ASPHALT JUNKIES Summer Bronzing Crew - CLOSED (Page 63)

I have not done the Tinman before, but I figured I should since its the closest one to home. Only an hour drive or so. I expect I will swim wide on the course to avoid the worst of the mayhem, but I'm actually looking forward to experiencing the insanity of that swim. I'm going into it as a training event so I'm not really concerned with getting slowed down going around people.

There have been a couple of great races today! 

Derek, A 4 minute improvement is an amazing time over the same course from last year and 5th OA makes it a pretty amazing finish and mental boost.  Huge congratulations are in order for you!!  It sounds like you really killed the race today.  Let us know your splits and effort for the kilometers once you take a look at the data.

Warren,  For what appears to have been an almost disastrous day you really pulled it out!  Getting through the swim must have been truly tough mentally but puking on the bike and still being able to nail the hammer and grab the first OA podium is real guts and glory stuff.  Congrats!!

Tracy, Uhh?  Riding outdoors with diarrhea?  Yeah......NO!  I won't be making any of those decisions....EVER!

Sounds like you are getting dialed in well.  You have all kinds of time to prep for the race ahead.  You should be ready if you stay on target.  But I would agree with Tony about running off the bike.  even if you can get only a mile or two it will give you insights into how well your nutrition planning was.  There's nothing wrong with sticking to the plan you have in front of you either, just feeding you a little more info to help you off the bike on Oct 26.

BTW, I am truly looking forward to seeing you at line at that race.

Tony,  You are really settling into your fitness now and the adaptations to the hard work you've laid out.  I'll be watching, as will we all, on Sept 8 to see you get through that race and become.......Tony, THE IRONMAN!

Take the taper serious and try not to go stir crazy.  Stick to the plan and get to the line in 100% starting shape.  Make sure to plan your carb loading too.  The loading process will be for 3-4 days and you will most likely be slightly heavier by then too.  Those extra 2-3 pounds won't be a problem though because it should be getting your body to stockpile a little more for the race.

So now for my little exercise session today.......

I went out for my last planned 100+ ride today and I feel like I nailed it down pretty good.  I was able to hold almost all of the miles at IM effort. I had about 20 miles at HIM effort but even those miles were at the low end of that effort level.  As a matter of fact 15 of the miles were actually lower than I have raced a HIM but only slightly.

After I got off the bike I pulled a 4 mile run off and felt pretty good.  I felt my nutrition was pretty much right where it needed to be.  960 calories in all on the bike.  Overall it was a good day until.......

My toothache became horrible.  I will be calling the dentist first thing in the morning!!!  I am not sure I'll be able to eat anything until I see him.  What's worse?  We are headed to Florida on Thursday and I'm not sure what's going on with my tooth.  I hope this doesn't persist!

I hate you DIRK (in the most loving way).   Tell me why you're waiting a whole year to do an IM because you're so ready now.   Forget my statement about seeing you on the run as you head to the finish line and I'm just starting out.   I believe I'll still be out on the bike course when you're back home in Indiana!   Good on you for getting another century in.    Sorry about your tooth.  Funny thing is I started having tooth pain too and made an appointment for tomorrow.   I'll pray you can get in and get yours resolved quickly so as not to interrupt your time away with your bride and daughter.

Goodness gracious, WARREN.   That's scary to hear you had problems in the water.  So glad you took your mind over the matter, though.   Way to pull through.   Love the podium picture of you on Facebook with all your powerbars. 

Hey Junkies - just checking in. Hoping to get caught up on all the posts over the next few days.

New job and a tummy bug got passed around our home last week so we had a very challenging week.

Great job on that race Derek, and congrats on the PR!

Waren, That race sounds like it was crazy tough on you. Great job pulling through all the challenges and even finishing. Taking the top spot is awesome!

Tony - Your training for ironman distance has been really inspiring. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us. I'll be racing a mini sprint about 200 miles from home on the day of IMWI so I wont be able to follow your progress, but I know you are going to do great. I'll be looking forward to seeing your race report.

I'm not racing that day!  I am directing a 5K/10K, though.  There are usually about 100 people between both races.  It has the potential to grow.  This year, we have a new partnership with the county parks and both courses are USATF certified.  I'm not sure I want it to get bigger.  This race will be in it's 30th year!  Wow!

I'll be able to spy on your progress when I get home. 

Well, the verdict is in.  Beginning tomorrow morning I'll be working on my Ohio hillbilly toofless look.  The tooth that has been causing me issues needs to be removed.  I have included a preview pic of my new look....................

Ok.  So really it's a molar in my upper jaw.  I am certainly not looking forward to having my tooth removed but it's cracked all the way into the root.  My dentist suggested that a root canal would only prolong the inevitable and the tooth would have to come out sooner or later.  There's more to the story but I've shortened it

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