you know you are doing it when your off day is 60 minutes! great work Rich.
take it easy, don;t you have an event this weekend?
if you have a less than stellar performance it will be due to "under"recovery, not a lack of training!
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you know you are doing it when your off day is 60 minutes! great work Rich.
take it easy, don;t you have an event this weekend?
if you have a less than stellar performance it will be due to "under"recovery, not a lack of training!
Mrs. G8r80 and I get up at 3:30am this morning and make the 1:30 drive to Silver Springs near Ocala. After stopping for breakfast, we arrive at 6:30 am. The parking lot did not have very many cars so we realized this was gonna be a small triathlon. I go through registration and get my body markings.
The swim is starting in the Silver Springs main spring, 750m. I am debating whether to wear only my Neosport farmer john or the DeSoto T1 pullover with it. Most folks are going sans wetsuit but there are others with shorties, farmer johns and full wetsuits. The water temp is 72F. It is a shotgun start with 1 big wave. There are no chips; all times are manually timed. The race starts and I and the other 60+ participants take off.
Immediately, there is a frenzy and I am right in the thick of it. I am getting kicked in the head, hitting others with my arms and legs, riding up the backs of others and getting ridden by others. I do not have the confidence to stay in this chaos, so I slide to the side. I go about 200 yards nonstop and get my first panic attack, well, maybe not a full-blown attack but a panic strike. My arms are tired and I get a very negative thought that I will not be able to finish and consider dropping out, but I quickly squash this idea. I pause, rest for a few seconds and realize that I am in the middle of the pack, an unusual position for me in the swim. I try to relax but I am having to stop and back float for a few seconds after every 50 yards. I do this for a few cycles and then realize that I was not exhaling fully underwater, nor was I having the high elbow stroke which I had practiced (which is more difficult for me to remember with a full wetsuit on), but was still ahead of 1/3 of the pack even with these struggles. A lifeguard yells for me to go around a buoy, I go around it and see the end, which motivates me to finish the swim strong. Upon exiting the water, I look at my watch, which flashes 11 minutes - way too fast for me - and I ask the lifeguard if the swim was really 750m and he says yes, but there was a small tail-current, which certainly trimmed a few minutes off my swim time.
I try to remove my wetsuits while running to the transition zone but I cannot do that yet. Instead, I walk/slow jog to the T1, taking off my wetsuits while I walk. I quickly put on my tri shoes, helmet and sunglasses and walk the bike to the T1 exit. I take off and average 19mph on the outbound, passing 4 riders who had started before me. I see the leader as I approach the turnaround and he is 4 miles ahead of me. I turnaround and back off the speed to 18.5 to save more energy for the run. I miss a turn and the police officer who is directing traffic directs me to the correct direction. This costs me about 1 minute. The 150 psi tires are a substantial improvement.
I return to the transition without passing anyone else or getting passed. I rack my bike, swap the shoes and start the run, which starts off very painfully. I have practiced bricks, but my legs were having a rough time adjusting to the run. I pass about 3 runners and get passed by 3 different runners and finish the race.
Sex Age City State Swim T1 Bike T2 Run Total
M 49 Brandon FL 11:39 01:41 0:39:43 1:16 28:08 1:22:27
Final thoughts: This was a substantial improvement from Rochester on June 29 and prep for Boulder on September 6.
I had not been feeling particularly strong over the last few days and I don't know why. I have been working very hard lately and have been under a lot of work stress lately. I don't think I was overtrained and I think I was properly rested, but maybe not?
The swim was better, but I need to continue to improve and get the confidence that I can hang with these others. The Boulder group will be much more competitive overall. I need to hit the pool and the gym for swim-specific weights hard over the next 3 weeks to continue to improve my swim.
T1 and T2 were much better.
The bike was slower than I thought it would be. I think I had been neglecting the bike as I focused on the swim, primarily, and run, secondarily. I need to get back to a hard weekly ride or two.
The run was harder than I was anticipating for some reason. I think this was a matter of fatigue. 28 minutes is a couple of minutes off my standalone 5k time, so I guess that's about right.
I met a guy who had a road ID ankle bracelet and I got to chatting with him. He is 46 and had a 5-artery bypass surgery a year+ ago. I pull up my shirt and say, "I can top that"!
