Oriolepwr and QuincyF's Magical Mys-tri Tour "The Sequel" -On Tour!! (Page 37)

Mike

I'm re-assessing race plans.   I'm not sure on a 140.6 next year.  My thought was to do a destination IM such as Challenge Pentictcon, Coeur d'Alene, it was St. George but thats out.     But the thing is, I want to do it right.  There just is not much of a point for me to do IM again unless I do it right.   

I do not think I can handle budget wise with the other events I'd like to do.   

Door County I WANT to do again.  Would be great to do that again with you.  

Memphis in May- (the official Mys-tri tour race)

  Heck I've even cancelled the idea of Escape from Alcatraz which I have been entering the lottery in hopes of doing.   Too expensive of a trip  wah.   Soooo  My current thought for IM  is to give myself a time deadline to be at race weight,  and to handle the rest of my life in great balance.  If I do that by X date, then I will sign up for say IM-Louisville  its not a crazy drive from here and does not fill up.    Not my dream race, but I can't have everything.

Perhaps I can have my dream location for IM #3??  OMG hope my DW does not read that or I'm in TROUBLE!      NOLA would be awesome  but its a commitment trip cost wise.  I would HATE to plan that one in stead of others then have them cancel the swim AGAIN.

If I do not do IM   I would like to do TWO 70.3   So thinking Branson perhaps in addition to Door  UNLESS  I do meet my training/weight goals and drop in to Louisville. 

My suggestion for your IM is to keep doing what you are leaning towards.  Whichever one your wife would support the most. 

I'm back from marathon Isaac. It was more painful than a marathon...really. We didn't leave the house for 72 hours!! No one was hurt, except our pier, which was hurt very badly. Oh, and my heart, for my ruined pier=(

I did no workouts for five days straight, and finally was able to run on the treadmill today. It will be nice to get back in to my routine.

Shelly...I'm hoping we hear from you soon. I was thinking about you during the storm. I hope you fared well, and that it's over for you, as well.

Well, I'm very nervous about my first Oly distance tomorrow. I'm sure it's nothing compared to Quincy's daunting task this weekend, but it's a lot for me!

I have a question for you experienced cyclists. I have many holes in my back tire that I just noticed. I keep my tired inflated to about 120 and check them before every ride, and I have never had a flat. Is this OK? One of the tires even has a little bulge (kind of like an aneurysm). I wasn't planning on changing them before tomorrow, mostly because I don't have any tires on hand, but should I?

AUGUST TOTALS:

Wow Quincy!!! You got it this weekend...good luck!!!

Name     Swim yrds/Bike miles/Run miles   Total time

Quincy    12470       364.57     98.41      44:23:40   Awesome!!

Sarah     15580      300.55       58.06       33:42:45

Dave       1300        323.06       52.80       28:43:07

Mike       0              305.40       60.60       27:20:17   what's up..the pool still closed?? (I'm kidding!)

Shelly     2324         95.22        25.35        14:03:47

Jackie     0               32.70        76.04        13:23:35

TJ           3281        141.50       14.52        11:23:06

Tom        3675        65.26         5.40         08:37:14

Todd       3696         ??               ??           05:53:00

Yvonne    2775        13.95           0            02:12:16

Alicia       5031         0               0              01:55:00

I think these are accurate, but I was in a hurry today, so there may be some errors. It should give you an idea, anyway. Happy training, and remember, if this were easy everyone would do it!!

Hey fellow tourists,  

I was paid a compliment this morning that only triathletes would appreciate. I was in the ER having some chest pain looked at. (I am fine, they think it might just be pleurisy.) The doc had some chest x-rays done and she said the radiologist noted some "abnormalities" in my lungs. Specifically in the diaphram muscles. Not something that they often see. She gave some long medically correct explanation of it. Something about aspiration capacity and other fancy terms that I can't recall. She summed it up by saying that my lungs look like those of a conditioned athlete. Ha! 

It was a stressful and expensive way get a compliment, but I'll take em however I can get em.  

Well, I survived!! Although I barely survived the first lap of the swim. My race report is up if interested.

Good luck tomorrow, Quincy...I'll be thinking about you!

You did great Sarah! did us Viking magical trippers proud! 

Tomorrow is the big day for Q and her DH!      Huge weekend over here as we have their kiddo's and pugs creating a packed house, when mixed with our two girls and our puppy.    I would insert a picture into this thread but I can't seem to get everyone to sit still long enough to be in one pic!      Three dogs and 4 kids.     Rockford is chewing on my foot actually while I'm typing this.   Think I'm kidding??     Me and my DW  are seriously out numbered here.      My own Ironman race last year was good prep for this weekend!  

So we will be tracking the "Iron couple"  and sending our collective positive thoughts their way tomorrow.   Looks like Ideal weather conditions.   And they are ready for "The Show"        Ok   I Gotta go....  I have to see "who let the dogs out" Ha!

Oh yea   Here is a link to track our fearless leader!  

Quincy is #754

Thank you guys for your feedback on my race report. I really appreciate it. I am really happy with my results, but being the overachiever that I am, I am also fairly critical of many areas where I think I can improve!!

Sure we understand! There are always things to improve on. This being said, you did really awesome!

On a side note, I should have been more clear on my division. I raced as a beginner, and won that division...not my age group. I felt kind of bad racing as a beginner, but the race director told me that since it is my first season, my first oly, and my first open water ocean swim (and my swim anxiety issues), that I should put myself in the beginner category. So I did. This will definitely be my last "beginner" race.

I think that the RD must have known you were a Mys-Tri Tour veteran and wanted a rock star for the beginner category. 

I am really excited to track Quincy today. Thanks for the link, Dave!! I can't believe I am so nervous for her. I'm excited to hear her report...once she recovers, of course

Me too! 

Oh, and Dave, on the bike tire issue. I didn't do anything about it (status quo for me), and it worked out OK, but I'll replace those tires soon. Is there a certain mileage on tires when they should be replaced? They are the stock tires that came with my bike, which is a Cannondale road bike. They say Schwalbe Lugano.

Tire wear is highly variable.  Rider weight,  road conditions you ride on, trainer use  etc can all play a role.  Of course so does riding over glass,  machete's and other such viking paraphernalia  can as well.     2000 miles or so.   Sure you can get MORE than that, but is it not fun to get new tires and more flat protection?     One thing that might help you decide to get new tires is that you can get some free speed this way.    Race tires are thinner and have less or no tread at all.  and offer less resistance on the road.   I want to say that since it was a stock tire on the road bike  probably you will find better performance in a new tire.      But and there is always a but is there not?   true race tires will weigh less and offer less road resistance but are more prone to flatting.  so what to do what to do.