Running / Triathlon Thread

[pearlandhorn 3269]

We're picking up the RV on Thursday and spending the majority of the evening packing.  I'm leaving work at noon on Friday and picking up the kid on the way home.  Hopefully we'll be out of town by 2 and in Waco by 6 at a campground on Lake Waco about 15 minutes from the start line.  Hang out that evening and head to registration Saturday morning.  There's a group meeting at 7 AM Saturday morning for an early swim in the Brazos that I might join.  I'm making a list of all the stuff I need to bring with me. I'm also taking the day off work on Monday so we can leisurely leave and head back to Houston.  It'll be a nice getaway for the wife and kid as well.

 

Edited October 1 by pearlandhorn

[Clintonaldo 2574]

3 hours ago, pearlandhorn said:

We're picking up the RV on Thursday and spending the majority of the evening packing.  I'm leaving work at noon on Friday and picking up the kid on the way home.  Hopefully we'll be out of town by 2 and in Waco by 6 at a campground on Lake Waco about 15 minutes from the start line.  Hang out that evening and head to registration Saturday morning.  There's a group meeting at 7 AM Saturday morning for an early swim in the Brazos that I might join.  I'm making a list of all the stuff I need to bring with me. I'm also taking the day off work on Monday so we can leisurely leave and head back to Houston.  It'll be a nice getaway for the wife and kid as well.

 

I was going to say make a list and check it off as it is packed into RV. I would bring extra gels and shit because things will get lost.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Made it to Waco last night in time for registration Friday. Going for a swim in the brazos this morning with a group and dropping off the bike around 2. Water temp yesterday was 81 and they are advising no wetsuits when though it’s optional. 

My son made some friends with some kids in the RV park who are in from Colorado. The dad is racing his 10th 70.3. Chatted with him for a good 20 minutes yesterday evening. 

[Basil 754]

Fucking congrats Clintonaldo! That’s manly, hard shit and I’m jealous.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Bike dropped off. It’s going to be a hot run! Hopefully we get some cloud cover and a breeze tomorrow.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

15 minutes ago, pearlandhorn said:

Bike dropped off. It’s going to be a hot run! Hopefully we get some cloud cover and a breeze tomorrow.

Just coming to post that you are in the “ why am I doing this phase”. Drink electrolytes and stay off of your feet after you drop $200 in the tent on clothing. Eat your last meal around 5 and toss and turn all night in bed. Wake up early to force a shit out. #sub6wecoming

[Clintonaldo 2574]

Bike dropped off. It’s going to be a hot run! Hopefully we get some cloud cover and a breeze tomorrow.

As I am on my 8th beer and down $300 for the day in gambling I am jealous you are racing tomorrow.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Thankfully, I’m pretty regular at 5 am. I’ve got my feet propped up in the RV watching football with the dog while the kid and wife are out shopping.

Thankfully I deflated my tires before I dropped my bike off. Tires are popping in the sun.

Call it bad juju but I don’t buy anything before I finish a race. I’ll buy some stuff tomorrow wearing my medal.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

3 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

As I am on my 8th beer and down $300 for the day in gambling I am jealous you are racing tomorrow.

I just realized that I signed up for this race 10 months ago. It’s absolutely insane that it’s finally here. I’m super thankful I was able to make it through two marathons and an Olympic triathlon in that time, without getting injured. Super thankful for the kind words as well.

Snagged a pic of the finish line as well. Cant wait.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

I just realized that I signed up for this race 10 months ago. It’s absolutely insane that it’s finally here. I’m super thankful I was able to make it through two marathons and an Olympic triathlon in that time, without getting injured. Super thankful for the kind words as well.
Snagged a pic of the finish line as well. Cant wait.

Forgot to mention bring your own pump tomorrow to air up tires. Put one of your stickers on it so it doesn’t get lost. Don’t get suckered into people blowing by you on the bike. You will pass them back on the run if you stick to your plan. Drink more than you think you should on bike.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

10 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

Forgot to mention bring your own pump tomorrow to air up tires. Put one of your stickers on it so it doesn’t get lost. Don’t get suckered into people blowing by you on the bike. You will pass them back on the run if you stick to your plan. Drink more than you think you should on bike.

Yeah, I sure will. I’ll grab fluids at every aid station and top up. 1000mg of salt every hour. Electrolytes are most important.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

Yeah, I sure will. I’ll grab fluids at every aid station and top up. 1000mg of salt every hour. Electrolytes are most important.

2 bottles on your bike is enough fluids so don’t stop. You’ve done the work. Trust the plan.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Just now, Clintonaldo said:

2 bottles on your bike is enough fluids so don’t stop. You’ve done the work. Trust the plan.

I’ve also got the reservoir up front. Plan is to premix tomorrow morning and dump electrolyte mix in aero reservoir, one more bottle of electrolyte mix, and bottle of water behind me. I’ll have plenty but if one goes flying like a bottle rocket on a bump, I’ll grab one.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

I’ve also got the reservoir up front. Plan is to premix tomorrow morning and dump electrolyte mix in aero reservoir, one more bottle of electrolyte mix, and bottle of water behind me. I’ll have plenty but if one goes flying like a bottle rocket on a bump, I’ll grab one.

