kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 - CLOSED

Hello, hello.

Name: Scott

Family Status:  Married with 2 daughters ages 4 and 2

Current Training:  Shadowing my training partners who are all registered for IMTX.  I am self coached, and while a coach is on the to do list it's way down there.

2011 Races:  Kemah Olympic, Sylvan Beach Sprint, Bridgeland Sprint, Clear Lake International Oly, Austin 70.3

2012 Races: Kemah Olympic, Bridgeland Sprint, Houston Olympic, may throw in some other cheap races.  I've also been deemed a sherpa for Ms. Gallagher for IMTX. Oh and I may jump in on the local HIM in October next year. 

Goals for 2012:  Sub 2:30 Oly and to get on a new bike.  Should be a fun year even if I'm not racing that much.

Welcome back Scott!

bryancd - 2011-12-19 12:00 PM I shall continue to stalk this mentor group.

Bryan -- you know we love having you here.

Name: karen26.2 / Karen

Story: I started running years ago as a way to lose weight.  Due to several injuries, my doctor recommended I cross train (swim, bike) while healing.  I found I liked biking, a lot!  A friend talked me into doing a sprint, and I had so much fun I've been doing tris ever since.

Family Status: I've been married for 23 years, we have a 21 year old son, and 3 dogs.  My husband is super supportive and is always at my races cheering me on.  When I'm having a bad day he's the one that encourages me and reminds me that I can do anything I put my mind to as he pushes me out the door.

Current Training: In July I'm doing the Full Vineman, which will be by 3rd full iron distance event.  I don't have a coach, just BT and really great training buddies.  I'm planning on using Don Fink's Be Iron Fit for the 3rd time.

2011 Races: I kept this year simple so I could focus on my IM training.  My A race was IM Wisconsin.  I did the Beast of the East half iron distance in prep for Wisconsin.  It was brutally hot.

Planned 2012 Races: Keeping it simple again - probably will not do a half, but if I do it will be Beast of the East Half Steelman again because it's so close and cheap!  I'm planning on a 5k swim.  A couple of trail runs, and then Vineman.  My goal this time around is to really improve on the bike.  I worked hard this past year on my running, but I've never really "worked" on biking.

Weightloss: I would like to lose about 10 before Vineman.  I really struggle in this area, I feel like I'm always wanting to lose 10 pounds.  I used to be able to drop weight no problem, but as soon as I hit my 40's, it's been extremely difficult.  So this is an area I'm re-focusing on this year.

Name: Triguy1043 = Jeremy

Age: 36

Story: I watched the Iron War when I was 14 years old and I fell in love with Tri's I had to wait two years before I could do my first one because I was so young. I was in the Marines for 7 years thats when I did my first IM. I am been racing on and off for the last 10 years but have been more focused and training harder and more consistant for the last 2 years.

Married with a 4 year old daughter & a 2 year old son

2011 Races: Holland Patent Mini Sprint, Big George 1/2 IM, DeRuyter Sprint

2012: Rev 3 1/2 IM Quassy & IM Lake Placid & USMC Martahon

I did IM Florida in 2000 and went 10:43:19 in my first IM. I did my first Tri when I was 16 years old.

Job: I am a Physical Education Teacher & Triathlon Race Director (ATC Endurance) where I put on three triathlons each summer.

Weight: I was at 195 and currently weight 184 hopeing to race IM LP at 170. I am 6'0 and have the weight to lose.

Welcome. 

Both Quassy and IMLP are awesome races (Quassy is in my backyard).  Is this you first time at both Quassy and LP?

I would love to join you guys if you have room!

Name: calimavs/Margot

Story: I'm an ex-collegiate rower who came to triathlon 3 years ago. After college I was pretty sedentary and gained a lot of weight. I started getting back in shape in 2006 and lost 55 pounds using a combination of exercise and Weight Watchers. I had always been interested in doing a triathlon and did a sprint in July of 2009 and I was hooked. Since then I've done a marathon, two half Ironman's numerous half marathons, Olympics, sprints and relays and just finished Ironman Arizona in November. I'm the Run Director for the Golden Gate Tri Club and just love the tri lifestyle.

