kaqphin (Super Cat's) Mentor group - CLOSED (Page 41)

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Rainy and windy.

Swim rocked, bike was fun but rain and wind made it tough, especially with the hills, run royally kicked my rear!

Goal = sub-6, that happened, so I'm happy and learned LOTS LOTS LOTS for Longhorn...3 months to make it happen!

Thanks all for your support, and Pam, double thanks for all the tips you gave me!!

Congratulations Britt - yay for reaching your goal! And in what sounds like some adverse conditions too!!!!

Eat, rest, drink (water) and get recovering!  

woowhoo for the sub 6!!!! Way to go! keep it up Brit.

I ended up conquering mountains... but they may have conquered me...

Thank y'all--you guys rock.  Jeni, wow, I saw those charts of those mountains...the "hills" at Buffalo Springs would probably look like speed bumps to you...wow woman, you impress me!

Race report is up: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=121601&posts=1&start=1

How is your back Brit??

I didn't race this weekend but went and watched my club mates.  It was a criterion with a very technical course where people crash each year.... sure enough there was a crash on the first turn.. check out the blog. no one was really hurt fortunately.  Then a club mate of mine sprinted so hard to the finish she forgot to brake after the line and crashed in corner.  She had a huge smile on her face afterwards even though she ended up just barely missing out on 3rd.   I joked that she wanted the race to start and finish with a bang.

anyone else doing the TdF challenge? 

Jeni- glad you weren't caught in that wreck! I so hope to avoid those, I'm a fan of the tri no-drafting rule!

My back is good--the only time I had the bad pain was about that first 3 miles of the run...once Excedrin kicked in, no more pain at all.  In fact, I only have some minimal soreness, if any in my quads...and my traps are still slightly sore from tensing in the wind I think.  My toes are nasty, but oh well, there isn't too much more I think I can do about it.

I'm not doing the TdF as, with the vacation, and embarking on the second HIM training this month, I wasn't sure what I'd be doing. I think I'm combining HIM and Marathon training (to finish comfortably, not BQ )...I need the long distance workouts as that's what makes me faster, and the endurance or lack thereof fatigue is what got me the other day.  The inagural San Antonio Rock and Roll Marathon is 16 Nov--about 5-6 weeks after Longhorn.  I'll build up fully for Longhorn, be able to take a week to recover, knock out some long runs, and then have fun at San Antonio.  So, we'll see.  I have an Olympic Tri up near Dallas on the 13th, so that'll be the next fun--it'll also be a big BT fest.  In fact, I'm staying at a BT'ers house.

Britt - totally jealous of your BT fest! Ive only met one BTer... wish we had the same huge contingent down under! But its growing every day....

I believe its a long weekend over there (and its Friday here) so have a great weekend girls!

I'm probably set up a lot like Pam, but I'm focusing on the long distance, and I know that if I went super aggressive I'd get way to sore. I can tell from this last tri that I definitely still have some getting to used to in the back.  In general, it took me a bit to get comfortable with the whole aero bar thing and not feel wobbly all over.  I'm sure you'll be fast as lightening though.

I think I'm going to order my wheels this week when I'm in Austin to take the GMAT (ugh).  I'm looking at a HED JET 60 for the front and a HED JET 90 for the back...

With bike set ups for long distance... comfort definatley comes first... its a balance but you have to be comfortable on the bike otherwise it will be a miserable race - plus you have to feel like your body is ready to run when its done...

Definatley go conservative to start out with.. as your body adapts you can always make alterations in the off season (best time to tweak bike position) 

yeah I am going to flip the stem when I get back home so it will raise the bars up a little higher. Then I will do some trainer rides to adjust a millimeter here and a millimeter there. I want to do a 40km TT on August 9.

This is the text from my 10,000th  post on BT....

In honour of my 10,000^th post I thought it was most important to focus on my past 12 months on BT.

You rock Cat! That is absolutely awesome.  I was talking with someone on BT about how, in an odd sense, it's funny that we have all these "internet friends."  Yet, at the same time, this isn't some weird site, and these aren't some made up people looking to prey on someone. Instead, it's a slice of the world that is straining to do something the rest of the world thinks crazy.  The support, the encouragement, the opportunities to meet up at races, and the true friendship that evolves is truly incredible.  I think it's amazing, that just here we've got regular interaction from Austrailia, to South Carolina, to Texas, to Canada and the NW US to name a few.  And, if people didn't genuinely care, they wouldn't get on, and take the time to send an inspire, to track a fellow athlete online, to send an encouraging PM, or take the time to arrange a local "BT" event.  It is truly unique, and I for one, am so grateful.  Though, like at this last race, it is funny when, for example, a parent asks their daughter (who raced and is on BT) how they knew me...and the only answer is, umm, we're internet friends...haha!

Big congrats on the 10000 post--totally glad to be in the mentor group with all of y'all.  Whisper a little prayer for me, I'm off to go take the GMAT this morning...ugh

I think hearing people call me my screen name would be weird... then again maybe I should just change mine to Super Cat - thats what Im known as anyway right? 

yeah its a pretty fun experience.

Everytime I call a BTer to set up a ride it starts out like this:

"hey is Chris there?"
"yeah"
 "It's Jeni"
"who?"
"Jeni"
"... who?"
and then I mumble "KrazyLegs"
and he instantly respond "oh!! hey!  How are you?"

Name tags with screenames!?! That is hilarious!!!

So I had a nice ego boost today on what I would generally describe as a pretty crappy ride. When I go to prince rupert and eat what the people I work with eat it's pretty bad.  McDonald's twice in two days (it has been years since I've had a meal from there) lots of fried few and a complete lack of fruits and veggies.  I realized today... no wonder I feel like crap, I need a detox! So my ride felt slow and lethargic but this happened:

I am stuck in traffice behind a big line of cars stopped at a light.  A car inches up on me and I am kind of annoyed. But the driver rolls down the window and he says "WOW! YOU LOOK BUFF!! I might have to take up biking." I laugh and he asks me how long it takes to get your cardio up to par and tells me he's currently a couch potato. I laugh and tell him its easier than running and then as the light changes I am able to duck into traffic and sprint off on him. He floors it to catch up and pass me and regain his manlyhood. So that and beating 2 guys up the hills on the way home also boosted my self esteem.

WHAT'S THE BEST COMPLIMENT YOU'VE RECEIVED WHILE TRAINING?