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Ran a 10k in June (4 Viewers)
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2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
I hope I didn't deflate any of your excitement for the event AND I was not saying 2 hours was overly ambitious. They were billing the race last year as "The Nation's Highest 1/2 Marathon", and bragged that it might just be the hardest. Be sure to take in everything around you on that run and don't focus too much on time. There is WAY too much beauty to take in, and I think you'll be sad you missed it if you spend the entire race staring at the pavement ahead. No matter what you run up there, I can all but bet you'll shatter the time at lower altitude.rail said:2y2 -Maybe I am being too ambitious. I know I'll need to be careful and not push myself too hard in hopes of chasing a time.
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
Swam 2,500 yards straight in the outdoor pool tonight. My plan was to do 84 lengths - 2,100 yards (the HIM distance), but I felt good enough to take it to 100 lengths for 2,500 yards.
Dexter
Footballguy
Out door pool? Lucky!
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
Not mine, community pool. Not sure why I even qualified it (got used to using OWS or indoor I guess). Would rather have been in open water!
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
If this is the bike and it is in good condition, it is a good price. I'd make sure it is sized right for you.
Sand
Footballguy
Great deal for an OCR1, IMO. (much less so for a 2 or 3). An OCR1 is 10 speed 105 all the way around.If it fits and is in good shape, grab it.
gruecd
Footballguy
I want to do it, but I'm leaning against it. Just a little concerned that they'll post pictures to their website, where a client or something might see it.Sounds like a TON of fun, but probably not the most responsible decision. Blah.wraith5 said:Do it, if for no other reason that it'd make for a good story!!!
So I am just tinkering along now. My running league starts July 5th and I will be reading this thread alot more. I made a goal to be at 174 lbs when my first child is born. This was the weight I was at after I ran the 2007 Chicago Marathon. I started at 195 lbs and am down to 180. It looks like things are going to go a little faster than the August 20 due date so I am trying to lose the final 6-7 lbs (depending on the day) lbs in the month of July.
By the way we have been told that we could not have kids and had been trying 8 years when this miracle happened. We had started the adoption process. A true miracle from God.
By the way we have been told that we could not have kids and had been trying 8 years when this miracle happened. We had started the adoption process. A true miracle from God.
gruecd
Footballguy
What up, guys?! Just an easy 5-mile recovery run for me this morning. Opted against the undie run for the reason stated above, and judging from the picture they already posted online, it doesn't look like I missed much...
Anyway.....ended June with 222.4 total monthly miles. Ran 26 out of 30 days, so I averaged about 8.5 miles/day. Up to 1,214 for the year, so I'm just a tad behind pace for my unofficial goal of hitting 2,500 miles this year. Shouldn't be a problem catching up, though, as I'll be averaging 60-70 mpw for the foreseeable future.
Hope you all have a great day!
Anyway.....ended June with 222.4 total monthly miles. Ran 26 out of 30 days, so I averaged about 8.5 miles/day. Up to 1,214 for the year, so I'm just a tad behind pace for my unofficial goal of hitting 2,500 miles this year. Shouldn't be a problem catching up, though, as I'll be averaging 60-70 mpw for the foreseeable future.
Hope you all have a great day!
pmbrown_22
Footballguy
Rusty - Congratulations and good luck. Parenting is an awesome thing and you should be proud for sticking with it for 8 years. You will be blessed beyond belief.
On a lesser note, can you go into your running league a bit more. This sounds interesting to me.
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Up early again today to do 13 before work. I ran a bit slower today than yesterday even though it was cooler today. I think my legs were still a little worn out, but I averaged 8:32 per mile for the run. I felt good, but a hilly course, tired legs and a weary runner contributed to the slower times. Overall great to get it done and I am happy to get it over with for the day.
On a lesser note, can you go into your running league a bit more. This sounds interesting to me.
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Up early again today to do 13 before work. I ran a bit slower today than yesterday even though it was cooler today. I think my legs were still a little worn out, but I averaged 8:32 per mile for the run. I felt good, but a hilly course, tired legs and a weary runner contributed to the slower times. Overall great to get it done and I am happy to get it over with for the day.
pmbrown_22
Footballguy
This reminded me that on Sunday I crossed the halfway point of my goal at 1001 miles. I think I should make it pretty easy with all the miles in the training plan so maybe next year I step it up to 2500, but that is a lot of miles.
The_Man
Footballguy
Yesterday was the official start of my 18-week prep for the Marine Corps Marathon. I'm still a little gimpy so am just planning on sticking with the Higdon Intermediate I plan and abandoning thoughts of doing more than it calls for. But it was so cool this morning and I was feeling good so I punched the go button for the last couple miles of today's 5-miler - averaged 7:45 overall, did the last two in 7:35 and 7:11. It was the first time in at least 3 weeks where I felt like I could really run a little, and it was great.
2 workouts down, 86 to go!
2 workouts down, 86 to go!
tri-man 47
Footballguy
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
I don't like the geometry of the frame, but it will be a very comfortable ride; and with 105 components, you are not going to get a much better price anywhere. IF the bike fits, you must you must gets!
Awesome news times a gazillion. Also great to hear that you are making your weight goal early.
Great to have you Back! Getting to 7:45's already is unbelievable, especially with how much your running has been restricted! ____________________________My update:I ended up doubling up workouts yesterday, as the almost-ex took the girls for the evening. I followed the morning's 7 mile run with a 24 mile ride on my road bike. It was frick'n windy, but my legs wanted to go from the beginning. I only averaged 20.5 MPH, but it was a fairly hilly course (for Texas), and included one brutal stretch that I did twice (uphill, straight into the wind, on chip seal). Legs feel great today = I might double up today as well. I'm going for a swim this afternoon, and might follow it up with a run later.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
"only?" :finger:
---Couple good days for me. Did 40 minutes in the pool yesterday, with 2 x 400 yds at 7:25 each
56/lap). There were forty other people in my lane, and no water, so I really had to work it. :liquortalk: Went to the track today and did 4 x 800m at 3:16 for each.
bostonfred
Footballguy
Hi guys. Long time listener, first time caller. I started a local summer 5k circuit yesterday. I was looking forward to this year's series with my wife who is a marathoner but she's getting over an injury and wants to get her miles back up before she starts running at race speeds. I was planning on meeting some of her friends there to run with them, but it didn't work out exactly as I'd hoped.
A local bar sponsors the event, and although it technically starts at 7, the last time I went to one of these 7pm starts, it actually went off at 7:30. So I was parking my car at about 7:02 and went to get my number. The registration lady was already breaking the tent down. She just stared at me and said, ok, give me your ten dollar entry fee, and the race starts over there. I got there, and there was one older dude jogging towards the start line who was like, oh, yeah, i got here late too, they started a while ago. What? Tonight, they started at 7:00. Glad they got that worked out. I have no idea what time this was.
