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WRONG! I am looking to NOT wear a wetsuit. This is what I am talking about. Like Wraith mentioned, I think I saw something on these being outlawed at some point and am not sure if this is the type. It has a funky scale to the black part of the suit. I loved the sprint I did without a wetsuit, in my trt suit and wonder if I'll see some speed benefits in this thingy.Let's agree to buy 2Young an inflatable raft so that he doesn't have to get wet at all.
well as I said, I already paid for the plane tickets. Packing running clothes won't really hurt anything. If it goes off I will be ready.
As I said in an earlier post. I am still making the trip, and if there is a race nearby I may run it. At least I can see family and friends. Plus nothing is stopping me from just going out on the 24th and running a long run. The Daytona Half is still the next week.I found this message board. Seems lots of people have had similar experiences.
Bad news, he suspects some kind of nerve issue and has me set up for an EMG test & MRI next week. He said breaks are MUCH easier to diagnose and treat compared to issues like this. He and I talked KT Tape and he does like its benefits and showed me how to tape the hand. I have a few samples and am going to use it for tomorrow's triathlon.
The HIM race report is back on page 362 (thanks for asking!!!). Here are some highlights leading up to it and from the race:Got wrecked by a guy running a stop sign on Father's Day while out training (less than 3 weeks before the HIM).I missed that you did your 1/2- nice! Would love to hear/read about it.Definitely my favorite distance... no faking it, and the shortest percentage of swim of the races. Funny how when I was fit, an olympic somehow seemed easy to "fake".
wow... amazing you got it done given the hand- especially the swim and gutting out the run. incredible work, gb!The HIM race report is back on page 362 (thanks for asking!!!). Here are some highlights leading up to it and from the race:Got wrecked by a guy running a stop sign on Father's Day while out training (less than 3 weeks before the HIM).I missed that you did your 1/2- nice! Would love to hear/read about it.Definitely my favorite distance... no faking it, and the shortest percentage of swim of the races. Funny how when I was fit, an olympic somehow seemed easy to "fake".Nowadays... not so much.
Decided to test things a week later and won my AG in a Sprint
Had to skip a good bit of training the last 2 weeks leading up to the HIM, but did it and had a great swim (38 minutes) & bike (averaged 19.9 MPH). The first few miles of the run were great, but then the injury to my hand from the crash flared and my hand swelled up huge, part of the arm went numb and it felt like a dagger was being driven in to the hand. It was hotter than hell too and it made it very tough to run. BUT, there was no way I wasn't going to finish. I am very proud to have done it, will do another and owe you a ton of thanks for all the help over the years. I still use advice you gave me before I did my 1st tri!!!!
wraith - Good luck on Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!
Go get'em Wraith, BIG PR TIME! Hammer the bike with that new set up.
Definitely feeling the miles as my legs are always in that good ache zone. Never feeling completely fresh, but never really that bad that I can't run. It is strange for people that I really look forward to most runs in the 10-12 mile range.pmb - Yeah, we're definitely in the guts of the Pfitz programs right now. I've had double-digit runs every other day this week; it went 7, 12, 5, 10, 5, and 20. The OCD part of me wants to do 21 tomorrow just to make it an even 60 miles for the week!
I was more thinking "I hope that there are no loose dogs (or hungry fat ladies) out that I will have to out run because I am covered in chocolate."Wraith - Good luck racing this weekend.
I have yet to try mine, and still can't get it on by myself. Can't wait to give it a try though!Tried out a friend's loaner wetsuit at the pool over lunch.w/o wetsuit - 500 m 13 minw/ wetuit - 500 m 10.4 min
6 pounds in one day is waaaaay too much Darrin
..and Liquors!!!!tri-man 47 said:
For you, then, my friend - Chicago RnR race stalking: : :
What's scary is that I saw a lot of spectators that I wanted to add to the list, too.[bud lite] "I'd like to see you run some miles" [/bud lite]
. 500 yards looked so dinky after my last swim was 1.2 miles. I blasted it from the start and swam over about 5 guys and took the inside line on the out and back course. I almost missed the turn buoy as I was shocked I was there so fast. I did some drafting on the way out, but had lost the pack by the turn and was on my own on the way in.Excellent race, though I think they make stilts that you can use in deep waterThe Shermanator Sprint Triathlon Race Report
BEAUTIFUL Race Morning yesterday!!!!! 58 degrees as we pulled in to the park felt amazing compared to how things have been all summer. This was a very competitive race, as it was part of some midwest racing series.
Swim: 500 yards in 10:30 (included long run up to transition). I had a GREAT swim. My wave included the 35-49 & 40-44 age groups, 59 guys total. I ended up 8th in my AG and 10th in the wave (and only 10 seconds from top 5). I had to lay back a bit at the start. Not because I wanted to, but because the water was over my head at the start buoy
T1: 1:25 SLOW. A guy from the timing company came over to tell me that the compression sleeves my mean my time for the swim won't show up. I was out of sorts and thought he may have been an official giving me a penalty, etc. Anyway, our conversation cost me about 10-15 seconds.
