Clyde/Athena Tri-N-4- Weight Loss Mentor Group -OPEN AGAIN!! (Page 42)

my claim to fame I been publicly criticized on slow twitch. I am am slow and my race report was not to RDs liking. I have no issues with what happened my only issue was the RD should have said things up front. Like getting a DQ for not completing a cut off time that was never publish that he even said did not exist beforehand. He response was well most other races have this as a cutoff. sad thing I even complements on a job well done even the circumstance (big thunder storm came through in the middle of the race.)

I never did that race again but it ended after 3 years. Turns out a lot of people did not like the RD even ones that are fast.

yeah he big on slowtwitch and even had a slow twitch racking so they could better compete against each other.

I do count the 2nd half ironman as a finish in my book. I took 30 mins off my pr from the year before while being injured. If I was healthy I bet I would made the unknown cut off easy.

wow... y'all are making me really glad I found this place before slowtwitch... There is a LOT of hate in just that one thread... Reading just the first page makes me want to get down to 201lbs and steamroller their butts...

I was thinking the same thing, although MMA and Boxing of course uses weight limits, maybe we could go a best of 2, 1 Tri and 1 boxing match :D

So I'm at work and saw all the posts... Finally got a chance to read that ST thread. There are some nasty people commenting there. I'd bet good money that if they added a category for A-holes, those guys would podium every time!

I especially love the ones that say, "if you want to race at 140lbs, just drop the weight". Unbelievable.

Ha! Excellent

Checking in to say Hi - haven't been on much in a bit!
Still training - mostly strength and running!

I'm training for four on the fourth - a four miler on 7/4.
Doing fairly well I ran 4 in 35:15 yesterday - my fastest miles over any distance!

Feeling good!

Keep training folks!

Nice, I am doing a 5k on the 4th which is a big deal in these parts, over 800 people usually do this one. I have trained the course as part of my run for the last 3 weeks, would love to snag a top 3 but it's going to be rough. Just an idea of the top finishers, last years 1st overall was 14:47, how is that even possible over 5k!! I had no idea people run these that quickly

Good luck! I just want to finish running!
My 5k goal is to break 30 min!

Right now my goal time is 25:xx , anything below 26 would be sweet

based on my my back was feeling this morning for better or worse I think I have 75% chance I will race.

I was thinking 30% on Saturday so Its an improvement.

Hopefully it continues to improve day-by-day!

GL 2 anyone racing this weekend.

As for me, a week later and 3 days in the pool and I just can't believe I freaked so bad in the water. As part of my 1750m train I was doing I did an 800 at about the easiest and slowest pace I could imagine and still was 4 min ahead of my swim time LOL.

I gotta get that under control, has never bothered me before that swim, I think it was because I was a combination of being out in front, starting too fast, never RACED in ows before and then getting bumped a few too many times

Chi - hopefully the back us feeling better for your race! Good luck!

Good luck to anyone else racing this weekend!

Well Bike is sitting in transition. Looks like I have to race now.

I would say I am at 100% chance I will race.

I did 2:15. I even beat someone in my A/G

More details tomorrow.

Excellent! Can't wait to hear about it!