Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas 2012 : Official Thread (Page 37)

I have nothing to go on but that B is my favorite letter so it has my vote

Nice work, I got in a short ride, ran a 10 mile race, rode home and am now sitting in a virtual waiting room trying to score me some Bruce Springsteen tickets at Wrigley Field in September

Nice Job, I did 17 this morning and have 100mile ride/1hr run on the calendar for tomorrow morning and an OWS for 1 hr tomorrow afternoon .. Big training day tomorrow!

Really good ride this morning, 110 miles in the wind and constant rain.  Well....the first 40 minutes were good.  Then I hit some diagonal train tracks the wrong way and ate it.  Minor cuts and bruises, nothing big but still a pain.  First time I've crashed, besides getting hit by a car which doesn't count.  The following 5+ hours were good.  Ride time was 5:45, but with crash time and stops (to walk across more train tracks ) my time was 6:06.  Also heard a giant gator splash into the swamp as I rode through one section.  Crazy start to the day.

Hope your training went well today.

KSH - 2012-04-22 6:24 PM Had a Big Day of Training this weekend (Saturday). Swim 1:15 (4,000 meters). Biked 6:55 (98.50 miles - was SLOW today for some reason. Although, my average is usually 15.0-15.3. Ha! Always slow!) Run 1:00 (5 miles) Solid day of training! Quads are feeling it for sure. Then I rode 20 miles today with my tri club. It was a recovery ride and I took it easy. Of course coach isn't happy I didn't rest on my rest day.

Awesome day, I have been shooting for one of those but have yet been able to pull one of those off.

It looks like they added the practice swim back to the event schedule on Friday.

I need a good week to overcome a mental breakdown I am on.  I hit my big stuff, but the shorter stuff got the boot a few times due to kids sick, scheduling conflicts and my wife is sick of me training (it is tough to train without my number one supporter). 

I need to get it done!  good luck to all this week

Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with a sore upper back? Rode the MS 150 this past weekend and my back was on fire. Rode 86 then a 5 mile run and after about 60 on the bike it was brutal, run was fine. This has been bothering me since i rode the course about a month ago.

Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with a sore upper back? Rode the MS 150 this past weekend and my back was on fire. Rode 86 then a 5 mile run and after about 60 on the bike it was brutal, run was fine. This has been bothering me since i rode the course about a month ago.

Have you changed anything on your bike? Sometimes if its a reall aggressive aero position it can hurt your back....

Hang in there man, feel your pain. Have been on both sides of this fence. My wife has asked "is this the way it is going to be, you gone all the time on the weekend?" to doing an IM way undertrained and her saying "if you want to keep doing these you need to put in the training, this is a big waste to come all the way here and you say you're not happy with your time cause you didn't train enough"

Sometimes you can't win.

I am convinced that IM was not for a married man with small children at home....but I keep doing them anyway

Reading on the website about the practice swim, must have wristbands and timing chips to be able to swim. No unregistered people will be allowed in the water. And they do give an address to an aquatic center in Magnolia that is open all day for swimming for $2.

Locals, where is Magnolia, TX in relation to the Woodlands?