So now I have a number in a race I barely even know the route to, and there's literally not a single runner within sight for me to follow except the old jogger, except he was ridiculously slow. To his great credit, he kept yelling directions to me until I saw the first of the walkers, and then a water tent that was closing up, and a bunch of people across the bridge run-walking over the hill, and so on. As I tried to cross the bridge, I got caught behind double wide women (they were walking two by two, too) and took the last opportunity I'd get to break around them for the next mile as I was about to get caught on a sidewalk with a guard rail that runs down a small highway. Weird place for a race route but I guess they like the river view and feel the guard rail makes it safe enough.
So while I'm behind the guard rail, I'm now passing power walkers with their headphones so loud I can hear them through my headphones. I say "on your left" for no apparent reason, since they have no interest in listening for such, and I have to dodge the spinning blades of death that are their karate chop power walk hands.
As if to reinforce how far back I am, I then get stuck behind a mother and her two kids who have decided to ride their bikes along the route so they can follow their dad. Except they're so slow that they either have no chance to catch their dad, or I couldn't see their dad because he is the predator. And, like the others on the path, they seem inexplicably confused by words like "on your left" or "excuse me". I turn my head to see if I can hop the guard rail and run past them, and I'm thankful that I looked, because a huge escalade is pulling up along side them with a dude hanging his head out the window saying, get out of the way, can't you see there's a race going on? Which was great, except he was now blocking me inside the guardrail, while the mother stopped to talk to him and he kept yelling at her. I try to make myself inconspicuous as I sneak around them, but there's very little room, and, to be honest, in high school I probably would have made it without touching her, but things change. So one of the kids turns around and says, mommy, why is that man touching you? At which point I decide to start running again, and find my speed in a way to which I'm unaccustomed.
As I work my way to the finish line, I see a bunch of people ahead who are actually running. Well, jogging. And they've stopped to walk a few times, but still, these are actual runners. I must have made somewhat good time to catch up to them. And suddenly they start sprinting. So I figure this must be the finish line, and in the 85+ degree heat and humidity, after running full speed away from the bike family, I start my final sprint, hoping to salvage some semblance of a time. Except it turns out that this wasn't the finish line. Somebody had a camera and they wanted to look good in their picture so they started running full speed.
So now I'm drenched in sweat, and I have a new stitch in my side, and I realize that the sign up there says mile three, which isn't really that long a run but I've been pouring it on and getting stuck repeatedly along the way. So I try to go continue the sprint to the finish line, but now I'm dying, because I'm going way too fast for it, and my face is turning purple. And as I cross the finish line, with the clock showing 34:46, I look like death incarnate and am slowed down to the last bit of jog left in my legs, feeling like I've run the best race I possibly could have under the conditions, it's right then that the camera guy takes a picture for their website and says, almost sympathetically, good job, way to run it out at the end.
So my wife asked me how fast I ran, and I didn't want to tell her I was late, so I just told her I ran sub 7s. I didn't tell her I meant 7 minute Ks, but if you can't lie to the woman you love, why get married?
A local bar sponsors the event, and although it technically starts at 7, the last time I went to one of these 7pm starts, it actually went off at 7:30. So I was parking my car at about 7:02 and went to get my number. The registration lady was already breaking the tent down. She just stared at me and said, ok, give me your ten dollar entry fee, and the race starts over there. I got there, and there was one older dude jogging towards the start line who was like, oh, yeah, i got here late too, they started a while ago. What? Tonight, they started at 7:00. Glad they got that worked out. I have no idea what time this was.
So now I have a number in a race I barely even know the route to, and there's literally not a single runner within sight for me to follow except the old jogger, except he was ridiculously slow. To his great credit, he kept yelling directions to me until I saw the first of the walkers, and then a water tent that was closing up, and a bunch of people across the bridge run-walking over the hill, and so on. As I tried to cross the bridge, I got caught behind double wide women (they were walking two by two, too) and took the last opportunity I'd get to break around them for the next mile as I was about to get caught on a sidewalk with a guard rail that runs down a small highway. Weird place for a race route but I guess they like the river view and feel the guard rail makes it safe enough.
So while I'm behind the guard rail, I'm now passing power walkers with their headphones so loud I can hear them through my headphones. I say "on your left" for no apparent reason, since they have no interest in listening for such, and I have to dodge the spinning blades of death that are their karate chop power walk hands.
As if to reinforce how far back I am, I then get stuck behind a mother and her two kids who have decided to ride their bikes along the route so they can follow their dad. Except they're so slow that they either have no chance to catch their dad, or I couldn't see their dad because he is the predator. And, like the others on the path, they seem inexplicably confused by words like "on your left" or "excuse me". I turn my head to see if I can hop the guard rail and run past them, and I'm thankful that I looked, because a huge escalade is pulling up along side them with a dude hanging his head out the window saying, get out of the way, can't you see there's a race going on? Which was great, except he was now blocking me inside the guardrail, while the mother stopped to talk to him and he kept yelling at her. I try to make myself inconspicuous as I sneak around them, but there's very little room, and, to be honest, in high school I probably would have made it without touching her, but things change. So one of the kids turns around and says, mommy, why is that man touching you? At which point I decide to start running again, and find my speed in a way to which I'm unaccustomed.
As I work my way to the finish line, I see a bunch of people ahead who are actually running. Well, jogging. And they've stopped to walk a few times, but still, these are actual runners. I must have made somewhat good time to catch up to them. And suddenly they start sprinting. So I figure this must be the finish line, and in the 85+ degree heat and humidity, after running full speed away from the bike family, I start my final sprint, hoping to salvage some semblance of a time. Except it turns out that this wasn't the finish line. Somebody had a camera and they wanted to look good in their picture so they started running full speed.
So now I'm drenched in sweat, and I have a new stitch in my side, and I realize that the sign up there says mile three, which isn't really that long a run but I've been pouring it on and getting stuck repeatedly along the way. So I try to go continue the sprint to the finish line, but now I'm dying, because I'm going way too fast for it, and my face is turning purple. And as I cross the finish line, with the clock showing 34:46, I look like death incarnate and am slowed down to the last bit of jog left in my legs, feeling like I've run the best race I possibly could have under the conditions, it's right then that the camera guy takes a picture for their website and says, almost sympathetically, good job, way to run it out at the end.
So my wife asked me how fast I ran, and I didn't want to tell her I was late, so I just told her I ran sub 7s. I didn't tell her I meant 7 minute Ks, but if you can't lie to the woman you love, why get married?
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
BostonFred = :subscribe: Please visit more often. It was no Poppa write-up, but it was a quality read!
