brick94513-GoGoGo Mentor Group - Closed For Now! (Page 79)

GoGoGo - 2010-07-23 4:18 AM

You have planned your race very nicely...good luck.

If your son can run a 17 minute 5k, off the bike, he definitely has a Tri future!!!

My only advice...don't try & keep up with your son!

croixfan - 2010-07-23 5:53 AM



No way I'm trying to stay with him!  I'm really curious to see what he can do this weekend.  I'm about 98% certain that he can hit the times he's targeting independently.  Back to back, they seem aggressive.  However, he's been working his backside off all summer with the run.  The school he'll be attending in the fall is the defending state champion in XC and the coach has a summer routine that is incredible -- while the distances are significant, the bigger thing is that he has all of the older boys coaching/encouraging the kids.  Result is that they're out there every day for significant miles at paces that seem crazy. 

croixfan - 2010-07-22 5:46 PM

Welcome any last minute guidance or advice.

brick94513 - 2010-07-23 9:20 AM

It looks like you're ready to me.  Now, just go have fun!

croixfan - 2010-07-21 8:46 PM All right guys, I'm down to 3 days before my first "real" triathlon.  It's Sunday in Springfield, IL and consists of a 500 yard swim, 12 mile ride and 3 mile run.  Plan is to take it relatively easy and make sure that I finish without damaginf myself.  See it playing out as follows:

Swim - Will target 3:30 / 100m.  Worst case of 4, best of 3.  See a time of 17:30. 
Bike - Will target 18 mph.  Worst case of 17, best case of 19.5.  See a time of 40 minutes
Run - Will target 10 min / mile.  Worst case of 11, best of 9.  See a time of 30 minutes
Add in 2:30 for the transitions and the target time will be 1:30. 

Last year in the same even that would have placed me 147 out of 221.  To get to 110, would need a time of 1:22:45.  It's a bit of a stretch, but that's the result that would really put a smile on my face! 

I've managed to exceed all of the above target times during different training sessions so it's possible that I could do a bit better.  Biggest challenge will be staying calm and solid through the swim.  I'm super confident on the bike and run as my bricks have all gone very well.  Tomorrow and Saturday I'll be taking it really easy.  May do some very slow relaxed work on each discipline; however, no more pushing as it's time to let the body get ready for the race.  Hopefully competing on a well rested body will get me a few minutes on each discipline.

My 15 year old son's pretty excited as well.  He's targeting 2:00 / 100m, 23mph, and a 17 minute run for a total time of right at an hour.  Several guys from his old school / XC team will be there so he's got some extra motivation.  If he pulls off his goal, he should finish in the top 3.  Realistically, I see him coming in around 1:05 and finishing top 10.  Must be nice to be young and full of energy.

Welcome any last minute guidance or advice.

Again, appreciate all of the help over the last couple of months as it's made a big difference and kept me going more than once.

croixfan - 2010-07-23 8:54 AM

Great advice which I will definitely follow!!!!

kickitinok - 2010-07-23 11:23 AM

Sorry guys, but I have to vent. I am so sad and disturbed right now. I had planned on doing 25 miles around the lake (3 laps) this morning....so I'm riding along on my first lap 2/3's of the way around the lake and these two adorable miniature dachshunds run out onto the side of the road from one of the houses that line the lake. Of course, when you're riding with clipless pedals you learn how to anticipate the possible need to slow down and get ready to clip out in case you have to stop. Same goes for if you're in a car. You look at the "big picture" in front of you and anticipate any hazards ahead. I could see the dogs roughly 75 yards ahead of me. Unfortunately the man in pickup in front of me didn't. He just plowed right into one of the dogs and didn't even brake until he'd already hit the poor little fella. 

The dog's owner was an elderly lady who obviously had problems with mobility and I heard her trying to call them back in as she was limping towards the street to corral them. She was trying to pick up her little dog who was screaming in agony and she just slumped to her knees and started crying the most heart-wrenching cry I'd ever heard. So of course I start crying. I ran over to her and a fisherman came over with a towel and we managed to gather the dog in the towel - it was still in agony.

Meanwhile the idiot who hit the dog was standing across the street just staring. My bike was laying next to his pickup (TOTALLY surprised he even stopped), so I went to fetch it. While I was doing so, I said "Aren't you going to go apologize for hitting that lady's dog?!" He was an elderly man - about 80 is my guess. His eyes were clouded up with cataracts and he could barely hear me speak.  He said that he wasn't going to apologize because he didn't want to pay any vet bills. So I look straight into his eyes and say "But Sir, it's the right thing to do!" Finally, after I shamed him into it, the old geezer did cross the street and went up to the owner. In the meantime the woman's family had come out of the house so I decided to finish my ride lap. Crying the entire way home. 

