JohnnyKay's HIM & IM focused Group - CLOSED

Hey John, I would like to join your group if possible.

NAME: amschrod/Anthony

FAMILY STATUS: I am 52, I have been married for 23 years, and we have 3 children: son 22, daughter 21, and a son 14.

STORY: In January 2006, after running and entering local road races for several years, I decided I would give triathlon a shot.  Fortunately, I found BT where I have learned an awful lot about triathlon, and I have met some great people, both online and in real life.  I have also been a mentor twice, and had a lot of fun mentoring and seeing people in my groups do some great things. I have completed a bunch of sprints, olys and dus, and 5 HIM's. I may not be very fast, but I really enjoy training and racing.

I have been surprised that I have been able to get a little better each year. I thought that since I was over 50 I would hit a plateau. I have a goal this year of setting an HIM PR by going under 6 hours. I managed to go a little under 6:06 at the Toughman HIM last year, and that is a fairly challenging race, so I believe my goal is reachable with some smart and hard work.

CURRENT TRAINING: Right now my training is run focused for a March half mary. My running has been great because I really like running in the cold weather which we have had plenty of here in the lower Hudson Valley. Unfortunately my cycling and swimming have been nonexistent, so I could use a little kick in the backside.

LAST YEAR'S RACES: 2010 was a great season for me. 2 du's,  2 sprints, 1 oly and 1 HIM. I PR'ed at both HIM and OLY.

2011 RACES: I am happy to see you are doing the American Zofingen long course, John. I am nowhere near a good enough athlete to do that, but I will be doing the AZ Short Course for the 5th year in a row. It is one of my all time favorite events. I have also signed up for The Survival of the Shawangunks. I have not decided which HIM I will enter yet, but it will probably be Musselman since I have done it before, it's a great race, and I have some BT buddies who are doing it. Once I decide which HIM, I will complete the rest of my schedule which should have 2 more tri's, probably both oly's.

WEIGHTLOSS: Losing weight is not a focus for me, but it would probably help my running to lose 5 lbs, but those last few pounds are tough. I try to stick to a mostly whole foods diet.

NAME: John

STORY: About three ago, I went climbing with my wife up Mt. Whitney for our 10th anniversary.  I was too out of shape to make it to the top.  It concerned me because I thought I was in relatively decent shape until then.  A few months later, I signed up for a 2009 LA Marathon training program (LA Road Runners).  The training was excellent and I've enjoyed running ever since.  Tri's seemed like a natural progression.

FAMILY STATUS: Married for 12+ years with two boys, ages 8 and 9.

CURRENT TRAINING: Focusing mostly on run with a little bike tossed in for variation.  Will start swimming shortly.

RACE HISTORY: LA Marathon in 2009 (wife ran it in 2010).  A few half marathons last year and a couple smaller 10K's including the Camp Pendleton mud runs (they're a blast).

2011 RACES:  Another LA Marathon in March, a short mud run in June, San Francisco 1/2 or full (undecided) in July, and the Arizona IM in November.  Note: This is my third year for the NY lottery--I'm praying I can hold off another year as the AZ IM and NY Marathon are within weeks of one another.

WEIGHT LOSS: Always a good idea.  Dropping 30 wouldn't kill me.  I've been a lot more careful about what I eat after runs, which is making a huge difference.

NAME: Félix

STORY: Just turned 38. Getting back to tri's after a three-year break after focusing on ultramarathons for a while. BT'er since 2004. Currently injured (cuboid syndrome, adductor strain) but almost done with treatment and have been biking and swimming this month. Expected to start running again in early February, according to my physician. Currently living in Venezuela.

FAMILY STATUS: Married to another athlete for 3 years. No kids.

CURRENT TRAINING: Focusing mostly on fun stuff. Trying to MTB a couple of times a week, road ride twice a week, swim two or three times a week, tennis three times a week, strength train twice a week and kayak twice a month. Have plenty of time for training, but locations are scarce (for safety reasons, but that's another story).

RACE HISTORY: In spite of actively racing over the last 7 to 8 years, I am STILL very slow and have lots of room for improvement in all triathlon disciplines. Have completed two non-Mdot IM's, 3 HIM's, 4 ultramarathons and several adventure races. My dream race is Speight's Coast to Coast in New Zealand!

2011 RACES:  MTB race in March, short kayak meets in March and late June; 80km mountain ultramarathon in August; but my "A" race is a HIM in mid-June. Would like to swim under 40 min., ride under 2:50 and run in less than 2hrs. 5:30-5:40 would be a good goal for me. My HIM PB is 5:55 (MiamiMan 2007).

WEIGHT LOSS: A tough area for me. Could definitely get rid of a couple of kilos. 

WHEN CAN YOU START MENTORING CONSISTENTLY: Ready to go

NAME: Wally

STORY:I am 42 years old reigning from the Chicagoland area.  I just started doing triathlons last year.  I did the Chicago half marathon a couple of years ago, then injuries plagued me.  Knee surgery after the half.  Just after recovering from that and getting back to it, hernia surgery, which took me longer to recover than expected.  I kept getting these letters from Team in Training about joining them for training (i.e marathons, half marathons, triathlons).  Well.....my wife was out of town for work and I was bored one night so I decided to go to one of there local meetings to see what it was all about and ended up walking out of that room that night signed up for the Chicago Triathlon!  The event was fantastic, I met a lot of great people, I loved the training and being focused.  I decided this year to up it.  I am signed up for Leons world fastest triathlon in June and Steelhead half ironman in August.

FAMILY STATUS: Seperated. Was married for 8 years.  Been seperated for 6 mos now.  No children, just my Jack Russel Terrier Bailey, he is our kid.  May sound funny but we do joint custody of him LOL.  I get him on the weekends.  I know it sounds lame but he is our child.

CURRENT TRAINING: Currently using BT gold winter program.  But starting Monday starting to up the work outs a bit to train for Leons until the twenty week program starts for Steelhead.

RACE HISTORY: Did the Chicago Half Marathon in 2007, Chicago Triathlon in 2010.

2011 RACES:  Leons world fastest triathlon in June, Warrior Dash in June and Steelhead HIM in August

WEIGHTLOSS: I dropped about 15 pounds last year training, but with a hip injury after the Chicago Tri, had to lay off training for a few months.  Looking forward to losing it all again and maybe more, have a goal weight of 190lbs by June 5.