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ray6foot7 - 2010-09-29 1:36 PM Just wanted to share a few things post IM.

1.  My wife told me yesterday that she wants to do a 5k.  She even picked out a race and found a couch-to-5k plan.  She hates running!  That is so exciting to me.

2.  A friend who is a teacher, told me about one of her kindergarten students, Justin.  Justin's dad is on the fired department with me, and we spend lots of time together.  The teacher witnessed Justin being beat up on by a girl at recess.  He was doing nothing to defend himself.  The teacher broke up the situation and told Justin what a good boy he was for not hitting a girl.  He responded, "Well, I've been working out a lot, you know training for an ironman like Ray, and I was afraid that I'd hurt her."

3.  I received this e-mail from the wife of another fireman.  "I just wanted to pass along to you and Ray what happened at dinner Sunday night with my
> family....
> My mom, dad, Heath, Jackson, Parker and I met at Mazzio's for dinner. During the course of
> the evening, my mom asked the boys if anything exciting had been going on. Of course, they
> hem-haw about how nothing is happening. Suddenly, Parker lit up. He said, "Dee Dee, guess
> who I know?!" Parker proceeds to tell my mom how he knows Iron Man, he has met him and
> he goes to our church. Iron Man 2 the movie is coming out soon so we have seen lots of
> previews so I naturally assume this is what he is talking about. He goes on to say that he
> can't wait to tell everyone at school about knowing Iron Man. I reminded him that he can't
> stretch the truth at school even if using our imagination is fun. He looks at me like I am the
> stupidest human on earth (I should probably get used to that) and says, "Mom, Iron Man
> DOES go to our church. I saw him TODAY! He is married to Ms. Jennifer..." Heath started to
> correct him about what an Iron Man competition is but I just told him to let it go. So right now,
> Ray IS Iron Man and you are the wife of Iron Man.
> Thought you might enjoy---also thought that might help explain if Parker starts staring at you
> guys in awe while at church

itsallrelative_Maine - 2010-09-30 9:32 PM

I'm focusing on run this winter (at least for the first part of winter) and trying to get the courage up to participate in the local Master's swimming program - but I am very intimidated by the idea of it. I went a few times last year, but was so completely left at the wall (and felt like I was slowing everyone down) that I'm having a hard time convincing myself to participate again.

wbayek - 2010-10-05 12:13 AM

In 2009, I had an injured calf.  I did a few relays (marathon and Oly).  They were FUN!!!  You get to race and CHEER!!  I would certainly do some more of those.

I see nothing wrong with Sprints and Olys, they will certainly speed you up and sharpen your transition skills. 

itsallrelative_Maine - 2010-10-09 8:47 AM Good luck Matt!

He's got a sprint this weekend - should feel like a warm up to him. Have a great day!

Right in the thick of the fall season - lots of people from "away" looking at the leaves turning, an outdoor festival at the local ski resort, coming up on the last few horseback riding lessons of the year...

My eldest (who is trying out swim team right now) came home after her last practice and said, "We got to do 50's and I shaved seconds off my time each time we did it." "Wow! That's great - what was your time?" I asked. "The first time was 57 seconds." she said. - my daughter's already faster than me! Secretly, I am thrilled - both girls are having a great time and look really good in the water. It's a skill that will follow them throughout their life.

It made me think of another thread that was on TT earlier - about the focus your parents had on fitness...so my question to you all is - how much focus did your parents put on fitness/exercise?

Have a great fall weekend all!

mdfahy - 2010-10-09 7:44 PM

 

Quite a few people have used the BT IM programs with success.

barelfly - 2010-10-12 7:57 AM hey guys.

I'm just under two weeks out to my inaugural Barela 1/2 Marathon!  I'm ready for it, I know I've trained well and actually have enjoyed running during the training. When I first set out, I had my sights on a sub 2:00 HM. After a bit of thinking, I backed off to a 2:05 goal. but after the last week or so, I thought more about the goal and wondered if a sub 2:00 would be possible. Averagine 9:10 over the run is quick, I know, but after todays run I felt good and not gassed when I was done and that was pushing sub 9min/mile. This Saturday I plan on 7-8 miles while in Phoenix (as long as I can find the area to run this) and will see if I can keep a 9:00min/mile pace to give me a better answer.

so - is it something that is doable from the experience you guys have or is a 9:10 pace too much when most of my long runs (over 9miles) have been about 9:25min/mile? If I started the first few miles at 9:20, then moved to 9:10 and finished at a nine the last two as my kick, it's close to a sub 2:00 HM....

am I dreaming??????

wbayek - 2010-10-13 12:34 PM I just got back from my first ever group ride.  Wow.  I totally get why drafting isn't allowed in tris.  I felt like we went at a really casual pace, and our average for the 20 mile ride was a tad over 21 MPH!  It seriously felt like a 18.5-19 mph pace.  I didn't have my HR monitor on, so I can't be sure, but I just felt very relaxed the whole time.

Do any of you ever do group rides?  This was like 15 riders, almost all of us stayed in line the whole time.  When it was my turn to pull, it was certainly a tough effort, but then settling to the back I felt like I could have stopped pedaling and kept up.  The hills were a challenge since the pace stayed high, but no one really pulled too far away.  And the pack easily caught up as soon as it flattened out.

mdfahy - 2010-10-15 1:10 PM
I asked my other buddy to do The Shenandoah Fall Foliage Bike Festival this weekend.  It looks like fun and beautiful time to ride.

http://shenandoahbike.org/schedule.html

What's everyone up to this weekend?  TGIF, have fun!!

ray6foot7 - 2010-10-15 7:03 PM What an outstanding month! Two lifetime wishes have come true in the past twenty days. First I became an ironman, then today I became a dad. I got to meet my son today. He is two days old, and we get to take him home tomorrow. The great thing is: tomorrow is my inlaw's 50th anniversary party, so all of our friends and family are traveling here. Looks like the anniversary party just turned to a baby meet and greet.

ray6foot7 - 2010-10-15 7:03 AM What an outstanding month! Two lifetime wishes have come true in the past twenty days. First I became an ironman, then today I became a dad. I got to meet my son today. He is two days old, and we get to take him home tomorrow. The great thing is: tomorrow is my inlaw's 50th anniversary party, so all of our friends and family are traveling here. Looks like the anniversary party just turned to a baby meet and greet.