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Asalzwed - 2012-08-28 2:20 AM

I survived my crazy weekend.

I went from Seattle to Mt. Hood to Seattle to Arlington to Seaside and  back to Seattle. That's like, 800 miles in 2.5 days or something!!! I was balancing working the Hood to Coast Relay with PowerBar and attending a really good friend's wedding.  

I managed to get in some running on the trails at Mt. Hood which was BEAUTIFUL BTW, drink lots of great micro-brew and make some amazing contacts. At one point I was driving the Race announcers car (he gave me the keys, no questions asked. Shame on him ) and then I got roped into doing a flexed arm hang competition at the Marines booth.

Here I am climbing the announcers tower returning the keys hahaha

Annnnd my big flexed arm hang win

 

TriAya - 2012-08-27 2:00 PM

I want to chew on your calves.

My "busy weekend" started today--businesses finally open again so doing 1x10^6 things for my folks in two days before I go back to my beloved Funny Farm, wheeeeeee!

Gotta schleep. 2am, I know, crazy early for me, but BUSHED. Just ... uh, as in tired.

Asalzwed - 2012-08-28 3:02 AM

You mean gumdrops!

Sweet dreams!

Also, two days! That means you have a lot of pop tarts to eat between now and then to lighten your load. 

TriAya - 2012-08-27 2:47 PM

I bought suitcases today. Plural.

I'm spozed to be asleep, aren't I?

Asalzwed - 2012-08-28 3:52 AM

Psshhh nah, sleep is for the weak. 

Besides. I need somebody to keep me company. Want to make some decisions for me as well? 

reecealan - 2012-08-27 8:57 AM

Drive by posting as I've got a meeting in 10 minutes.  It was RAINING for yesterday's sprint tri so I went slow on the bike (we know what happened last time I rode in the rain).  But I had a great swim and run.  It was a small field for the "long" course tri, only 27 men, I cam in 4th and as Bob Uecker would say "just a bit outside" the podium.  It's a small fundraiser race but lots of run, great volunteers and great Lake community.   Was my best swim pace and best run pace in any tri thus far.  I got "teenaged" on the run by a H.S. XC boy that was running the relay.

The race is not on BT, can I log the race into BT or do I need to be the RD to do that?  I know the RD and he wouldn't mind me entering it in on his behalf, but I don't know how to do that?

Asalzwed - 2012-08-28 4:11 AM

Ummm well, maybe I need to find someone else to make decisions for me. Someone who isn't eating jerky at 3 am 

I'm just trying to figure out how to prioritize XC and road racing. Also, sponsorship stuff. Pros and cons and whatnot. Ahhh I hate deciding this stuff. I'm bad at it.  

TriAya - 2012-08-27 3:14 PM

Worse yet, it isn't even my jerky. But it is in a resealable pouch.

Hm. Ask Scout. He knows everything. Except how to spell "all right" in the most all right fashion.

ArielLIlB - 2012-08-27 3:17 PM

So, overall, my swim was 2:38 slower (booo!) but I hadn't been swimming and I definitely swam way to the outside and added some distance (more so than last race, for sure - but didn't get run over like I did last race).  The slower time is mostly lack of training.

My T1 was slower than last race, but it was much farther from lake to rack in this one, so overall I did just as well, if not better.  I actually ran to transition this time!

My bike was faster on what I felt was a notably harder - and 2 mile longer - course.  So I held my endurance well and improved my average speed from 16.74 to 17.2 and my mile average from 3:35 to 3:29.  Looks like bike is my strong suit!

T2 was slower by 19 seconds, again, as distances from dismount to rack to run are different, hard to make a meaningful assessment. 

My run improved as well, I shaved 25 second off my time and improved my average pace from 9:39 to 9:30.  This course had a tough hill while the last race had a very gradual incline for the first half.  Also, this felt like it went by fast and I wasn't struggling at all, so it was a happier run too!  Probably could have pushed the pace a little more (I always think that, but never push!) but overall, I'm pleased with my performance.

 

Asalzwed - 2012-08-27 2:20 PM

I survived my crazy weekend.

I went from Seattle to Mt. Hood to Seattle to Arlington to Seaside and  back to Seattle. That's like, 800 miles in 2.5 days or something!!! I was balancing working the Hood to Coast Relay with PowerBar and attending a really good friend's wedding.  

I managed to get in some running on the trails at Mt. Hood which was BEAUTIFUL BTW, drink lots of great micro-brew and make some amazing contacts. At one point I was driving the Race announcers car (he gave me the keys, no questions asked. Shame on him ) and then I got roped into doing a flexed arm hang competition at the Marines booth.