Speaking of quality reads...BnB:
Speaking of quality reads...BnB:
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Rusty -- Welcome to the thread, and congratulations on your impending parenthood. Be sure to post regularly. No offense to gruecd, 2Y, BNB, etc., who consistently post good stuff, but it's nice to hear from other people who are at different stages of running. And whatever you do, don't let yourself get talked into to doing "just one tri, you know, just to see how it goes."
Man -- Good luck with your training. I'm doing highly-modified version of Higdon's Intermediate II, only with the slow intermediate run completely eliminated to keep my overall mileage down to a level that I think will keep me healthy. I'm also not doing the back-to-back pace and long runs, spreading those out instead. And the last two scheduled 20-milers are going to be at least 22. I'm thinking about taking the last one up to 24 but we'll see how I feel when I get there. And I started doing 13-milers back in April to prepare for a half in mid-May, so I decided to keep it there regardless of what Higdon said so I've been letting his schedule catch up to where I already am. So really, I guess I'm not officially doing Higdon's program at all, but whatever. Anyway, good luck and keep posting.
BF --
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Awesome 15-miler today. I managed to drag myself out of bed to get my breakfast eaten, get my coffee on board, and get out of the house sightly earlier than usual, a little after 7:30. My wife does the get-up-and-run-at-4am thing, but that just doesn't fit with my lifestyle choices. Anyway, the temperature was a perfect 60, and while the wind picked up a little toward the end, conditions were great otherwise. I did this run our local HS track, which is hands-down my favorite spot for long runs. It has a nice soft surface that minimizes the risk of injury, I can stop for water when I'm supposed to instead of whenever I happen to circle back to my truck, and I can listen to podcasts/music without having to worry about getting hit by a car. And my Garmin eliminates the need for counting laps. (Note: I do at least two runs a week on the sidewalks around campus; it's not all track running). I have a lot going on at work right now, so it was one of those runs where my mind would wander for a while, and then I'd check my Garmin and see that a mile and a half just went by despite my barely noticing it. All my splits were solid, and I did the last five miles at or below race pace (9:09) without making any particular effort to do so. It was one of those runs where I felt like I could have knocked out another five easily. Not all long runs are that effortless, so it's important to savor the ones that are.
Man -- Good luck with your training. I'm doing highly-modified version of Higdon's Intermediate II, only with the slow intermediate run completely eliminated to keep my overall mileage down to a level that I think will keep me healthy. I'm also not doing the back-to-back pace and long runs, spreading those out instead. And the last two scheduled 20-milers are going to be at least 22. I'm thinking about taking the last one up to 24 but we'll see how I feel when I get there. And I started doing 13-milers back in April to prepare for a half in mid-May, so I decided to keep it there regardless of what Higdon said so I've been letting his schedule catch up to where I already am. So really, I guess I'm not officially doing Higdon's program at all, but whatever. Anyway, good luck and keep posting.
BF --
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Awesome 15-miler today. I managed to drag myself out of bed to get my breakfast eaten, get my coffee on board, and get out of the house sightly earlier than usual, a little after 7:30. My wife does the get-up-and-run-at-4am thing, but that just doesn't fit with my lifestyle choices. Anyway, the temperature was a perfect 60, and while the wind picked up a little toward the end, conditions were great otherwise. I did this run our local HS track, which is hands-down my favorite spot for long runs. It has a nice soft surface that minimizes the risk of injury, I can stop for water when I'm supposed to instead of whenever I happen to circle back to my truck, and I can listen to podcasts/music without having to worry about getting hit by a car. And my Garmin eliminates the need for counting laps. (Note: I do at least two runs a week on the sidewalks around campus; it's not all track running). I have a lot going on at work right now, so it was one of those runs where my mind would wander for a while, and then I'd check my Garmin and see that a mile and a half just went by despite my barely noticing it. All my splits were solid, and I did the last five miles at or below race pace (9:09) without making any particular effort to do so. It was one of those runs where I felt like I could have knocked out another five easily. Not all long runs are that effortless, so it's important to savor the ones that are.
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gruecd
Footballguy
For what it's worth, I think that the medium-long runs are actually one of the key components of any training plan. And there's actually a purpose to the way that Higdon's plans are structured (back-to-back pace and long runs, for example), so you're probably doing yourself a bit of a disservice by moving everything around so much.Don't get be wrong--the simple fact that you're out there running is fantastic, but if you're looking to maximize performance, I'd suggest trying to follow the plan a little more closely. The guy knows what he's doing.Regardless, best of luck in your training and in making it to the starting line healthy!
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Just to clarify, I'm still doing a medium-long run (roughly half the distance of the long run) each week with a target of MP minus 30-40 seconds. It's just that Higdon also includes another medium-long run on top of that at "easy" pace. When the plan hits its plateu, that's the difference between a 50-52 mile week and a 40-42 mile week. Given that my goal is just to crack 4 hours, I'd rather try to keep the mileage down by cutting out a slow run because I honestly don't think I can hold up running 5 days a week at 50+ mpw. That's just me, and I didn't mean my write-up to be some sort of a backhanded crack at Higdon.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
<_< and congrats on the great run!I always worry a bit that the tri talk (of which I'm obviously very guilty) might overshadow the running, esp those getting into running or gearing back up after a lay-off. So hilarious stories like BFs are much appreciated! I think it helps keep us all grounded.Rusty -- it's nice to hear from other people who are at different stages of running. And whatever you do, don't let yourself get talked into to doing "just one tri, you know, just to see how it goes."
Man -- Good luck with your training.
BF --
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Awesome 15-miler today.
Sand
Footballguy
Great story BF!Speaking of running tri-man kindly reminded me I have a race this weekend. Well, given my latent problems with overheating in this weather, I haven't decided whether to do it yet or not. If I do, it will be a "run" or a "saunter" rather than a "race". The course is brutal. To see how I felt I did a treadmill session tonight - 5 miles total with the middle two having the grade cranked up to 8%. Didn't go too badly (held 10:30/mi for those two miles). Hmmm... decisions...Rusty -- it's nice to hear from other people who are at different stages of running. And whatever you do, don't let yourself get talked into to doing "just one tri, you know, just to see how it goes."
Man -- Good luck with your training.
BF --
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Awesome 15-miler today.and congrats on the great run!I always worry a bit that the tri talk (of which I'm obviously very guilty) might overshadow the running, esp those getting into running or gearing back up after a lay-off. So hilarious stories like BFs are much appreciated! I think it helps keep us all grounded.
I do want the shirt saying I did the run, though. ;-)
Blood, Sweat, and Gears 2010 Race Report.
Awoke at 5 am for the start of the 102 mile ride. I didn't have a race number and was going bandit. This meant that I was carrying about 8 extra pounds of water and food since I wasn't going to be able to hit the rest stops. My main goal was to help my buddy break 7 hours for the first time with a personal goal of 6:45. Since I didn't have a bib, I scooted out ahead of the start a couple of miles and awaited my buddy to pass by.
