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Monster achievment for me this weekend!  I conquered Cole d'Lystra!  That is a monster hill in my area, kind of a legend in the biking community. It took me 6 minutes at 6mph to go up it, and 1 minute at 38mph to come back down.  And I did it on my first 50 miler!  I attached the link to the bke route, just click on the Elevation Graph tab to see the mountain.  You can't miss it!!! (disclaimer, mountain is a relative term   it sure felt like one)

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/map.asp?routeid=63200

Very nice, that should be a good start for savageman...

did you read they have a hill on the bike course that if you make it up without having to get off your bike you get a brick with your name on the road?  48 people got one last year, not sure out of how many.

Yes, thankfully that hill is on the HIM course, not the Olympic.  I'm sure my husband will want to attempt it sometime that weekend - crazy.  I'll be happy to take his picture when he falls off (he he he).  Did you see the photos of the people falling over BACKWARDS because the hill is so steep!   Nuts!

Yeah I think 35% + grade, crazy..

HELLO!!!! HELLO!!!!!  I AM BACK IN THE HOUSE... Only for 4 days until I take off for another 13 days on Friday.... It is good to see everyone is doing well... Good job to all on Races, Good Job to Trac on her big bike ride, and if I missed anything sorry.... There is a lot on this thread to read through and so little time.... 

Baowolf.... To add a little to your question about training for a 1/2 Iron and the distance..... The only thing that you really "TRAIN" for is brick workouts... You will see that many times after your long bike ride it is asked that you run 20-30 minutes (just to develop MUSCLE MEMORY for your running muscles!).... I don't ever do a full ironman just to train for an ironman... This was a huge fear one my first ironman.... The longest workout I had was 9 hours... I knew that my race was going to take SEVERAL MORE HOURS than that, and I feared how my body would handle that..... It is all muscle memory.... HOPE THIS HELPS AT ALL?!!

My training last week was very LACK LUSTER!  On a ship w/ 1/2 hour spinning class everyday, running on a treadmill w/ the waves throwing you side to side (not too bad, but you could feel it!), or running on a track w/ the boat, and against the boat (depending on which side you were running!!)..... It scares me how little I worked out 3 weeks before my race, but I also understand that this was FAMILY TIME and not about my race (I am not racing to win, or racing to improve from 2 years ago... I am just going out and doing what I love!)..... So it was all about the family, wine, and R&R!  It was great.... http://picasaweb.google.com/swbkrun/MexicanCruise

If ever interested in doing a Ironman, here is a neat little graph thingy that someone sent me last week.... http://www.nasports.com/compare/comparebike.php  ITAN don't look at it until after our race next week!!!

Welcome Back!

Yep... Cabo, Mazatlan, and Puerta Vallarta..... On the Disney Magic Ship.... GOOD TIMES!!!

I did see the race last night.... I saw it 3x's, and each time my toes were curled in anticipation!  IT WAS AWESOME!

Looks like a great trip Steve glad you enjoyed now on to IM CDN.

Well an update on my side. had my first run close to 5 weeks today with zero pain in the a$$, I mean knee, felt great and it has reassured me that I will be able to race this week. Not going to the best run ever but as long as I finish that is all that matters now.

 NO my only question is what to eat/drink during the race, I am thinking of some gels in T1 and Gatorade and H2O in during the bike? what are everyone's thoughts. Oh ya it is an Oly that I am doing.

"SOME GELS"  I don't think you need gel (s) right away... I usually (this is my 2 cents) like to wait about 10-15 minutes to let my belly and HR settle down after the swim.... When I am on the bike I will start taking this stuff.... I tend to dial it WAY back approaching the last couple miles of the bike to let the belly settle in AGAIN, and get ready for the run.... Hope this helps!

Ok on the bike.... Seems like a lot on the run... That may leave for a belly ache.... OR WORSE... DARIA!!

I think I'm in trouble for my race this weekend.  Today was the first day I felt like I could really breathe since getting sick last Tuesday so I decided to go for a swim and it felt like my first time (not that first time, get your mind out of the gutter Tracy!).  Between that, not running very well - likely a product of the breathing issue.  I have asthma, so whenever I get a cold it has to go through my lungs before I'm "over" it.

I'll also have been out of town for 8 of 9 nights before the race, working long hours.  Needless to say I haven't been eating very healthy or sleeping enough.  So my new goal for the race is not to improve over my first race, nor just to finish, but to NOT DIE!

Congrats on your daughter's wedding and condolances on the headache (assuming that's from a hangover and not caused by your new son-in-law!!) 

Search the forums for calorie calculator, can't remember which thread it is in but it's there somewhere.  What your stomach can handle is up to you, everyone is different.  Try out some different nutrition and if it works, stick with it.

Personally I couldn't handle gatorade on long rides/runs,  I like to stick with water and maybe a gel.

Sometimes a little rest can be a good thing.  Just go out there and have fun, remember that this isn't our job, its what we do for fun

Sorry for 3 posts in a row...

Just bought this helmet.

http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/products/helmets/syton.htm

90 bucks including shipping from someone on ST, lol I haven't bought much new since I got my bike, everything has been from ST or from here in classifieds.

If I can't go fast, might as well look fast doing it.

Nice Race Helmet... Sharp! 

Cadmus, don't worry about it.... You don't actually lose too much fitness in a week or 2 rest, and anything you do lose you get back pretty dang quickly!!!  I think that you will be more than ok, and I think that you are going to do AWESOME!

Hello everyone,

Where to begin....Perry, glad to hear you are feeling good.  Matt, sad to hear you are feeling bad. Rob, sounds like you are feeling no pain at all. (better living through chemistry) Mark is still in Texas swimming post glory.  Baowolf is counting calories. Steve is loosing his sea legs. And Tony is sporting a very cool new helmet.  What a busy group. 

I have just been kind of maintaining.  My legs feel good after all my bike riding this weekend. And I was feeling pretty good about my little hill until Steve showed us all what he and Igo will be tackling with the IMCanada  Still choking on my humble pie.  I placed an order for new running shoes.  After the last 3 runs my feet hurt more and more, so I guessed it was time.  I bought a new pair of biking shorts and they are a smaller size! Understand for a girl anything in a smaller size is a good thing - unless it's bra sizes - oops sorry TMI - anyway....   So after surviving my guy riding groups' jokes and whistles about "less spandex" I am finally feeling as comfortable as possible riding.

I do have one question... how come my endurance in swimming is getting better, but my sprint time doesn't seem to be?  In my swim this afternoon I timed my 100 yards and it still is around 2 minutes!!  Yet  I can bang out 1000 yards and not be tired at all.  I thought that with endurance came speed, but I guess not for me.  This isn't a big deal for my olympic, but I would like to see the results for my Sprint  races.  Is this happening to anyone else?  Any advise on where to go with this?