Ran a 10k in June (8 Viewers)

[Dexter]

This morning I did a 3 mile run in 26:00 which is very fast for me.

Than this afternoon I rode my mountain bike for 2.5 hours.

I'm tired.

 

[gruecd]

I'm doing a half marathon in Minneapolis on the 4th, and I want to race if it's not too hot, so I'm going to frontload this week's training schedule. Here's what I'm looking at:

M: 10 GA (7:50 pace. Nice negative split (40:02/38:08) despite it being WARM.)

T: 4/6 recovery double (8:57/8:49--good, easy pacing on both runs)

W: 12 GA

T: 9 miles with 6 x hill repeats (7:48--hills hurt, but they're supposed to!)

Flip-flopped yesterday's workout with today's, but got it all done so far. Meeting some buddies late this afternoon to do the 12 on a trail. They're telling me that they're gonna go slow and that it's not very technical, but I suspect that I might be walking into a trap....

 

[2Young2BBald]

I'm doing a half marathon in Minneapolis on the 4th, and I want to race if it's not too hot, so I'm going to frontload this week's training schedule. Here's what I'm looking at:

M: 10 GA (7:50 pace. Nice negative split (40:02/38:08) despite it being WARM.)

T: 4/6 recovery double (8:57/8:49--good, easy pacing on both runs)

W: 12 GA

T: 9 miles with 6 x hill repeats (7:48--hills hurt, but they're supposed to!)

Flip-flopped yesterday's workout with today's, but got it all done so far. Meeting some buddies late this afternoon to do the 12 on a trail. They're telling me that they're gonna go slow and that it's not very technical, but I suspect that I might be walking into a trap....

Using my trail decoder ring, the mere fact that they brought up the word "technical" means you are in for tough go. Sounds like a blast, enjoy.

 

[gruecd]

I'm back from the Dr. He's afraid it might be a torn labrum of the hip. An MRI usually detects it, and he's trying to get me cleared for one as we speak. Hopefully I'll have one over the next three days. If it is a torn labrum, there's a good chance I'll need surgery, followed by a week on crutches and a lot of physical therapy. Good fun.

Ugh. Sucks. Hope you feel better soon, GB.

 

[gruecd]

Ned - Been noticing some really nice running lately. Keep it up.

Dexter - Nice job on the speedy 3-miler!

Darrin - I'd say it's worth the $35, too. Do you know what method they're using for the body fat testing? I'm assuming just calipers or something like that? I'd love to do the water displacement thing to get an accurate read of where I'm at.

Workhorse & ThreeThousand - Good luck at Peachtree!

Bass - Put your damn races in your sig. I know you've got some coming up, but I don't remember what or when.

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I'm out of town for the weekend, so I'll probably be MIA from the boards until next Tuesday. Have a great holiday, guys!!

 

[Ned]

I'm doing a half marathon in Minneapolis on the 4th, and I want to race if it's not too hot, so I'm going to frontload this week's training schedule. Here's what I'm looking at:

M: 10 GA (7:50 pace. Nice negative split (40:02/38:08) despite it being WARM.)

T: 4/6 recovery double (8:57/8:49--good, easy pacing on both runs)

W: 12 GA

T: 9 miles with 6 x hill repeats (7:48--hills hurt, but they're supposed to!)

Flip-flopped yesterday's workout with today's, but got it all done so far. Meeting some buddies late this afternoon to do the 12 on a trail. They're telling me that they're gonna go slow and that it's not very technical, but I suspect that I might be walking into a trap....

Using my trail decoder ring, the mere fact that they brought up the word "technical" means you are in for tough go. Sounds like a blast, enjoy.

Have fun with it. Consider it a good ankle strengthening workout.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I'm doing a half marathon in Minneapolis on the 4th, and I want to race if it's not too hot, so I'm going to frontload this week's training schedule. Here's what I'm looking at:

M: 10 GA (7:50 pace. Nice negative split (40:02/38:08) despite it being WARM.)

T: 4/6 recovery double (8:57/8:49--good, easy pacing on both runs)

W: 12 GA

T: 9 miles with 6 x hill repeats (7:48--hills hurt, but they're supposed to!)

Flip-flopped yesterday's workout with today's, but got it all done so far. Meeting some buddies late this afternoon to do the 12 on a trail. They're telling me that they're gonna go slow and that it's not very technical, but I suspect that I might be walking into a trap....

How does that General Aerobic pace compare to your marathon and LR paces? One thing I wasn't quite clear on in Pfitz was how fast those "general aerobic" runs were supposed to be.

 

[gruecd]

I'm doing a half marathon in Minneapolis on the 4th, and I want to race if it's not too hot, so I'm going to frontload this week's training schedule. Here's what I'm looking at:

M: 10 GA (7:50 pace. Nice negative split (40:02/38:08) despite it being WARM.)

T: 4/6 recovery double (8:57/8:49--good, easy pacing on both runs)

W: 12 GA

T: 9 miles with 6 x hill repeats (7:48--hills hurt, but they're supposed to!)

Flip-flopped yesterday's workout with today's, but got it all done so far. Meeting some buddies late this afternoon to do the 12 on a trail. They're telling me that they're gonna go slow and that it's not very technical, but I suspect that I might be walking into a trap....

How does that General Aerobic pace compare to your marathon and LR paces? One thing I wasn't quite clear on in Pfitz was how fast those "general aerobic" runs were supposed to be.