Gun time was 7:30 and the first riders started passing by around 7:36. My buddy was a couple of minutes behind the first riders. First mistake was waiting for him at the start of a hill. He yelled my name and zoomed by. By the time I clipped in and dodged traffic, he was out of sight. I pushed it hard over the next couple of miles and had him in sight at the start of a 5 mile, 900 ft climb. I pushed it into zone 4 and managed to catch him a couple of miles into the climb. He weighs about 40 lbs less than me and proceed to drop me again. I managed to reel him back in before the top, but it basically required a 300 watt effort over 20 minutes which probably wasn't wise.
We had planned to split at the top as I was going to hit the Blue Ridge Parkway 5 miles earlier than the official route to avoid any Parkway cops looking for bandits. This shaved about a mile of the official route. I told him I'd meet him at the top of the first big hill. Well after I passed the entrance where he would be getting on the Parkway I hit a couple of small hills. Realizing that I didn't define "big hill", I turned around to make sure he wasn't waiting for me. He wasn't and we did connect after a few minutes. He put about 50 yards into me on the first big descent. I had gone with the aero wheels to help with pulling in the flats and wasn't comfortable over 40 mph after a big gust about blew me off the road. From the we hit some serious climbs and I lost sight of him.
Well the plan was to meet him at the second rest stop as he would have to snag water for me. I'm not sure what happened, but my climbing legs abandoned me about an hour and half into the ride. I was struggling up an 8% in granny gear at 6 mph and knew that Snake Mt and it's 20% grades would have me walking a long way. The rest stop was 50 yards off the road and I couldn't see him. Not sure what to do and almost out of water I pressed on planning to hit the store 5 miles up the road for water. After I refilled I had a decision to make. I could tackle Snake and attempt to catch him at the rest stop before the 7 mile climb. Problem was if I didn't find him, I wouldn't be near a public water source for at least a couple of hours. I decide to loop around Snake off the course. It was a couple of miles longer but avoided the beast. I figured that I could wait for my buddy on the backside and focus on helping him on the flatter section from mile 60-82.
The detour wasn't a walk in the park. After a couple of miles I felt some gas in the stomach. I stood up on the pedals and quickly realized that it wasn't just gas. Clinching my cheeks I managed to avert diaster. I soon found myself on a 12% grade and cramping. I stopped and downed a flask of pickle juice. I'm sold....the cramping went away never to return for the day. Down a descent and I hit road construction. I had to wait about 5 minutes for the pilot car to return. When he did, I got the treat of riding my freshly cleaned bike over new pavement. From there it got worse...
I was about 10 miles from rejoining the route when the bowels begin to seriously rumble. I was int he middle of nowhere and looking of a good spot to lighten the load. I found a spot with a bridge over a creek. I didtched the bike and climbed down a 15 foot bank to the creek edge. On my way down I gathered some weed leaves the had been mowed by the road edge. Off came the jersey and down came the bibs. An Angus steer would have tucked his tail in shame after seeing the pile I left. Not your normal pile, more like a pudding pile. I quickly put the leaves to use which was a huge mistake. My vision is going so I didn't notice the microspic prickers that were now adorning my ######. Fortunately I had brought an empty water bottle and was able to use that like a bidet to clean up and bring some relief to the burning sensation. Up came the bids and five steps later I realize that the process was just beginning, not ending. Rinse and repeat only to have to drop a third load. Fifteen minutes later I was finally on the road.
About mile 60 I ran across an old gas station that I didn't know about. I downed a coke and actually felt good again. At mile 72 we hit a 10 mile section that slopes downhill between 1-2%. I had a little fun here and TT the entire distance averaging just under 30 mph. From here the route did a loop that I decided to ride backwards to attempt to meet my buddy. I was going to ride out until I either meet him or reached a point that I would eclipse 100 miles on the return. Unfortunately the later was the case and I headed in. I actually came in about 5 minutes ahead of him so I evidently I was either just ahead or just behind him between mile 60-80.
So basically a long training ride for me. I'll need to work on my nutrition as either the gels or drinks set off my stomach. I was also unprepared for this distance with all my tri training. My buddy did beat 7 hours. One of my good friends was 13th overall, 10 minutes back of first at 5:06. Four of the females on my team took the top fours spots on the half century ride. Another friend of mine who's just north of 200 lb finished around 5:45 which is a huge feat on a ride which boasts 13k ft of climbing. A local guy took first in the century although I don't know him. Another guy we ride with finished 12th and a local female who we occasionally ride with was the first female to finish the century.
Maybe next year...or maybe not.
As for the rest of the weekend
Sunday - 30 mile recovery ride, 500 yard swim.
Monday - 2 mile mountain hike followed by a 3.2 mile climb on the bike up 1750 ft. A 6/10's of a mile section of this ride averaged 19%. It took me 38 minutes to do this climb which is a 5 mph average. Never stopped which made me feel good.
Tuesady - TT interval class, leg / core workout.
Today - Taking the day off as my legs have been sore for days.
Awoke at 5 am for the start of the 102 mile ride. I didn't have a race number and was going bandit. This meant that I was carrying about 8 extra pounds of water and food since I wasn't going to be able to hit the rest stops. My main goal was to help my buddy break 7 hours for the first time with a personal goal of 6:45. Since I didn't have a bib, I scooted out ahead of the start a couple of miles and awaited my buddy to pass by.
Gun time was 7:30 and the first riders started passing by around 7:36. My buddy was a couple of minutes behind the first riders. First mistake was waiting for him at the start of a hill. He yelled my name and zoomed by. By the time I clipped in and dodged traffic, he was out of sight. I pushed it hard over the next couple of miles and had him in sight at the start of a 5 mile, 900 ft climb. I pushed it into zone 4 and managed to catch him a couple of miles into the climb. He weighs about 40 lbs less than me and proceed to drop me again. I managed to reel him back in before the top, but it basically required a 300 watt effort over 20 minutes which probably wasn't wise.
We had planned to split at the top as I was going to hit the Blue Ridge Parkway 5 miles earlier than the official route to avoid any Parkway cops looking for bandits. This shaved about a mile of the official route. I told him I'd meet him at the top of the first big hill. Well after I passed the entrance where he would be getting on the Parkway I hit a couple of small hills. Realizing that I didn't define "big hill", I turned around to make sure he wasn't waiting for me. He wasn't and we did connect after a few minutes. He put about 50 yards into me on the first big descent. I had gone with the aero wheels to help with pulling in the flats and wasn't comfortable over 40 mph after a big gust about blew me off the road. From the we hit some serious climbs and I lost sight of him.
