Racing Manatees - Better Together in 2022 (Page 32)

Originally posted by jmkizer

Not sure how to interpret this but here you go

https://mediterraswim.com/swim-training/willamette-river-swim-clinics/

Originally posted by amd723

If they are canceling that far in advanced I'd say the river is crazy! But you've got a month, so hopefully that will change.

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk



OMG!! LOL!!

Thanks for the info. I saw those numbers and looked 3 times to make sure I really saw that extra zero!! At that rate, they'll just have to put a lobster trap by the swim exit to catch me!

And yeah I do remember the bacteria count was high too at Choo. I think OR has had a ton of rain lately too. I wonder if they will have the same problem.

Originally posted by Hot Runner

Don't panic about Oregon....yet! Unlike most of the rest of the country, we have been having one of the coldest, wettest springs on record. The Salem area had almost two inches of rain last weekend. It's combining with spring snowmelt in the mountains to push the rivers way higher than normal. Our weather tends to turn on a dime at some point (Oregonian joke that in La Nina years, summer starts on July 5), and then it simply doesn't rain until rainy season starts again sometime in the fall. My guess is by the time the race rolls around, things will be back to normal. The Willamette isn't that deep in most places, for most of the year. Water isn't warm and you'd want a wetsuit, but not super-cold either in mid-summer.

Last year was somewhat drier than normal, and on race day there were a few parts that were so shallow most people had to stand up and walk. I swam out in the main channel (a lot of people didn't, preferring to stick closer to shore) and was fine. The worst that happened was I started to get a bit sleepy and cold because I was basically just being pushed by the current--actually pulling and kicking didn't seem to add much to the ride at all, so some of the time I was just streamlining along like a human kayak! It wasn't crazy fast (it was a definite PR though) or dangerous at all.

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk OMG!! LOL!! Thanks for the info. I saw those numbers and looked 3 times to make sure I really saw that extra zero!! At that rate, they'll just have to put a lobster trap by the swim exit to catch me! And yeah I do remember the bacteria count was high too at Choo. I think OR has had a ton of rain lately too. I wonder if they will have the same problem.

Originally posted by Hot Runner By late July, you will probably be able to stand up in most of the Willamette. Last year, we had very little rain for that whole month and temps on race day featured clear skies and highs in the 80's, morning lows in the 50's. I wouldn't panic unless you are still seeing heavy rains in mid-July. Sunburn is actually more of an issue then. Most of Oregon has really clean air and in dry season, without the haze or humidity and clouds you see elsewhere, you can get fried quite quickly! Cool, wet weather in mid to late July would be really, really unusual for us and would have me re-evaluating my plans for Calgary as well (in that case, because I might well freeze to death if summer hasn't started there yet either).

Originally posted by amd723

I watched some of today’s IM Des Moines and the lead woman used the porta potty while on the run. There was a whole discussion about how tight the suits are and how difficult they can be to get the arms back in bc of the wet and the tightness. The racer actually was pretty good at it, she came out with it down and worked on getting situated as she ran along. My one piece was sleeveless so I didnt have that issue. I have one with sleeves that I’ve only worn a couple of times in training and can attest to the arms being a bit hard to slip into. That said, if I ever do a 70.3 again, I’d probably go back to the suit and just make sure I am careful in the porta potty!

Originally posted by Hot Runner

By late July, you will probably be able to stand up in most of the Willamette. Last year, we had very little rain for that whole month and temps on race day featured clear skies and highs in the 80's, morning lows in the 50's. I wouldn't panic unless you are still seeing heavy rains in mid-July. Sunburn is actually more of an issue then. Most of Oregon has really clean air and in dry season, without the haze or humidity and clouds you see elsewhere, you can get fried quite quickly! Cool, wet weather in mid to late July would be really, really unusual for us and would have me re-evaluating my plans for Calgary as well (in that case, because I might well freeze to death if summer hasn't started there yet either).

Originally posted by alaskatri Finally got my new Garmin 945 LTE in the mail today. So many things to figure out...

