Full Vineman Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 7)

Lisa-10 miles on the treadmill?  Ugh!  Hat off to you.  Are you stuck inside because of weather?

Ken-That is so frustrating when we know we can, but just can't seem to get it done that day.  Hope that your next ride is better!

Had a recovery week last week, and even had Sunday off!  Of course, I woke up this morning with a mysterious sore spot in my calf.  Will be bonding with my roller tonight...

5 and 1/2 months!

Yeah, dangerous winds - 35mph sustained, gusts at over 45mph. I knew I'd hate the run if I did it outside.

Rode for an hour on the trainer last night while getting caught up on American Idol episodes.  Pretty sure I didn't get anything out of my ride.  I had it in the small ring and just spun an easy pace.  I barely broke a sweat.    Anyone else have those training days where you just go through the motions and feel like you just wasted your time?  Frustrated with myself.  I guess there is always today to redeem myself. 

No, but there are times like tonight on the trainer ( 1hr. 15 min) where I was hurting and wanted to just quit, but pushed through it.  Slowed it down.  That was after 2500 swim this evening.  Stopped in at Applebee's for my wfie to get her a salad, nothing for me.  I had a PBJ and then onto to the bike right away.  Long night.

There are times that I say I am going to do that, but end up not and going much harder.  It is part of my impatience which I need to get better at.

Have a great weekend.  3 hr trainer ride on Saturday and 1hr 30 min run on Sunday plus a 2500 Continuous swim.  Lot of training to do.  If I get it all done it will mean I got all my workouts in.  : )

We stayed at a Best Western in Santa Rosa and it was OK.  It seems like not luxury hotels sell out pretty quick for this race, so you probably want to nail your lodging down soon.

Also, I booked our room through a large travel website (probably the largest) and it ended up being a mistake.  I checked that I wanted a non-smoking room, but that is actually just a request and not guaranteed.  When we checked in they were out of non-smoking rooms, so we were bumped to a smoking room.  After talking with the hotel and the travel website for a very long time I learned a valuable lesson:  The people who book through the Best Western website are guaranteed their room selection, but when you book through the travel site it is simply a request.  The hotel manager even mentioned when there is a motorcycle or car race in town they have the same problem, but with a reversed smoking preference.  

AbbieR's course review was really great, but I thought I would add a little bit:

Swim: Yep, it's pretty shallow, but who cares?  I thought it was a fairly easy swim.  B2B with the current was the only IM I've done with an easier swim.  I sighted most of the race by keeping the same distance from the shore.

Bike:  It was cold at the start.  I remember my feet being numb.  There are sections that are extremely bumpy.  The road was nothing but patches!   I watched a guy eject a water bottle from a frame cage.  Yep, that bumpy.

Run: It was hot and sunny last year.  The course is on the boring side and fairly hilly.  Be ready for the hills!  I wasn't.

The race is very well organized and supported.  

Good to know.  I booked at Best Western through Priceline.  Hmmm.  Maybe I will try calling them the day before our check in date to try and make sure I get a non-smoking room.

My training is way off as well.  I ran 3 miles yesterday....that run was my first run in over 2 weeks!