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older2533 - 2011-09-02 12:30 PM

ernestov - 2011-09-02 12:18 PM  BTW, I see you didn't shave for the tri last weekend, unless you're a werewolf. What kind of triathlete are you?? hehe

A male one (who likes girls)

Chris, good comeback, I'm there with you on the hairy leg triathlon male team (who like girls!) 

Hope your foot/tendons get better soon!

Hey Alfredo, its close to the full Ironman in Cozumel in November, so I will be shooting for that one instead as my first full IM Tri!  Any plans on doing Cancun or Cozumel?

Ernesto, I'm looking into the New Orleans 70.3 in April, just need to check when the Seafood show takes place in Europe as it's sometime in April as well.  We have until Jan 2012 to enroll for New Orleans (unless it gets sold out before).

New Orleans sells out around February, so plenty of time. Heck, it may not sell out this year with all the new races in the area.

Hi all,

Just did a 5k trail running race organised by ParkRun and managed a time of 22':45", which for me is great! 15 place OA (out of 47), but 1st (yes, FIRST) in my age cat. Had to share this success with you. Please carry on with your more serious distances...

Have a great weekend!

Thanks guys!

Chris, this ankle is not looking so good, sorry to see it like that...

That is fabulous!  Congratulations.  Nothing like putting pressure on me to perform ;-). 

Carol and I are doing the Austin tri on Monday.  She's in the Olympic and I'm doing the sprint.  Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Good luck on the Sprint Monday, I guess by this time you drove the course and you know that the bike is tough, lots of hills in downtown Austin. Don't be afraid to fly down Congress Ave as you go Southbound, so you make up time for the slow climbs.

Enjoy it!!!

You "guys" are just too funny.  Yes, Chris, the ankle is very sexy.  I had to restrain myself for a few days.

Ernesto, I did drive most of the course last night.  I didn't see any big intimidating hills. Maybe they only look like hills on the bike.  I think they changed the course from Captex.  There are still openings if you want to race.  It looks fast and mostly flat to me.  I talked to a guy at spin class Tuesday that said if I could get through the entire spin class we just did, I would be fine on the course.  We'll see.  At least the weather is going to cooperate.

Really looking forward to racing and visiting with you Jackie!  Mostly packed now so I'll be ready to head your way in the morning.  I like your version of the hills much better than Ernesto's . 

Yeah, maybe they updated the course. It used to be the same as Captex with some added blocks and a loop shorter. I guess the big climbs are gone on the new one.

Sheesh, I wish I was racing!

I had a good training run today! Went for my first 20 mile run ever and was worried about how it was going to go, especially after running hard last week on my 1/2 M.   I ran at an easy pace focusing on HR (135-145) and overall it went well.  I ran for 3:50 and actually felt good for most of the run, even after some steep climbs at the beginning.  So this was a good confidence booster and my goal of trying to do my first marathon under 4:00 might not be so out of reach.  However, we will see how I feel tomorrow, which might me another story.  

Jackie and Carol, best of luck on your tri tomorrow, kick some B... and have fun!

To all friends in the US, enjoy your Labor Day Holiday tomorrow! 

Nice run buddy! I never had any doubts about your ability to run that long. Be careful not to do many of those, they take a loooooooong recovery.

LOL Ernesto!  I was wondering about that b/c I stopped my Garmin watch at 20.0 Mi which is what the Garmin Connect site reports, but in the BT site it appears as 19.99 Mi.   Fortunately, I feel good today so I will have to go out and make it right this coming weekend   How is your training going, is work getting a little better and allowing you to get out and play? How is the new bike, the Maddona "la Mulatona" doing?

Madonna "La Mulatona" is lovely, GREAT for climbing, stiff, fast and responsive. I never thought I would like a road bike that much. Still, my aero rig is my choice for any training above race pace (like intervals) but having two bikes (one for strenght and one for racing) is a blessing.

The thread keeps getting quieter... We need some fresh blood here, I would love for you guys to show what commitment and brains will help you achieve in a relatively short period. I was thinking, you guys have reached many milestones.

Just to name a few:

Gabe: 1/2 Mary PR, 1/2 ironman finish.

Barry: First Olympic triathlon.

Jackie: Three sprints and incredible fitness gains.

Chris: A superb running base and speed.

Mark: First full Ironman, now AG wins. 

Myself: Broke 12 hours in my Ironman and had a personal record in Half IM distance (Puerto Rico) in a stupid tough course.

What am I forgetting?

Even though Carol made me get up at 3:30 for my 9:00 race, I had a personally very satisfying sprint.  I managed to capture 3rd in AG (again) out of 5 brave souls.  Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.  And 1st in the run in AG.   I was 5 min off 1st place and 1 min off of 2nd place. 

More importanly, were my successes today:

1) I love my new bike.  He is very fast and needs a name.  Suggestions anyone?

2) My T2 transition was very good.  T1 was long for everyone.

3) My goal was to run the entire run course, NO WALKING.  I managed to do that even though so many people were walking.  I fought off the demons and kept a smile on my face.

4) I encouraged some participants, spectators and volunteers on the course and gave back to the sport and that was tremendously rewarding for me.

5) My youngest daughter came to see me race and I think she even enjoyed getting picked up at 5 AM.

6) Carol and I met on this forum and are developing a wonderful friendship.

7) I have actually figured out that this is racing and a few times today realized that my bike speed was in excess of 30 MPH.  I know that's no biggie for you veteran masculine types, but that's a big woohoo for me!

More later.  I'm not done learning, so get ready Ernesto!

Congratulations Jackie!!!  So good to hear about the successes of this group. So good you are happy with your bike too, this is a great inspiration to get out and ride!

From my perspective... apart from the tangible achievements we can show from time to time, there are other things we cultivate that were inspired by this group and Ernesto's advice. One of them, in my case, is the nutritional side. I am more aware of the junk, sugar, yeast and wheat. This is hard being vegetarian of european origin - bread, pasta, cheese are big in my diet, but knowing I can feed a chronic inflammation in the body makes you think about it (especially these days when I feel joint pain after every run...).

As far as running faster, this is another hard one Ernesto... Signing up for short 5k races seems to be a good motivation though! The last one I did felt hard, but what I didn't mention is - I ran almost all the time with a girl who barely passed me in the end. She pushed hard, so did I. What I learned after the race was that she did 7 IMs and her usual time is 11hrs and few minutes! Next time I have to kick her butt in that 5k race!

Hope you all had a great weekend!