SWBKRUN fast, furious, and closed (Page 44)

Would LOVE to have an OWS swim partner!!  Don't have a clue as to water temps, though.....I've only swam at Coyote point (once) and at the Quarry in Pleasanton.  See?  I need practice!   Yes, it's still duck poop lake.  I MAY do that race - still contemplating schedules......but if I don't, and I'm in town, I'll come cheer!!!

OOOOOOOOH!!!  1235 - sounds FAST.  And snake-proof.

Has anyone ever been snake-bit in an IM swim?

Would it be an advantage or hindrance?  You may get an adrenaline boost, if there's no real venom involved.  Venom, now that's a problem.

Are there alligators or crocodiles in Texas?

alligators!  below is a little guy taken out of a pond near our home the day before a race. 

ha.  

No racing for me.  I was planning to do a 10 mile race on Friday, but they sent me the entry fee back about a week ago.  The city hosting the race is only about 40 miles from the nuke plant and I'm sure they have their hands full dealing with other issues.

The ritual that worked best for me was getting in the water about 30 minutes before the start of the race and doing a really good warmup.   That strategy didn't work for my last race .  After the warmup period, they made everyone sit around and listen to speeches for like 30 minutes - no fun when you're sitting in a wet suit in the sun.  

I have not had any problems getting out of my wet suit.  I use a 2-piece De Soto and the leg openings are cut on an angle similar to what Suzy described.

So, did the dude with the fishing rod catch that thing??  

Oh John, rattling the cage again huh... I mean, I know I'm not fast, but am I now the standard for slow swimming?  Ok ok, I probably am, but still... cheap shot...

Hello all you new peeps!  I'm Birdy's future brother-in-law, and I like lurking.  If you ever have any questions about running or biking (NOT swimming though; I'm much more kelp-like than fish-like), shoot me a PM!

Ryan - I need to run 26.2 very hilly miles on Sunday.  Any advice?!?! 

really.

Ha, um, let's see... I would start off by running, then run some more, and finish it off with some running.  The first half will be the toughest, exceeded only by the second half.  I would eat and drink just the right amount (not too much... don't want to get sloshy; not too little... don't want to bonk!), and watch your pacing on those hills.

How was that?  Shall I invoice you for my coaching insights?

(j/k, sent you a PM)

Hervey Bay Olympic tri for me this Sunday, weather looking like it's settling down so hoping for a nice swim.

I've never peed in any wetsuit, scuba or surfing, mainly because it attracts the sharks...!

Good luck everyone in their races this weekend!!!

Great # John and very cool that it's now REALLY official.  :-)

All of the this snake, alligator talk gets me even more freaked out about the water.  Although I am better w/ safety in numbers.  And one more thing about the freaked out people for IM Texas - It goes back to what I wrote that you have to be  smart and confident in your abilities.  They never should have signed up for that race knowing or not knowing what water temps could do in Texas at that time of year.  If you need a wetsuit for 2.4m then swim in a butt cold lake!

And speaking of snakes, Great Falls Park is loaded w/ copperheads.  I've lived in VA all of my life and seen them, avoided them and basically no big deal.  Well there are warning in the park about them and my 50k has about 10m in and around the park.  Didn't really think about it til I read some reports from last years race.  The week of the race 2 people were bitten in the park and one runner saw one during the race and had to jump over it in mid-stride.  Hummmm - I might have to rethink this trail running thing.

Come to Wisconsin....we have ultras galore and it's so dang cold here all the time snakes couldn't possibly survive! Snow flakes greeted me this morning....this is bordering on ridiculous.

Wow, snow!

We had tornados here this morning, the worst since 1974, things are still running as normal though.

I'd love to do an ultra in WI. Western MD is too full of rollers and mountains and snakes ; )

Hey David,

Good luck this weekend!!  Have you done an Olympic before?  I'm curious about how you moved your swimming up from the sprint distance to the olympic.  Seems A LOT longer! 

Can't wait to see the race report. 

Great advice from Ryan (his PM, not his insights!) - and SOMEBODY now believes how really hilly this new course is!! 

I need to write myself some reminders on my hands and shoes......

Active.com has a good schwaggle deal today $45 for $85 worth at trisports.com and you can combine it with BTs 10% off discount code because the schwaggle is used as a gift certificate. I just picked up some items I was planning on getting anyway. Just passing along if anyone is interested

http://schwaggle.active.com/new-york-city

AND...you can get 2 per family!

Seriously... Pace the hills!  They will take a toll on you in the long run of things....

I had no say in this!!!! I tried, but no luck!

Since its over so many pages, who all is racing again, what race and any first timers at a specific distance?

Bassman Sprint in NJ on Sunday

This is an article in Bicycling magazine about taking 2 over-the-counter pain relievers to help build strenth (study included ages 60-78).  I am curious what everyone thinks? I don't like to take ANYTHING if possible.

http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutrition/training-fitness/cycling-training-tips-over-counter-strength?cm_mmc=BicyclingNL-_-04282011-_-trainingandnutrition-_-cycling_training_tips_over_the_counter_strength

St. Luke's Half Marathon - Allentown, PA