The swim is starting in the Silver Springs main spring, 750m. I am debating whether to wear only my Neosport farmer john or the DeSoto T1 pullover with it. Most folks are going sans wetsuit but there are others with shorties, farmer johns and full wetsuits. The water temp is 72F. It is a shotgun start with 1 big wave. There are no chips; all times are manually timed. The race starts and I and the other 60+ participants take off.
Immediately, there is a frenzy and I am right in the thick of it. I am getting kicked in the head, hitting others with my arms and legs, riding up the backs of others and getting ridden by others. I do not have the confidence to stay in this chaos, so I slide to the side. I go about 200 yards nonstop and get my first panic attack, well, maybe not a full-blown attack but a panic strike. My arms are tired and I get a very negative thought that I will not be able to finish and consider dropping out, but I quickly squash this idea. I pause, rest for a few seconds and realize that I am in the middle of the pack, an unusual position for me in the swim. I try to relax but I am having to stop and back float for a few seconds after every 50 yards. I do this for a few cycles and then realize that I was not exhaling fully underwater, nor was I having the high elbow stroke which I had practiced (which is more difficult for me to remember with a full wetsuit on), but was still ahead of 1/3 of the pack even with these struggles. A lifeguard yells for me to go around a buoy, I go around it and see the end, which motivates me to finish the swim strong. Upon exiting the water, I look at my watch, which flashes 11 minutes - way too fast for me - and I ask the lifeguard if the swim was really 750m and he says yes, but there was a small tail-current, which certainly trimmed a few minutes off my swim time.
I try to remove my wetsuits while running to the transition zone but I cannot do that yet. Instead, I walk/slow jog to the T1, taking off my wetsuits while I walk. I quickly put on my tri shoes, helmet and sunglasses and walk the bike to the T1 exit. I take off and average 19mph on the outbound, passing 4 riders who had started before me. I see the leader as I approach the turnaround and he is 4 miles ahead of me. I turnaround and back off the speed to 18.5 to save more energy for the run. I miss a turn and the police officer who is directing traffic directs me to the correct direction. This costs me about 1 minute. The 150 psi tires are a substantial improvement.
I return to the transition without passing anyone else or getting passed. I rack my bike, swap the shoes and start the run, which starts off very painfully. I have practiced bricks, but my legs were having a rough time adjusting to the run. I pass about 3 runners and get passed by 3 different runners and finish the race.
Sex Age City State Swim T1 Bike T2 Run Total
M 49 Brandon FL 11:39 01:41 0:39:43 1:16 28:08 1:22:27
Final thoughts: This was a substantial improvement from Rochester on June 29 and prep for Boulder on September 6.
I had not been feeling particularly strong over the last few days and I don't know why. I have been working very hard lately and have been under a lot of work stress lately. I don't think I was overtrained and I think I was properly rested, but maybe not?
The swim was better, but I need to continue to improve and get the confidence that I can hang with these others. The Boulder group will be much more competitive overall. I need to hit the pool and the gym for swim-specific weights hard over the next 3 weeks to continue to improve my swim.
T1 and T2 were much better.
The bike was slower than I thought it would be. I think I had been neglecting the bike as I focused on the swim, primarily, and run, secondarily. I need to get back to a hard weekly ride or two.
The run was harder than I was anticipating for some reason. I think this was a matter of fatigue. 28 minutes is a couple of minutes off my standalone 5k time, so I guess that's about right.
I met a guy who had a road ID ankle bracelet and I got to chatting with him. He is 46 and had a 5-artery bypass surgery a year+ ago. I pull up my shirt and say, "I can top that"!
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Thanks Drex.
To prepare for my next triathlon on September 6 in Boulder, CO, a long sprint (750m swim, 26mi bike, and 4 mile run) and to start preparing for an Olympic length on October 18, I am going to ramp up the weekly mileage on the run to 18 (6 miles, 3 x /week), the bike to 50 - 100 miles (some of this will have to come from the stationary bike), and keep the swim at 3 miles.
Today: 6.2mile run. 56:36.