Family Status: My husband and I have been married a bit over three years. He's a cyclist and very supportive of my tri training. I just turned 30 so we're hoping to start a family in the next year or two.

Current Training: Not doing much right now. I got pretty bad post-race blues after IMAZ so I'm slowly starting to get back into training again. I would like to run a local half marathon in February.

2011 Races: 2 Local Oly races, Wildflower Long Course, Big Kahuna Relay, Ironman Arizona

Planned 2012 Races: Kaiser Half Marathon, Wildflower Long Course Relay, also hoping to do the Bridge to Bridge 10K swim in SF Bay and a few Alcatraz crossings.

Weightloss: In the past year I gained back about 15 of the 55 pounds I had lost so I'm focusing on losing those right now. I was able to maintain my weight during Ironman training but was so hungry I found it hard to restrict my calories too much. Hoping now that my training volume has decreased I'll be able to focus on weight loss more.

It will be my first time racing IM LP but I have ridden and run the course before. As for Quassy this will be my first brushing with it but I was told it will get me very ready for Lake Placid.

Welcome aboard!

I took 2 weeks off post IMFL and was fairly miserable the entire time.  I'm much happier when I'm training and have a goal. 

10K swim -- holy crap.  Do you go it alone or do you have to have your own boat/kayak support?

IMO the Rev 3 bike and run are much harder than IMLP.  If you have a strong race at Rev 3, you'll be in great shape for Lake Placid.

If you guys have room, I would love to join!

Name: crmorton / Chris

Age: 27

Story: Got into Triathlon after watching both my parents at age 50 complete an Olympic distance race near my home town. They certainly knew how to inspire my bro and I to stay healthy and stay active. That was in my 2nd year university. Its been 6 years since then, and I am now in my PhD program (Mechanical Engineering - Experimental an Computational Fluid Dynamics). So if anyone out there has questions about aerodynamics, I would be happy to chime in. I feel like I have a great deal of experience in Triathlon (~25 races in the past 6 years), but I still feel I have much to learn. Hopefully by the end of this year, I will feel confident enough to become a BT mentor myself.

Family Status: Married as of April 29th, 2011 (same day as the "Royal Wedding")!. But, I have been with my wife (Rebecca) since about grade 10 in high school (nearly 11 years). She has done her fair share of triathlons and is currently rocking the P90X program and has lost over 13lbs! 

Current Training: I help coach/run the Triathlon Club at my university, and do a decent amount of training on the side. Right now I am focusing on cycling and running, with the goal of following Jorges winter cycling plan (starting late though). In addition to that, I hope to hold 30+ mpw running, and get in the pool a couple times a week.

2011 Races: A couple of indoor triathlons, a sprint, olympic, and finished off the season with Muskoka 70.3. My primary focus was completing a list of benchmarks in swimming, cycling, and running in preparation for training for my first IM.

Planned 2012 Races: I have quite a list, and it all depends on how much $ I have (being a student has its negatives), and how my training develops.

Weight: I think I could definitely drop about 5lbs right now, but really not too much more than that. With a ramp-up in my training, this will come naturally.

Welcome!

Mooseman is an awesome race.  Theres quite a climb on the bike but its a super fun course.

That climb is going to be my motivator during these winter months in Ontario.

We call it Moosezilla.  Once or twice a winter I'll ride the course on the computrainer just to have my butt kicked by the hill. 

Thanks!

The 10K swim is an organized event and is always scheduled on a day with a ripping 3.0 knot flood tide in the San Francisco bay so it only takes most swimmers 2-2.5 hours to swim the whole thing. They do have kayaks and pilot boats with the swimmers and will reposition people if they get too far off course.

I think I'm actually going to be down in Houston the first weekend in March to ride the course with my friend Amanda.  You should come be our guide.

I'll be in Disney. 