I know that this doesn't seem like something to get all bent out of shape about, but this past weekend TWO cyclists were killed in Oklahoma City by careless motorists. If *I* can see two dogs with more than enough time to guess what might happen (dogs may run onto road), anticipate the need to slow down or even stop, all with about 60 yards left in which to do so, then motorists should be required to have the same set of capabilities. The driver was an old man who couldn't see or hear. I've worked in hospital ERs so I know that he's probably on no less than 10 medications, some of which may greatly impair a person's ability to operate machinery, and he's has a good dose of senility to boot. The docs I worked with used to say that the bigger threat to public safety was elderly people vs. intoxicated drivers. This problem will only get worse as the elderly population is going to explode in the next 10 years. I don't know about you guys, but I'm freakin' SCARED OF ELDERLY DRIVERS!!! Shoot - I'll even go so far as to say I'm scared of ALL motorists here in OKC. They're all retarded rednecks.

The lake has a speed limit of 30mph, and 20mph in some places. If I can't ride around it without fear of old f*&kers hitting me, I don't know where the h3ll I'm supposed to ride!!!!!

/rant


 

kickitinok - 2010-07-23 9:23 AM Sorry guys, but I have to vent. I am so sad and disturbed right now. I had planned on doing 25 miles around the lake (3 laps) this morning....so I'm riding along on my first lap 2/3's of the way around the lake and these two adorable miniature dachshunds run out onto the side of the road from one of the houses that line the lake. Of course, when you're riding with clipless pedals you learn how to anticipate the possible need to slow down and get ready to clip out in case you have to stop. Same goes for if you're in a car. You look at the "big picture" in front of you and anticipate any hazards ahead. I could see the dogs roughly 75 yards ahead of me. Unfortunately the man in pickup in front of me didn't. He just plowed right into one of the dogs and didn't even brake until he'd already hit the poor little fella. 

The dog's owner was an elderly lady who obviously had problems with mobility and I heard her trying to call them back in as she was limping towards the street to corral them. She was trying to pick up her little dog who was screaming in agony and she just slumped to her knees and started crying the most heart-wrenching cry I'd ever heard. So of course I start crying. I ran over to her and a fisherman came over with a towel and we managed to gather the dog in the towel - it was still in agony.

Meanwhile the idiot who hit the dog was standing across the street just staring. My bike was laying next to his pickup (TOTALLY surprised he even stopped), so I went to fetch it. While I was doing so, I said "Aren't you going to go apologize for hitting that lady's dog?!" He was an elderly man - about 80 is my guess. His eyes were clouded up with cataracts and he could barely hear me speak.  He said that he wasn't going to apologize because he didn't want to pay any vet bills. So I look straight into his eyes and say "But Sir, it's the right thing to do!" Finally, after I shamed him into it, the old geezer did cross the street and went up to the owner. In the meantime the woman's family had come out of the house so I decided to finish my ride lap. Crying the entire way home. 

I know that this doesn't seem like something to get all bent out of shape about, but this past weekend TWO cyclists were killed in Oklahoma City by careless motorists. If *I* can see two dogs with more than enough time to guess what might happen (dogs may run onto road), anticipate the need to slow down or even stop, all with about 60 yards left in which to do so, then motorists should be required to have the same set of capabilities. The driver was an old man who couldn't see or hear. I've worked in hospital ERs so I know that he's probably on no less than 10 medications, some of which may greatly impair a person's ability to operate machinery, and he's has a good dose of senility to boot. The docs I worked with used to say that the bigger threat to public safety was elderly people vs. intoxicated drivers. This problem will only get worse as the elderly population is going to explode in the next 10 years. I don't know about you guys, but I'm freakin' SCARED OF ELDERLY DRIVERS!!! Shoot - I'll even go so far as to say I'm scared of ALL motorists here in OKC. They're all retarded rednecks.

The lake has a speed limit of 30mph, and 20mph in some places. If I can't ride around it without fear of old f*&kers hitting me, I don't know where the h3ll I'm supposed to ride!!!!!