Goal Marathon Pace is 6:52. For LR, I usually try to listen to Pfitz, which means starting out at about MP+20% (8:14) and finishing closer to MP+10% (7:33). I usually do my GA runs in the 7:30-8:00 range.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I'm doing a half marathon in Minneapolis on the 4th, and I want to race if it's not too hot, so I'm going to frontload this week's training schedule. Here's what I'm looking at:

M: 10 GA (7:50 pace. Nice negative split (40:02/38:08) despite it being WARM.)

T: 4/6 recovery double (8:57/8:49--good, easy pacing on both runs)

W: 12 GA

T: 9 miles with 6 x hill repeats (7:48--hills hurt, but they're supposed to!)

Flip-flopped yesterday's workout with today's, but got it all done so far. Meeting some buddies late this afternoon to do the 12 on a trail. They're telling me that they're gonna go slow and that it's not very technical, but I suspect that I might be walking into a trap....

How does that General Aerobic pace compare to your marathon and LR paces? One thing I wasn't quite clear on in Pfitz was how fast those "general aerobic" runs were supposed to be.

Goal Marathon Pace is 6:52. For LR, I usually try to listen to Pfitz, which means starting out at about MP+20% (8:14) and finishing closer to MP+10% (7:33). I usually do my GA runs in the 7:30-8:00 range.

Thanks. It sounds like GA = LR only not so long.

 

[ThreeThousand]

Any of you guys (or gals, if there are any) done an Ironman yet? I'm currently researching for my first in 2012, and I must admit, I'm a bit clueless on where the best one for me would be. I live in Atlanta, so the obvious choices are Beach 2 Battleship in late October (in Wilmington, NC), Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach in November, or Ironman Louisville in late August. All are about 6 hours driving from Atlanta, although I'm not opposed to doing a race somewhere that requires a flight.

I usually train on the Silver Comet Trail (a rail trail that stretches from Atlanta to Alabama), so most of my training grounds are pretty flat. So, from that perspective, Florida would be best, but I've done one Olympic-distance race with an ocean swim, and the idea of swimming 2.4 miles in the swells is pretty intimidating, and it's a wave start. Louisville is a river swim, so that would be great, but the knock I hear on that race is the heat (it is, after all, in Louisville in August). Beach 2 Battleship is in a channel, so it's in salt water without the swells, but I would generally prefer a M-dot race for the first Ironman.

Any feedback on those races, or any other races for a first Iron-distance? Again, I'm not dead-set on any of these, and have considered flying to Coeur D'Alene, Canada, or even Austria/Nice for a race, and make a trip out of it.

 

[Ned]

5 mile recovery run to cap off June. I caught a cold just in time for vacation to start (tomorrow).

I'm at 794.8 miles YTD. Can't believe I can even type that out, honestly. I'm doing 1 last 5K on Monday while down at the beach to cap off this speed cycle. It's going to truly be a family afair - me, wife, brother, and sister are all running it. I'm very proud of everyone jumping into the running scene. The big matchup is going to be my wife vs. my brother. She's been closing in on him. If he's not careful, she could whoop him this time.

I sure had a lot of fun doing the speed stuff. I'll miss it, but I'm ready to buckle down for the next marathon cycle. I start training for Philly after vacation and have 876 miles on the schedule, including the marathon itself. That's roughly a 30% increase vs. what I did for the last marathon. I'm following Pfitz for the most part with the exception of the beginning where they have you running 4 days/week. I've been running 5 per for a while now and don't want to change it up. So I'll be inserting shortish recovery runs on the extra rest days. I'm really looking forward to the challenge.

 

[BassNBrew]

Any of you guys (or gals, if there are any) done an Ironman yet? I'm currently researching for my first in 2012, and I must admit, I'm a bit clueless on where the best one for me would be. I live in Atlanta, so the obvious choices are Beach 2 Battleship in late October (in Wilmington, NC), Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach in November, or Ironman Louisville in late August. All are about 6 hours driving from Atlanta, although I'm not opposed to doing a race somewhere that requires a flight.I usually train on the Silver Comet Trail (a rail trail that stretches from Atlanta to Alabama), so most of my training grounds are pretty flat. So, from that perspective, Florida would be best, but I've done one Olympic-distance race with an ocean swim, and the idea of swimming 2.4 miles in the swells is pretty intimidating, and it's a wave start. Louisville is a river swim, so that would be great, but the knock I hear on that race is the heat (it is, after all, in Louisville in August). Beach 2 Battleship is in a channel, so it's in salt water without the swells, but I would generally prefer a M-dot race for the first Ironman.Any feedback on those races, or any other races for a first Iron-distance? Again, I'm not dead-set on any of these, and have considered flying to Coeur D'Alene, Canada, or even Austria/Nice for a race, and make a trip out of it.

If things go well next week and with the swimming in the following month, I'll be giving strong consideration to B2B.1. It's flat.2. You don't have the drafting issues like Fla.3. They generally set the race with the tides coming in so it's an easier swim. It's also wetsuit legal. I've heard that you could basically put your arms in the air as sails and the current will give you in under the cutoff.4. It's half the cost of an M-dot.5. Housing/hotels are cheap.

 

[BassNBrew]

Ned - Been noticing some really nice running lately. Keep it up.

Dexter - Nice job on the speedy 3-miler!

Darrin - I'd say it's worth the $35, too. Do you know what method they're using for the body fat testing? I'm assuming just calipers or something like that? I'd love to do the water displacement thing to get an accurate read of where I'm at.

Workhorse & ThreeThousand - Good luck at Peachtree!

