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 2010-04-09 4:57 PM |
Master  2301   Rogersville, Alabama |  Subject: BamaDC's mentor group is Closed!NAME: BamaDC / Mark So in 08 I went all out. I finished Ironman Louisville in 14:19 and improved my half marathon time by 8 min. 1:50 in Feb 08 to a 1:42 in Nov 08. 2009 was year two. I finished my second Ironman Louisville in 11:36, first Half Ironman in 5:26, dropped my half marathon time to 1:32 and had my first triathlon top ten overall. FAMILY STATUS: Married to a felloow triathlete and going on 6 years. Two sons (Thomas) 3yo, William 1yo and a third due in November. CURRENT TRAINING: Currently focusing on the Peaking for Disney 70.3. Major goals of 2010 will be sub 5:00 in a HIM, and Sub 1:30 in a Half Mary THIS YEAR'S RACES: Mercedes Half Mary 1:34, Hunstville Half May 1:32, Gulf Coast Tri 5:26, IMKY 11:36, and two sprints(1st top 10 OA) 2010 RACES: Mercedes Half Mary(1:31), IMFL 70.3, Music City Tri, Buster Britton Tri, Mountain Lakes Tri, RocketMan Tri, Age Group Nationals, lots of other running and tri events, and maybe IM 70.3 World Championships* WEIGHTLOSS: I'm currently at 8.9% body fat and I will be under 7% before IMFL 70.3 WHAT WILL MAKE ME A GOOD MENTOR: I've got two years of triathlon training and racing under my belt. I've also been able to do this while keeping a healthy marriage and enjoying my two boys. I enjoy helping people and let's have some FUN! If it's not fun, it might as well be a job! Edited by BamaDC 2010-04-18 9:25 PM |
| 2010-04-16 2:29 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
Master 2372 | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN Checking in. |
| 2010-04-16 4:40 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
| Member 7 | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN Wow, a fellow Bama person!! Hi, I'm Lora. I live right below you in Grant (Marshall Co). My first tri is in less than 16 hours, the Frank Maples Memorial in Scottsboro!!! And I'm nervous as heck!!! |
| 2010-04-16 10:53 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
Master 2327 North Alabama | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN I'd like to check in... Background: Use to love running. Always ran. Ran through HS and into College. Tried to mix it up with Crew for a while and really enjoyed it. School came first, so dropped the Crew and kept running. Started increasing my running and led to injuries. Stress fractures in both legs and just started looking elsewhere. Bought a bike and started spin classes. Figured since I've always swam, and really just needed to ride, I was pretty close to a tri, so why not. First Tri - 09 - Grandman Sprint Tri and LOVED it! Got hooked. Progressed and raced the Buster Britton Sprint in 09 too. Not a bad series and really enjoyed the outcome. Family Status - married. 1 kid (little girl) on the way (due late June) Current Training - finally about to start ramping it up. Been doing sprints and steady training as I can with work. Now I have an opening and time to ramp up and get ready for a couple upcoming Olympics this year. Races: Pensacola 5k swim (May), Buster Britton Sprint (June), RocketMan Oly (Aug), Callaway Gardens (Sept), Montgomery Half Marathon (Oct), Vulcan 10k (Nov). Weight: 170. I'd love to be at 160 and hold, but the diet is the culprit. Overall goals: Have fun! |
| 2010-04-17 8:27 AM in reply to: #2781196 |
Extreme Veteran 1005 Sykesville | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN Hi, I'm back! For the new folks: Name: Drew (will answer to cornfed). Live between DC and Baltimore. Family Status: Married, no kids (the dog is enough to handle) Current training: Coming from a relatively short (12 month) running background and trying to transition to triathlons. Trying to keep my running mileage up while adding in the other disciplines. 2010 Races: Shamrock Marathon (finished, 4:13). Clyde's 10k (tomorrow), Baltimore 10-miler, Celebration Spring Tri, Nation's Tri (Oly). Weightloss: I've lost almost 40 pounds since July 2009. I'd like to get down to 190. My wife says I'm too skinny but she'll just have to get over it! Goal: Two main goals for the season: 1) Get consistent swimming and biking in while maintaining running. And do so injury free! 2) Start racing instead of participating. I don't expect to win but I need to start pushing myself in races. As Mark says, "learn to love the hurt." |
