BamaDC's Mentor Group v4.0 - Closed (Page 39)

LostSheep - 2011-08-26 4:07 PM

Good luck on the races everyone. I really wish I were out racing this weekend

I have managed to find a local half marathon and a 5k to sign up for, but I just haven't done it yet.

cornfed - 2011-08-26 7:33 AMGood luck everyone!  People are still freaked out from the earthquake and this hurricane isn't helping anything so I'll just hoping to get in my workouts in this weekend!

titeloops - 2011-08-27 6:00 AM Getting hammered pretty good here in NC. Still have power though. Gonna hop on the trainer. That earthquake was freaky.

pilotzs - 2011-08-29 9:32 AM

Hope y'all up the east coast are doing okay.

 

Well, another one in the books, but unfortunatly no official finish.  I had to DQ myself after the race, because I realized I cut the swim course short.  Unless, I amazingly got faster than Sands this past week.

The sun was glaring pretty good and I was trying to nail the swim.  I was sighting what I thought was the far buoy, but it must have been the 2nd buoy instead of the third for the turn.  I must have cut it short by about 400 meters (by my best guess).

Other than that, I had a great race.  Bike went really well, averaged almost 21mph over the 25 miles.  Ran a 10k PR.  So, overall, not a bad day and learned some things.

Had I gotten the swim done, I probably would have been about 7th in my age group, which would have been excellent.  I was on pace to do about 2:45 total, which would have been a PR.  Oh well, time to move on.  Once I get my actual splits, I'll put up an official race report.

pilotzs - 2011-08-29 8:32 AM

Hope y'all up the east coast are doing okay.

Well, another one in the books, but unfortunatly no official finish.  I had to DQ myself after the race, because I realized I cut the swim course short.  Unless, I amazingly got faster than Sands this past week.

The sun was glaring pretty good and I was trying to nail the swim.  I was sighting what I thought was the far buoy, but it must have been the 2nd buoy instead of the third for the turn.  I must have cut it short by about 400 meters (by my best guess).

Other than that, I had a great race.  Bike went really well, averaged almost 21mph over the 25 miles.  Ran a 10k PR.  So, overall, not a bad day and learned some things.

Had I gotten the swim done, I probably would have been about 7th in my age group, which would have been excellent.  I was on pace to do about 2:45 total, which would have been a PR.  Oh well, time to move on.  Once I get my actual splits, I'll put up an official race report.

pilotzs - 2011-08-29 8:32 AM

Hope y'all up the east coast are doing okay.

 

Well, another one in the books, but unfortunatly no official finish.  I had to DQ myself after the race, because I realized I cut the swim course short.  Unless, I amazingly got faster than Sands this past week.

The sun was glaring pretty good and I was trying to nail the swim.  I was sighting what I thought was the far buoy, but it must have been the 2nd buoy instead of the third for the turn.  I must have cut it short by about 400 meters (by my best guess).

Other than that, I had a great race.  Bike went really well, averaged almost 21mph over the 25 miles.  Ran a 10k PR.  So, overall, not a bad day and learned some things.

Had I gotten the swim done, I probably would have been about 7th in my age group, which would have been excellent.  I was on pace to do about 2:45 total, which would have been a PR.  Oh well, time to move on.  Once I get my actual splits, I'll put up an official race report.

pilotzs - 2011-08-29 8:32 AM

Hope y'all up the east coast are doing okay.

 

Well, another one in the books, but unfortunatly no official finish.  I had to DQ myself after the race, because I realized I cut the swim course short.  Unless, I amazingly got faster than Sands this past week.

The sun was glaring pretty good and I was trying to nail the swim.  I was sighting what I thought was the far buoy, but it must have been the 2nd buoy instead of the third for the turn.  I must have cut it short by about 400 meters (by my best guess).

Other than that, I had a great race.  Bike went really well, averaged almost 21mph over the 25 miles.  Ran a 10k PR.  So, overall, not a bad day and learned some things.

