June 2011 Blog Posts (13)

 

With racing season under way many folks are now starting to look at results and assessing their performance. This can be a tricky process. Whether it's simply a…

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Let's make sure that each and every volunteer leaves with a smile.

 

As I contemplated volunteering for a race this coming wknd,,, I remembered how something seems to be waning sport-wide, over the past few years. Something simple,…

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THIS JUST IN.  MS KarmaStrider Thomas Hicks does it again... Just WOW.

(added by Thomas Hicks.)

Just wanted to share

This last weekend June18th-19th I was on Ultra Relay team of 6 runners that competed in a 200 mile relay from the top of Vermont to the bottom.  We finished in 23 hours and 40 minutes.  My 6 legs totaled 33 miles and average pace 7:08.  My team, which is from virgina…

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The days (and weeks) leading up to my first IM 70.3 had me sick with fear. So many things to worry about. So many details that could go wrong. So doubtful of my training and abilities. So many opportunities for embarrassment, frustration and disappointment. So much time and money spent (wasted?).

 

Then, after I got on the shuttle bus in Waikoloa, Hawaii, heading to the Fairmont Orchid for the mandatory pre-race meeting, I looked up to see the Poster Child for Triathlons…

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3:45am alarm ~~~ snooze for 10 minutes.

 

4am  time to get up and start moving!

 

Breakfast= Wheaties Fuel, Powerbar, cup of coffee

Bag was packed from the night before but I still double checked it anyway.  Hopped in the car with the boys to head off to transition.  It was so quiet you would have thought we were Roman soldiers going to battle the barbarians.  As we pulled up to the race area, the streets were so empty we started wondering if the race was…

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Race Morning....5:00 am wakeup!



Breakfast: 5:15 1/2 cup oatmeal w natural peanut butter and 1 banana



Walk over to transition- 10 minutes away



Transition:  Realized I had about 30 minutes to get my stuff set up in transition but also had to go to bathroom...so I set up transition quickly and then headed over to porta potty lines.  Thank goodness I did because the lines took forever!  I was standing…

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Over the past 8 seasons of this silly little hobby called triathlon, one of the intriguing consistencies has been Eagleman.

Always heard stories about eagleman but it  just never seemed to fit my season sched or really intrigue me enough. I think I might have been intimidated by the swim,, namely the…

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theres no better way to kick off a 70.3 than waking up in a dingy hotel room at 4:50am with paul goldstone. we drove down on saturday for the pre-race registration and bike racking, and got in a little ride, run, and swim at the venue.  the water was a little bit choppy saturday but my nerves were calmed by getting in there before the race start.  i had been nervous about a no-wetsuit 1.2 in the river but felt confident after getting out there.  its more like a bay than a river and, if there…

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Anybody interested in the Steelman Open Water Swim on 7/10/11? There are options for either a 1.5  mile, 3 mile or 3 mile relay in the "pristine" water of Lake Nockamixon in Nockamixon State Park. Website is www.steelmantriathlon.com. P.S. The Steelman Tri looks pretty awesome as well. I might have to try that next year.

I promised Paul I would post on Escape from Alcatraz which I did on 6/5/11. It was an awesome experience & has all the elements that make triathlon terrific. The course is challenging but the scenery is so spectacular that you really don't mind! The swim is off a boat into the Bay past the Golden Gate Bridge. The bike takes you up to the Legion of Honor & into Golden Gate park with amazing views of the ocean. The run includes the infamous "Sand Ladder." I think it should be on every… Continue

I had a blast

Saturday Philadelphia Amateur Time Trial 8mi 00:24 20.0mph pace

 

They call it the race of Truth. here are truths I unearthed today.

1. It's a blast to try something new that scares the crap out of you 2. I should really work on my core exercises before putting on a tight tri top 3. Time trials are fun 4. being passed on by 4 other riders does not make feel good 5. passing a 14yr old rider in a time trial does not make feel any…

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2011 GOALS/RACES:

 

6/12/11-  Eagleman Ironman 70.3

11/5/11-  Florida Ironman

 

 

2011 Races/Results:

 

Philadelphia Amateur Time Trial-  5th out of 19 in AG  (20:26-   8 mile)

Chestertown Ten Miler 5/28-  3rd in AG   (1:21)

Du Dover Duathlon 5/22-  3rd Overall Female

New Jersey Devilman Half Lite 5/8-   5th in AG

Cape May Bike Time Trial-  1st in AG

West Deptford Riverwinds Triathlon 4/17-  3rd…

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Just a quick note to all to use common sense and be ready for the heat.  Here are a few reminders that will help allow you to train through the hot hot hot summer.

By all means, DO continue to train.  Remember that training in adverse conditions for sure makes us better rounded and prepared for the great unknown of what mother nature will dole out on any given race day. But use common sense: it's free and almost always right.

 

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