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Welcome back! Sounds like you have some great goals!

Hey Rudy!  I noticed you were posting on Strava some more and was wondering if you would poke your nose back in here.    Good to hear from you.

Oh man, something I forgot to mention, I may have gotten talked into signing up for a track class at the velodrome! Perhaps it was just some post race brain dysfunction ... only time will tell.  

Hey Rudy - thanks for swinging through - Post all you want and as you know we keep the drama to the absolute minimum up in this piece.

Glad to hear you are still murdering the bike - you ought to post up a pic of the new road bike for those that may not have seen it - it is absolutely sick! Heck post up the TT rig as well - those things are quite the pair!

Always glad to have you back Rudy.  

Those dudes on your wheel do not look like they are having much fun.

Rudy - welcome (from a relatively new guy here)!  Agreed on the winter - and I'm one of those Yankees (though a Sox fan through and through).  Wish I was doing Patriot with you, but was sold out when I'd finalized the balance of the season…  Maybe at one of the other NE races?

Oh, and suh-weeeeeeet rides!

Quick kid swim brag.  Meghan swam Championships this weekend and took 2.3" off her 50 back and 2.9" (!) off her 50 free - and that was with an almost blown flip turn/weak push (won her heat, too).  What was really cool, though, was that she "got it" about racing vs. just swimming fast.  When she came off the wall poorly, she didn't want the other kids to beat her and cranked it up.  THEN she realized that she is actually really fast when she won her heat - but that she needs to suffer a bit to do it.  Now I think she wants to win (not to "not lose") - an important moment in the household...

Still can't believe how fast those kids are (9-13).  I'm going to keep swimming during their workouts, as I get schooled every time!

Rest & Test week for me.  What do y'all have on tap?

Matt

That is so cool that she is involved in a sport that you are. Very, very cool. Congrats to her! 

My nieces actually think running is cool. Although, the 5-year heckles me. She always asks, "Why didn't you win?" 

I've got a week of steady volume. I'll be in Austin, TX for most of the week trying to get runs in before festivities start during the day. Then I ramp up for my peak before I taper down for the M.

Nice to see you Rudy!

Hi Dale, welcome to the group!

Coach called me last night and changed stuff up a bit for today. Was supposed to be a recovery ride around the 'hood, but based on the weather (74 degrees!) and my ride this weekend he is instead sending me to the mountains - very excited about that. Haven't done any real climbing at all this year. Still a sort of easy recovery ride, but climbing, so you know how that goes. Safe training today everyone.

Originally posted by dtoce Hello SBR. I've been unofficially stalking this group for more than a year...and I almost feel tht I know most of you...although, I have crossed paths with many in other places in BT. It is my opinion that this is THE strongest group in terms of experience and comraderie and I'd be happy to officially introduce myself. I will be forever indebted to Rusty for the terrific insight regarding IMLP from the IMLP training group thread. Many thanks to each of you for all you've each done for the BT community. I see it in the posts most every day. Giving back is a very good thing. Per Rusty's comments with the last 'new member'- "... post your bio here. Some of the things that are helpful to know are:" 1) what is your real first name? You will quickly note that this is not like other parts of the forum: this isn't an anonymous group. Dale Toce (MD,FACC; specifically cardiology-invasive, noninterventional; for those that aren't Fred) I added my name to my sig line a while back because I believe in accountability. 2) what is your triathlon story: race history, how/why you got into the sport or perhaps why you are just now diving in. This is year 3 for me-starting in 2011. I got injured running, year 10 of my running career, starting at age 40 and tore my calf-again. I began biking and then taught myself swimming before later joining a Master's swim group so that I could survive the IM that I wanted to sign up for. First race, IM70.3 Poconnos (3 months after beginning training)-swim cancelled, so technically it wasn't a tri. Second race=Rev3Quassy1/2IM (the next spring), Third race-IMLP (one month later) 3) Family status Married, 2 great kids-oldest, age 19 at Villanova-first year in Astrophysics (yeah, where'd that come from?) and youngest age 17-junior HS. 4) what does your current training look like? Weak, chaotic, less consistent than I'd like...'but I'm trying Ringo, I'm trying real hard (to be the shepard)' 5) what (if any) races did you do last season? 6 triathlon races in 2013-2 1/2IM (Quassy/Savageman), 2 Oly (Quassy-I did the double that weekend/Griskus), 2 sprints (Griskus, Lake T) 6) what are your planned races this season? Only the Rev3 Quassy 1/2IM is on the calander. 7) what are your goals for this year? Survive, no really, train like a triathlete-swim like a swimmer, bike like a cyclist and run like a runner (or with my dog- ha, stolen! ) 8) what will make you a good member of the group? I have a pretty good understanding of physiology and running in particuliar.

Welcome Dale!  

Another New Englander and another doc - cool!  

Looks like you had a couple doubles last year?  Quassy AND Griskus?  Ouch…  Always wondered what that would be like - have only done short road races on the same weekend as a tri.  Must be tough but a blast (and easier on the training schedule - one peak, one taper, two races - if not on the body).

Matt