Bass - Put your damn races in your sig. I know you've got some coming up, but I don't remember what or when.

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I'm out of town for the weekend, so I'll probably be MIA from the boards until next Tuesday. Have a great holiday, guys!!

Only one thing on my calendar for the rest of the year at this point and it kicks off in 7 days and rouldhly 4.5 hrs.7-7, 7:30 pm: The Bear. 5 miles, 1500 ft elevation gain. This Bear 5-mile run begins in Linville, NC at the corner of Hwy 105 and 221. The race turns right off 221 and winds up steep climbs to the McRae Meadows, where the Games are held. It cuts across the track and up the backside to the road where you can now run 2 miles up a 1000 foot elevation gain. Your views are breath-taking, especially as you round the famous "Forest Gump" hairpin turn. You will finish at the top of Grandfather Mtn (over 5000 foot elevation) where you will be greeted by thousands of fans who have no where to go as they await the last runner.

7-8, 7:00 am: The Grizzly. The Grizzly is a beautiful and challenging route with 7000 feet of climbing in 65 miles, including 2 miles of dirt road up the backside of Beech Mountain.

7-9, 6:30 am: The Grandfather Mountain Marathon. This marathon begins in Boone, NC at the Appalachian State University on the track at the Kidd Brewer Stadium, home of the 3-time NCAA Division 1 Football National Champions. The marathon then winds through the breath-taking NC Blue Ridge Mountains, over the Blue Ridge Parkway, up long steep climbs to McRae Meadows where you will be greeted by the sound of bagpipes and an estimated 15,000 spectators.

Start = 3333 feet

mile 2.5 = 3160 feet

mile 4 = 3650 feet

mile 5 = 3500 feet

mile 7 = 3750 feet

mile 8 = 3600 feet

mile 10 = 3750 feet

mile 13 = 3400 feet

mile 15 = 3600 feet

mile 19 = 4000 feet

mile 20 = 4050 feet

mile 21 = 4000 feet

mile 24 = 4100 feet

Finish = 4279 feet

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Ned - Been noticing some really nice running lately. Keep it up.

Dexter - Nice job on the speedy 3-miler!

Darrin - I'd say it's worth the $35, too. Do you know what method they're using for the body fat testing? I'm assuming just calipers or something like that? I'd love to do the water displacement thing to get an accurate read of where I'm at.

Workhorse & ThreeThousand - Good luck at Peachtree!

Bass - Put your damn races in your sig. I know you've got some coming up, but I don't remember what or when.

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I'm out of town for the weekend, so I'll probably be MIA from the boards until next Tuesday. Have a great holiday, guys!!

Only one thing on my calendar for the rest of the year at this point and it kicks off in 7 days and rouldhly 4.5 hrs.7-7, 7:30 pm: The Bear. 5 miles, 1500 ft elevation gain. This Bear 5-mile run begins in Linville, NC at the corner of Hwy 105 and 221. The race turns right off 221 and winds up steep climbs to the McRae Meadows, where the Games are held. It cuts across the track and up the backside to the road where you can now run 2 miles up a 1000 foot elevation gain. Your views are breath-taking, especially as you round the famous "Forest Gump" hairpin turn. You will finish at the top of Grandfather Mtn (over 5000 foot elevation) where you will be greeted by thousands of fans who have no where to go as they await the last runner.

7-8, 7:00 am: The Grizzly. The Grizzly is a beautiful and challenging route with 7000 feet of climbing in 65 miles, including 2 miles of dirt road up the backside of Beech Mountain.

7-9, 6:30 am: The Grandfather Mountain Marathon. This marathon begins in Boone, NC at the Appalachian State University on the track at the Kidd Brewer Stadium, home of the 3-time NCAA Division 1 Football National Champions. The marathon then winds through the breath-taking NC Blue Ridge Mountains, over the Blue Ridge Parkway, up long steep climbs to McRae Meadows where you will be greeted by the sound of bagpipes and an estimated 15,000 spectators.

Start = 3333 feet

mile 2.5 = 3160 feet

mile 4 = 3650 feet

mile 5 = 3500 feet

mile 7 = 3750 feet

mile 8 = 3600 feet

mile 10 = 3750 feet

mile 13 = 3400 feet

mile 15 = 3600 feet

mile 19 = 4000 feet

mile 20 = 4050 feet

mile 21 = 4000 feet

mile 24 = 4100 feet

Finish = 4279 feet

This violates my personal rule about doing any endurance event with the words "Mountain" or "Extreme" in the event title, but good luck and enjoy.

 

[Ned]

Ned - Been noticing some really nice running lately. Keep it up.

Dexter - Nice job on the speedy 3-miler!

Darrin - I'd say it's worth the $35, too. Do you know what method they're using for the body fat testing? I'm assuming just calipers or something like that? I'd love to do the water displacement thing to get an accurate read of where I'm at.

Workhorse & ThreeThousand - Good luck at Peachtree!

Bass - Put your damn races in your sig. I know you've got some coming up, but I don't remember what or when.

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I'm out of town for the weekend, so I'll probably be MIA from the boards until next Tuesday. Have a great holiday, guys!!