| 2010-04-17 11:30 AM in reply to: #2797263 |
Master 2301 Rogersville, Alabama | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN LoraGen - 2010-04-16 4:40 PM Wow, a fellow Bama person!! Hi, I'm Lora. I live right below you in Grant (Marshall Co). My first tri is in less than 16 hours, the Frank Maples Memorial in Scottsboro!!! And I'm nervous as heck!!! Glad to have you. I'll see you at the Hiwaay Sprint. I really wanted to race Frank Maples, but I'm on baby sitting duty. BTW sand101 and LostSheep are from the BHam area. Edited by BamaDC 2010-04-17 11:33 AM |
| 2010-04-17 2:02 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
Expert 1066 Raleigh | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN I'm in if you guys will still have me! give me a pat on th back. Just won 3rd in my AG today! |
| 2010-04-17 4:17 PM in reply to: #2798379 |
Master 2372 | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN titeloops - 2010-04-17 2:02 PM I'm in if you guys will still have me! give me a pat on th back. Just won 3rd in my AG today! Huzzah! Details, man, details. I see you smoked the swim! I had no idea you were that fast in the water. We have a group full of swimmers, it seems. On that note I did 3500 today after my bike ride. There was a 55 year old guy next to me and he asked if we could do some intervals together. Sounded good, so off we went. He started ripping off 2:35 200s. Egads. Dude was flying. I managed some 2:40s, but simply couldn't catch him. We finished up with some 50 yd sprints in the :32 range - I could keep up there. Turns out he swam for UA and was a nationally ranked IMer. I think I may have talked hm into swimming Pensacola.  He's not in my AG, so its all good! On the bad (or good, depending on how you look at it) side I think my arms are going to detach from my shoulders. He pushed me into one hell of a hard workout.Also, welcome Lora! Edited by sand101 2010-04-17 4:22 PM |
| 2010-04-17 7:40 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
| Member 138 Freeland | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN Can I still join? NAME: Jon (Most people call me Wheats) Story: Got hooked 2 years ago when I guy from work talked me into signing up 2 weeks before a sprint. I finished. I loved it but my inconsistent training and job (work a swing shift) has been hard for me to get into good shape. Family Status: Married with 2 boys (6yrs and 3yrs). Current Training: Looking to start and be consistent with all 2 disciplines. Not sure on a hours a week, so need some help there. This year's races: Looking at doing a couple of Sprints and maybe and Oly. Some 5k's and would liek to do a 10K or half marathon in the fall. Weightloss: Have lost 30lbs since Jan1 and would like to loose 20 lbs more and get i the 220's. Sitting at 240 lbs now. |
| 2010-04-17 8:26 PM in reply to: #2798529 |
Expert 1066 Raleigh | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN sand101 - 2010-04-17 4:17 PM titeloops - 2010-04-17 2:02 PM I'm in if you guys will still have me! give me a pat on th back. Just won 3rd in my AG today! Huzzah! Details, man, details. I see you smoked the swim! I had no idea you were that fast in the water. We have a group full of swimmers, it seems. On that note I did 3500 today after my bike ride. There was a 55 year old guy next to me and he asked if we could do some intervals together. Sounded good, so off we went. He started ripping off 2:35 200s. Egads. Dude was flying. I managed some 2:40s, but simply couldn't catch him. We finished up with some 50 yd sprints in the :32 range - I could keep up there. Turns out he swam for UA and was a nationally ranked IMer. I think I may have talked hm into swimming Pensacola. He's not in my AG, so its all good! On the bad (or good, depending on how you look at it) side I think my arms are going to detach from my shoulders. He pushed me into one hell of a hard workout.Also, welcome Lora! Had a pretty good idea I could do well in this race. My swim has definitely improved. I was as shocked as you to see my swim time. When i came out of the water I sort of felt like I didn't push as hard as I could. T1 sucked, and I'm not sure why. I had a solid transition game plan, but just fumbled everything. Need to learn to mount with my shoes already clipped in. Mark, I'm holding you responsible for teaching me that!  