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Nicely done on the race Steph. 

I feel the same way about how racing makes one want to train more. I am feeling the knee pain today because all of the Alleve wore off. Def want to regulate my intake of that stuff. My guts were hurting last night because I overdosed it before the race. The knees I can handle, the stomach was just awful. Starting Monday it will be IT Band workouts like crazy. 

-And there was a porta-john on course yesterday, but I was trying to weigh the time cost. I'm glad I didn't, because I would have lost my sub 2 hour time.

---You are all invited to FaceBook Friend me: Gary Dennis. I have a silver cup that says "East Coast" as a profile pic.

It's official: I can now put a 13.1 sticker on my truck.

SOOO much fun. A well organized race. At certain intervals there were people playing music. The atmosphere was so relaxed and encouraging at the same time. The best part was that my wife and kids met me at a several spots during the race (They were supposed to be at soccer). That really gave me a smile and some energy.

Firstly, let me get it out of the way that I had to pee since mile 2, but couldn't find a spot to go for the entire run. I held a 10:00/mile pace until mile 9. I talked to a lot of people, and saw a few people I knew who were safety patrolling on bikes. At mile 7-9 it was hill hell, but I didn't even notice and that's where I started passing people. Mile 9 started on a down hill, and I really opened it up. From there on out, the passing game was on. I felt great and was FLYING through runners left and right. So at mile 11.5 I started thinking "Umm...it's starting to catch up to me" but then some kids were jamming a cool song on their instruments and that carried me through. And when I started hurting again, there were my wife, kids, and Sis in Law to cheer me on. I held on really strong and zipped through the finish in 1:58:39. A full 12 minutes faster than I anticipated. 9:05 pace/128th out of about 1000ish/9th in my age group (WHOA!!). At mile 10 I was thinking that a sub 2 hr was possible, but kept going back and forth about actually achieving it.

Couldn't have had a better time. Next year I will train better. I think I'm hooked on HM, but this was also a dry run for a possible 70.3 attempt next August.

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Wow, great job x4....

Ugh don't take pain meds before you race. Please.

Congrats to both of you Skibumm and Steph.   Job well done.  

Going up and down a bridge 4 times almost sound like it might be cruel and unusual punishment. 

Funny you brought up ibuprofin.  I just listened to a pod cast that talked about taking NSAIDS while training and the doctor on the show explained why they are a big no no.  In short, the doctor explained inflammation is part of the rebuilding and healing process of training.  If you take NSAIDS to reduce this inflammation, you are actually working against the rebuilding process, hence working against your training.  I am pretty sure it was an endurance planet podcast from a few weeks ago. 

x2000

Bridget is gonna kick your ~~~~....  :-0

And well done to you both on successful races.   Uh, Steph - possible 70.3??

Nicely done on the race Steph. 

I feel the same way about how racing makes one want to train more. I am feeling the knee pain today because all of the Alleve wore off. Def want to regulate my intake of that stuff. My guts were hurting last night because I overdosed it before the race. The knees I can handle, the stomach was just awful. Starting Monday it will be IT Band workouts like crazy. 

-And there was a porta-john on course yesterday, but I was trying to weigh the time cost. I'm glad I didn't, because I would have lost my sub 2 hour time.

---You are all invited to FaceBook Friend me: Gary Dennis. I have a silver cup that says "East Coast" as a profile pic.

Gary,

Sent you a friend request.. 

Everyone can find me by search for Marcus Gaysek. 

While I don't disagree, I am not sure how it is relevant to the Haines City Tri.  

Gary,

Sent you a friend request.. 

Everyone can find me by search for Marcus Gaysek. 

Steph,

What steps are you following to add Gary.  I just entered his name in the search bar and the selected show more link at the bottom of the initial list of results.  When I searched he was about #9 in the list. 

It's official: I can now put a 13.1 sticker on my truck.

SOOO much fun. A well organized race. At certain intervals there were people playing music. The atmosphere was so relaxed and encouraging at the same time. The best part was that my wife and kids met me at a several spots during the race (They were supposed to be at soccer). That really gave me a smile and some energy.

Firstly, let me get it out of the way that I had to pee since mile 2, but couldn't find a spot to go for the entire run. I held a 10:00/mile pace until mile 9. I talked to a lot of people, and saw a few people I knew who were safety patrolling on bikes. At mile 7-9 it was hill hell, but I didn't even notice and that's where I started passing people. Mile 9 started on a down hill, and I really opened it up. From there on out, the passing game was on. I felt great and was FLYING through runners left and right. So at mile 11.5 I started thinking "Umm...it's starting to catch up to me" but then some kids were jamming a cool song on their instruments and that carried me through. And when I started hurting again, there were my wife, kids, and Sis in Law to cheer me on. I held on really strong and zipped through the finish in 1:58:39. A full 12 minutes faster than I anticipated. 9:05 pace/128th out of about 1000ish/9th in my age group (WHOA!!). At mile 10 I was thinking that a sub 2 hr was possible, but kept going back and forth about actually achieving it.

Couldn't have had a better time. Next year I will train better. I think I'm hooked on HM, but this was also a dry run for a possible 70.3 attempt next August.

EditToAdd: time prediction correction

Steph,

What steps are you following to add Gary.  I just entered his name in the search bar and the selected show more link at the bottom of the initial list of results.  When I searched he was about #9 in the list. 

Whoa!  My first HM is this Sunday- I would love to get it done under 3 hours, I bow to you at under 2!  I also hope to put the 13.1 sticker on my caR, and get the awesome T-shirt & surfboard medal- it's all about the bling...