Well the plan was to meet him at the second rest stop as he would have to snag water for me. I'm not sure what happened, but my climbing legs abandoned me about an hour and half into the ride. I was struggling up an 8% in granny gear at 6 mph and knew that Snake Mt and it's 20% grades would have me walking a long way. The rest stop was 50 yards off the road and I couldn't see him. Not sure what to do and almost out of water I pressed on planning to hit the store 5 miles up the road for water. After I refilled I had a decision to make. I could tackle Snake and attempt to catch him at the rest stop before the 7 mile climb. Problem was if I didn't find him, I wouldn't be near a public water source for at least a couple of hours. I decide to loop around Snake off the course. It was a couple of miles longer but avoided the beast. I figured that I could wait for my buddy on the backside and focus on helping him on the flatter section from mile 60-82.
The detour wasn't a walk in the park. After a couple of miles I felt some gas in the stomach. I stood up on the pedals and quickly realized that it wasn't just gas. Clinching my cheeks I managed to avert diaster. I soon found myself on a 12% grade and cramping. I stopped and downed a flask of pickle juice. I'm sold....the cramping went away never to return for the day. Down a descent and I hit road construction. I had to wait about 5 minutes for the pilot car to return. When he did, I got the treat of riding my freshly cleaned bike over new pavement. From there it got worse...
I was about 10 miles from rejoining the route when the bowels begin to seriously rumble. I was int he middle of nowhere and looking of a good spot to lighten the load. I found a spot with a bridge over a creek. I didtched the bike and climbed down a 15 foot bank to the creek edge. On my way down I gathered some weed leaves the had been mowed by the road edge. Off came the jersey and down came the bibs. An Angus steer would have tucked his tail in shame after seeing the pile I left. Not your normal pile, more like a pudding pile. I quickly put the leaves to use which was a huge mistake. My vision is going so I didn't notice the microspic prickers that were now adorning my ######. Fortunately I had brought an empty water bottle and was able to use that like a bidet to clean up and bring some relief to the burning sensation. Up came the bids and five steps later I realize that the process was just beginning, not ending. Rinse and repeat only to have to drop a third load. Fifteen minutes later I was finally on the road.
About mile 60 I ran across an old gas station that I didn't know about. I downed a coke and actually felt good again. At mile 72 we hit a 10 mile section that slopes downhill between 1-2%. I had a little fun here and TT the entire distance averaging just under 30 mph. From here the route did a loop that I decided to ride backwards to attempt to meet my buddy. I was going to ride out until I either meet him or reached a point that I would eclipse 100 miles on the return. Unfortunately the later was the case and I headed in. I actually came in about 5 minutes ahead of him so I evidently I was either just ahead or just behind him between mile 60-80.
So basically a long training ride for me. I'll need to work on my nutrition as either the gels or drinks set off my stomach. I was also unprepared for this distance with all my tri training. My buddy did beat 7 hours. One of my good friends was 13th overall, 10 minutes back of first at 5:06. Four of the females on my team took the top fours spots on the half century ride. Another friend of mine who's just north of 200 lb finished around 5:45 which is a huge feat on a ride which boasts 13k ft of climbing. A local guy took first in the century although I don't know him. Another guy we ride with finished 12th and a local female who we occasionally ride with was the first female to finish the century.
Maybe next year...or maybe not.
As for the rest of the weekend
Sunday - 30 mile recovery ride, 500 yard swim.
Monday - 2 mile mountain hike followed by a 3.2 mile climb on the bike up 1750 ft. A 6/10's of a mile section of this ride averaged 19%. It took me 38 minutes to do this climb which is a 5 mph average. Never stopped which made me feel good.
Tuesady - TT interval class, leg / core workout.
Today - Taking the day off as my legs have been sore for days.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Every morning for the past 6 months or so and most mornings before that I've automatically woken up at 0430 so I've stopped setting my alarm. I spent last night in a hotel as phase II of the move (Phase I was cleaning and prepping to move out of the house), woke up a couple times in the middle of the night due to strange sounds like the fridge running, last time at 0300. Next thing I know it's 0730! Haven't slept in that late in a long time. So I missed my scheduled morning run 
Instead, hit the trails at 1600 and although hot, it was just fun to run the trails again. Left the watch and mp3 player at the hotel on purpose to just enjoy the run. Felt really good although it was just 40 minutes. Hit the gym afterwards for squats, deadlifts, and some chest and shoulder work.
Tomorrow is the last time I'll swim in this pool, I think I'll just do 2Y plan of 2100 yards - in a 50 yard pool, just 21 laps (makes it sound easier, right?).
How often do you triathletes hit the gym for strength work? I'm going to tri and hit it 3x a week for the next year, but don't want to take anything away from the actual training.
Instead, hit the trails at 1600 and although hot, it was just fun to run the trails again. Left the watch and mp3 player at the hotel on purpose to just enjoy the run. Felt really good although it was just 40 minutes. Hit the gym afterwards for squats, deadlifts, and some chest and shoulder work.
Tomorrow is the last time I'll swim in this pool, I think I'll just do 2Y plan of 2100 yards - in a 50 yard pool, just 21 laps (makes it sound easier, right?).
How often do you triathletes hit the gym for strength work? I'm going to tri and hit it 3x a week for the next year, but don't want to take anything away from the actual training.
gruecd
Footballguy
I agree. Cut that crap out, OK?
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wraith5
Footballguy
Tri it, you'll like it...I agree. Cut that crap out, OK?
Lots of good/great stuff in here today!!Rusty - congratulations! It "only" took us 3 years (and 8 AIs) to get my oldest, but it was at the "exploring adoption" phase that things worked out for us, too. I hope that you find the level of joy that I have found in the experience!
BA and BnB -
The_Man - those times don't sound so gimpy to me - well done and congrats on the kickoff!
PSL - I'm with tri-man on the :finger: !
In all seriousness I need to figure out how to improve my bike times. I did just over 15 miles this morning and the BEST I could do on the 2.8 mile loops was 19.4mph. Maybe just more time hammering on the trainer?My family and I drove down to Lexington, KY today to spend a few days with my Mom. I brought my running stuff and hope to get 2 runs in before heading back to Chicago on Saturday. Since I'm basically trapped running her 1 mile semi-private road (the main road - Russell Cave - is way too dangerous to run) it's good that I have 10x 400 loaded up for my speedwork.
Sand
Footballguy
The new standards for race reporting has been set.BA and BnB -
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Ironman comes to Texas!!!!!! Ironman TexasRegistered and set for my first full IM, anyone else looking into this?
Texas in May should be fun!
Texas in May should be fun!
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Sand
Footballguy
Yeah - we talked about it for a sec.Pretty much - "WTF were they thinking? Houston at the end of May? Triple the size of the medical tent."