Could not get confortable on the bike for the first 10 or 15 minutes. My heart rate was out of control, hurt to breath, throat hurt cause it was a little cold. But finally settled in, and hammered the second half of the bike. T2 sucked as well. I wear socks. That causes problems. At mile 1 of the run I looked at my watch and realized I had just ran a mile in 6:50. Was stoked! Tried to maintain that pace, but the course got hilly. Set my sights on a chic in front of me and ran hard trying to catch her. Man that girl was fast. I never did catch her. I gotta start interval training on the run. My LT threshold is at about 7:20. I do most of my runs around 9:00 minute pace. Train slow, race slow. I'm really looking for intensity over the next 2 weeks til my next race. |
| 2010-04-17 8:27 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
Expert 1066 Raleigh | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN BTW, Welcome to all the new folks! This is cool group. |
| 2010-04-17 9:39 PM in reply to: #2798379 |
Extreme Veteran 1005 Sykesville | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN titeloops - 2010-04-17 3:02 PM I'm in if you guys will still have me! give me a pat on th back. Just won 3rd in my AG today! That's awesome! Great job! |
| 2010-04-17 10:21 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
| New user 3 | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN Let's give this a try. NAME: Trent Story: I will be running my first Tri in August. I currently run anywhere from 25-40 miles per week (marine corps) and my best friend runs tri's so I figured I would get into it too. I bought a used Trek Hilo 2000 two weeks and absolutely love it. Family Status: Single Current Training: Looking to start and be consistent with all 2 disciplines. Not sure on a hours a week, so need some help there. This year's races: I'll be doing the Cherry Point Triathlon in August and might fit in a few sprints before and after that. Hope you'll have me! Edit- I just wanted to add that the thing I will need the most help with is nutrition. I honestly know nothing about it. Thanks! Edited by FlyMolo 2010-04-17 10:26 PM |
| 2010-04-17 10:57 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
Veteran 413 jenks | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN Ok I'm in if you will have me. Name: Dave Weaver Age 31 Location Tulsa OK. NO we dont ride horses, have had two people from NYC ask. Story: Ran adventure races for a few years, and loved a mountain bike. Last year I ran my first Tri. Redman olympic distance 3:26:41. I am looking at running another oly at the end of june two TT before that and first HIM late sept. Training is tough because it is all done before the family gets up and after they are in bed. I am married to a wonderful wife but will not do a tri. (she hates the bike part) Two kids girl 3 boy 22 months. Keep moving forward, Dave |
| 2010-04-18 3:55 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
Extreme Veteran 546 Oakland, Florida | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN I am back in guys. I have been traveling the last 4 weeks and have limited time during the week to get on here. Name: Brian Cooper Currently live in Orlando, Florida about 10 miles from disney. I have done several olympic distance triathlons. I am doing my first HIM and Full IM this year. Good to see several of you back on here. St Anthony St Pete Florida April 25th Olympic Distance Disney HIM May 16th Great Floridian Olympic Distance October 2010 Beach to Battleship IM Wilmington, NC Novermber 2010 |
| 2010-04-18 7:20 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
| Member 7 | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN So...like, am I going to be the only chick in the group? |
| 2010-04-18 8:42 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