Bike: I completely psyched myself out for the ride by driving the course the day before. Two of the roads on the out and back course we lousy, to the point that they had spay painted warnings around the potholes. Added to this was that the 45 degree turns were at the bottoms of hills (4 of them). I have to admit, I rode a bit scared and it showed. Did the ride in 31:26 or around the low end of 19 MPH.
T2: 45 seconds, a little slow, but uneventful.
Run: HILLY 5K, with a huge climb out of T2. I had plenty left after my lame ride. 23:49 was my time and I went at it pretty hard. It was all hills and included 4 good climbs. I sprinted passed 3 guys in my AG on the downhill for home and finished 2 seconds behind the guy in front of me, who was in my AG AND ended up being a fraternity brother of mine (small world).
This was some of the most fun I have had racing. I kind of went easy the whole way, no stress, etc. Ended up 14th out of 38 in my AG, and only a minute from 8. Just wish that guy hadn't talked to me in T1 and I think I'd have beat my brother by a few seconds!
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I'll have to check the paper tomorrow to see if he pulled through okay. After the race, there were at least two more ambulance calls, one for an infant at the finish who was having seizures, and another about 3/4 mile from the finish.
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Congrats, 2Young / IK for your aggressive / smart racing in great / challenging conditions!
Way to go, guys!!!
Congrats on the good run. :highfive:Scary to think about the guy foaming at the mouth.RACE REPORT
My wife and I did a half marathon in Red Wing MN this morning. For each of us, this was essentially a tune-up for Twin Cities, so neither of us was aiming for a PR. We found out the week before the race that there would be pacers, which is kind of strange for a race this small (~430 or so runners), but neither of us has ever run with a pace group before so we thought it would be fun. She opted for the 1:50 group. I went back and forth several times between 1:50, which is a little faster than I would like to run with a 20-miler coming up later in the week, and 1:55, which is a little on the easy side. I finally opted for 1:55, which turned out to be a wise decision.
Race conditions this morning were brutal, as I'm sure they were for other people racing elsewhere. At the start, it was 75 with 90% humidity. A couple of people mentioned that the dew point was 71; I don't know what that means, but from the way they said it, it was obviously bad. Anyway, we got underway and it was clear really fast that I was going to have a hard time finding the groove that I normally fall into by mile 3 or so. I was completely drenched by that point, which is where the course started to turn bad. Around the three mile mark, we switched to a gravel road that was totally exposed to the sun and uphill all the way to the turnaround. The course wasn't a true out-and-back, as it looped back to a bike trail for the return trip. This was great, since the bike trail was shaded so at least we were out of the sun.
By this midpoint of the race, our pace group had more or less disintegrated. We started out with about a dozen people in our group, but by the halfway point, we were down to just two, not including the pacer. I also caught up to Mrs. Karamazov at the turnaround. She was struggling badly with the heat and had fallen back from her 1:50 group. She ran with us for about a minute or so and then fell back further. We have an understanding that neither of us would be expected to stop/slow for the other in a situation like this, so I just kept on and talked with the pacer and the other remaining guy from our group.
At this point, the pacer actually started to lose track of her pace, and we turned in a couple of splits in the 8:15-8:25 range (8:47 was our alleged goal pace). I was feeling basically okay so I didn't say anything. At mile 11, she mentioned that we were about a minute and a half ahead of schedule, but me and the other guy were fine with that.
A little past the 11 mile marker, we passed a guy passed out under a bridge. He was being attended to by a race official, who was also calling for an ambulance. My wife said that he was foaming at the mouth when she passed him.I'll have to check the paper tomorrow to see if he pulled through okay. After the race, there were at least two more ambulance calls, one for an infant at the finish who was having seizures, and another about 3/4 mile from the finish.
Eventually we got to the finish line. The other guy I was running with sprinted the last 100 yards. I just didn't care enough to try to match that. Plus, this was his first race of any kind, so he can have the kick. I finished up at 1:53:11 Garmin time. For me, this is a big confidence-builder for Twin Cities. If I can do 1:53 in conditions like this, a 4:00 marathon should be straightforward.
Mrs. K came in at 1:58, which she's obviously unhappy with since she's aiming for a 3:50 and a BQ. Then again, hopefully the weather will be more cooperative on October 3 than it was today.
Beer is on the agenda for the remainder of the day.
Great Race! That heat is heading our way and the short (one day) break from it was sure nice. I continue to think that all this heat racing and training is going to pay off as things cool down in the fall!RACE REPORT
My wife and I did a half marathon in Red Wing MN this morning. For each of us, this was essentially a tune-up for Twin Cities, so neither of us was aiming for a PR. We found out the week before the race that there would be pacers, which is kind of strange for a race this small (~430 or so runners), but neither of us has ever run with a pace group before so we thought it would be fun. She opted for the 1:50 group. I went back and forth several times between 1:50, which is a little faster than I would like to run with a 20-miler coming up later in the week, and 1:55, which is a little on the easy side. I finally opted for 1:55, which turned out to be a wise decision.
