My miles were at 11 this week, but included a 5K race at the Great American Trucking Show.
Lebanon IN 8/22
6.5 miles. 5 in 49:30, then 1.5 easy. Had some minor heel pain.
Dallas TX 8/26
GATS 5K. 3.16 miles in 27:00 minutes.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Weekly Update to August 21
I ran 12 miles this week, meeting my goal.
Youngstown OH 8/15
3.7 miles in 37 minutes. Saw a deer and was able to run on the trail behind the Pilot truckstop.
Altoona IA 8/17
3.1 miles in 30 minutes. Around the grounds of the Bosselman's truckstop. Very warm run.
Susanville CA 8/20
5 miles in 53 minutes. Ran the length of the only trail in town, then checked out some neighborhoods.
Youngstown OH 8/15
3.7 miles in 37 minutes. Saw a deer and was able to run on the trail behind the Pilot truckstop.
Altoona IA 8/17
3.1 miles in 30 minutes. Around the grounds of the Bosselman's truckstop. Very warm run.
Susanville CA 8/20
5 miles in 53 minutes. Ran the length of the only trail in town, then checked out some neighborhoods.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Weekly Update to August 14
11 miles total this week, I was taking it a bit easy this week as a recovery from the triathlon last Saturday.
Colton CA 8/8
3 miles easy on the treadmill. Legs felt a bit stiff.
Coburg OR 8/11
Legs felt fresher today, 5 miles in 48:00. 1 of the miles at 8:30, another at 9:00
Castaic CA 8/12
3 miles in 30 minutes. I found Castaic lake nearby!
Colton CA 8/8
3 miles easy on the treadmill. Legs felt a bit stiff.
Coburg OR 8/11
Legs felt fresher today, 5 miles in 48:00. 1 of the miles at 8:30, another at 9:00
Castaic CA 8/12
3 miles in 30 minutes. I found Castaic lake nearby!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Camp Pendleton Sprint Triathlon
Goal #1, survive and finish.
Goal #2, post a slow time so that I can be assured of setting a new PR at my next race.
All goals accomplished!
A triathlon is an event including swimming, biking, and running. A sprint triathlon consists of a 500yd swim, then a 30K bike ride (a little over 18 miles), followed by a 5K run (3.16 miles).
I expected the swim to be easier for me. I had swam in high school. Admittedly that was a few years ago, but isn't there such a thing as muscle memory? Truthfully, there was too much muscle memory. The surf is pretty rough off this coast, and we swam out into eight-foot surf with water temperatures in the low 60's. I came out of the first couple of waves and started stroking and discovered immediately that the low-rise head turn I had cultivated during school to minimize effort of taking a breath does not work well in surf. Coughing and choking, I dodged the attendants that had already been pulling people out of the water. Jim and I had planned out angles of attack to keep the rip current from taking us off course, and I made it efficiently, if not quickly, around the two buoys and back to the beach.
I was surprised to see Jim coming into the transition area as I was leaving. He had started in the next wave behind me, and was not planning to have a fast swim. He has about 20 triathlons under his belt, and experience is a big help. He ended up passing me in the first five miles of the bike part,and his split time for the biking was just under an hour.
I kept up a steady pace in the biking. I had borrowed Jim's mountain bike, and we had forgotten to adjust the seat to my height. With the lower gearing compared to the road bikes, I did not let the people passing bother me. My split turned out to be 1:20:00.
I did not have a lot of gas left for the run. I tried to maintain 10:00/mile pacing, but could not. Jim is a talented runner and did the 5K in 26:28. I managed only a 37:46. I was sure glad to see the finish line!
My final time was 2:23:03, which was last in the mountain bike division. In comparing my times, though, I found that I had beat at lease one person in all the civilian male divisions over 25 years old. Not bad for a first timer.
I am looking forward to another tri. My slow performance may even have encouraged Jim's twin, Joel, to give it a "tri".
Goal #2, post a slow time so that I can be assured of setting a new PR at my next race.
All goals accomplished!
A triathlon is an event including swimming, biking, and running. A sprint triathlon consists of a 500yd swim, then a 30K bike ride (a little over 18 miles), followed by a 5K run (3.16 miles).
I expected the swim to be easier for me. I had swam in high school. Admittedly that was a few years ago, but isn't there such a thing as muscle memory? Truthfully, there was too much muscle memory. The surf is pretty rough off this coast, and we swam out into eight-foot surf with water temperatures in the low 60's. I came out of the first couple of waves and started stroking and discovered immediately that the low-rise head turn I had cultivated during school to minimize effort of taking a breath does not work well in surf. Coughing and choking, I dodged the attendants that had already been pulling people out of the water. Jim and I had planned out angles of attack to keep the rip current from taking us off course, and I made it efficiently, if not quickly, around the two buoys and back to the beach.
I was surprised to see Jim coming into the transition area as I was leaving. He had started in the next wave behind me, and was not planning to have a fast swim. He has about 20 triathlons under his belt, and experience is a big help. He ended up passing me in the first five miles of the bike part,and his split time for the biking was just under an hour.
I kept up a steady pace in the biking. I had borrowed Jim's mountain bike, and we had forgotten to adjust the seat to my height. With the lower gearing compared to the road bikes, I did not let the people passing bother me. My split turned out to be 1:20:00.
I did not have a lot of gas left for the run. I tried to maintain 10:00/mile pacing, but could not. Jim is a talented runner and did the 5K in 26:28. I managed only a 37:46. I was sure glad to see the finish line!
My final time was 2:23:03, which was last in the mountain bike division. In comparing my times, though, I found that I had beat at lease one person in all the civilian male divisions over 25 years old. Not bad for a first timer.
I am looking forward to another tri. My slow performance may even have encouraged Jim's twin, Joel, to give it a "tri".
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