I thought you had the same setup as me. When you get home take it off your bike and rinse it out. That hydration system is a game changer as you can stay in aero. Make sure and call out your intentions on bike tomorrow. There will be a lot of people on the course and common sense goes out the window.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

4 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

I thought you had the same setup as me. When you get home take it off your bike and rinse it out. That hydration system is a game changer as you can stay in aero. Make sure and call out your intentions on bike tomorrow. There will be a lot of people on the course and common sense goes out the window.

I also got the dual bottle cages behind me. My bike came with the aero reservoir only. I wanted more fluids so added the dual bottle cages in the back. I clean it every time I use it.

And 100%. They were talking about drafting penalties today. With my slow swim, I imagine I’ll be passing quite a few people on the bike. 

Edited October 5 by pearlandhorn

[Clintonaldo 2574]

Pearlhandhorn is just past halfway point on the bike and he has sped up a little. Depending on run he will hit his goal of sub 6 hours if everything keeps going the way it should. 

[Clintonaldo 2574]

6 more miles on the run and he is done. Will be a little over 6 hours. He is in the pain cave. 

[pearlandhorn 3269]

2 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:

6 more miles on the run and he is done. Will be a little over 6 hours. He is in the pain cave. 

I sure as shit was 😂.

it was 93 degrees when I finished the bike. Headwinds at mile 30 of the bike as well.

Proud of myself for finishing - over 200 people dropped due to heat. I bonked at my 8 of the run, had to start run walking.

All in all, happy to finish. If it was only about 25 degrees cooler, it would have been fantastic.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

3 minutes ago, pearlandhorn said:

I sure as shit was 😂.

it was 93 degrees when I finished the bike. Headwinds at mile 30 of the bike as well.

Proud of myself for finishing - over 200 people dropped due to heat. I bonked at my 8 of the run, had to start run walking.

All in all, happy to finish. If it was only about 25 degrees cooler, it would have been fantastic.

You’ve learned a lot for next time too. It’s hard to describe that level of fatigue. You just have to go through it to appreciate it. My first 70.3 was 6:30 and my third was 5:29:55. 

[pearlandhorn 3269]

38 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

You’ve learned a lot for next time too. It’s hard to describe that level of fatigue. You just have to go through it to appreciate it. My first 70.3 was 6:30 and my third was 5:29:55. 

I compare it to my first marathon. I was completely thrown at mile 20. It was pain I had never experienced before in my life. 

I thought I had enough salt (3000 mg on the bike) but it wasn’t enough. I was cramping when I pulled in. Left quad and right calf were toast.

I learned a lot, enjoyed every second of it. Bunch of support on the run and the volunteers were great. I’m ready to sign up for Galveston 70.3 to be honest. 

[Clintonaldo 2574]

How are we feeling today ?

[pearlandhorn 3269]

1 hour ago, Clintonaldo said:

How are we feeling today ?

Feeling great! Only really soreness I have is my calves.  I went down and talked to the guy I met at the campground last night and he was in rough shape.  He's not used to the heat being from Colorado.  He said the race kicked his ass and he struggled in the run as well.  Most people I've seen were saying the same.  The heat just got the best of a ton of people.

We made it back to Houston today.  There's a ton of racers that are complaining about being pulled after they finished the swim.  The race director advised them that all wet suit folks would be going after the non-wet suit folks and that the T1 cutoff was 9:50 am.  The more non-wet suit folks there are...the longer it takes all of them to get in the water.  Race started at 7:30 and they were letting people in 3 at a time.  I don't think I got into the water until 8 or so.  I don't believe the first wet suit wearer made it into the water until 8:50.  Dozens of people got pulled right when they got out of the water because they wouldn't make it out of T1 until after 9:50.  Hell, some of them didn't even finish the swim until after 9:50.  I mean, they were told multiple times to not wear a wet suit, but they did anyway.  I kinda feel bad for them, but I kinda don't.  Couple folks saying that they panicked 100m into the swim and had to be pulled. 

Bunch of people were also complaining about the chip seal on the road on the bike.  It was about 20 miles.  My hands went numb and my feet were hurting from all the bumping.  Apparently that was new from the race last year.  Super rough road that I wasn't used to at all being in the Houston area and mainly riding on county/residential roads.

In retrospect, I'd like to do Galveston, mainly because it's so close to home, but I've also heard good things about it.  I'm also looking at Florida and of course, Chattanooga.  My wife likes to go and support and see all the cool bikes.  And my son, wife and I both like taking the RV places. 

[pearlandhorn 3269]

First activity was today after resting the previous 3 days.  Felt nice to get back out and run.  I'm leaning towards not doing the full Houston Marathon this January and just doing the half as I've got my eye set on Galveston 70.3 in early April.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

8 hours ago, pearlandhorn said:

First activity was today after resting the previous 3 days.  Felt nice to get back out and run.  I'm leaning towards not doing the full Houston Marathon this January and just doing the half as I've got my eye set on Galveston 70.3 in early April.