Had I gotten the swim done, I probably would have been about 7th in my age group, which would have been excellent.  I was on pace to do about 2:45 total, which would have been a PR.  Oh well, time to move on.  Once I get my actual splits, I'll put up an official race report.

BamaDC - 2011-08-29 3:28 PM

Oh snap!  I'm back!

Sorry, I've been MIA for the last 2 months.  I've been dealling with some health issues, and I've been too depressed to log on.

Let's see where to start.  I had my right shoulder scoped and the differene is night and day.  I also had a vein in my left calf closed.  No wonder my leg would always feel tight and heavy after biking.  I can thank my mothers side of the family for that little genetic gift.  I also got a chance to take care of some PF in my right foot.

It's safe to say my insurance deductable has been reached this year.

 

BamaDC - 2011-08-29 2:28 PM

Oh snap!  I'm back!

Sorry, I've been MIA for the last 2 months.  I've been dealling with some health issues, and I've been too depressed to log on.

Let's see where to start.  I had my right shoulder scoped and the differene is night and day.  I also had a vein in my left calf closed.  No wonder my leg would always feel tight and heavy after biking.  I can thank my mothers side of the family for that little genetic gift.  I also got a chance to take care of some PF in my right foot.

It's safe to say my insurance deductable has been reached this year.

cornfed - 2011-08-29 3:00 PM

Sorry to hear but it's great to have you back! 

What do you mean you had vien in your left closed?

pilotzs - 2011-08-29 8:32 AM

Hope y'all up the east coast are doing okay.

Well, another one in the books, but unfortunatly no official finish.  I had to DQ myself after the race, because I realized I cut the swim course short.  Unless, I amazingly got faster than Sands this past week.

The sun was glaring pretty good and I was trying to nail the swim.  I was sighting what I thought was the far buoy, but it must have been the 2nd buoy instead of the third for the turn.  I must have cut it short by about 400 meters (by my best guess).

Other than that, I had a great race.  Bike went really well, averaged almost 21mph over the 25 miles.  Ran a 10k PR.  So, overall, not a bad day and learned some things.

Had I gotten the swim done, I probably would have been about 7th in my age group, which would have been excellent.  I was on pace to do about 2:45 total, which would have been a PR.  Oh well, time to move on.  Once I get my actual splits, I'll put up an official race report.

mashmead - 2011-08-29 5:08 PM

I can feel your pain regarding the buoys, my race had tiny buoys that were really hard to see.  I was close enough to a pack of swimmers ahead of me to sight off them and hope they knew where they were going.  Race report here.  My wife and I both snagged 3rd in our AG.  Turnout was low since it is it's first year.  There were familiar faces there but just less of them, only 99 AG racers.

LostSheep - 2011-08-31 11:02 AM

And the ankle - felt GREAT! I feel like I'm on my way back, but now I'm in week 8 of 16 and I'm really starting to get scared...

sand101 - 2011-08-31 12:31 PM

Glad to hear this - you can't train if you are hurt. 

Only thing I have to brag about is getting my second dog bite in a year yesterday.  Woohoo!  Big effing dog, too.  Luckily got me where I had fabric, so a decent sized welt, but nothing through the skin.  Called the cops on the beast.

pilotzs - 2011-08-31 1:51 PM

Sands, good to know you were ok.  Did you get attacked on the bike?

You going to make it to the TT Thursday?

sand101 - 2011-08-31 9:38 PM

Got bit running. 

I have the car packed for the TT.  I haven't touched the bike since the Oly, so I still have the disc cover on.  And I'm going to wear my one piece.  So I'm gonna look extra dorky tomorrow. ;-)

cornfed - 2011-09-01 1:41 PM My logs are out of date but even if they weren't the would still reflect the fact that I'm a little burned out and my training has suffered because of it...

mashmead - 2011-09-01 1:22 PM

August was my highest volume month EVER.  The bike was down from last month but the run and swim are up. 

Bike:	23h 04m 42s  - 403.57 Mi
Run:	13h 55m 18s  - 90.49 Mi
Swim:	12h 34m 16s  - 32940 Yd