| 1 | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN Yay, another chick! NAME: runnerjen/Jennifer AGE: 28 Story: I was never an athlete. For some reason, I made it a goal to run in at least a 5k in 2010. When I started on the treadmill, it was tough the first 2 weeks and got very easy very suddenly. I realized I was going to hit 5k in under 6 weeks of training so I started looking for a new challenge. I don't like running enough to complete a full marathon and for some reason the idea of a triathlon really appeals to me. Family Status: Divorced mom with a 4-year-old Current Training: Mostly running and strength training since January. I've done P90X for strength training. Did I mention I can't really swim? That's going to be a major focus starting tomorrow. This year's races: I did Iron Girl (Clearwater, FL) 5k last weekend and I'm hooked on racing. I have planned: US Secret Service 5k May 22, and the Pier 60 series in Clearwater over the summer. My first tri is going to be the Siesta Key Triathlon October 3, 2010 which is a sprint tri. Goals: Have fun and do something I have never done before! I will also need a lot of help with nutrition. I am 5'6" and 105lbs. Yes, I eat. A lot (just ask my dates, I usually eat more than them!). Blame genetics. I have always had a difficult time gaining weight and I'm lactose intolerant so a lot of dairy based high cal foods are out. |
| 2010-04-18 9:08 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
| Member 34 | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN Mark, I would love to join your group. Looks like there are many great people in your group. |
| 2010-04-18 9:34 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
Master 2301 Rogersville, Alabama | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is Closed! I'd like to say welcome to our new members: Loar, Jon, Trent, Robert, Dave, Jennifer and Zane. Brian, Drew, Todd and Jacques, lets have some fun during round two! I have only one thing to ask of the new members, and that is to use the training logs. First, it makes the group have a better sense of "community". Second, its hard to offer training advice when your logs are empty. |
| 2010-04-18 9:37 PM in reply to: #2781196 |
Master 2301 Rogersville, Alabama | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is Closed! How was your training this week? I didn't train this weekend, but I'll make up for it next week. 4 weeks till Disney 70.3. S: 7400.00 Yd, 2h 00m 29s B: 86.80 Mi, 4h 40m R: 20.03 Mi, 2h 30m |
| 2010-04-19 3:40 AM in reply to: #2781196 |
| Member 138 Freeland | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is Closed! I will be sure to use the log. This past week was tough. After a weeks vacation to Disney World (dropped 10lbs) I went back to work on nights. Nights are very tough for me because I have a really hard time sleeping during the day, so I do what I can. After 2 weeks of nights I go back to 2 weeks of days and this is a much better time for me. A lot easier to workout before work. This is were I need to work on consistnecy. Hey Jen, swimming will come easy. I could not swim with my face in the water until about a year ago and now I know nothing else. |
| 2010-04-19 7:22 AM in reply to: #2800332 |
Extreme Veteran 1005 Sykesville | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is Closed! Pretty good week for me, S: 2150.00 Yd B: 45.09 Mi, 2h 31m 28s R: 14.90 Mi, 2h 00m 34s A little light on the running because the 10k I did on Sunday took the place of my long run and I skipped my Friday run just to give my legs a big of a rest. The 10K was really a "C" priority race for me but I'm really stoked with how it went. My report is here if anyone is interested. I'm also pretty stoked about this group. Looks like we've got a good group of people! Edited by cornfed 2010-04-19 7:22 AM |
| 2010-04-19 7:46 AM in reply to: #2781196 |
| New user 3 | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is Closed! My training really kicks in next week. I should be done with my physical fitness test for the Corps by then. I did bike around 30 miles last week along with by normal 30 miles of running. |
| 2010-04-19 8:41 AM in reply to: #2781196 |
Extreme Veteran 546 Oakland, Florida | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is Closed! S: 2900.00 Yd 1h 10m B: 131.12 Mi 7h 20m 24s R: 27.01 Mi 4h 14m 46s Not a bad week except for the swimming! |
| 2010-04-19 9:05 AM in reply to: #2800283 |
Master 2327 North Alabama | Subject: RE: BamaDC's mentor group is OPEN zannard - 2010-04-18 9:08 PM .... Last, don't suck the fun out of it and alway have a smile when I cross the finish line.  This couldn't be more true! If you're not smiling, your working. If you're working, you're not truly having fun! That's what it's all about!! |
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