BamaDC's mentor group is Closed! (Page 42)

Yes frame size.

Todd, have you figures out how to work your phone's camera?

I'm gonna clean her up tonight. Put the aero jacket on, and take a proper pic for you peeps!

It'll save you a few minutes.  As far as time saved/$ the wheel cover ranks pretty high.

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Let's have a little fun.  What type of odds do you guys give me on a BQ next February? 

I currently weigh 177 pounds.  Which is heavy for me.  My goal by February is to be under 165 lbs.  Yesterday, I ran 13.1 miles in 1:34:42 or 7:14/mile(BQ = 7:17/mile).  My average HR was close to what I plan to average at Mercedes.  I probably had close to 250 vertical ascent.

(If someone can give me the skinny on how to post a Garmin Connect File I'll post it.)


Don't be nice, please!

What are you carrying in your spare kit?  Tire or can of run flat??

I will take the spare kit off and zip tie a tire on my seat.  I have CO2 attached to profile rear hydration.

Normally I'd say 50/50, but since I know you are a studbolt and our fearless leader, I say your a lock.


Seriously, 12 lbs in 3 1/2 months is doable, ans hsould help alot. Its hard to say based on Half times. Whats your PR mary time?

Honest?  At Mercedes probably less than 50%.  You are close, but the terrain at Mercedes is not conducive to marginal BQ attempts.  I'd put your chances much higher if you were running something like Huntsville or New Orleans.

I don't think you can post a file.  Just link the page and we should be able to see it.

Just for the record I am at 172 as of this morning and plan to be at 162 for Mercedes.  I'm taking bets as to whether I can get down to 1:35:xx.  (I am also trying to get my critical power ratio up.  I'm sitting at something like 3.4W/kg; I want 4.  That means upping my CP to ~290 and dropping a dozen lbs. or so.)

Edited by sand101 2010-11-08 4:23 PM

I ran a 4:15 back in 06.  So that's going down by at least an hour.

I looked back at last years results and a BQ would put me in the top 30 overall.  According to mapmyrun, the 09 course has about 500 feet of ascent.  I agree that's its going to be tough.

If you plan a 1:35 then we need to meet up at the start.

Edited by BamaDC 2010-11-08 5:55 PM

It's going to be tough.  The McMillan Running Calculator puts you at 3:19 and Daniels has you at 3:17 based on your half time.  However, if you lose the weight your VDOT will go up about 2 points and based on that increased VDOT Daniels puts you around 3:10.  It think it's going to be pretty tough but do able.

Can't you use the "Add/Remove Attachments" link at the  bottom of the screen (when you're editing a message)?  You just need to post the .tcx file but it can be a pain to find.  What kind of computer do you have?

Edited by cornfed 2010-11-08 6:56 PM

A meetup would be great.  Hopefully Jason and Robert are going to do it, as well.

Mapmyrun is always low on elevation estimates.  My file from last year says 700, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is a bit more than that.

 

My 13.1 PB is 1:31:02 which I ran last year at Mercedes.  Weight 174 lbs.  If you use that time McMillan's RC gives me a 3:11:59.  Which is 60 seconds off a BQ.

The 1:34 I ran on Sunday was a marathon paced run, with 2 miles worth of warm up, 7:40 to 8:00 miles.

If you use my latest 5K time of 19:36 McMillan's gives me a 3:11:04.

Edited by BamaDC 2010-11-08 8:32 PM

Thanks for posting that link.

My bad, I thought 1:34 was your PR.  I think you can do it.  It's going to be tough but it's a marathon so it's supposed to, right?

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/56061469

Here's the file.

Yea, I'm planning on running the Red Nose 10mi in Jan and the Mercedes Half again in Feb. Both should be fun.

I did last year's half in 2:10:40 (first ever half marathon) and would really like to go 1:55 this year. That's a huge difference, but I think it's possible. I've PR'd vulcan, my 5k time is down, I'm lighter, and I'm training smarter....

I just need to put the work in to get there.

With your progression, you should be able to get there.

I'll most likely be running the red nose run in January.  I'm still not sure if I'm going to do the Mercedes or the New Orleans half in February.

Another cell phone pic, but a little better quality. Don't make fun of my dirty handle bar grips.

Edited by titeloops 2010-11-09 11:27 AM






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real nice!  Another Felt!

Yep - planning on the Red Nose Run and Mercedes Half.  They changed the course for the Red Nose Run, BTW.  Oh, and I sure hope the run is warmer this year.  Last year was unreal - they managed to pick the coldest morning of the year.

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I'm not doing any big races, so it is the same old workout routines - until yesterday. Slight departure; I forgot my swimsuit yesterday. All I had in the bottom of my bag was my race jammers. Whoops - I guess it was time for a "fast day". When the race suit goes on the time for slow and steady goes out the window. I didn't do sprints, but did my workout at a very fast tempo pace. Since you guys get this stuff:

100yd: 1:05
200yd: 2:22 (1/2 second off of a PR. If I had known I was that close I'd have sprinted.)
500yd: 6:28 (Slow end of workout swim. Still pretty decent to end with).

I'm filing that workout under "Slacking at swimming training but still evidently getting faster." Given sprints I think I could have come close to a 1 min. 100 and could have shattered that 2:22 200.

Edited by sand101 2010-11-09 12:31 PM

In case I forget, my sincerest good wishes for you and Titeloops this weekend.  If you get a chance drop us your numbers so we can keep track.

I will post more than likely on Sunday afternoon.  Thanks for the well wishes!