Originally posted by Hot Runner Yikes, didn't realize it was that early. All I know is by the time I got to thinking about summer races, Oregon 70.3 was already full, so I didn't sign up for it. Also, it was a pretty course but I felt like the swim and bike didn't really play to my strengths. They were both kind f chaotic. If you do the race and there haven't been any major changes, you'll see what I mean! Mom wanted a road trip, so I signed up for Calgary again. Still doubting my sanity. This year has been physically and mentally brutal and my time and energy to train has been pretty limited. Basically I have been doing the long runs/rides/swims but not a lot of total volume, especially the run. I don't think I've done a brick in at least six months. I'm not going to be ready, but hopefully can at least "complete", if not "compete". Also signed up for Washington 70.3 in September, The timing is bad, but I want to do it if I can--might be a bit fitter by then, knock on wood.

Originally posted by jmkizer

Oh! Fun! Clearly you need to go golfing now.

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk



Race is July 10th this year!
But the discharge rate is already starting to come down.

Originally posted by fortissimoWe got back from our St Thomas/St Croix trip on Wednesday morning at 3:00 am. My goal for the trip was to train like usual, but swim in the ocean instead of the pool.Didn't happen because I got what I thought was food poisoning the second day we were there. I'm now suspecting it was an allergy to something I ate. I had grouper encrusted in crab on Sunday night. Next morning was okay, but I got worse during the day. I will spare you all the details. Tuesday morning was a bit better, but Tuesday afternoon was not good. I woke up Wednesday feeling 100% normal so we went to St Johns for the day. I stayed away from fish for the rest of the vacation, but I noticed anytime there was shellfish on the menu at a restaurant, I would start feeling ill after eating again. My husband noticed that the french fries tasted like fish. My sister put two and two together and asked one restaurants if they cooked the other food in the same oil/grill that they did the shellfish. Yep. They said everyone did.Of course we only had a few days left of our trip before we figured it out. But at least those few days I was fine.I am 100% sure it's an allergy because the way I felt after eating was how I feel after I did when taking Aleve before we discovered that I was allergic to the Naproxen in Aleve.

Originally posted by fortissimo We got back from our St Thomas/St Croix trip on Wednesday morning at 3:00 am. My goal for the trip was to train like usual, but swim in the ocean instead of the pool. Didn't happen because I got what I thought was food poisoning the second day we were there. I'm now suspecting it was an allergy to something I ate. I had grouper encrusted in crab on Sunday night. Next morning was okay, but I got worse during the day. I will spare you all the details. Tuesday morning was a bit better, but Tuesday afternoon was not good. I woke up Wednesday feeling 100% normal so we went to St Johns for the day. I stayed away from fish for the rest of the vacation, but I noticed anytime there was shellfish on the menu at a restaurant, I would start feeling ill after eating again. My husband noticed that the french fries tasted like fish. My sister put two and two together and asked one restaurants if they cooked the other food in the same oil/grill that they did the shellfish. Yep. They said everyone did. Of course we only had a few days left of our trip before we figured it out. But at least those few days I was fine. I am 100% sure it's an allergy because the way I felt after eating was how I feel after I did when taking Aleve before we discovered that I was allergic to the Naproxen in Aleve.

Originally posted by jmkizer

No known racers this week

Is anyone else racing or doing anything else fun this weekend?

Originally posted by Hot Runner

For the Oregon 70.3 folks, I hope I have some good news. It has been raining most of the weekend, as usual. (That's not the good news.) But tomorrow is supposed to be merely cloudy and after that there is no rain in the forecast for the next week, plus somewhat more summer-like temps (70's). I'll believe it when I see it. At this point, we've had 4 rainy weekends in a row, and I can count on one hand the number of days so far this year that it's been nice enough to sit out on our deck without rain gear and multiple warm layers. But if the forecast is on the level, there is probably a chance that the rivers will start to come down soon and might make it back to "normal" in time for the race.