SBR Utopia Season II - OPEN (Page 5)

So today's run was Breyer's last run in Payson.  Apparently the javelinahave setup shop in the hood.  I saw them on my first lap but they were off on the trail at the end of the road eating away but sometime after I passed them they moved down the street into a neighbors yard.  As I passed them the next lap around they started to run off but Breyer being Breyer decided to start chasing them, which caused one of them to turn around and start chasing us.  So here I am with this 60 pound dog trying to run at the javelinaand me running in the opposite direction pulling said 60 pound dog with all my might.  It was exhausting, I just wanted to stop but the little bugger would not stop chasing us.  So I never did go all that fast but I extended so much energy that I ended up with a slight asthma attack.

So, if anyone is looking for an interval workout I've got a good one for you.  Just need a dog and a javelina.

So today's run was Breyer's last run in Payson.  Apparently the javelinahave setup shop in the hood.  I saw them on my first lap but they were off on the trail at the end of the road eating away but sometime after I passed them they moved down the street into a neighbors yard.  As I passed them the next lap around they started to run off but Breyer being Breyer decided to start chasing them, which caused one of them to turn around and start chasing us.  So here I am with this 60 pound dog trying to run at the javelinaand me running in the opposite direction pulling said 60 pound dog with all my might.  It was exhausting, I just wanted to stop but the little bugger would not stop chasing us.  So I never did go all that fast but I extended so much energy that I ended up with a slight asthma attack.

So, if anyone is looking for an interval workout I've got a good one for you.  Just need a dog and a javelina.

I'm going to miss all the workout drama you have when you move.    

or do you have equally exciting wildlife in the new location?

whaaaaaa?  

The start of summer = new toys.  I did my routine maintenance and then added a couple extras.

- new chain
- new freehub body for my powertap.  Why they make alloy ones, I'll never know.  They get chewed up so fast.  Anyhow, the replacement is steel, +80 grams over the alloy (oooooooooh!)
- single bottle delta wing
- swim buoy for OWS... finally.  Lots of boats on my lake.  Safety first.
- new helmet

I probably forgot something.  What new shiny things have you guys grabbed lately?

So today's run was Breyer's last run in Payson.  Apparently the javelinahave setup shop in the hood.  I saw them on my first lap but they were off on the trail at the end of the road eating away but sometime after I passed them they moved down the street into a neighbors yard.  As I passed them the next lap around they started to run off but Breyer being Breyer decided to start chasing them, which caused one of them to turn around and start chasing us.  So here I am with this 60 pound dog trying to run at the javelinaand me running in the opposite direction pulling said 60 pound dog with all my might.  It was exhausting, I just wanted to stop but the little bugger would not stop chasing us.  So I never did go all that fast but I extended so much energy that I ended up with a slight asthma attack.

So, if anyone is looking for an interval workout I've got a good one for you.  Just need a dog and a javelina.

whoo, Kim - sounds like you cannot move soon enough - next week, right? We don't have javelina, and most of our bigger wildlife (coyotes, black bear, etc) are more a nuisance than anything. They tend to avoid human interaction the best they can. But it is snake hurdling season here. Lord, do we ever have the snakes. Definitely have to be alert when running trails, which is where I do most of my running.

Originally posted by tri808

Originally posted by ChrisM

Originally posted by axteraaJust signed up for Miami 70.3 in October.  My wife and I decided to do a race + cruise.  She is running a half marathon here Oct 20th, we'll fly to Miami a few days later, I'll do the 70.3 and then we jump on a 4 day Bahamas cruise the next day.

See you there.

Wow...that may be an interesting showdown if you guys are in the same wave.

 If by "showdown" you mean Chris chases Arend on the swim, on the bike and on the run, then yeah

Originally posted by ChrisM

Originally posted by tri808

Originally posted by ChrisM

Originally posted by axteraaJust signed up for Miami 70.3 in October.  My wife and I decided to do a race + cruise.  She is running a half marathon here Oct 20th, we'll fly to Miami a few days later, I'll do the 70.3 and then we jump on a 4 day Bahamas cruise the next day.

See you there.

Wow...that may be an interesting showdown if you guys are in the same wave.

 If by "showdown" you mean Chris chases Arend on the swim, on the bike and on the run, then yeah

 

They already have swim waves posted on the website but that might be for last year.  If they were the same, I would be starting 35 mins after you.  Save me a beer at the end...  

I haven't yet broken the news to coach (although I said I was considering it).  Depending on (1) recovery from Canada and (2) the weather and temps, i'd like to take a stab at sub 5 here.  All the other HIMs I do are too hilly for that time right now

Short race report from the weekend.   This is my first full season as a non-clyde, and I really wanted to get on the podium as this is a swimmer's race as the swim is relatively long.  Last year I won clydes but would have been on the AG podium, but it all depends on who shows up.  This year I was 7/32 AG, 44/578 OA.   Not bad for an ex clyde mixing it up with the skinny guys (the top two of whom were ex ITU and/or pros).  My AG is tough too, in every other AG I would have been 5th or higher. 

This race, though short, is pretty cool because it's like three time trials back to back to back

Friend that's been out of tris for a few years in my AG raced this year.  We are similar speeds on the swim (we did a 10K swim with surf exits/entries and we came out of every leg together).  He is a spin instructor and said his strength is the bike teaching 8 classes a week....  So this was the rabbit (every race needs a rabbit)

Swim - .5 mile, 14:21, 5/32, 43/578.   Basically the same time as last year.  AG/OA standings are skewed as there was a bunch of ITU juniors that smoked the swim.  Beat my AG friend by :09

Bike - 6 miles, 16:04, 3/32, 14/578.  This was my cherry on top.  First time I've ever done better AG on the bike over the swim.  Wanted to break 16, but last year went 17:38 so this was big.  NP 289.  And, beat my AG friend by :29 

Run - 2 miles 15:46.  11/32, 119/578.  Man, if I could run like the guys I am swimming and biking with...  My AG friend ran a 13 something.  We exited T2 together and I watched him run away.  Still, fastest run average I've ever put down, so it's getting better.   My friend also beat me in T1 by :30, tied in T2.  Really need to improve those in short races

In my defense, I rode 50 miles Saturday with 4100 feet of climbing, so I wasn't exactly fresh going in, and about an hour after the race ran a bit over 5 miles, so perhaps I had something left in the tank.