Fred D and Jason's (Tri808) Half Ironman Mentor Group CLOSED! (Page 7)

That's fantastic!  Many congrats, and if the heat was that bad, you won it fair and square IMO.  No apologies needed!

Great run, and I'm glad you did so well.

Matt

Thanks for the thoughts and advice. I'll make that part of my training plan for the next race.

I thrashed myself with TR last night (didn't feel like it, but thought about this group) and had a good 22 mile ride this morning. Perfect weather for cycling.

Happy Sunday training everyone!

I followed the Barry P 3-2-1 plan over a course of 3 months in 2011 starting with about 16mpw and ending around 28.  I was so happy about having run 100 miles in November - a little off season goal I had set for myself.  It was a great plan in that it was gradual and I didn't feel as though there was a chance of injury. 

I'm procrastinating on an 8 mile run.  Hoping it'll get a little cooler.

I'm actually kind of in a funk today.  I signed up for my race before Christmas and my goal was to start training in February. Then my family got in to skiing and we were gone every weekend - hitting the hills etc so all I really did was run.  My bike suffered.  I decided to find a shorter plan and started it on April 1st.  My HIM is June 23rd.

My logs are accurate and I'm wondering if one of the mentors could have a look and give me an honest answer as to whether I'll be ready based on my current training.  I feel find on the swim and my volume is increasing on the run on track.  It's the bike that has me worried.  I have to be careful not to go too intense or increase my mileage too fast for risk of my piriformis flaring up.  And I'm slow - this has always been the case.  Last HIM was in 2011 and I'd done a century ride in June so I was well prepared in terms of volume for my Sept race but I feel really behind this time.  I just don't know that I'll be able to pull it all together in time without rushing the build.  Thoughts??

And for those out there learning (actually aren't we all?) - I'll share a little story.  So I made the decision before race day to REALLY hydrate and started drinking water at 1pm.  I drank quite a bit.  Race day morning I went for a pee and ya... I was hydrated - almost clear.  The bad thing was - I went a bit salt deficient on race day and had horrible cramping on the run. In hindsight I should have probably drank some Gatorade during the hydration process!

My motivation for doing this race was to learn from my mistakes and see if I enjoyed the distance.  But I guess now I'm wondering if I'll be ready and if not - I definitely won't enjoy it so it sort of defeats the purpose of why I signed up.  I can get a partial refund if I decide by May 9th. 

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

I got my 28.5 miles in this morning. I decided due to the hamstring I wasn't going to push it and just took a 'sunday stroll' pace. The goal was to keep my HR in zone 2-3. It was cold for Texas in May and the north wind @ 15-20 mph didn't do me any favors but I manage 16 mph pace and I wasn't really sore or dying.  The hamstring was getting tight so I didn't push it any further.  I am stretching (Performance Stretching for Multisport DVD) every night to try to get this to heal.  (I have a feeling I am still going to have to take it easy this week and maybe even for the race next weekend.  

I have my first OWS practice tuesday with another person from the local tri club, then my first OWS race on Sunday (no wetsuit). Running is weak for me because of the injury but my weakest is probably swimming. I want to get better and I am taking lessons but I am still over 2 min/100 yd.  I can't imagine 1.2 miles right now but I am trying.  My problem is as soon as I get tired even a little my form goes back to the old style (arms to far away from body and not efficient.) Any suggestions?

Got in a 2.5 hour ride this morning and then a quick 15 minute run. I had bought a tri bike back in January and had had it on the trainer for these past months, doing my outside riding on my road bike. The bike felt fast and I felt slow. Not quite used to the more aggressive position yet and I spent a lot of time on the pursuit bars. But overall a good ride and nice to be out in the sunshine.

Steve - awesome job on the race win, congrats!

Stacie - Nice job pushing yourself to the 28  miles. Even if it was "Sunday stroll" you biked farther than you ever have before, and you played it smart with the hamstring.

I've a kind of sore throat today so laying here on the couch now trying to rest. I typed up a list of group members and the links to their profiles. I have it in my blog. You can copy and paste it in yours too if you'd like. I'll update it in a few days if there are more new members.

Nice. 

I feel really comfy in aero on shorties with my road bike, but not on my tri-bike. It's a bit more aggressive positioning. 

Jason: Great job!

First race of the season today!  PR for sprint time 1:26, bike avg 21.9, and first sub 8 5k! Super excited cause swim/ bike conditions were really rough (first time since my first race ever (which was at the same race in 2010) that I had to flip on my back twice to get a grip on things     #Flashbacks

Great job! I am also in Maryland, which race did you do?

Nanticoke in Bivalve, MD.  south of salisbury.  Fun race, small, less than 300 but very family friendly too.