To prepare for my next triathlon on September 6 in Boulder, CO, a long sprint (750m swim, 26mi bike, and 4 mile run) and to start preparing for an Olympic length on October 18, I am going to ramp up the weekly mileage on the run to 18 (6 miles, 3 x /week), the bike to 50 - 100 miles (some of this will have to come from the stationary bike), and keep the swim at 3 miles.
Today: 6.2mile run. 56:36.
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Yeah FF was talking all sorts of smack. Glad you proved him wrong 
You did GREAT! I'm very proud of you!
You did GREAT! I'm very proud of you!
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No way, he's getting worried. You're getting to be some good competition!
... to the 45-49 cardiac AG maybe...
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... to the 45-49 cardiac AG maybe...
LOL. Such humility.
Update on me...
I haven't posted on here much because I post on two other forums and I get distracted easily.
I am in the final 3 weeks prep for the Gator Half triathlon that I am doing with Flyinfree (he'll probably start in an earlier swim wave, I'll pass him on the bike, and he'll smoke me as I am walking the last 13.0 miles of the run).
TSILCYC has been guiding me and, contrary to my nature, I am trying to do as he says.
I'll post daily up to the event.
On another note, my wife, son and I went to Baton Rouge and New Orleans over the weekend to tour the campus. Son is attending LSU on a 95% scholarship and will enroll in their Honors College and live in a dedicated Honors College dorm. They sound boring and dull, but that is probably better than having guys like this as roommates when you are 18 and living away for the first time:
I haven't posted on here much because I post on two other forums and I get distracted easily.
I am in the final 3 weeks prep for the Gator Half triathlon that I am doing with Flyinfree (he'll probably start in an earlier swim wave, I'll pass him on the bike, and he'll smoke me as I am walking the last 13.0 miles of the run).
TSILCYC has been guiding me and, contrary to my nature, I am trying to do as he says.
I'll post daily up to the event.
On another note, my wife, son and I went to Baton Rouge and New Orleans over the weekend to tour the campus. Son is attending LSU on a 95% scholarship and will enroll in their Honors College and live in a dedicated Honors College dorm. They sound boring and dull, but that is probably better than having guys like this as roommates when you are 18 and living away for the first time:
Will I be ready? Hmmm. Not as ready as I would like, but as ready as I will be.
Tomorrow, I see my new cardiologist again. He wanted to review my echocardiogram from last week before providing an opinion on the sanctity of me doing my half iron on April 5. The ultrasound tech tipped me off that he didn't see anything different from my last echocardiogram that he did last year, so I am expecting the cardiologist to have no clear, medical reason to recommend against the half iron other than to say that it would be a long, hard day for any 50yo triathlon competitor, cardiac patient or not, which I fully know.
Today: 2100 yards in pool in 49 minutes, which is fast for me, but felt as if I could have gone full iron distance if I hadn't been overwhelmed by boredom.
As a reward to myself, I picked up these carbon fiber tubular (sewups for those few of you who are as old as me) FSA RD-488 48mm wheels used on Craig's List. These will be used exclusively for long triathlons (maybe sprints, I dunno) and time trials. Yes, NBS, I do like to post pics of my bike porn...
And, as a surprise, they included some very nice Tufo tubular tires and wheel bags:
Tomorrow, I see my new cardiologist again. He wanted to review my echocardiogram from last week before providing an opinion on the sanctity of me doing my half iron on April 5. The ultrasound tech tipped me off that he didn't see anything different from my last echocardiogram that he did last year, so I am expecting the cardiologist to have no clear, medical reason to recommend against the half iron other than to say that it would be a long, hard day for any 50yo triathlon competitor, cardiac patient or not, which I fully know.
Today: 2100 yards in pool in 49 minutes, which is fast for me, but felt as if I could have gone full iron distance if I hadn't been overwhelmed by boredom.
As a reward to myself, I picked up these carbon fiber tubular (sewups for those few of you who are as old as me) FSA RD-488 48mm wheels used on Craig's List. These will be used exclusively for long triathlons (maybe sprints, I dunno) and time trials. Yes, NBS, I do like to post pics of my bike porn...
And, as a surprise, they included some very nice Tufo tubular tires and wheel bags:
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