Name: abqtj (Steve)

Story: Last December I started a mentor group and ended up with a fantastic (and very active) group of triathletes of all abilities.  In 2011 I also had a break through season ending with an 11:26 at Ironman Florida (co-incidence, I think not -- it was all about the mentor group) .  In all seriousness we have a really good group and we had a lot of interesting discussions on everything from heart rate to dealing with time management to weather to nutrition to dieting to supplements to race scheduling to injuries to recovery and PT.  The group members are training for sprints to marathons to IMs and everything in between.  You can check out our 2011 mentor group thread here.  Our core group of about 10 members will be continuing and we're looking for a few more people who want to join in.  We welcome all abilities / goals / ages / shapes / sizes / locations. 

Current Training: In between programs at the moment. I've been attending a "boot camp" type of workout semi-regularly, along with more running and some biking/swimming.

2011 Races: Spring Fling Sprint, Jay Benson Sprint, HH100, ElephantMan Olympic 

Planned 2012 Races: All up in the air at this point. 2-3 Sprints and an Olympic I hope, along with a few bike rides again. I'm in the process of buying a restaurant, so time may be a limiter this season.

Weightloss: Me too! I've been working on losing weight, slowly. I went from a high of about 235 in March of 2010 to 199 this past year. Currently back up a few pounds, hovering around 205-208. Ideally, I'd like to get under 190 and maintain that, then lose another chunk...rinse/repeat.

Hi guys, can I join to?

I'm looking for some encouragement, some accountability, and lots of advice!

Name: Bulfrog / Andrew

Age: 27

Story: In mid 2009 I weighed 300lbs, so started dieting and eventually running to lose weight. At the end of the year, weighing around 220lbs, I did my first HM with a friend. When doing the half marathon we heard about a new race that was starting up, the "northern crossing" multisport race from NZ's West to East coast. In 2010 I did the 100km Duathlon option. I enjoyed the duathlon so much that adding the 3rd sport was the only way to go so in early 2011 I did 2 sprint tris, which I loved. I then entered in a half ironman in December, but ended up injuring my calf in August. This turned into a 3 month lay off, a lot of weight re-gained and I'm only now able to get back into regular training. 

Family Status: Single

Current Training: Only re started training a few weeks ago. Swiming and Biking is going OK, but I'm on very limited running (run/walk at the moment) as I come back from the calf injury slowly. My main aim for the year is base building,I want a nice big aerobic engine for some serious racing in 2013 (long term plan I know!). The first goal is to build up to a consistent 10 hours/week.

2011 Races: Mangawhai Sprint tri, Kumara Sprint tri, Northern Crossing Duathlon.

Planned 2012 Races: The planned races is a fluid thing, It'll change as my fitness slowly comes back, and as funds/work allows. But at this stage the following are penciled in:

Jan 28 Round Taranaki Cycle Challenge  (150km)                        

Feb 26 Mangawhai Sprint Tri                                                     

March 11 Peoples Tri, Olympic/sprint (Maretai)                               

March 31, Kai iwi sprint Tri?                                                                                                         

21 April, Northern Crossing Duathlon

June-October A yet to be determined Half Marathon   

December Taupo HIM                   

Weight: Since loosing the weight, I've yo-yoed up and down between 220-240lbs. Currently on the high side of the yo yo.  Hoping to get down to 190ish by the end of the year.

Welcome aboard!

I'm jealous -- southern hemisphere.  Its very cold here at the moment. 

If there is still room -I would like to join.

Name: Jason

Story:  I always watched the IM championship on TV and thought how crazy they were.  I never thought it would be possible for me to accomplish something like that.  I played all sports growing up and played baseball and football in college.  I was the guy that hated doing conditioning.  I loved lifting weights but not anything to do with endurance.  I would joke with my friends that I thought I only had one lung.  Then in late 2010 I decided I would attempt an IM before I got too old and regretted not trying.  I bought a bike in Dec of 2010, started training and got hooked. 

Family Status:  I have a wonderful wife of eight years and two kids (6 and 3).

Current Training: Right now I am training to build a good base and stay injury free.  I have decided to hire a coach this year.

2011 Races: Gulf Coast tri (half), B2B (full).

Planned 2012 Races: A few halfs and IM Fla.