Slornow and Wannabefaster's Summer Group-CLOSED (Page 44)

Originally posted by wannabefaster

I had a very nice race. Best HIM swim this year (but, boy was it rough out there - lots of contact). Good ride. Very controlled run. I felt like maybe I could have gone just a little bit harder on the run but it went well. I'm never satisfied but it really was a good race overall for me. I can barely move now so I must have been going fairly hard.

On other fronts, if there was any doubt that I need this surgery on Tuesday thus race cured that. I am quite uncomfortable and can't imagine how much worse it would be after a full IM.

How did Randee do? Any updates?

Originally posted by WoodrowCall

Guess what, everyone??? Today is the first day of TAPER!!! It's interesting to think that what I've done is all I can do, a little scary too. Fortunately, I've trained hard and well enough that I'm feeling readier than ever for my race at the end of the month, and, very fortunately, I had my best long ride and long run ever this last weekend. It's a good thing, too, because I couldn't have handled another week of peak training! Let's hope I did enough!!!

How's everyone else's week look?

Originally posted by wannabefaster

Home from surgery. It went incredibly well.

If I thought I was sore before......I'm really sore now.

There will be no rushing back to training.

Originally posted by WoodrowCall Glad to hear it went well! Enjoy the time off, although I'm sure it's not a great feeling...Anything on netflix you can catch up on???

Originally posted by wannabefaster

Home from surgery. It went incredibly well.

If I thought I was sore before......I'm really sore now.

There will be no rushing back to training.

Originally posted by wannabefaster

Nice job Randee. Very, very nice performance. Once you get that first long course race behind you it seems to make everything easier (in my experience).

Jamie, congratulations on making it to taper. It is such a great feeling to know that the hay is in the barn and you are ready to race.....

Nancy, sorry to hear that you are still infected with the crud. I hope you feel much better soon.


I was really sore yesterday. I am significantly better today. Came back to work today (no narcotics since yesterday morning--so I'm good ) It is interesting how much better the rest of my body is feeling. I have been battling some plantar fasciitis for at least a month now that seems to be clearing up with the rest (or the pain killers.....). My left knee pain is improving dramatically. Overall, I feel pretty great....except for the incision on my abdomen. This enforced break may be exactly what I needed to get all of the way healthy so I can push through to IMAZ. Although, I have accepted the possibility that it may not happen if I don't heal up quickly enough. I don't want to rush back and need a second surgery. The stories of that happening are pretty numerous so I will be extra cautious.


Anyone starting to think about next season yet? Obviously I hope I still have another race this season to deal with....... I haven't done one thing about next season. I want my schedule to look more like Randy's next year; a lot of sprints and Olympics with maybe one or two 70.3s thrown in. No full IM next year. I will just have to follow Jamie's training and live vicariously through him . Next year I would like to race at AG nationals in Wisconsin. It just didn't fit in to the travel schedule this year but next year I am going to try to make it happen. Everything else is still up in the air. It seems like the IM branded races have reached saturation so I have a little more time to think about what I want to do before signing up.

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk

Glad you are back in action!!


Funny you mention 2015 - we are planning it right now and I'll share my first world problems with you.

So I'm registered for IMMT 8/16/15

I want to do a half in June - there are 3:
1. Patriot - it's the one I did last year as a relay and I'd like to do it solo. Super flat course and would require an overnight stay in MA
2. Rev3 Quassy - it's close to home and it's hilly. I would probably be better off doing a hily course in prep for Mont Tremblant
3. Mont Tremblant 70.3 - right now the only oeneings are foudnation entries. One of the charities is Chron's and Colitis. Coincidentally, my cousin and his father both have Chron's and I'm doing these events with my other cousin (his sister). The downside - the $3,000 in fundraising each! Oh and travel to Canada

thoughts?

Originally posted by wannabefaster



If it were me, I would do the Rev 3 Quassy for multiple reasons. Cost. Convenience. Ease of travel. Desire to support the Rev3/Challenge franchise. Recovery afterwards would be easier if you didn't need to travel a long way home. The only reason I would travel to Tremblant for the 70.3 would be if I really, really wanted to preview the course. Otherwise, in my humble opinion, it would be a lot of work to travel all of the way to Canada for a race eight weeks before my IM (says the guy who just travelled all of the way to Canada to do a race nine weeks before his IM....)

Originally posted by slornow

Glad things went well.....recover!

True Detective was good on Netflix. Let us know if you need any other suggestions.

Nancy-how you feeling? You get over the crud?

Randee-physically how you feeling? I'm sure you are still psyched with your race.

Jamie-no taperitis for you....you are a veteran. No way you will get anxious....right

 

 

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk



I'm leaning that way.....