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KeriKadi - 2011-08-04 4:27 PM

Kathleen - Have you been using endurolytes or salt tabs/sticks in your training? If not be careful, there is a balance too much can be just as, if not more disasterous than too little. If you plan on drinking Gatorade or another sports drink with electrolytes that may be enough. What are you planning for nutrition? Eating on the bike? What has worked in training you know will take you from the bike to the run without tummy troubles? Now is not the time to try something new so stick with what works.

Don't be fooled by the pretty star - it is not a disk but a wheel cover - $100 from wheel builders and the custom sticker was even less. You could get something related to your college, home town, favorite team or something that inspires you. Honestly even the wheel cover is not something I would have bought but I inherited the white one when my husband got a black one when he bought his second hand power tap.

Who else is racing this weekend?

I have a sprint but it is one of my two A races this year. This will be my third year doing this sprint and I am really hoping for some good numbers. Last year I took a minute off the swim, 5 minutes off the bike and 3 minutes off the run. If I could do that again I would be VERY happy! My goal is to take 2:30 off the swim, 3:30 off the bike and :50 off my run pace (run is longer this year so time will be different).

Trout - 2011-08-05 10:07 AM

Good luck ladies!

I'm doing a local sprint tri tomorrow. Last year this was my first tri so I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do this time around. (like not hyperventilate 50m into the swim!)

shake-n-bake - 2011-08-01 8:02 PM

July's totals:
Bike:	14h 51m 10s  - 267.56 Mi
Run:	13h 22m 16s  - 77.3 Mi
Swim:	4h 41m 41s  - 14538 Yd
Strength:	1h 30m

June's totals:
Bike:	8h 42m  - 162.03 Mi
Run:	9h 12m 29s  - 56.9 Mi
Swim:	3h 30m 13s  - 11131.85 Yd

July totals step up with going into my Olympic to HIM bridge plan..Yesterday's long bike ride then trying to do a 15 minute brick run after that was very tough. I hope I get better at that over the next few weeks..

Here is a copy of my race report from this past weekend..

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/races-view-container.asp?raceid=199428

amschrod - 2011-08-05 10:43 AM

As far as the heat goes, listen to Ken. The half we did a couple of weeks ago was very hot and he did extremely well! Leading up to the race I did try to drink a little more than usual, and I also occasionally drank some NUUN for the electrolytes, which I normally only drink in races.

During the bike, I tried to drink more than usual, plus I dumped water over my head and back to try to cool off. I stuck the nipple of the bottle right in one of the vents on my helmet to try to keep my head cool. I think it helped, but I should have done it more.

I also wish I had more water in T2. I should have taken 2 water bottles, frozen them so they might still be a little cool, and left them in transition. I would have used one to drink, and one to pour over me. It was over a mile to the first aid station on the run, and I suffered until I got there.

During the run, I did pretty much what Ken did, and I was especially careful to drink at least 2 cups of water at each aid station. I also tried to visualize those pre dawn Winter runs, with temps in the single digits and some snow, which are my favorite running conditions, but I don't think that helped much

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend. Go out there, and kick some butt!!!

shake-n-bake - 2011-08-05 1:22 PM

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=263662

Try this link for my race report..

Sorry for the problems.

Good Luck to all the ladies racing this weekend..I registered for another sprint on August 20th, probably last race before my HIM in September...

scraver - 2011-08-05 2:27 PM

Hi everyone!

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!

Work has been busy.  Life has been busy.  I keep running and biking and running and running.  I think I am going to squeeze a swim in tonight.  5 more weeks until my first Tri.  The clock is running down.  Six weeks until my HM.  I definitely feel like I bit off more than I can chew with that.  The increase in running was making my knee ache... but it's better now! 

Trout - 2011-08-06 4:44 PM

Hey everyone! I wanted to post a quick report from this morning. I finished 7th overall and 1st in age group (M30-34). No ideas of splits as the times aren't posted yet. I'll let you know when the race report is up to read. Going to enjoy the rest of today and then off to a kiddie park tomorrow with the boys/family.

1:06:28

 

Trout - 2011-08-06 3:44 PM

Hey everyone! I wanted to post a quick report from this morning. I finished 7th overall and 1st in age group (M30-34). No ideas of splits as the times aren't posted yet. I'll let you know when the race report is up to read. Going to enjoy the rest of today and then off to a kiddie park tomorrow with the boys/family.

