Training
October Totals and Race Results
Nov 8th
After rolling my ankle, not running for two weeks and catching a cold, I ran in the Mystic, CT Tarzan Brown River Run. It was an awesome race, and had some great chowder afterwards. I managed a 41:10. This averages out to 7:31 min/mile. I had originally hoped to go sub 40, but decided to take it easy instead.
Results: http://www.plattsys.com/results/res2008/tb08.htm
Pictures: http://www.smugmug.com
Quote
Oct 18th
Not sure where this came from but, “There will be a day when you can no longer do this. TODAY IS NOT THAT DAY!” Similar to Carpe Diem!
Simon Lessing Quote on Training
Oct 4th
“Now lot of athletes feel they can bide their time and hide behind gadgets like power taps and heart rate monitors and fundamentally lose the notion pure hard work gets you to the finish line. I see it all the time. Athletes look for the easy way out. They buy expensive equipment aero helmets training gadgets – power taps, and constantly hold themselves back. They have notion that it is easier to do it that way. But the bottom line is this is a hard sport. You have to swim, bike and run and the combination makes for a physically grueling, tough sport. There is nothing like hard work.” –Simon Lessing
While I think this holds true, the gadgets can help if you use them properly, but I do read race reports all of the time from people trying to hold back and lower their HR and their Watts, I go full out and races and I have always figured if I blow up, I messed up in training, not in racing.
2009 Races and Goals…HELP!!!
Sep 26th
I am racing a 50mile Ultramarthon in April (10-12th) 2009, I would like to do Nutmegman 1/2 (September 20th, 2009). I am torn if I want to race IMKY or do Mooseman (1/2) in June and Beach to Battleship (1/2) in November 2009.
So choices are
1) Ultra, IMKY, maybe Nutmegman
2) Ultra, Mooseman, Nutmegman, and maybe B2B
3) ?
The conundrum is this, I honestly am not sure if I can get in enough long rides to truly be ready for IMKY. The distance really does not intimidate meet, as much as my lack of long bike rides. I also enjoy ocean swims, and like my wetsuit (DeSoto), so in that respect IMKY is a bit of a turnoff.
Advice?