Only one thing on my calendar for the rest of the year at this point and it kicks off in 7 days and rouldhly 4.5 hrs.7-7, 7:30 pm: The Bear. 5 miles, 1500 ft elevation gain. This Bear 5-mile run begins in Linville, NC at the corner of Hwy 105 and 221. The race turns right off 221 and winds up steep climbs to the McRae Meadows, where the Games are held. It cuts across the track and up the backside to the road where you can now run 2 miles up a 1000 foot elevation gain. Your views are breath-taking, especially as you round the famous "Forest Gump" hairpin turn. You will finish at the top of Grandfather Mtn (over 5000 foot elevation) where you will be greeted by thousands of fans who have no where to go as they await the last runner.

7-8, 7:00 am: The Grizzly. The Grizzly is a beautiful and challenging route with 7000 feet of climbing in 65 miles, including 2 miles of dirt road up the backside of Beech Mountain.

7-9, 6:30 am: The Grandfather Mountain Marathon. This marathon begins in Boone, NC at the Appalachian State University on the track at the Kidd Brewer Stadium, home of the 3-time NCAA Division 1 Football National Champions. The marathon then winds through the breath-taking NC Blue Ridge Mountains, over the Blue Ridge Parkway, up long steep climbs to McRae Meadows where you will be greeted by the sound of bagpipes and an estimated 15,000 spectators.

Start = 3333 feet

mile 2.5 = 3160 feet

mile 4 = 3650 feet

mile 5 = 3500 feet

mile 7 = 3750 feet

mile 8 = 3600 feet

mile 10 = 3750 feet

mile 13 = 3400 feet

mile 15 = 3600 feet

mile 19 = 4000 feet

mile 20 = 4050 feet

mile 21 = 4000 feet

mile 24 = 4100 feet

Finish = 4279 feet

You're a friggin' animal. Good luck and be careful!Can't wait to read the RR's.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Any of you guys (or gals, if there are any) done an Ironman yet? I'm currently researching for my first in 2012, and I must admit, I'm a bit clueless on where the best one for me would be. I live in Atlanta, so the obvious choices are Beach 2 Battleship in late October (in Wilmington, NC), Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach in November, or Ironman Louisville in late August. All are about 6 hours driving from Atlanta, although I'm not opposed to doing a race somewhere that requires a flight.I usually train on the Silver Comet Trail (a rail trail that stretches from Atlanta to Alabama), so most of my training grounds are pretty flat. So, from that perspective, Florida would be best, but I've done one Olympic-distance race with an ocean swim, and the idea of swimming 2.4 miles in the swells is pretty intimidating, and it's a wave start. Louisville is a river swim, so that would be great, but the knock I hear on that race is the heat (it is, after all, in Louisville in August). Beach 2 Battleship is in a channel, so it's in salt water without the swells, but I would generally prefer a M-dot race for the first Ironman.Any feedback on those races, or any other races for a first Iron-distance? Again, I'm not dead-set on any of these, and have considered flying to Coeur D'Alene, Canada, or even Austria/Nice for a race, and make a trip out of it.

Having had the chance to train with a bunch of folks I have met through Beginner Triathlete, I have had the chance to listen to them chat up all things IM during trainer-fests. If I ever take a stab at an IM (likely once the kids get in college) I'd like to do the Rev3 event at Cedar Point. Flatter bike and run courses, chance for a mellow lake swim and, from the folks I have talked to, they all say no one does it like Rev3 when it comes to taking care of the racer and their family. Now, if I get the itch to to an M-Dot branded event, Louisville would be the one for me. I shared a swim lane with a woman that did IM Louisville last year and from what she shared I like two big things: the spectator friendly aspect of the bike and run courses and most important, the time trial start to the river swim. I like the thought of no thrashing to start a long day.BTW, I think Floppo is the only IM vet here.

 

[ThreeThousand]

Any of you guys (or gals, if there are any) done an Ironman yet? I'm currently researching for my first in 2012, and I must admit, I'm a bit clueless on where the best one for me would be. I live in Atlanta, so the obvious choices are Beach 2 Battleship in late October (in Wilmington, NC), Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach in November, or Ironman Louisville in late August. All are about 6 hours driving from Atlanta, although I'm not opposed to doing a race somewhere that requires a flight.I usually train on the Silver Comet Trail (a rail trail that stretches from Atlanta to Alabama), so most of my training grounds are pretty flat. So, from that perspective, Florida would be best, but I've done one Olympic-distance race with an ocean swim, and the idea of swimming 2.4 miles in the swells is pretty intimidating, and it's a wave start. Louisville is a river swim, so that would be great, but the knock I hear on that race is the heat (it is, after all, in Louisville in August). Beach 2 Battleship is in a channel, so it's in salt water without the swells, but I would generally prefer a M-dot race for the first Ironman.Any feedback on those races, or any other races for a first Iron-distance? Again, I'm not dead-set on any of these, and have considered flying to Coeur D'Alene, Canada, or even Austria/Nice for a race, and make a trip out of it.

Having had the chance to train with a bunch of folks I have met through Beginner Triathlete, I have had the chance to listen to them chat up all things IM during trainer-fests. If I ever take a stab at an IM (likely once the kids get in college) I'd like to do the Rev3 event at Cedar Point. Flatter bike and run courses, chance for a mellow lake swim and, from the folks I have talked to, they all say no one does it like Rev3 when it comes to taking care of the racer and their family. Now, if I get the itch to to an M-Dot branded event, Louisville would be the one for me. I shared a swim lane with a woman that did IM Louisville last year and from what she shared I like two big things: the spectator friendly aspect of the bike and run courses and most important, the time trial start to the river swim. I like the thought of no thrashing to start a long day.BTW, I think Floppo is the only IM vet here.

