2011 Race Season

[spindizzy]

Mulling over stuff for next year. Likely will do a couple of olympic distance duathlons in June and July. Sprint season starts Victoria Day; 2 more sprints after that then the Olympic Distance races

Our race series has been bought by WTC - so we'll have to see if they keep same format.

In the meantime - in order to improve - I have had a few assessments done. Apparently, I'm a little bit competitive .

Body fat analysis via the BodPod. I am 24.6% which for my age makes me "fit." I would like to get to "lean" - 22%.

I saw a nutrition person who just recommended a variation of what I do already - which was not helpful in losing weight this year. I saw another guy with Doctorate of Natural Medicine - he was more in tune with me. He has me following a Paleo diet in conjunction with The Zone. So I've given up dairy, legumes and all refined carbs. Potatoes are allowed as a recovery food after a hard workout. Dropped 5 lbs already. It's tough, but I feel fine.

Had a running gait analysis done. This was an eye opening - especially the view from the back. (ugh!) Left glute weakness++++++. Also, L leg is a bit extended on landing. And though I thought I ran pretty upright - it was noted I am a bit kyphotic. Good stuff to work on.

Left supraspinatous is torn. Rehabbing that.

Metabolic testing next Saturday. My next season official training begins November 1.

Trying a new saddle - though at this point it is the least of my worries.

Of course I have some time/speed goals for run and bike - I will refine those as I go along. Throw in a few road races along the way.

Let the fun begin!!

[kacie tri-ing]

Spin! That stuff sounds so interesting. Paleo is fascinating (but as a vegetarian there is no way I would do it, but I think the idea is really cool).

I am interested to hear how the 5150 series goes too.

[JuneHawk]

I haven't really planned out my season yet but my goals for next year are:

Run my first marathon - hopefully Boston in April.

Complete my 1st HIM - Have not picked a race yet - looking at Providence 70.3 in July or a race in upstate NY the same weekend.

I like to try and do a race per month in the summer so probably a spring in May and June the HIM in July then an OLY either August or Sept (or both)

I am pretty sure that Boston cannot be a 1st marathon since you have qualify to even run it. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!

[sgf726]

Actually there are a number of charity spots available for Boston which don't require time qualification. I am hoping to run either for Dana Farber or Team-in-Training.

[cervelogirl]

Anyone else? Anyone going for their first tri next year? Anyone stepping up the distance for the first time?

I'm stepping up the distance for the 2011 season - tackling the 70.3 (half-iron) which means running a half marathon...I am so NOT a runner so this is going to be a real challenge for me

So far this is my 2011 calendar:
Pacific Runner's First-Half - half-marathon, Feb 13, 2011
Mission 3 - super sprint, June 25, 2011
Great White North - half-iron, July 3, 2011

won't be able to get to too many more til the end of the season as I've got two weddings to attend as a bridesmaid!

[colby]

Fall 2010 - marathon (90% likely to be the Seattle Marathon)

Spring 2011 - varying half marathons and shorter distances, and self-made semi-triathlons
June 2011 - IM CdA
July 2011 - Considering doing the Seattle to Portland (200mi ride)
Remainder of summer 2011 - varying olympic and sprint distance races

Not really anything different than I've done. I may look for a HIM for fall, if I can find something that fits the bill. I don't think I'm interested in back to back Ironman races, though Florida sounds nice (but I think it's pretty difficult to get into).

Here I am to eat my words.... I just signed up for Ironman Florida 2011.

[kacie tri-ing]

Here I am to eat my words.... I just signed up for Ironman Florida 2011.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So exciting!!!!!!!!!!!

[colby]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So exciting!!!!!!!!!!!

I have mixed feelings. It will be my first attempt at a two-Ironman season, but Florida is a nice flat race so it won't be as challenging as Coeur d'Alene anyway. The weather also wasn't bad, and I guess I'd rather travel to Florida than Arizona (though Florida has more humidity risk, Arizona can get windy). I'll likely switch my Thanksgiving 2011 marathon to an "in recovery" half marathon (3 weeks post IMFL another marathon would be entirely too ambitious).

I'm amazed at how long it took to sell out - I read that it just sold out a couple of hours ago.

[sfa]

I've decided no more triathlons for me--I hate the swimming that much.

So instead a friend and I are going to do the Great Greenbrier River Race Triathlon next year: 3 miles running, 4 miles flat kayaking, 10 miles cycling (run and bike are both on a rail-trail). Should be a fun day!

Now I just need to learn how to kayak. Well, I can move myself forward in a kayak, but I've never actually gotten started in one by myself before--there's always the rental guy helping set me up and push me off!

Sarah

[sgf726]

Now that we are actually getting closer to the season and I need something to think about other than all the snow I have started to firm up my plans more.

Current plans for 2011:
>April 18 - Boston Marathon - 1st Marathon, running with Team in Training to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
>June 4 - Escape the Cape Spring Tri - Sprint
>June 17 - Mass State Tri - OLY
>August 21 - Timberman 70.3 HIM (1st HIM distance)

I may also do another sprint early Aug between the OLY and HIM and am thinking either a sprint or 1/2 marathon in early May.

Anyone else?

[GLC1968]

Current plans for 2011:
>April 18 - Boston Marathon - 1st Marathon, running with Team in Training to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Awesome! I'm chuckling that it's on the 18th again. That's my father's birthday. When we lived in Boston and it fell on his birthday one year, he joked with all this college budies in other cities that his whole company got the day off work BECAUSE it was his birthday (my dad was a VP at the time). They were all amazed at his power! He really floored him when he said that they were also running a marathon for him!


My plans for 2011 have expanded a bit.

Feb 5: Resolution Run 5K
May 7: Canby Gator Grinder sprint tri
June 4: Blue Lake sprint tri
June 25: Pacific Crest OLY (my first!)
July 11: volunteer at Rev3 Half Iron in Portland
July 31: Mid-Summer sprint tri
Aug 21: Scoggins Valley sprint tri OR Crater Lake Century
Sept 10: Warrior Dash
Oct: 16: Girlfriends Half Marathon

Plus I'll probably do a few practice midweek mini-tri's in July at Hagg Lake. I REALLY wanted to do Irongirl at Hagg Lake but it happens to fall on the same weekend as Pac Crest which is my 'A' race for the year.

[kacie tri-ing]

Switched up my season some, but now I am officially registered for the big stuff!

IM St. George May
Rev3 Olympic Quassy June
Rev3 Full Cedar Point September
Rev3 Olympic October

There will probably be some smaller things in there (like finishing my recovery right now), but those are the key races, with Cedar Point being the A race for times!

[spindizzy]

Kacie - I am very excited for you and your goals! Still waiting for our series to open so I can commit.