenn

Just think of all the matches you'll burn with those new wheels! Enjoy the sound and the speed!

Jenn - Adding hills into your workouts will change your life! Seriously - integrating hill workouts into your week training will make you and stronger and faster rider. My trainer gave me a good piece of advice when it comes to prepping for a race with hills - add hills to all of your rides that are bigger than the hills in your race. When he first told me to do this - I thought he was nuts and I expected my legs would turn into Jello on every ride. BUt as it turns out - he was it has changed the way that I think of hills. Having done rides that are harder than my race - my brain no longer freaks out when I see a hill. I've actually started to enjoy them. I wish the same for you!

That must be so frustrating....still have quite a few races ahead, burn that frustration with harder training, it will show in your next race!

Thanks Mark, look forward to read our RR!

....very, very jealous of those wheels and their "whoop whoop" sound.....

The whoop whoop is an added feature that wheel makers don't advertise. Aside from reduced rolling resistance, it scares the crap out of unsuspecting racers ahead of you. Sometimes they even fall off their bikes in terror allowing you to move up a spot. :P 

Edited by adempsey10 2014-07-28 11:07 AM

26/28 with a 2300 yd swim (didn't have time to get in anymore). (lots of tears to hide after the cancellation hahaha). Great swim, feel really good and strong and happily fatigued.

400 warm-up (200 free, 100 back, 100 breast),
500 free,
100 kick,
100 free,
100 pull,
500 free,
10 x 50 sprints at 45 sec with 10-15 sec rests,
100 free cool-down.

Yes, Dave, I agree on the hills!! I have one route I love that has a "grade 4" hill on a 12 mile route. The hill is quite long with varying pitches. I've been using that route a fair amount. I think I may start running it twice to get two of those in there (that would be my Oly right there!). I am fortunate that there are a lot of hills where I am. Sometimes it would actually be nice to get a flat ride!! I'm going to research a little closer what to expect and I may take a drive down for a week (my inlaws live in Glens Falls, NY next to Lake George) and ride/run the route until I know it. I may even see if I can hook up with their triathlon club for a week and tag along. They seem friendly on their website.

Cheers!

Nice setup Charles! I chickened out and got the 60mm front cause I wasn't sure I could handle deeper in a crosswind.





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Alex wasn't dead just MIA. I have been so busy with life and training I haven't had a chance to keep up in the group. I'm sitting at 25/28 but should make it. I was out of town for 5 days and it put a hurting on my training.

I did my first open water swim that wasn't a race the other day. It went so well we are going back tonight for a follow up. That is so much more fun than swimming in a pool. I am trying to build the nerves to handle the swim for an oly Aug 23rd then the HIM on Nov 9th.

Rock on folks and keep on keeping on!

Lots of racing and training going on. The BDAAS seems to been another success. Thanks David for getting this all together.

Alright! Nancy boy is back! Sorry to hear that life has been so busy. Hope this week is better... Glad to hear about the success with the OWS. They can be fun and will serve you well for your OLY and HIM. Hows your bike/run training going?

As for your kind words - you're welcome. But a good deal of the credit for this group goes to DH who started it back in 2012. I'm just trying to repay the debt I owe to him for all of his invaluable support during my first year. Plus, I'm in this group for my own selfish reasons - it's great hanging out with you all. My wife is fantastic and supportive but tri isn't her thing. It's great to be apart of a group that sees things in the same demented way I do

Prost!