I thought about the Rev3 events, but that's sort of like B2B - if I'm going to only do one of these, I'd like it to be an M-dot. Depending on how I feel afterwards, I'd consider doing another, but I'd really hate to complete one, feel like crap, not have the itch to do another, and the first not to have been an M-dot. Big fan of the time trial start, though, and I LOVE the aspect of swimming downstream in a river. That's the worst part of tri-racing: the general washing machine at the beginning of the swim.

 

[ThreeThousand]

Any of you guys (or gals, if there are any) done an Ironman yet? I'm currently researching for my first in 2012, and I must admit, I'm a bit clueless on where the best one for me would be. I live in Atlanta, so the obvious choices are Beach 2 Battleship in late October (in Wilmington, NC), Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach in November, or Ironman Louisville in late August. All are about 6 hours driving from Atlanta, although I'm not opposed to doing a race somewhere that requires a flight.I usually train on the Silver Comet Trail (a rail trail that stretches from Atlanta to Alabama), so most of my training grounds are pretty flat. So, from that perspective, Florida would be best, but I've done one Olympic-distance race with an ocean swim, and the idea of swimming 2.4 miles in the swells is pretty intimidating, and it's a wave start. Louisville is a river swim, so that would be great, but the knock I hear on that race is the heat (it is, after all, in Louisville in August). Beach 2 Battleship is in a channel, so it's in salt water without the swells, but I would generally prefer a M-dot race for the first Ironman.Any feedback on those races, or any other races for a first Iron-distance? Again, I'm not dead-set on any of these, and have considered flying to Coeur D'Alene, Canada, or even Austria/Nice for a race, and make a trip out of it.

If things go well next week and with the swimming in the following month, I'll be giving strong consideration to B2B.1. It's flat.2. You don't have the drafting issues like Fla.3. They generally set the race with the tides coming in so it's an easier swim. It's also wetsuit legal. I've heard that you could basically put your arms in the air as sails and the current will give you in under the cutoff.4. It's half the cost of an M-dot.5. Housing/hotels are cheap.

Would you be doing B2B this year or next? Do you think you'd have time to ramp up your volume in 4 months?

 

[Dexter]

Any of you guys (or gals, if there are any) done an Ironman yet? I'm currently researching for my first in 2012, and I must admit, I'm a bit clueless on where the best one for me would be. I live in Atlanta, so the obvious choices are Beach 2 Battleship in late October (in Wilmington, NC), Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach in November, or Ironman Louisville in late August. All are about 6 hours driving from Atlanta, although I'm not opposed to doing a race somewhere that requires a flight.I usually train on the Silver Comet Trail (a rail trail that stretches from Atlanta to Alabama), so most of my training grounds are pretty flat. So, from that perspective, Florida would be best, but I've done one Olympic-distance race with an ocean swim, and the idea of swimming 2.4 miles in the swells is pretty intimidating, and it's a wave start. Louisville is a river swim, so that would be great, but the knock I hear on that race is the heat (it is, after all, in Louisville in August). Beach 2 Battleship is in a channel, so it's in salt water without the swells, but I would generally prefer a M-dot race for the first Ironman.Any feedback on those races, or any other races for a first Iron-distance? Again, I'm not dead-set on any of these, and have considered flying to Coeur D'Alene, Canada, or even Austria/Nice for a race, and make a trip out of it.

Having had the chance to train with a bunch of folks I have met through Beginner Triathlete, I have had the chance to listen to them chat up all things IM during trainer-fests. If I ever take a stab at an IM (likely once the kids get in college) I'd like to do the Rev3 event at Cedar Point. Flatter bike and run courses, chance for a mellow lake swim and, from the folks I have talked to, they all say no one does it like Rev3 when it comes to taking care of the racer and their family. Now, if I get the itch to to an M-Dot branded event, Louisville would be the one for me. I shared a swim lane with a woman that did IM Louisville last year and from what she shared I like two big things: the spectator friendly aspect of the bike and run courses and most important, the time trial start to the river swim. I like the thought of no thrashing to start a long day.BTW, I think Floppo is the only IM vet here.

I think I'm doing a half this year and full in 2012.I would like to qualify for a kona spot. But here' my question. If I qualify for kona doing a 70.3 does that mean I have to do the 70.3 in Kona and lets say I qualify at the 2011 Wisconsin HIM does that mean I have to do the 2011 Kona IM or does that transfer to 2012?

 

[Darrinll40]

Like Ned, I have a cold, but that didn't stop me from getting in my 3 mile treadmill run today. I averaged 9:42, started out at 9:53 and sped up .1 mph after 1 and 2 miles, after 2.5 I sped up .1 every tenth and finished the last tenth at 8:33. I felt great until I got home and sat down, now I feel like crap again. I am fairly certain that at one point my nose was running and I inadvertently turned my head to fast and sent a bit of snot flying . Luckily all the other people there were at the free weights.

 

[BassNBrew]

Any of you guys (or gals, if there are any) done an Ironman yet? I'm currently researching for my first in 2012, and I must admit, I'm a bit clueless on where the best one for me would be. I live in Atlanta, so the obvious choices are Beach 2 Battleship in late October (in Wilmington, NC), Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach in November, or Ironman Louisville in late August. All are about 6 hours driving from Atlanta, although I'm not opposed to doing a race somewhere that requires a flight.I usually train on the Silver Comet Trail (a rail trail that stretches from Atlanta to Alabama), so most of my training grounds are pretty flat. So, from that perspective, Florida would be best, but I've done one Olympic-distance race with an ocean swim, and the idea of swimming 2.4 miles in the swells is pretty intimidating, and it's a wave start. Louisville is a river swim, so that would be great, but the knock I hear on that race is the heat (it is, after all, in Louisville in August). Beach 2 Battleship is in a channel, so it's in salt water without the swells, but I would generally prefer a M-dot race for the first Ironman.Any feedback on those races, or any other races for a first Iron-distance? Again, I'm not dead-set on any of these, and have considered flying to Coeur D'Alene, Canada, or even Austria/Nice for a race, and make a trip out of it.

