Training Archive: O Steve!In the 7 days ending 2008-08-24:
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Sunday Aug 24 | ||
| Mt Bike (road) 55:21 [1] | |
| Recovery ride with Kari up to Isle Bun and Coffee for Cinnamin rolls and coffee.....
thats when Mike and Julia rolled up on their bikes also and we all hung out on the sidewalk and had coffee and rolls... nice..... | ||
Saturday Aug 23 | ||
| Swimming 15:57 [4] | |
| ahr:154 | ||
| Kingswood Off Road Triathlon...what a great little event...they only had 37 participants show (they got a late start this year but wanted to get one event under their belt)....I wanted to just do my best and beat the other old looking guys on the rack next to me that looked over 50....
after a quick swim warm up we all lined up for the half mile swim at the small beach...there may have been only 37 but there was definately some fast people there...I roughly estimate that I was 8th/10th? around the first bouy when I found the feet of a women who was swimming dead on my pace....I tucked in and rode her bubbles all the way to the finish...beautiful clear lake....I did not have anything to compare against but it felt like a good swim....now had Ian showed for this swim off I would be able to tell you how I did... | ||
| C • good job 2 | ||
| transitions 2:19 [4] | |
| steep trail run up a hill to the open grass transition area....I had stuffed my tevas down at the lake to throw on quickly for the trail run up and that woarked well....wet suit srtipped off easy and I but my bike shoes on.....no socks....no problem... | ||
| Mt Bike race 1:10:11 [4] | |
| ahr:167 | ||
| ...2 loops of a course that was 35% single track with some very twisty moments....40% very hilly grass prarie trail that chattered your teeth at times...and 15% dirt road and 10% double track....I knew it ws going to be slow going at it was....there were 3 "spin like crazy or fall over" hills....4 sections on each loop where I had to get off and push due to steepness and 2 steep "switchdown" sections where you had to be on your breaks to keep on the trail....2 loops of this and it was very tough...I estimate I was about 8th or so off the swim and lost about 6 places on the bike....I followed my "swim buddy" around the course as our fitness and mt bike skill matched pretty well....first loop in 35:11 and 2nd loop in 35:00....fell twice but did not lose much time....was supposed to be around 10 miles but who knows.... | ||
| transitions race 35 [4] | |
| quick change of shoes and threw on my Solomans....no socks... | ||
| trail running race 33:38 [4] | |
| ahr:162 | ||
| the run was supposed to be 4 miles but I believe it was substantially short....40%" singletrack sidecut on steep incline, 30% two track and 30% gravel road.....had a few hop over the log sections also....my legs were feeling rough from the bike section but I got warmed up and just tried to keep a decent pace....had a few steep singletrack sections where a fast hike was employed...
I figured the run would take me 40 minutes or so if the distance was accurate but was glad to see the finish line come up quickly..... I finished in 2:02:42....managd to beat the two older looking guys and got 1st in my age group (but I am not sure how many 50-59 there actually was... so I am not really holding this up as a major accomplishment...) a great event with great staging, course marking and course.....I assume it will grow bigger in the future..... Ian, you missed a good one and all your concerns of a crowd were unrealized.... | ||
Thursday Aug 21 | ||
| Mt Bike 50:32 [4] | |
| ahr:150 | ||
| went out to bike the mt bike course for the Kingswood off road tri...its gonna be painful...I tried to go easy to just check out the course but that wasnt possible...
....very slow course on singletrack and hilly grass trails...I am going to have to be off my bike and push on a few hills and technical sections that you could easily wipe out on.....lots of tight switchback down hills that kill you speed as you try and keep it on the trail.... definitely not my kind course...plays to my weaknesses.....2 loops..... despite all of this its gonna to be a fun challenge....I think its going to be a small field of 50 or so.......should be interesting to see what types come out to do it.....1/2 swim, 10 mile mt bike, 4 mile trail run..... | ||
Wednesday Aug 20 | ||
| trail running race 37:40 [4] 4.31 mi (8:44 / mi) vdot: 35.4 | |
| ahr:164 max:182 | ||
| ....it got late and Kari and I had to pick between the MNOC sprint and the Tartan Terrible......decided to do the 4.3 mile Tartan Terrible to get in a good workout...fun to mix it up......2 loops of a cross country course with lots of double track trail.....very fun run and I felt pretty good after a half mile....finished 36th of 73 and 4th in Age Group....Kari came in a minute later and was 3rd in her Age Group of 14.... | ||
| C • Well done... 1 | ||
Monday Aug 18 | ||
| Swimming 30:21 [4] | |
| weight:173lbs | ||
| 8 x 100 in 1:26-1:27 with :45 rest...
7 x 50 in :40 with :50 rest... hoping to swim 13:15 in my triathlon half mile swim on Saturday.. | ||
| Note | |
| signed up and will be doing a off road triathlon this saturday at Little long lake west of the cities....1/2 mile swim, 10 mile mt bike, 4 mile trail run....
Ian, we could have a shoot out.. ....I figure he would have the edge on a mt bike and trail run as opposed to a road bike and road run..... | ||
| C • triathlon 2 | ||