kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 57)

everlong - 2012-05-21 10:04 AM

Heat takes a lot out of you. Last year was my Olympic year. I did three of them. The first was 55 and raining and I froze. The next was 85 and humid. I felt good until I didn't which was half way through the run. I crashed hard and was running 12 minute miles. The last Olympic it was 93 and humid and it was a repeat of the second only worse. When I crossed the line the two people in front of me and behind me all went to the medical tent to get IVs. They handed me a towel that had been in an ice bucket and I sat with it around my neck for 15 minutes before feeling better.

I was discouraged after both events but having had time to gain some perspective I think my plan and ego were just unrealistic. I should have paced better compensating for the heat but didn't.

I think once you have some time to gain some perspective you won't be doubting yourself.

I chose my events this year hoping to avoid the heat. My two HIMs are 6/16 and 9/9 and with my luck it'll be 95 and humid both days but last year they were 6/26 and 8/7 so at least my odds are better. Heat is tough to deal with.

kaburns1214 - 2012-05-21 11:09 AM

For some reason people freak out in non-wetsuit swims.  If you don't feel comfortable swimming the distance without a wetsuit, you should probably re-assess whether its a good idea to enter the event. 

jarvy01 - 2012-05-21 12:24 PM Why in the world is the pull buoy cut up like that?  Was it just damaged during the swim?  That's just bizarre that someone decided to use that.

kaburns1214 - 2012-05-21 12:28 PM

Someone cut it up to make it easier to hide.  Essentially by making it narrower, its easier to hide between your legs.

uhcoog - 2012-05-21 9:47 AM

 

x2.

rizer22 - 2012-05-20 9:02 PM

Woke up this morning feeling much better and headed to Glastonbury for the Ten Penny Ale Shamrock Duathlon. One of my favorite events of the year. Had a good race today. 63rd out of 398 Overall and 11/29 in 35-39 AG. I thought turning 35 this year and moving up in age grop was going to help me. What a joke. There was some stiff competition at this event. Either way I was very happy with my performance today. Here is my race report:

 

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/races-edit.asp?raceid=210659

 

karen26.2 - 2012-05-21 2:36 PM

Congrats to all that raced this weekend.  Jen - congrats on the house.  Very exciting!

I raced yesterday, Beast of the East Half Steelman.  It was a 1.2 mile swim (unless you got disoriented and swam off course) 53 mile bike, and half marathon run.  It was a rough day.  Hot and humid, temps were in the 80's.

I did not have the day I had hoped for, so I can relate to some of the recent posts.  Did I go in with too high of expectations and unrealistic goals?  Was it just a bad day for me?  Most of the run I thought about Vineman, and stressed about how I was going to complete a full distance when a half was such a struggle.

I looked at the race results today.  Only 30 people finished the race.  It's always been a small race to begin with, it caps at 150.  But this year I think less than 50 people started.  I knew 3 other racers.  My training buddy took OA female, she rocked it!  Another friend had a great day.  The third one called it quits 9 miles into the run.  I think he should have sucked it up and finished, but he was feeling pretty ill.  I won my age group - there were 2 in my age group.  Ha!  A total of 12 females finished, I was 4th female.  (The race director announced yesterday that this year was the last year for this race.)

I know this race is known to be one of the hardest half distance races in the area, but I still feel like I should have had a better day.  After I crossed the finish I told my husband I was giving up triathlons, I felt that bad.  Today I'm ready to redeem myself and get back to training!

kaburns1214 - 2012-05-21 12:17 PM I'll be at Patriot this year.  I'm going up on Friday night and training on the course over the weekend.  I'll be there cheering.

jarvy01 - 2012-05-21 10:35 AM All of this!  

I think I just need this season to fully grasp what my strengths and limitations are, and then I will proceed from there.  The second it becomes more negative than positive, is the second I need to reevaluate, because life is too short, and my kids won't be children forever.   

karen26.2 - 2012-05-21 2:36 PM

Congrats to all that raced this weekend.  Jen - congrats on the house.  Very exciting!

I raced yesterday, Beast of the East Half Steelman.  It was a 1.2 mile swim (unless you got disoriented and swam off course) 53 mile bike, and half marathon run.  It was a rough day.  Hot and humid, temps were in the 80's.

I did not have the day I had hoped for, so I can relate to some of the recent posts.  Did I go in with too high of expectations and unrealistic goals?  Was it just a bad day for me?  Most of the run I thought about Vineman, and stressed about how I was going to complete a full distance when a half was such a struggle.

I looked at the race results today.  Only 30 people finished the race.  It's always been a small race to begin with, it caps at 150.  But this year I think less than 50 people started.  I knew 3 other racers.  My training buddy took OA female, she rocked it!  Another friend had a great day.  The third one called it quits 9 miles into the run.  I think he should have sucked it up and finished, but he was feeling pretty ill.  I won my age group - there were 2 in my age group.  Ha!  A total of 12 females finished, I was 4th female.  (The race director announced yesterday that this year was the last year for this race.)

I know this race is known to be one of the hardest half distance races in the area, but I still feel like I should have had a better day.  After I crossed the finish I told my husband I was giving up triathlons, I felt that bad.  Today I'm ready to redeem myself and get back to training!

everlong - 2012-05-21 4:03 PM Anybody ever have burning in the area where the hip, buttock and lower back meet? The area really doesn't qualify as any of the three so I can't figure out if it's hip flexors, part of the gluts....If I wasn't so close to my A race I'd probably take a few extra days off but on the other hand it's not painful and isn't impacting my performance.

kaburns1214 - 2012-05-21 4:44 PM

SI Joint is my guess.

everlong - 2012-05-21 4:03 PMAnybody ever have burning in the area where the hip, buttock and lower back meet? The area really doesn't qualify as any of the three so I can't figure out if it's hip flexors, part of the gluts....If I wasn't so close to my A race I'd probably take a few extra days off but on the other hand it's not painful and isn't impacting my performance.

kidtri33 - 2012-05-21 6:02 PM A friend of mine is a certified massage therapist and a kinesio tape certified and if I think your saying where I think it is then there are 6 muscles that run from your hip/buttocks/hamstring. I had a similar pain but perhaps a little lower and she said that it can happen to anyone of those muscles so it may be one of those? She massaged mine and I felt a lot better afterwards. Good luck and hope it doesn't turn serious. You can always come down to VA and I can point you her way

everlong - 2012-05-21 7:31 PM

That does sound right. Do you happen to know the name of the muscle grouping? Is it just tied into the glutius medius? Thanks for your help. If I was closer to VA I might take you up on that!

uhcoog - 2012-05-22 9:02 AM

Perhaps my favorite pic from last weekend.  This guy was chasing anyone who looked remotely lucid.

 

rizer22 - 2012-05-22 8:17 AM

WTH Scott.  That's pretty damn funny.  I think if I made it to the run portion, I hope I would find some weird guy in a devil suit chasing me, quite comical, and prob could use the humor at that point in the race.

Question though. The triathlete in the photo (that would not be the guy in the devil suit) is carrying one of those hand held water bottles. Wouldn't that be an annoyance at that part of the race? For you Ironmen, and Iron Women, wouldn't a fuel belt be more practical?

uhcoog - 2012-05-22 9:48 AM

I imagine its a personal preference thing.  I know folks who don't like the way fuel belts sit on their hips or whatnot.