I hope it is unseasonably cool for you on race day. Welcome aboard!
pmbrown_22
Footballguy
Great Race report Bass! I was in stitches over the loads and stickers.
Ivan - I will second what Gruecd said. I followed that plan that you are doing and his days of the run are important to follow. I would start out trying to follow everything perfectly and then if it is too much then back off a bit and take an extra day of rest. I know you said that you want to break 4 hours which I think is doable, but those extra miles could be the difference of finishing the marathon and limping in. Also, one of Higdons big things is learning to run on tired legs (which you will do for the mary). Even if you do not do the full distance on those MLR days, maybe do half or cross train. I think it will help you out in the long run.
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Easy day for me today. 5 mile recovery run.
Funny story for me. Here is the conversation I had with my wife last night:
Me: Do you think that it is odd that I consider 4:45 sleeping in anymore?
Her: I think it sounds pretty dedicated.
Me: Not really stupid.
Her: I think dedicated is the right word to use.
I went to bed still thinking that she thought I was crazy, but I guess dedicated is the new crazy around my house.
Ivan - I will second what Gruecd said. I followed that plan that you are doing and his days of the run are important to follow. I would start out trying to follow everything perfectly and then if it is too much then back off a bit and take an extra day of rest. I know you said that you want to break 4 hours which I think is doable, but those extra miles could be the difference of finishing the marathon and limping in. Also, one of Higdons big things is learning to run on tired legs (which you will do for the mary). Even if you do not do the full distance on those MLR days, maybe do half or cross train. I think it will help you out in the long run.
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Easy day for me today. 5 mile recovery run.
Funny story for me. Here is the conversation I had with my wife last night:
Me: Do you think that it is odd that I consider 4:45 sleeping in anymore?
Her: I think it sounds pretty dedicated.
Me: Not really stupid.
Her: I think dedicated is the right word to use.
I went to bed still thinking that she thought I was crazy, but I guess dedicated is the new crazy around my house.
gruecd
Footballguy
That's awesome that she feels that way. Sounds like she's really proud of you. Speaking from experience, a lot of wives view the running/biking/swimming as something "selfish" that's taking time away from them. You're a lucky guy.11 miles for me this morning at 7:51 pace with the last four miles at 7:43 or faster. Just an easy 5 recovery tomorrow and then 18 on Saturday. This cool weather really makes running a lot more pleasant!!
pmbrown_22
Footballguy
You are right. She is great about it. She is always telling people what I do and how much I run. I usually don't announce to the world that I am a runner, but she does. Plus I try not to interfere with any family stuff that goes on or our regular daily schedule.Also right on the weather. This week has brought back a lot of good thoughts of running that I was losing.
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
BnB: between "diaster" and "pudding pile" I slightly peed myself laughing so hard. Way to HTFU, through a grueling ride in not so optimal conditions. Bowel #### is always funny, and a real part of training/racing.
Junkie: Welcome! :hi: I'll be doing the Longhorn 70.3 in October, but can't imagine wanting to do Houston in late May. The odds of the temps being considerably higher than the vast majority of your training miles have to be close to 100%.
Grue: :finger: for having cool weather.
Sand: Get the damn shirt.
Fubar: my weight work changes constantly. I'm currently just doing arms twice a week, and push-ups 3x a week. This will likely change as I've just joined a new gym.
Wraith: own that 1 mile road!
IvanK: I'll disagree with Grue and pmb: Putting that many miles in can be quite taxing on your body. With a 4 hour goal, there doesn't seem to be much of a reason to be putting 55+ miles in per week. This is coming from the guy who typically only runs 3x a week though. You have to use a schedule that you are comfortable with, and confident enough that it will get you to the starting line (not injured) in an effort to complete goal #1 (just finish!).
Garmin 305'ers: FYI: mine is on the Fritz. EVERY time I hit even a slight bump on my bike it shuts down. From reading the innerwebs I've learned this is pretty common. Supposedly I can send it in to Garmin and they'll fix for little to no cost. It's working for runs, but I dread sending this thing in, as I'm pretty data addicted.
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My update:
I joined our university's Rec Center yesterday. It's supposed to be one of, if not the best university facilities of its type in the country. With over 400,000 sq. ft. and a massive climbing wall it's quite impressive. Most importantly for me, it has 50 and 25 yard pools inside, and a great 25 yard pool outside. I learned quickly yesterday, that the quality of fellow sweaters is much greater here than at my old gym. I had a lane to myself at the outdoor pool which was situated next to a gorgeous coed (sorry I don't have any pic's). We swam at the same pace, and I practiced uni-lateral breathing when she was to my left, and bi-lateral when she was to my right. I'm pretty sure I'll be swimming much more often than I anticipated.
My workout was not impressive, but I am gaining stamina and feeling much better in the water than I did last week. I did a 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 50 ladder, for a total of 1,800 yards, with all intervals having times less than 1:00 per 50. The dude next to me was literally flying through the water. He's on the A&M tri team, and has done multiple IM's already. His tip to me was to lift my rib cage (which pulls the shoulders back = better posture), which certainly seemed to help!
I went straight home after the swim, and changed as quickly as I could to go out for an easy 19 mile bike ride with one of my neighbors. He's a solid runner, who just got his first road bike last week, and will be doing an Oly with me in early September. This was one of his first training rides, and he did great = I have a future riding partner!
This morning I did my 5th workout in the last three days, by doing a 5 mile run. Legs felt great, as I'm finally getting acclimatized to the heat. I'm now running just :40 slower than my normal training pace (for that type of run), and my HR is staying down. Progress has been slow, but it is happening.
Junkie: Welcome! :hi: I'll be doing the Longhorn 70.3 in October, but can't imagine wanting to do Houston in late May. The odds of the temps being considerably higher than the vast majority of your training miles have to be close to 100%.
Grue: :finger: for having cool weather.
Sand: Get the damn shirt.
Fubar: my weight work changes constantly. I'm currently just doing arms twice a week, and push-ups 3x a week. This will likely change as I've just joined a new gym.
Wraith: own that 1 mile road!
IvanK: I'll disagree with Grue and pmb: Putting that many miles in can be quite taxing on your body. With a 4 hour goal, there doesn't seem to be much of a reason to be putting 55+ miles in per week. This is coming from the guy who typically only runs 3x a week though. You have to use a schedule that you are comfortable with, and confident enough that it will get you to the starting line (not injured) in an effort to complete goal #1 (just finish!).
Garmin 305'ers: FYI: mine is on the Fritz. EVERY time I hit even a slight bump on my bike it shuts down. From reading the innerwebs I've learned this is pretty common. Supposedly I can send it in to Garmin and they'll fix for little to no cost. It's working for runs, but I dread sending this thing in, as I'm pretty data addicted.