Having had the chance to train with a bunch of folks I have met through Beginner Triathlete, I have had the chance to listen to them chat up all things IM during trainer-fests. If I ever take a stab at an IM (likely once the kids get in college) I'd like to do the Rev3 event at Cedar Point. Flatter bike and run courses, chance for a mellow lake swim and, from the folks I have talked to, they all say no one does it like Rev3 when it comes to taking care of the racer and their family. Now, if I get the itch to to an M-Dot branded event, Louisville would be the one for me. I shared a swim lane with a woman that did IM Louisville last year and from what she shared I like two big things: the spectator friendly aspect of the bike and run courses and most important, the time trial start to the river swim. I like the thought of no thrashing to start a long day.BTW, I think Floppo is the only IM vet here.

I think I'm doing a half this year and full in 2012.I would like to qualify for a kona spot. But here' my question. If I qualify for kona doing a 70.3 does that mean I have to do the 70.3 in Kona and lets say I qualify at the 2011 Wisconsin HIM does that mean I have to do the 2011 Kona IM or does that transfer to 2012?

There are only 5 HIM qualifiers for Kona and I don't believe Wisconsin is one of them. If you qualify in one of those 5 you are qualifying for the full event in Kona. I believe the 70.3 Kona does not have entry restictions (it's in June) and is a Kona qualifier.I hope you make it, it's a huge accomplishment.

 

[BassNBrew]

Any of you guys (or gals, if there are any) done an Ironman yet? I'm currently researching for my first in 2012, and I must admit, I'm a bit clueless on where the best one for me would be. I live in Atlanta, so the obvious choices are Beach 2 Battleship in late October (in Wilmington, NC), Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach in November, or Ironman Louisville in late August. All are about 6 hours driving from Atlanta, although I'm not opposed to doing a race somewhere that requires a flight.I usually train on the Silver Comet Trail (a rail trail that stretches from Atlanta to Alabama), so most of my training grounds are pretty flat. So, from that perspective, Florida would be best, but I've done one Olympic-distance race with an ocean swim, and the idea of swimming 2.4 miles in the swells is pretty intimidating, and it's a wave start. Louisville is a river swim, so that would be great, but the knock I hear on that race is the heat (it is, after all, in Louisville in August). Beach 2 Battleship is in a channel, so it's in salt water without the swells, but I would generally prefer a M-dot race for the first Ironman.Any feedback on those races, or any other races for a first Iron-distance? Again, I'm not dead-set on any of these, and have considered flying to Coeur D'Alene, Canada, or even Austria/Nice for a race, and make a trip out of it.

If things go well next week and with the swimming in the following month, I'll be giving strong consideration to B2B.1. It's flat.2. You don't have the drafting issues like Fla.3. They generally set the race with the tides coming in so it's an easier swim. It's also wetsuit legal. I've heard that you could basically put your arms in the air as sails and the current will give you in under the cutoff.4. It's half the cost of an M-dot.5. Housing/hotels are cheap.

Would you be doing B2B this year or next? Do you think you'd have time to ramp up your volume in 4 months?

I'm thinking this year, but a lot of things have to go right in the next 4 weeks. I just set a bike pr on a ride that took 6.5 hr. I've been marathon training with training runs up to 3.5 hours. If I can do the KOM events next weekend and finish a marathon on tired legs that will take 5 to 5.5 hours, I should be able to give it a go. I'll actually be taking 4 weeks "off" to ramp up swimming to evaluate surviving 2.2 miles and to do a speed work cycle. I'd start a 10 week IM plan in mid August.

 

[gruecd]

Using my trail decoder ring, the mere fact that they brought up the word "technical" means you are in for tough go. Sounds like a blast, enjoy.

You called it. Here's the course map.

 

[gruecd]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

 

[Sand]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

55 - I rule!Only got 24 hours of work in this month - meh. Majority was on the bike, though.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

55 - I rule!Only got 24 hours of work in this month - meh. Majority was on the bike, though.

No big mileage, but lots of stuff. 27 different workouts, 7 swims, 8 rides and 12 runs. Looking at this weekend's forecast, I very glad that most of Sunday's racing will be in the water. Although, I am about the mile swim. Most I've done in open water without a wetsuit to date has been a 1/2 mile. I've done 3 Oly swims and a HIM swim, so I've done the distance, but it'll be interesting to see what a mile feels like wetsuit free. I'll only have about 25 minutes to recover from the mile swim before the aquathon. Having never done one of these, I am also wondering about how to attack this. I don't want to flame out on the 750 meter swim by taking the first 2K too quick, but am guessing I'll get caught up in the stampede.

 

[Darrinll40]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

Only 56 for me, but that number will start going up once again. 9 miler planned tomorrow.

 

[Darrinll40]

Using my trail decoder ring, the mere fact that they brought up the word "technical" means you are in for tough go. Sounds like a blast, enjoy.

You called it. Here's the course map.

