Training?

[colby]

Hello!

We are in spring (feels like summer in atlanta), and I was wondering what everyone is up to training-wise. Anyone have races coming up from that 2011 race schedule thread?!

Maybe I am just ready to talk about my first on e IM St. George is 3 weeks from this saturday May 7th. Jeez. It has come fast! I only have a bit more of the hard stuff before I get to taper...which is good, because my legs are tired!

Anyone else getting out there now? Races coming up? It's warm enough to get this tri talk going!

I don't know about Utah, but we're VERY springy up here, still with nights into the 30s and days barely in the 50s. We have yet to see a day reach 60 degrees. Not that you can control the weather on race day, but I'd be afraid to put my little toes in the water here on May 7 Here's to hoping for some warming weather in the next few weeks.

I am racing Ironman CdA, last Sunday in June, and a lot of misc stuff through the summer. My first race after that is 2 weeks later, it's just a sprint but I think it's going to hurt. My big picture goal this year is to try to adapt better to warmer weather and test traveling and racing. I will be doing the LA Triathlon in October (or is it September?) and Ironman Florida in November.

I doubt I'll do anything but running races before Ironman - 12k beginning of May, a half marathon around memorial day, etc.

2011 here we come!

[MCAP]

I have a super sprint May 1, a multi state bike race May 14, a sprint May 22, a Sprint July 24, an open water swim race July 23, and Chicago Triathlon (olympic) on August 28. I'll do some running races in between too.

I'm so excited for this year!

[spindizzy]

Wow Kacie- that came up fast! How's the new bike?

Did an 8k 2 weeks ago, going to do some cycling in California first week of May, a 5k road race when I get back. First du is May 23rd. I'm doing races every other weekend in the summer. Will do my first (gulp) half Mary ( I think I'll be calling it a Hail Mary....) in October.

Did hills tonight. 38.6km of them. It is still very cold and windy. -3 C tonight, winds from the east 35-45kph. We may get 1 cm of snow on Sunday. *sigh* I keep telling myself that this weather is making me mentally stronger....

7rider and sgf- both competing this weekend- have way too much fun!!

[HillSlugger]

I have my first tri of the season tomorrow, a sprint in Virginia. Water temp: 68F

I'm ready to rock and roll!

[hulagirl]

Did our Pre-Tri Mini Tri this morning (basically we do everything like a real triathlon, at location and everything with all our gear - but we only swim, bike and run for 10 min each) and had a blast. I'm so ready. My hip is still a little wonky and I'm not quite 100% due to the norovirus this past week - but I'm as ready as I'll ever be.

I'm hoping the winds will stay out of the west which means the ocean will stay somewhat calm and jelly-fish free. Today it was clear and just beautiful - ripples of white sand below me. I felt like I was flying. I love swimming at Kailua beach, but only when the winds are out of the west!

T1/T2 sucks though. We have to run with our bikes for a quarter mile! Then mount. Then do the opposite on the way back in. Yikes! And we have a quarter mile run on the beach just before the finish. Oh well...should make for a very sloppy finish for me.

Good news is that my sausage suit (my 1 piece tri suit) isn't as tight as it was last year. Might have something to do with the 6.5 lbs I lost this week due to the sickness! Oh well. It will be back I'm sure!

Have a great weekend everyone. I'm hydrating and resting up for the early morning start and swim/bike/run tomorrow morning!

Denise