1:06:28

 

Trout - 2011-08-06 2:44 PM

Hey everyone! I wanted to post a quick report from this morning. I finished 7th overall and 1st in age group (M30-34). No ideas of splits as the times aren't posted yet. I'll let you know when the race report is up to read. Going to enjoy the rest of today and then off to a kiddie park tomorrow with the boys/family.

1:06:28

 

KeriKadi - 2011-08-07 6:07 PM

The race went OK. I am disappointed in my run  It was hot but they did a great job doing their best to keep us cool. They actually had ice on the run course in Houston!!! They also gave us sponges soaked in cold water which were lovely. I started with a calf cramp I had to stop and strech out and just past 3 miles I hit a wall and walked for a very short time. The slow start had a huge impact on my average.

The good news is I had a good swim, took a minute off last year, my bike speed goal was 19 and I went 18.91 but like I said it fell apart on the run and I was a minute/mile slower than I wanted to be with a 12:52 avg.

Next race is an Oly with the same RD September 25, looking forward to it but need to beef up the training.

Trout - 2011-08-06 2:44 PM

Hey everyone! I wanted to post a quick report from this morning. I finished 7th overall and 1st in age group (M30-34). No ideas of splits as the times aren't posted yet. I'll let you know when the race report is up to read. Going to enjoy the rest of today and then off to a kiddie park tomorrow with the boys/family.

1:06:28

 

KeriKadi - 2011-08-07 6:07 PM

The race went OK. I am disappointed in my run  It was hot but they did a great job doing their best to keep us cool. They actually had ice on the run course in Houston!!! They also gave us sponges soaked in cold water which were lovely. I started with a calf cramp I had to stop and strech out and just past 3 miles I hit a wall and walked for a very short time. The slow start had a huge impact on my average.

The good news is I had a good swim, took a minute off last year, my bike speed goal was 19 and I went 18.91 but like I said it fell apart on the run and I was a minute/mile slower than I wanted to be with a 12:52 avg.

Next race is an Oly with the same RD September 25, looking forward to it but need to beef up the training.

Kath2163 - 2011-08-07 9:12 PM

 

Hi All,

Here is a mini race report that I sent to my coach.

Well, I finished without any crashes or need for IVS so that is good!
Unlike last year where we at least had some cloud cover on the bike, there
wasn't a cloud in the sky and the winds got crazy during the run. My swim
was a couple of minutes slower for some reason, my bike was one second
slower (that is because I didn't have my mountain bike shoes on and still
struggle with the Speedplays a bit) and my run/walk was a few seconds
faster. It really was a minute or two faster but I needed to visit the
port-a-potty. It was blistering hot!!!! I spent a lot of time at each aid
station getting water, ice, sponges etc. By the second loop I dumped my
Infinite and relied on water, ice chips, GU chomps a couple of Salt Sticks.
I walked the hills and did the best I could on the run. I must admit that
there were a few times where the thought "I can't do an ironman" started
creeping into my head but I immediately put an end to that. The wind on the
second loop of the run was really strong! My hat almost blew off and the
dirt from the parking area was blowing into our faces. Even walking into the
wind was like running uphill.  As soon as I was done I went right to the reservior and got in.

I purchased some arm coolers yesterday and
used them on the run. I was skeptical but they were GREAT!

Thanks for the support everyone! I hope you all had great weekends.

 

 

Great Job hanging in there and finishing...

julta - 2011-08-07 9:02 PM So yea....that was hard. It was pretty toasty out there (95ish), but I feel like I did a really good job on managing nutrition/hydration and keeping cool, lots of ice, sponges and fluid. Although my sighting was not really that great I was pleased with my swim. Bike was going good then flat at mile 44...bummer! I had it mostly done when one of the "angles" showed up. Which was good, after he finished pumping it up I realized I had not looked for what caused it. He let the air out and went looking. Dug out several pieces of glass which probably came from a training ride. 15ish minutes later I was on my way. Kind of killed my bike average though. The run...well it was mostly a walk.. as I said not pretty 7:44 overall. Will let you know when I have a race report posted on my blog.