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Kiddies... I am packing up the car today and heading out until the 27th... I hope to chime in, in the next few days, but when I get to Canada (I probably won't) I won't be on-line much unless I can mooch a computer.... Please have MR. IGO and I in your thoughts and prayers.  It is going to be a long day, and we are both READY TO ROCK!  Take care, and good luck to all in the upcoming days!

Remember.... Good wine, Good Friends, and Good Laughs.... Import to all.... Also remember your body is has strong as your mind allows it.... Push yourself to the next level.  You can do it!  I am proud of each and every one of you and how far you have a come since April!  Keep up the good work!  I am happy to call this "Forum (menotr section of course) HOME for surfing the web!

You guys are going to do awesome!  You've already done more preparing for an IM than most people (myself included) will ever do, the rest is just icing on the cake.  You two will definitely be in our prayers this week. 

I can't wait to read the race reports!!!

I got the OK from the doc to race today, so I guess I ran out of excuses.  Here's a brief synopsis,  I'll post up a Race Report when the results are available.

I finished in 1:35:13 by my watch, we'll have to see what the official time was.  Swim was good, would have been better.  I was about 2/3's of the way to the first bouy when I realized why I had such clear water - I was sighting the second bouy.  So my swim was 850 or 875 yds.  The bike was great, I love the course and have ridden in many times in training.  The run sucked, it was hot and HILLY!

Why do these out-n-back runs put the water at the turn around?  If they put it half way out, you could hit it twice on the run.

Great job!

Tracy,

What book were you looking for?

I think I saw it at borders and was going to pick it up but wasn't sure if it was the one you wanted.

Oh, and I dragged my little work buddy around town for 50 miles on Sunday, that was a lot of fun.  When the race started I was a little discouraged about myself. There were a large number of women that were doing the 75 and 100 mile rides - so I was feeling very inadequate. But then I said to myself, "yhea, but I bet those women don't swim before and run afterwards "  Petty I know, but it made me feel better.  I have to keep reminding myself that we train for 3 sports, not just one, and it's okay to cut myself some slack.

 

I hope the heat lets up for all you sweltering soles out there and everyone has a great week of training. And Mark, it looks like those Texas runners are starting to pick it up at the Olympics!  I was thinking of you this weekend.  Hope the family is well.

Nope, that wasn't it sorry...

And yeah I have alot of downtime at work so I am online all day.

Well my second tri and first Oyl are now under my belt and now my season is finished (maybe). Finished in 2:49 (still waiting for official results, race report will be public after times are confirmed) and was 93 out of 220+ overall. it was great though, the Swim and Bike were easy, swim was 30 minutes and bike was 1:15, run was a horrible 1:03, but I guess since I have only run 3 times in the last 5 weeks and all of those in the past week I shouldn't have hoped for better. All in all I am very happy with the accomplishment, and I definitely know what I have to do to improve for next year. Taking a couple week to recoupe and do some easy training, then starting a 8 week running program to improve and then race a 5 miler in November.

I want to thanks all of you for all your support and advice over the months, this forum has definitley made this solo sport a group activity and it has helped greatly. 

 Good luck to Steve and Igo next week, I will not be able to make it out there next weekend (meaning no IM Canada for me next year, 2010 for sure) so I will be cheering  for you from here and watching the web feeds.

tahrens - 2008-08-18 8:34 AM Perry that is outstanding!  I'm sorry I didn't realize you were racing this weekend, and your first Olympic too!  What a magnificent accomplishment.  Your posting sounded like a goodbye address, I hope that's not the case.     I think we all need to attempt a HIM for next year and we need to pick a central location that we all travel to and compete together.  I would love to meet everyone.   Please keep posting and keep us up to date on the running progress. 

I've been kicking the idea of a late season (2009) HIM around lately.  I was looking at one next September, but the USAT description of the bike course was one word - HILLY.  Sorry, but 56 miles of hills doesn't fly here when it's sandwiched between a 1.2 mile swim and a Half Marathon.  We'll see, the addition to the family next spring might make training a little more difficult.

cadmus - 2008-08-18 12:00 PM

tahrens - 2008-08-18 8:34 AM Perry that is outstanding!  I'm sorry I didn't realize you were racing this weekend, and your first Olympic too!  What a magnificent accomplishment.  Your posting sounded like a goodbye address, I hope that's not the case.     I think we all need to attempt a HIM for next year and we need to pick a central location that we all travel to and compete together.  I would love to meet everyone.   Please keep posting and keep us up to date on the running progress. 

I've been kicking the idea of a late season (2009) HIM around lately.  I was looking at one next September, but the USAT description of the bike course was one word - HILLY.  Sorry, but 56 miles of hills doesn't fly here when it's sandwiched between a 1.2 mile swim and a Half Marathon.  We'll see, the addition to the family next spring might make training a little more difficult.

My wife and I were thinking about the patriots 1/2 next year it is just about a full year out from now.  Supposed to be super flat course.

I THINK WE SHOULD ALL DO THE SAVAGE MAN HIM!!! (ha ha ha)  Here is a UTube link to the famous hill that the race boasts about, 25% grade and you can see people falling over and/or walking up the hill.  This is the only traithlon that has 2 bike courses so you can avoid this hill!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zvYr3Uundw

UGH, no thanks...

Heading up to Columbia for the IronGirl Tri on Sunday, have to keep the kiddo's entertained and try to take pictures of my wife racing.

x2 on the no thanks.

Before this tri thing came along, I was a pretty avid mountain biker.  I have not ridden my mtb since May and June/July are prime riding months around these parts.  So today, if the weather doesn't deteriorate much further, I'm going to hit the trails.  Hopefully just figuratively.

I too will be riding much more, of course now I'll be monitoring duration, pace, HR, and  nutrition .