I bet you are looking forward to mile 12. Do they give climbing ropes and harness for that?

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

112 here. I got July started off with 11 miles this morning. This month is going to be a little hectic because I have a couple of days completely tied up at work in the later part of the month, but hopefully I shouldn't have mucht trouble scheduling my running around them. Hoping for 150 this month.

 

[Ned]

112 for me too. 243 is just nuts. I will be peaking at 212 this fall and that has me . I can't imagine doing 243.

 

[BassNBrew]

Using my trail decoder ring, the mere fact that they brought up the word "technical" means you are in for tough go. Sounds like a blast, enjoy.

You called it. Here's the course map.

I bet you are looking forward to mile 12. Do they give climbing ropes and harness for that?

Wow...that's a 23% grade over 3/10's of a mile. That's more like a trail crawl than trail run.

 

[BassNBrew]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

Running - 8 runs, 89.36 miles, 15h 25m - 4 of those runs were 13.6 mi plusBiking - roughly 500 miles on the bike and 26 hrsSwimming - maybe 300 yardsLifting - 14 sessions roughly 45 mins each...let's call it 10.5 hr52 hours for the month :flex:

 

[BassNBrew]

Wore the heart reate monitor last night while I slept. Average hr overnight was 48 with a low of 38 bpm.

 

[tri-man 47]

What did everyone else hit?

84 miles. Got very busy with other stuff, and let the training slip a little for the month. I'm not overly focused right now, but that doesn't concern me after such a big, early season peak.10 mile trail run tomorrow should be hot/humid ..80/80, probably (9 a.m. start). Another good reason to run on HR. I'll target high 150's through the first half, try to (or let it) get it to low 160's after that, then see if that positions me to race it in hard for the last mile or two.

 

[tri-man 47]

Wore the heart reate monitor last night while I slept. Average hr overnight was 48 with a low of 38 bpm.

Hmmm. Very interesting concept! I'll have to try that.

 

[ThreeThousand]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

My month (copied from BT). Pretty low volume for me, but considering I've got a newborn I'll take it June's totals:Bike:16h 12m 13s - 325.37 MiRun:6h 54m 05s - 43.76 MiSwim:4h 23m 30s - 12121 MStrength:1h 40m P90X:2h 00m Soccer:4h 30m Yard Work:4h 00m

 

[pigskinliquors]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

Likely the worst month I've had since I could walk, with the exception of lifting weights. I didn't even attempt a run or swim, and biked less than 60 miles. I did lift at least 20 days during the month, and got some pretty good core work in. I had my MRI yesterday afternoon. It was pretty freaky. A ton noisier than I could have imagined, and it was tight. I can't imagine somebody much bigger than me getting into that thing. I won't have results until the middle of next week. I'll be in Daytona and Orlando with my girls, and am afraid to find out the results :fingerscrossed:

 

[Darrinll40]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

Likely the worst month I've had since I could walk, with the exception of lifting weights. I didn't even attempt a run or swim, and biked less than 60 miles. I did lift at least 20 days during the month, and got some pretty good core work in. I had my MRI yesterday afternoon. It was pretty freaky. A ton noisier than I could have imagined, and it was tight. I can't imagine somebody much bigger than me getting into that thing. I won't have results until the middle of next week. I'll be in Daytona and Orlando with my girls, and am afraid to find out the results :fingerscrossed:

Wave at me when you are on I-4 going past the Orange City/Deltona exit. I live about 10 minutes from there.

 

[pigskinliquors]

Wave at me when you are on I-4 going past the Orange City/Deltona exit. I live about 10 minutes from there.

Consider it done

 

[tri-man 47]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

Likely the worst month I've had since I could walk, with the exception of lifting weights. I didn't even attempt a run or swim, and biked less than 60 miles. I did lift at least 20 days during the month, and got some pretty good core work in. I had my MRI yesterday afternoon. It was pretty freaky. A ton noisier than I could have imagined, and it was tight. I can't imagine somebody much bigger than me getting into that thing. I won't have results until the middle of next week. I'll be in Daytona and Orlando with my girls, and am afraid to find out the results :fingerscrossed:

Either way, it will be better to know what's going on than not knowing. Hopefully it's a favorable report. You can't control what you can't control - relax, and enjoy the time with the girls!

 

[Dexter]

Any of you guys (or gals, if there are any) done an Ironman yet? I'm currently researching for my first in 2012, and I must admit, I'm a bit clueless on where the best one for me would be. I live in Atlanta, so the obvious choices are Beach 2 Battleship in late October (in Wilmington, NC), Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach in November, or Ironman Louisville in late August. All are about 6 hours driving from Atlanta, although I'm not opposed to doing a race somewhere that requires a flight.I usually train on the Silver Comet Trail (a rail trail that stretches from Atlanta to Alabama), so most of my training grounds are pretty flat. So, from that perspective, Florida would be best, but I've done one Olympic-distance race with an ocean swim, and the idea of swimming 2.4 miles in the swells is pretty intimidating, and it's a wave start. Louisville is a river swim, so that would be great, but the knock I hear on that race is the heat (it is, after all, in Louisville in August). Beach 2 Battleship is in a channel, so it's in salt water without the swells, but I would generally prefer a M-dot race for the first Ironman.Any feedback on those races, or any other races for a first Iron-distance? Again, I'm not dead-set on any of these, and have considered flying to Coeur D'Alene, Canada, or even Austria/Nice for a race, and make a trip out of it.