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My update:
I joined our university's Rec Center yesterday. It's supposed to be one of, if not the best university facilities of its type in the country. With over 400,000 sq. ft. and a massive climbing wall it's quite impressive. Most importantly for me, it has 50 and 25 yard pools inside, and a great 25 yard pool outside. I learned quickly yesterday, that the quality of fellow sweaters is much greater here than at my old gym. I had a lane to myself at the outdoor pool which was situated next to a gorgeous coed (sorry I don't have any pic's). We swam at the same pace, and I practiced uni-lateral breathing when she was to my left, and bi-lateral when she was to my right. I'm pretty sure I'll be swimming much more often than I anticipated.
My workout was not impressive, but I am gaining stamina and feeling much better in the water than I did last week. I did a 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 50 ladder, for a total of 1,800 yards, with all intervals having times less than 1:00 per 50. The dude next to me was literally flying through the water. He's on the A&M tri team, and has done multiple IM's already. His tip to me was to lift my rib cage (which pulls the shoulders back = better posture), which certainly seemed to help!
I went straight home after the swim, and changed as quickly as I could to go out for an easy 19 mile bike ride with one of my neighbors. He's a solid runner, who just got his first road bike last week, and will be doing an Oly with me in early September. This was one of his first training rides, and he did great = I have a future riding partner!
This morning I did my 5th workout in the last three days, by doing a 5 mile run. Legs felt great, as I'm finally getting acclimatized to the heat. I'm now running just :40 slower than my normal training pace (for that type of run), and my HR is staying down. Progress has been slow, but it is happening.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
More power to ya! After a couple of successes, I'm now fighting losing battles with the half-IM distance, so I don't see a full IM in my future. (But maybe FUBAR ...) We'll cheer you on if you go for it, though!!!Bnb - that was hilarious and inspiring. Quite the tale!
Wraith - you getting your mom geared up for a FBG onslaught next year? (And you sharing your race pics?)
Liquors - interesting tidbit about the ribcage. I have noticed the subtle, but I believe important, difference between letting the midsection set/sink a bit versus keeping it elevated and feeling like I'm skimming across the top of the water ...and that's a great feeling. It's Sandtastic!
I'm like you guys, too ...waking up early without the alarm most days. My wife didn't care at all about my workouts or races for many years, but now she'll actually ask what I'm doing for the day, and ask how it went. In my house, that counts as a miracle.
wraith5
Footballguy
You know it! The road has about 120 feet of elevation change over the mile, and I did 10x 400 / 400RI back and forth over the whole length. 73 degrees, sunny, and only 37% humidity for the run - it felt great! Primary goal time was 6:20 pace, and I hit a 6:17 average over the 10 repeats (6:11 - 6:28 range). Also feels great to hit primary pace targets again! By the way PSL - 5 workouts in 3 days?? Wow - great job!! Ivan - Give the FIRST program a look. 3 runs a week (speedwork, tempo, long run) with 2 days of crosstraining. For those of us who can't log 50 miles/week, this is a good alternative that should be able to get you in under 4 hrs.
JFT Ben
Footballguy
I don't know if I've posted here, checked out a few pages here and there though. Also, not sure who the IM vets are in this forum, but I am one; did two IM Wisconsins in decent times (10:46 and 11:0X) before kids wrecked any long-training I used to be able to do
Anyways, the two years I did them (2004 and 2005) were both in the upper 80's which I'm guessing TX will be. I like the heat, but many don't. Biggest thing outside of training is nutrition and pacing. PM me your e-mail and I'll shoot you my race reports from those. It's been years, but I probably have things like HR, watts (used a powertap), nutrition and so forth.Good luck man, stay healthy, it's a fun trip!ETA: not sure how geeky you are, but as an engineer I geeked it up when I was going through my 5-year tri-phase. Again, don't know your background but resources I recommend include: Going Long by Gordo Byrn and Joe Friel, www.gordoworld.com (Gordo Byrn's website), my buddy Chuckie V (former pro Veylupek) blog http://chuckiev.blogspot.com/ , and the triathlete's training bible (Friel). Tools are 1a) HRM and 1b) Watt meter (expensive, but worth it, again if you are a geek and learn how to use it). At one point I was going to get my USAT coaching credentials but life got in the way.
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pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
JFT: Great to have you in the forum! Please just post the race reports here. The quality of reports in the past week (by BF and BnB) greatly exceeds our normal reports (unless Poppa is flirting with death in a joyous manner) = don't get intimidated.I don't know if I've posted here, checked out a few pages here and there though. Also, not sure who the IM vets are in this forum, but I am one; did two IM Wisconsins in decent times (10:46 and 11:0X) before kids wrecked any long-training I used to be able to doAnyways, the two years I did them (2004 and 2005) were both in the upper 80's which I'm guessing TX will be. I like the heat, but many don't. Biggest thing outside of training is nutrition and pacing. PM me your e-mail and I'll shoot you my race reports from those. It's been years, but I probably have things like HR, watts (used a powertap), nutrition and so forth.Good luck man, stay healthy, it's a fun trip!
ETA: not sure how geeky you are, but as an engineer I geeked it up when I was going through my 5-year tri-phase. Again, don't know your background but resources I recommend include: Going Long by Gordo Byrn and Joe Friel, www.gordoworld.com (Gordo Byrn's website), my buddy Chuckie V (former pro Veylupek) blog http://chuckiev.blogspot.com/ , and the triathlete's training bible (Friel). Tools are 1a) HRM and 1b) Watt meter (expensive, but worth it, again if you are a geek and learn how to use it). At one point I was going to get my USAT coaching credentials but life got in the way.
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
You'll be bored after you get your sub 3:00 marathon in the fall & triathlon (or an ultra I suppose) will be the natural, next big thing! Just think how far ahead of the game you'll be for reading these posts!Doing some catch up after a couple of days of travel for work.Good Lord. This is rapidly turning into "Tri Geek Central." PMB and I are gonna have to start a separate running thread pretty soon.....
Wraith: Saw you post on speed on the bike. While I think I can get better, I think training on hills, racing on flats has been huge for me. I think lunges early in my training plan helped too. Is there a hilly park withing a reasonable drive where you can do some hill training? Also, Googled up "trail running in Lexington, KY, and hit on a ton of links. Having driven through there I'd assumed the terrain would lead to good trail running. If you are going to be there a few more days, you might want to stop by a running store for a rec too.
PSL: Did you notice how strength and core work fall off of the Tri-Geeks HIM training plan in the final 8 weeks? It makes sense as you work through the speed and endurance phases. I saw FUBAR's question and your reply. I found that just sit ups, push ups, crunches and lunges were all I had time for. Typically, these were done in addition to runs, or on days where I was supposed to ride and the weather didn't let me outside (and I had already done a long trainer ride that week).
