JohnnyKay and Fred Doucette's HIM/IM focused Mentor group-CLOSED (Page 42)

Congrats to our two IM finishers this weekend! It takes some guts not only to race an IM but to race a new course where you don't benefit from reading about past years, both David and Jimmy, you guys put up some solid efforts, and I was able to check the live feed, watch you come in and you both looked great! Congrats

Cant wait to hear some RR from this weekend!

I actually ended up racing that 5k this weekend.  Didn't have a PR in me, but ended up 5th overall and 2nd woman (small field).  The whole reason for the 5k was Pre-eclampsia and HELLP awareness, so I was entered as a "survivor."  I was surprised when they told me I was the first place "survivor."  I don't dwell much on what happened to me, but it didn't take much to bring a lot of emotion to the surface.  I just feel so grateful to have survived and have healthy children (and be healthy enough to run a 5k).

And WTF, my legs gave out on me before my CV system did.  Is this from having a sinus infection?  Riding my bike the night before?  All the Z1-Z2 training I have been doing? I don't remember this being a problem in previous 5k's.  They still feel much more sore and tired than I think they should!?!

And can I use my average HR over the last two miles as a basis for HR training?  

Great race Fred, you have had great improvement since 07' in that race. Anything specific you attribute that to? Consistant training?

Out of curiousity where have you seeded yourself in the swim before and where have you seeded yourself on IM swims as well?

It must be gratifying to look back over the years and see such consistent improvement.go

I can relate to what your saying about the swim. I am the same way as far as underestimating myself. I am timid about being knocked around. Ironic that when you just go to the front you get knocked around a lot less. It is a little intimidating for me to go to the front of the line.

Thanks for the pep talk !

Wow - thanks everyone for the encouragement! IMTX was freaking amazing. I'm on such a high still. I'm back at work now and totally swamped but I can't wait to write up my RR. Overall I was really pleased with my performance. One of my training buddies beat me by just 7 minutes, and I know I could have dug a little deeper in parts to make up that time. He ended up in medical with two IV bags though. I felt fantastic at the finish, so maybe that tells you something.

The finish line at midnight was freaking incredible. Won't forget that moment! Way to go Jimmy and Fred and anyone else who was racing over the weekend.

Okay I have some serious catching up to do but I'll leave you with this...

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For those of you with HIM experience, what would you suggest as your last weekend workout (assuming you normally do long rides saturday and long runs sunday).

My goal is not to add fitness, as it's too late now...just trying to stay as sharp as possible.

Here are my last 7 weekends

4/9     58 bike/2 t-run & 13 LR
4/16   62 bike/4 t-run & 13 LR
4/23   65 bike & 14 LR
4/30   69 bike/4 t-run & 14 LR
5/7     56 bike & 14 LR
5/14   OFF & Olympic race
5/21   60 bike & 14 LR
5/28   ??? & ???
6/4     Hawaii 70.3!!!!!

My initial thought was to get 45-50 on the bike, and 10 miles on the run...with harder, race type (maybe faster than HIM race pace) efforts thrown in the middle of each.  I'm thinking I should be pretty good with that...but if anything maybe would be open to the idea of toning it down a smidge...like 40 and 8???

ETA: Logs are 100% up to date.  Normal week for biking and running are 3x bike/115 mpw and 5-6x run 30-40 mpw with peaks of 130 and 45 the week of 4/25-5/1