Here I am climbing the announcers tower returning the keys hahaha

Annnnd my big flexed arm hang win

 

ArielLIlB - 2012-08-27 3:32 PM So that was my last triathlon of the season   The ocean swim one I was going to do Sept. 23 has been replaced by a horse show - fun!  The next item on my race calendar is a half mary Nov. 4.  I'd really like to improve my PR (2:12:10) and I think one of the best ways to do that is stay up on my bike training, because it feels like it really improves my leg strength, endurance and speed.  I'd love to make a 3 sport HM plan up, since they don't have that on BT - if I currently run only 2x per week max, any suggestions for balancing workouts?  I'd like to be running 3x a week - regular run, track workout with my running club, and long run - and then a bike and a swim, if not 2 of each.  Is that too much? Or should I be running more?  How should you balance the 2 other sports when you are training for run?

Asalzwed - 2012-08-27 3:39 PM

Well, you have 2 months to work on your run for the HM in November. That is a lot of time to improve! The best way to do that is to steadily increase your running frequency and distance. Biking helps to a certain extent but doesn't even compare to simply running more. In terms of a 3 sport HM plan? Look at my past month, haha. (The bike distance was lacking but frequency was good) I think since running is your priority right now, I would start with structuring workouts around that and then add in the bike and swim where you can. Just try not to stress out over the swim and bike and really put your emphasis on the run. 

I like what you stated about the 3x a week in terms of having variety in your workouts (track, group, long) but I guarantee you will see more significant improvement if you can bump that up to 4 or 5 times a week. Keep in mind, those additional running workouts can be done verrrrry easy. It's more about just getting out there frequently. 

Asalzwed - 2012-08-27 4:17 PM

Ohh man, where has he been btw? Um ok, I am also ashamed to say this but what is his username again so I can message him? I think I deleted all our old correspondence. 

cdban66 - 2012-08-27 3:56 PM Scout7

reecealan - 2012-08-27 4:49 PM

Agree 100% here.  If you focus will be a 13.1 mile run in November, you need to run, mostly easy somethimes hard....where have I heard that before?  It really works.  I like variety so I like mixing in bike and swim etc.  On days where you need only run 3 miles or 30 minutes etc. just put that run at the end of a bike ride for a nice brick workout.  I think from now until then, you will see a great run happening if you run 4-5 times a week.  If you only run 3x a week you might still PR, but maybe not.  So how bad to you want to PR that run?????

reecealan - 2012-08-27 7:57 AM

Drive by posting as I've got a meeting in 10 minutes.  It was RAINING for yesterday's sprint tri so I went slow on the bike (we know what happened last time I rode in the rain).  But I had a great swim and run.  It was a small field for the "long" course tri, only 27 men, I cam in 4th and as Bob Uecker would say "just a bit outside" the podium.  It's a small fundraiser race but lots of run, great volunteers and great Lake community.   Was my best swim pace and best run pace in any tri thus far.  I got "teenaged" on the run by a H.S. XC boy that was running the relay.

The race is not on BT, can I log the race into BT or do I need to be the RD to do that?  I know the RD and he wouldn't mind me entering it in on his behalf, but I don't know how to do that?

rrrunner - 2012-08-27 4:44 PM

Well I went to an OWS with the Tri Coach from my Masters group and her Tri group.  It was good.  They all wore sleeveless wetsuits and because I don't have a sleeveless I went sans wetsuit.  I was the slowest one there (no surprise) but the 2 coaches each gave me feedback (kind of odd in the middle of a lake).  One told me to get my elbows up and the other (Coach Andie) told me to slow down and "glide". Well I took the glide comment as slow down to make sure I'm getting the full benefit of each stroke and the high elbow comment, well I appreciated the reminder.

Then this morning was masters and I hit some good times! At one point I even caught up to the girl in front of me!!!!!!!!! (Maybe she had a cramp or something ). Anyway I am enjoying masters and am seeing improvements! We did A LOT of pull today but it gave me a chance to work on correct pull form and to translate that once we took the paddles off.

The OWS got me wondering if I should get a sleeveless wetsuit for warmer water.  I was fine without the wetsuit but sure could have used the buoyancy!

ArielLIlB - 2012-08-27 4:07 PM

Thanks! Good to know (although yes, this advice seems so familiar for some reason...).  I would really like to PR and have the confidence, strength and endurance to psuh harder than I usually do throughout the 13.1.  It's hard for me to get motivated sometimes (I'll refer you to my earlier post where I swam 2 times in 5 weeks before this most recent tri) but I think this pod can provide the encouragement I need.  And honestly, there's basically no other sport that is easier to squeeze when time is short, or throw in when a window of time opens, than running. NO EXCUSES