I am going to try and spread a couple of workouts in between allstar games for my son starting tomorrow though Sunday. They have entered a Fed Ball Tournament this weekend in prep for the Little League Districts.
Hey guys! Haven't posted in a while but I've been trying to keep abreast on what's happening in here. I just remembered a kind of a funny story from the 10K I ran a while ago:
Woke up race morning and put on my running gear. As I walk outside I realize that it's kinda chilly. In the car I put on the only thing I have, a cotton t-shirt, over my tech-t. Figured I'll take it off before the race. Well, we get to the general area and I still need to pick up my packet....it's a friggin zoo so my girlfriend decides to drop me off. Of course I forget to take off my T-shirt.
Get my race packet and there's another tech-t in the bag. What do I do? Well, it's a 10K, not too long, so I decide it wouldn't be too bad to wear it under my cotton t-shirt which is still over my other tech-t. Staying with me here? That's three (3) shirts! Yup. Ran the whole race wearing 3 friggin shirts.
Word of advice: Don't wear 3 shirts...ever.
Should have tucked them into the waistband of my shorts. Dumb.
Woke up race morning and put on my running gear. As I walk outside I realize that it's kinda chilly. In the car I put on the only thing I have, a cotton t-shirt, over my tech-t. Figured I'll take it off before the race. Well, we get to the general area and I still need to pick up my packet....it's a friggin zoo so my girlfriend decides to drop me off. Of course I forget to take off my T-shirt.
Get my race packet and there's another tech-t in the bag. What do I do? Well, it's a 10K, not too long, so I decide it wouldn't be too bad to wear it under my cotton t-shirt which is still over my other tech-t. Staying with me here? That's three (3) shirts! Yup. Ran the whole race wearing 3 friggin shirts.
Word of advice: Don't wear 3 shirts...ever.
Should have tucked them into the waistband of my shorts. Dumb.
wraith5
Footballguy
Sand
Footballguy
It was only a matter of time. The pressure was just too much. We need to setup a roster or Yahoo group or something to keep track of this.----On a training note, I think my infection blues are finally subsiding. Did a hard treadmill run yesterday - 5 miles with 2 of those at 8% grade to simulate the run Sunday. Wasn't awful. I should be able to limp through.Tonight did a 25 mile group ride. The group averaged 20mph with multiple stops. The guys hit the gas from the start gate and never let up. I was crushing them on the hills.
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Sand
Footballguy
Also, before I forget - awesome bike story of the day:
I was testing out different saddles for my new bike a few months ago. I brought the bike into the backyard to work on the patio. Got the seat on I put my bike shoes on and clipped into my pedals to see if everything seemed OK. It was at this point that I made a decision that in retrospect was just flat out stupid - I decided to pedal down the patio. I made it down just fine but things went south on the way back. Our pool is very close to our house in certain spots, probably 4 or 5 feet in those aforementioned spots. Well, I got a bit squirrelly and had to clip out of my pedals. Right foot came out just fine, left foot not so much. I started the dreaded fall without the aide of my left leg since it's basically still attached to my bike. I fall right into the damn pool. I'm fully dressed - shorts, underwear, polo shirt, hat, sunglasses... and bike shoes. Oh yeah, the bike went in too. Not all of me fell directly in the pool initially. My left leg managed to make contact with the flagstone first. I had a nice bruise to show from that.
My first thought was to get the bike out of the pool. Bikes don't float. The ### #### computer on it probably shouldn't be submerged for long either. I don't recall seeing a "Resistant to a Depth of 30m" on it anywhere. I know Ironman watches and #### are meant to go in the water but probably not a bike computer. After all, what kind of ####### puts a bike in a pool? That's probably not even a test of their quality assurance. There are also a lot of holes in the frame where the cables are hidden. It took hours to get all the water from sloshing around the inside of the frame.
Second thought was that I hope like hell no one saw what happened. I don't think I have ever been embarrassed by something that no one else saw. That streak was broken today. My wife and son were inside so they didn't see it. I did a quick check of the fence line to make sure the neighbors weren't peeping. Nope. I was the only witness to the event and I was embarrassed for myself. I could've probably made some money from America's Funniest Home Videos if that had been caught on video.
I yell for my wife to get me a towel:
"Did you just fall in the pool?"
"Yes, with my bike."
"How did you..."
"Um, don't ask."
I took a peek at the bike to see if there was any damage. Everything was fine, except for the seat. The damn seat broke. I #### you not. The circle of life.
The bike shop took the seat back because it just shouldn't have broken the way it did. I told them I fell. I kind of omitted the rest of the story.
I was testing out different saddles for my new bike a few months ago. I brought the bike into the backyard to work on the patio. Got the seat on I put my bike shoes on and clipped into my pedals to see if everything seemed OK. It was at this point that I made a decision that in retrospect was just flat out stupid - I decided to pedal down the patio. I made it down just fine but things went south on the way back. Our pool is very close to our house in certain spots, probably 4 or 5 feet in those aforementioned spots. Well, I got a bit squirrelly and had to clip out of my pedals. Right foot came out just fine, left foot not so much. I started the dreaded fall without the aide of my left leg since it's basically still attached to my bike. I fall right into the damn pool. I'm fully dressed - shorts, underwear, polo shirt, hat, sunglasses... and bike shoes. Oh yeah, the bike went in too. Not all of me fell directly in the pool initially. My left leg managed to make contact with the flagstone first. I had a nice bruise to show from that.
My first thought was to get the bike out of the pool. Bikes don't float. The ### #### computer on it probably shouldn't be submerged for long either. I don't recall seeing a "Resistant to a Depth of 30m" on it anywhere. I know Ironman watches and #### are meant to go in the water but probably not a bike computer. After all, what kind of ####### puts a bike in a pool? That's probably not even a test of their quality assurance. There are also a lot of holes in the frame where the cables are hidden. It took hours to get all the water from sloshing around the inside of the frame.
Second thought was that I hope like hell no one saw what happened. I don't think I have ever been embarrassed by something that no one else saw. That streak was broken today. My wife and son were inside so they didn't see it. I did a quick check of the fence line to make sure the neighbors weren't peeping. Nope. I was the only witness to the event and I was embarrassed for myself. I could've probably made some money from America's Funniest Home Videos if that had been caught on video.
I yell for my wife to get me a towel:
"Did you just fall in the pool?"
"Yes, with my bike."
"How did you..."
"Um, don't ask."
I took a peek at the bike to see if there was any damage. Everything was fine, except for the seat. The damn seat broke. I #### you not. The circle of life.
The bike shop took the seat back because it just shouldn't have broken the way it did. I told them I fell. I kind of omitted the rest of the story.
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