Having had the chance to train with a bunch of folks I have met through Beginner Triathlete, I have had the chance to listen to them chat up all things IM during trainer-fests. If I ever take a stab at an IM (likely once the kids get in college) I'd like to do the Rev3 event at Cedar Point. Flatter bike and run courses, chance for a mellow lake swim and, from the folks I have talked to, they all say no one does it like Rev3 when it comes to taking care of the racer and their family. Now, if I get the itch to to an M-Dot branded event, Louisville would be the one for me. I shared a swim lane with a woman that did IM Louisville last year and from what she shared I like two big things: the spectator friendly aspect of the bike and run courses and most important, the time trial start to the river swim. I like the thought of no thrashing to start a long day.BTW, I think Floppo is the only IM vet here.

I think I'm doing a half this year and full in 2012.I would like to qualify for a kona spot. But here' my question. If I qualify for kona doing a 70.3 does that mean I have to do the 70.3 in Kona and lets say I qualify at the 2011 Wisconsin HIM does that mean I have to do the 2011 Kona IM or does that transfer to 2012?

There are only 5 HIM qualifiers for Kona and I don't believe Wisconsin is one of them. If you qualify in one of those 5 you are qualifying for the full event in Kona. I believe the 70.3 Kona does not have entry restictions (it's in June) and is a Kona qualifier.I hope you make it, it's a huge accomplishment.

FORD IRONMAN WISCONSIN "Held in Madison every September, Ford Ironman Wisconsin is the first qualifying event of the season."So my question is lets say I pull a rabbit out of my A and I qualify for kona at IM Wisconsin is that for the full IM in October 2011 or 2012. I think it's for 12 but I'm not 100% sure.

 

[Dexter]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

Likely the worst month I've had since I could walk, with the exception of lifting weights. I didn't even attempt a run or swim, and biked less than 60 miles. I did lift at least 20 days during the month, and got some pretty good core work in. I had my MRI yesterday afternoon. It was pretty freaky. A ton noisier than I could have imagined, and it was tight. I can't imagine somebody much bigger than me getting into that thing. I won't have results until the middle of next week. I'll be in Daytona and Orlando with my girls, and am afraid to find out the results :fingerscrossed:

I hope it's not too bad. Good luck bro!

 

[Sand]

FORD IRONMAN WISCONSIN "Held in Madison every September, Ford Ironman Wisconsin is the first qualifying event of the season."So my question is lets say I pull a rabbit out of my A and I qualify for kona at IM Wisconsin is that for the full IM in October 2011 or 2012. I think it's for 12 but I'm not 100% sure.

What is your standalone half marathon time?

 

[Dexter]

FORD IRONMAN WISCONSIN "Held in Madison every September, Ford Ironman Wisconsin is the first qualifying event of the season."So my question is lets say I pull a rabbit out of my A and I qualify for kona at IM Wisconsin is that for the full IM in October 2011 or 2012. I think it's for 12 but I'm not 100% sure.

What is your standalone half marathon time?

2 hours

 

[prosopis]

I'm back from the Dr. He's afraid it might be a torn labrum of the hip. An MRI usually detects it, and he's trying to get me cleared for one as we speak. Hopefully I'll have one over the next three days. If it is a torn labrum, there's a good chance I'll need surgery, followed by a week on crutches and a lot of physical therapy. Good fun.

I was told the same thing and declined the MRI. I am interested in how you do.

 

[prosopis]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

73.17 for me

 

[prosopis]

Tonight's 13.5 miles put me at 243 for the month of June. What did everyone else hit?

Likely the worst month I've had since I could walk, with the exception of lifting weights. I didn't even attempt a run or swim, and biked less than 60 miles. I did lift at least 20 days during the month, and got some pretty good core work in. I had my MRI yesterday afternoon. It was pretty freaky. A ton noisier than I could have imagined, and it was tight. I can't imagine somebody much bigger than me getting into that thing. I won't have results until the middle of next week. I'll be in Daytona and Orlando with my girls, and am afraid to find out the results :fingerscrossed:

Did they inject the dye into your hip joint?

 

[Sand]

FORD IRONMAN WISCONSIN "Held in Madison every September, Ford Ironman Wisconsin is the first qualifying event of the season."So my question is lets say I pull a rabbit out of my A and I qualify for kona at IM Wisconsin is that for the full IM in October 2011 or 2012. I think it's for 12 but I'm not 100% sure.

What is your standalone half marathon time?

2 hours

To qualify for Kona through a 70.3 you need to be wicked fast. Well under 4:30.

 

[Darrinll40]

I meant to do 9 this morning, but I think my cold is still with me. I felt fairly good before starting and made it through 2 miles fine. At 3 miles I started feeling real bad and my legs started aching a bit. I toughed it out to 4 miles but then shut it down for the day. I will try for 9 again next Saturday.

 

[Dexter]

FORD IRONMAN WISCONSIN "Held in Madison every September, Ford Ironman Wisconsin is the first qualifying event of the season."So my question is lets say I pull a rabbit out of my A and I qualify for kona at IM Wisconsin is that for the full IM in October 2011 or 2012. I think it's for 12 but I'm not 100% sure.

What is your standalone half marathon time?

2 hours

To qualify for Kona through a 70.3 you need to be wicked fast. Well under 4:30.

Maybe I'm looking at the wrong stuff, so correct me if I'm wrong.In my research the Wisconsin IM 70.3 had 8 qualifying spots last year for Kona in the 30-34 age group. The 8th place guy finish in just under 10 hours.I could be wrong so please tell me if I am.