Race conditions this morning were brutal, as I'm sure they were for other people racing elsewhere. At the start, it was 75 with 90% humidity. A couple of people mentioned that the dew point was 71; I don't know what that means, but from the way they said it, it was obviously bad. Anyway, we got underway and it was clear really fast that I was going to have a hard time finding the groove that I normally fall into by mile 3 or so. I was completely drenched by that point, which is where the course started to turn bad. Around the three mile mark, we switched to a gravel road that was totally exposed to the sun and uphill all the way to the turnaround. The course wasn't a true out-and-back, as it looped back to a bike trail for the return trip. This was great, since the bike trail was shaded so at least we were out of the sun.
By this midpoint of the race, our pace group had more or less disintegrated. We started out with about a dozen people in our group, but by the halfway point, we were down to just two, not including the pacer. I also caught up to Mrs. Karamazov at the turnaround. She was struggling badly with the heat and had fallen back from her 1:50 group. She ran with us for about a minute or so and then fell back further. We have an understanding that neither of us would be expected to stop/slow for the other in a situation like this, so I just kept on and talked with the pacer and the other remaining guy from our group.
At this point, the pacer actually started to lose track of her pace, and we turned in a couple of splits in the 8:15-8:25 range (8:47 was our alleged goal pace). I was feeling basically okay so I didn't say anything. At mile 11, she mentioned that we were about a minute and a half ahead of schedule, but me and the other guy were fine with that.
A little past the 11 mile marker, we passed a guy passed out under a bridge. He was being attended to by a race official, who was also calling for an ambulance. My wife said that he was foaming at the mouth when she passed him.
Eventually we got to the finish line. The other guy I was running with sprinted the last 100 yards. I just didn't care enough to try to match that. Plus, this was his first race of any kind, so he can have the kick. I finished up at 1:53:11 Garmin time. For me, this is a big confidence-builder for Twin Cities. If I can do 1:53 in conditions like this, a 4:00 marathon should be straightforward.
Mrs. K came in at 1:58, which she's obviously unhappy with since she's aiming for a 3:50 and a BQ. Then again, hopefully the weather will be more cooperative on October 3 than it was today.
Beer is on the agenda for the remainder of the day.
Well running with a cold in the heat/humidity =Back from vacation and didn't get any running in after the 2mi on the beach. The entire house came down with a nasty cold, me included. I'm still fighting it today, but hope to get out for a few miles tomorrow if I feel up to it. It's been bugging me all week that I haven't run, but I know I need to beat this cold first. On the plus side, and mildly shocking, I lost 2lbs while vacationing.
I went for an "easy" 2.5 figuring it had been 6 days since I last ran and I still felt a bit of the cold. Well, that was horrible. I couldn't breathe to save my life.
I hope Wraith won't mind me posting this. I went looking for his splist and found the virtual race link. This has to be the coolest tri tracking thing I have ever seen (Use Bib 409).
Verrrry cool! That tracking tool might be the one that a friend of mine and his brothers have been developing. I'll ask him if that's it. It'll be fun next year if wraith and I (or others, in other races) race together.
I've already emailed 2 local RDs asking when I can expect to watch virtual me.
Thanks guys! I'm up in Lake Geneva WI with my wifes family and the wireless isn't working in the townhome, so I'll do a full race report when we get that figured out. Overall I am happy with the race today. The weather was overcast and cooler which was awesome - it even rained on me a bit for the last mile! I improved on the bike and the run on a much more challenging course (lots of hills) but I finished 41/61 in my age group which isn't really where I want to be. Lots of work to do before next season! Especially if I'm going to race Tri-man... Still it's another successful Oly under my belt and a PR.
Quality work here.For you, then, my friend - Chicago RnR race stalking:
[looks like you need to drop in the number ..argh]
Brunettes:
#7321
#17318
#8098 (pointed out by gruecd at beer tent; 'already got her listed')
#6491
#15294
Blondes:
#1396
#5319
#7195
#20142
#4756 (love the shaded pic - "hi!")
Was going to be a joke posting ...but he comes with candy:
12441 ..Don't know her number
Attitude:
#10765
#2647
#6632 - lol ...great!
This is what a sub-1:30:00 form looks like:
#2091
Near cameltoe award?
#7174
Fitness award:
#3509
Meet me in the minivan award
#9837
Just to give you an idea, for my 20-miler on Saturday, I got up around 5:30, had a couple pieces of whole wheat toast with peanut butter, and hit the road around 6 AM. I took Gu at miles 5, 10, and 15. Hydrated like crazy, drinking 20 oz Gatorade every 5 miles or so. Seemed to work pretty well for me.FWIW, the Gu at 17 was too late. It takes a little while to feel the effect.
