kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 46)

Yes, it's one of those.  I just don't have the $$ for an expensive one right now (and if I did, it would go toward a new bike).  They do rent out wetsuits at this race, but that seems weird.  Is it?

I'm not sure what size I am in a wetsuit...I'd have to go dig mine out of my closet.   

jarvy01 - 2012-05-09 7:30 AM

kidtri33 - 2012-05-08 9:25 PM

jarvy01 - 2012-05-08 5:24 PMJust booked my rooms in Grand Rapids for my first tri of the season.  I can't believe it's almost time to start racing!  I'm pumped

When and where is the tri in Grand Rapids? That is where my wife and her family are from and we will be up there in early July.

It's on June 10.  It's a new race - last year was the first year.  They offer HIM, olympic, and sprint races.  I hear the race is well run but the transition area is massive.  We all know I suck at transitions, so that should be interesting.  I'm in the very last wave of 15 or 16, which is a bummer as well.  It's got a flat, fast bike course and a hilly, slow run course....exactly the conditions I'll be facing at Cedar Point, which is why I chose this triathlon.  Plus, there's lots for the kids to do in Grand Rapids.  

Bummer for me but sounds like an awesome race for you. I will be looking out for the race report and I will have to keep that one on mind for next year. The wife loves to get back up there any time we can. We are taking the children up for there first visit up there and get to see how farming families live.

As for workouts which I have missed a few here lately, unless you count yard and garden work I got in a quick bike ride and did some interval work on the trainer between z1/z2. I got 1400 in yesterday and I am getting more distance between rests and coach has been nice and telling me how far I have come in such a short time. Always good to hear that. I got a great z1 run on Monday night.

Thanks Kelly for the advice on the hills. I was much more calm and not worried about the spikes. Overall this HR thing is working I feel better and I have seen some improvements already!

Nothing weird about wetsuit rentals.  A good, well fitting wetsuit may make you feel a lot better about the swim, especially in Lake Erie.

LOL.

Had a great ride on the trainer this morning.

Hour 1: 125 average HR, 216 average watts, 18.33 miles.

Hour 2: 135 average HR, 228 average watts, 18.84 miles.

Total: 130 average HR, 156 max heart rate 222 average watts, 333 max watts, 37.17 miles, cadence 100.

Hour one was a consistent pace and hour two was intervals ranging from 1 to 8 minutes. The best thing was I could have easily have gone another hour or gone out for a run at a good pace. Feeling like all my bike time is starting to pay off. There's so many mornings where I play head games just to keep myself on the trainer and this morning was effortless. I know some of you can blow these numbers away but for me that's a really solid effort and to feel as fresh as I did after I'm pumped.

5 weeks and 3 days to A race #1.

That is smoking fast, great job!

I went out for a run yesterday after masters swim and it was the light misty rain you describe and I was into it as well. At the half way point the skies opened up and it wasn't much fun any more, LOL.

Jen - I had the cheap Xterra $99 wetsuit as well.  I hated it!  Would have rather frozen and gone without a wetsuit than put that stupid thing on.

As Kelly mentioned above she lent me her Blue Seventy sleeveless last year for a half I did.  Needless to say, I'm now the proud owner of my very own Blue Seventy wetsuit.

I should have told my kids I wanted a new wetsuit for mother's day, so they could have passed it on to their father  So maybe the problem all along is the wetsuit itself and not me.  I mean, I used it for Chicago and was fine, but I certainly wasn't comfortable.  Sigh.

Nice job!

If I thought it would fit you, I'd lend you the Blue Seventy (its a great wetsuit) but I think its just going to be too big.

Thank you. I appreciate it.  I looked at my suit, and it's a Medium Long.  I'm going to look into renting one (I think they're renting out Blue Seventy, actually).  We're going up on Friday, so I should be able to try it out on Saturday morning.    

I went sleeveless because most of my races will be on the Gulf Coast somewhere for the foreseeable future.  I didn't see the need for the sleeves.

For 99% of the population full sleeve wet suits will be faster.  The trick is getting a good wetsuit with a lot of flexibility in the shoulders. 

In places where it is warm (e.g. Texas) while a full sleeve may be faster, there is a greater chance of over heating so its worth while to go with the sleeveless. 

Oh man, finally some good news. I think I have a job coming. 

I've been working on becoming an insurance agent and got approved today. Now I fill out the two state licenses to get moving and begin the training process. 

Congrats, always good to get some traction on the job front.

CONGRATULATIONS!

For everyone who is looking to improve on kicking using zoomers is a good idea:

http://www.swimoutlet.com/product_p/1267.htm

You don't want to do all your swimming in zoomers but doing a warm up set or a few easy 100s helps you get a feeling for what your kick should feel like.

Nice pictures Carrie!!

Congrats Steve!