Fred D Mentor Group - Part II (Page 46)

TSimone - 2012-08-26 10:50 AM Elaine was 3rd out of the water in her AG in 33:19!  She's 30+ miles into the bike as of the last update.  Bib 451 at Rev3 Maine if anyone wants to track her progress.  I'm heading out in 20 minutes and probably won't be back before she finishes.

axteraa - 2012-08-26 11:57 PM Through 6.5 miles of the run Elaine moved up two places in her AG and looks like she's holding her pace well.   keep it up!

Fred D - 2012-08-26 2:03 PM  as the kids say these days.... YOLO!

axteraa - 2012-08-25 7:08 PM

Yeah, you've got to try to just let it go.  Look at everything that was stacked up against you and you still held your power for most of the ride.  Walking a golf course in the heat can really sap you - more than you would think.  You were likely dehydrated to begin the ride and then didn't have your proper nutrition to boot.  I say you did well with what you were dealing with!

Any chance of repeating the ride in a few days once you get yourself back to normal?

GoFaster - 2012-08-25 6:38 PM

Having a CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE.

Rode 100km today and was planning this as my last long ride - and completely fell apart.  Goal was to ride at about HIM wattage, but this was a struggle and I was a couple of watts low, but struggling to hold it.  In the last 10-15km it all went south, and over the last 5km I was averaging around 150 watts.  I was done, and just soft pedaling to try and make it home. 

The last 4 weeks have not been good for riding.  I've only been averaging 2 rides a week - life has just gotten in the way a bit, and I was a bit worried that some fitness had fallen off.  But I didn't expect the meltdown I had today.

Couple of other factors that may have contributed.  Walked a 5hour round of golf yesterday in the heat, so that may have impacted the legs a bit.  Also screwed up nutrition badly because I forgot to buy gels.  Took just 1 gel, 1 banana, and 1 granola bar during 3.5 hours + 2 bottles of water and 1 bottle of watered down gatorade (ran out of powder).

I'm not going to be able to forget about this ride, so I need some suggestions on how I can regain the confidence I had just 4 weeks ago.  I've only got 2 weeks left before the HIM, and am now really concerned about what I can actually manage on the bike.  I figure the last week is only for taper, which seems to only leave this week.

After this ride I really am wondering if I've kind of blown my last few months of training with how my riding has fallen off, culminating in the ride today. [/whining]

mndymond - 2012-08-24 11:18 PM

My word of the evening is "stoked"!

Just registered for IM Hawaii 70.3. I've decided to spend the remainder of May, after my licensing exams, in Kona! I'll finish up the last part of my IM build before taper and do the race. My coach gave me the go ahead to sign up (well he actually nudged me)! STOKED!!!

IM Cali 70.3, IM Hawaii 70.3, IM France!

marcag - 2012-08-26 3:28 PM

Mini race report :

Did an Oly today, This course was the first Oly I had ever done 3 years ago, the year I started tri. Back then I finished and ended up in an ambulance.

This year I swam 1 min slower, biked 12 min faster and ran 2 min faster. Transitions were very different this year (much longer) but otherwise conditions were identical.

Terrible swim. Everyone's times were off so we will blame the course :-)

Good bike. Lots of corners and turn arounds. Held my target wattage pretty easily which was encouraging.

Good run. I just wanted to keep a nice even pace. First 1km and last were within 2 seconds and everything in between within 4.

I did not give it my all but I put a solid effort start to end.

Got a podium (2nd place) and I got enough points to win the Provincial Title which is based on a series of races.

I probably qualified for the World AG championships. This is complicated because there may be a younger athlete aging up into my AG in 2013. The World AG's are in London on the actual Olympic course. I will sleep over it. I have 7 days to apply.

Happy.

axteraa - 2012-08-26 4:38 PM One of my friends is racing in Penticton today after having done IMMT last weekend.  So far he's had a great 1:13 swim and he's flying out on the bike.

TankBoy - 2012-08-26 5:41 PM

um, excuse me? I see the words you wrote but they do not make any sense to me in the order in which they occur....

That has got to be one BAMF.