kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2011 Part 2 - CLOSED (Page 80)

My guess is level of competition.  You can compete with the average Joe and Elites at the AG level for Kona slots, etc., or you can compete against other Pros.  I could be way off on this, but that's my guess.

A lot of reasons.  As Scott mentioned you may qualify as pro, but you're going to have your butt handed to you every time, so you'd rather stay an Age Grouper and be able to do things like qualify for Kona.  Also, with regard to sponsorships, sometimes its better to be a fast age grouper than a mediocre pro (even though the pro is technically "faster").  Look as Lisbeth Kenyon.  She's an age grouper who has won her division at Kona several times (and qualified to go pro).  Fuel Belt just feautred her in a full page ad.  There are lots of pros out there who have never been feautured in a full page ad. 

Take a look at IM results for any race outside of Kona, particularly with the women, you'll have several age groupers finishing in the top 10 overall and beating out several pros.

On the flip side there are individuals who go pro (and remain pro) even though they know they're not super competative at the highest levels for other reasons (such as the fact that as a pro you pay $700 and can enter any IM during the year -- thus avoiding having to register a year in advance and being able to race for a cheaper price).

I'm not giving up.  I'm just realizing that short term I need to continue to train and improve and once I think I have a shot and need to pick my races wisely (can you say Ironman Korea or Wales?)

bryancd - 2011-06-30 9:52 AM

carrie639 - 2011-06-30 7:09 AM  . . . but if you could go pro, would you, why or why not?  Is there an advantage to being and AG'er when you are good enough to go pro?

I'm not sure if you are asking me, but no one is going to be too excited about a 42 year old pro.

I'd be excited about a 42 year old pro (although I have no sponsorship opportunties to offer).

NICE! 

Just finished ordering Blue Seventy Fusion Wetsuit.  Ordered from OneTri.com with 15% discount, and also ordered new Zoot Tri Top.  SAved $60.  Looks like TriSports.com is no longer the sponsor here?  I didn't see them on the Sponsor page, and a just ordered De Soto Tri Shorts a few weeks back.  Anyway, let's hope this thing fits!!  I spoke with a rep there, and they strongly suggested a Medium based on my build.

Finished up Macca's book last week and finished up Ultra Marathon Man last night.  Strongly reccomend both if you hae not read them. 

Any rec's on a good read?

BlueSeventy -- Good call!

How was everyone's month? Low totals for me with my Dad in town for 2 weeks (thus all the golf!) and the AZ and NM fires killing air quality and keeping me inside some days when I should be training. 

Mine goes mostly from fast to slow, except on the hills which are all slow 

Congratulations!!! That is cool!

So, I always laugh when the roadkill is posted here - I never see roadkill, but this morning I saw so many 'live', I have to report to you.

1 tabby cat, 1 tuxedo cat, 1 raven that did not move at all as I ran past, 1 gray cat, 1 rabbit, a frog, and one last black cat. No roadkill....

here are my June totals-crappy weather and crappy attitude had them down from what I was hoping for, but up from last month (excepth swimming)

Today we were at 56 degrees without wind chill by 11 am. Street flooding all over after two days of rain. it is finally cleared out and sunny. Screwed up a perfectly good bike riding day for sure.

kaburns1214 - 2011-06-30 10:28 AM

bryancd - 2011-06-30 9:52 AM

carrie639 - 2011-06-30 7:09 AM  . . . but if you could go pro, would you, why or why not?  Is there an advantage to being and AG'er when you are good enough to go pro?

I'm not sure if you are asking me, but no one is going to be too excited about a 42 year old pro.

I'd be excited about a 42 year old pro (although I have no sponsorship opportunties to offer).

i dont know a "McCarter & English" logo is pretty hot.

Not good, not bad, more balanced than normal.

Darn, had I known I was that close to 600 miles of biking I would have added 2 miles tonight.  Actually we cut our ride short by about 3 miles.  Swim needs to increase for July, a lot!

Two rest weeks this month makes for lower totals. Thankfully I feel a little less exhausted.

Live animals are good, dead ones are kind of depressing.  I saw several dead garter snakes running last night.  They may be snakes but they're small and I feel bad.

It just how the Garmin picks up satellites.  I use lap pace or average pace, which helps to smooth out the peaks and valleys.  Instantaneous pace can be deceiving.