 

Meulen - 2010-07-23 11:02 AM

I love my dogs more than most people!

kickitinok - 2010-07-23 11:23 AM Sorry guys, but I have to vent. I am so sad and disturbed right now. I had planned on doing 25 miles around the lake (3 laps) this morning....so I'm riding along on my first lap 2/3's of the way around the lake and these two adorable miniature dachshunds run out onto the side of the road from one of the houses that line the lake. Of course, when you're riding with clipless pedals you learn how to anticipate the possible need to slow down and get ready to clip out in case you have to stop. Same goes for if you're in a car. You look at the "big picture" in front of you and anticipate any hazards ahead. I could see the dogs roughly 75 yards ahead of me. Unfortunately the man in pickup in front of me didn't. He just plowed right into one of the dogs and didn't even brake until he'd already hit the poor little fella. 

The dog's owner was an elderly lady who obviously had problems with mobility and I heard her trying to call them back in as she was limping towards the street to corral them. She was trying to pick up her little dog who was screaming in agony and she just slumped to her knees and started crying the most heart-wrenching cry I'd ever heard. So of course I start crying. I ran over to her and a fisherman came over with a towel and we managed to gather the dog in the towel - it was still in agony.

Meanwhile the idiot who hit the dog was standing across the street just staring. My bike was laying next to his pickup (TOTALLY surprised he even stopped), so I went to fetch it. While I was doing so, I said "Aren't you going to go apologize for hitting that lady's dog?!" He was an elderly man - about 80 is my guess. His eyes were clouded up with cataracts and he could barely hear me speak.  He said that he wasn't going to apologize because he didn't want to pay any vet bills. So I look straight into his eyes and say "But Sir, it's the right thing to do!" Finally, after I shamed him into it, the old geezer did cross the street and went up to the owner. In the meantime the woman's family had come out of the house so I decided to finish my ride lap. Crying the entire way home. 

I know that this doesn't seem like something to get all bent out of shape about, but this past weekend TWO cyclists were killed in Oklahoma City by careless motorists. If *I* can see two dogs with more than enough time to guess what might happen (dogs may run onto road), anticipate the need to slow down or even stop, all with about 60 yards left in which to do so, then motorists should be required to have the same set of capabilities. The driver was an old man who couldn't see or hear. I've worked in hospital ERs so I know that he's probably on no less than 10 medications, some of which may greatly impair a person's ability to operate machinery, and he's has a good dose of senility to boot. The docs I worked with used to say that the bigger threat to public safety was elderly people vs. intoxicated drivers. This problem will only get worse as the elderly population is going to explode in the next 10 years. I don't know about you guys, but I'm freakin' SCARED OF ELDERLY DRIVERS!!! Shoot - I'll even go so far as to say I'm scared of ALL motorists here in OKC. They're all retarded rednecks.

The lake has a speed limit of 30mph, and 20mph in some places. If I can't ride around it without fear of old f*&kers hitting me, I don't know where the h3ll I'm supposed to ride!!!!!

/rant


 

dhopman - 2010-07-24 10:43 PM IM Texas, here I come!

brick94513 - 2010-07-24 9:45 AM

What made you pick Texas?

If I'm correct, this is a new venue added to the 2011 Ironman series.  I'm curious why they chose the Houston suburbs for the event though.  I would think something near Austin would be much more appealing to competitors.

Congrats on stepping up!  I'm delaying my Ironman commitment until 2012.  It will be my 40th birthday present to myself.  I'm planning on preparing with four HIMs in 2011 (Oceanside, Wildflower, Vineman, ????).

brick94513 - 2010-07-25 6:45 AM I'm planning on preparing with four HIMs in 2011 (Oceanside, Wildflower, Vineman, ????).

dhopman - 2010-07-24 10:43 PM IM Texas, here I come!

shmeeg - 2010-07-25 9:35 AM

and Silverman.  Might as well finish w/ a tough one.

croixfan - 2010-07-25 11:01 AM

Quick update on the race -- full report to follow.  Crash and burn.  Almost 1/2 hour on the swim as I had to stop repeatedly.  Was totally gassed on the rest of the race and turned in a time about 1:50.  By the run was feeling better / only took be 30 minutes.  Very frustrating, but I did gut it out!

Son turned in 1:14 which was solid.

Driving back home now....

kickitinok - 2010-07-25 8:54 AM Speaking of good venues.....

I'd like some input as to which venues are best for HIM and IM?

For my first HIM (hopefully by the end of next year), I'd like a flat bike/run course and cool/mild weather. Beautiful scenery would be nice. Hardware is mandatory  

Traveling is not a problem. I just want my experience to be a good one.

Anyone have input on IM venues? 

brick94513 - 2010-07-23 4:30 PM

Yep.  I can agree with that statement!