You will do a full in 2 years. 

[pearlandhorn 3269]

11 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:

You will do a full in 2 years. 

I’ve got to get clearance from my wife before I sign up and train for a full. The training is a part time job in itself. With an 8 year old and a full time job, something would have to give.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

I have a half marathon on Sunday and I will be pushing a kid with special needs. There is a very good chance I will crush 15 beers Saturday watching the Tennessee alabama game so I’m uh a little nervous for Sunday. 

[pearlandhorn 3269]

@Clintonaldo:

 

[Clintonaldo 2574]

I slept 3 hours last night and took 4 shits the morning. I threw up at the start line and wiped my mouth off and winked at the boy’s mom and told her we are about to have a good day. Finished 2:00:24 because the other runner was slowing us down.

[0xdeadbeef 1651]

17 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

I slept 3 hours last night and took 4 shits the morning. I threw up at the start line and wiped my mouth off and winked at the boy’s mom and told her we are about to have a good day. Finished 2:00:24 because the other runner was slowing us down.

  You ran a 2 hour half while pushing a chair?   Well done, that's hardcore.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

  You ran a 2 hour half while pushing a chair?   Well done, that's hardcore.

Yeah. Thanks. My pr is 1:28 last year. Running with this organization is the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.

[Basil 754]

I had surgery in May after part of my knee cartilage fell off. At my doc’s rec I started cycling but my bike totaled itself when the derailleur snapped under pressure and cracked a rear fork. I tested the knee a month ago and it felt OK so I signed up for the Houston marathon. About to go on my first 13-mile plus run since my knee fell apart. I’m kinda nervous. Doesn’t help that it’s seventy degrees at the end of fucking October.

[Basil 754]

Forgot to band aid my nips. Oops.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

39 minutes ago, Basil said:

Forgot to band aid my nips. Oops.

Good luck man.  Bandaids just don't work for me and fall off due to chest hair.  I use NipEaze from amazon and they work magically.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

1 hour ago, Basil said:

Forgot to band aid my nips. Oops.

How did it go?

[Basil 754]

I’ve been shaving my chest hair for a few years. I did it in the summer because of the heat/humidity in Houston and haven’t looked back.

Run was good. 15 miles at 10:00 per. It’s a little frustrating being 2 minutes slower than I was in March but what can you do? The fitness will come in time.

[Basil 754]

BTW, I’ve been following this thread and have got it in my mind to do a 70.3. Congrats to you all.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Houston Half this morning and set a PR of 1:43:09. Not bad.

[Basil 754]

16 miles felt like shit today. 75 degrees/95% humidity at 5:00 am. In fucking November.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Been battling what I think is Covid for the last week or so. Just overall felt like shit. Today was really the first day I felt normal. I’ll probably go for a run in the morning. It’s been a week since I’ve run and I’m itching to get back out there.

[Mr. Drummond 2199]

Signed up for the Chicago Olympic Tri in August.    Have a 1/2 marathon in feb in galveston.     Been a long time since i did a tri (1997), guess i need to buy a bike at some point and hang out in here.  

[crum 525]

anybody have particular goo/gel that doesn't wreck the stomach? 

[Hefeweizen 5321]

Alright you badasses.  This old dude is going to do the Monterey Bay half this weekend and as long as I do 230 or less I’ll be pleased.  My pace running now is about 1030 for shorter runs and 1130 for long runs.  If this doesn’t wreck me I’ll do the Big Sur marathon next year, since I don’t have to do the lottery .  Wish me luck as I do the slow fat guy shuffle Sunday.

[Basil 754]

16 hours ago, crum said:

anybody have particular goo/gel that doesn't wreck the stomach? 

I've found SiS isotonic to be easiest on the stomach.  They are water-based so you can take them without additional water but you also have to cart bigger packs around with you.  I can fit about 4 in a pocket of compression shorts.

https://www.scienceinsport.com/eu/go-isotonic-energy-gels-sis

[Basil 754]

12 hours ago, Hefeweizen said:

Alright you badasses.  This old dude is going to do the Monterey Bay half this weekend and as long as I do 230 or less I’ll be pleased.  My pace running now is about 1030 for shorter runs and 1130 for long runs.  If this doesn’t wreck me I’ll do the Big Sur marathon next year, since I don’t have to do the lottery .  Wish me luck as I do the slow fat guy shuffle Sunday.

Good fucking luck.  Hope you have good weather.  And go for 2:15 for the fuck of it.

[Hefeweizen 5321]

49 minutes ago, Basil said:

Good fucking luck.  Hope you have good weather.  And go for 2:15 for the fuck of it.

The only guarantee is good weather.  It will be 50 at the start and about 55 to 57 when we finish.  The smell of dead anchovies will be intense because we’ve had a huge kill due to hypoxia recently.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

19 hours ago, crum said:

anybody have particular goo/gel that doesn't wreck the stomach? 

I use Gu for training as they’re relatively inexpensive. For race day, I splurge and do Maurten (if it’s a running race). They’re about double the price. I typically don’t race with water and Maurten go very easy on the stomach and don’t require water. Hammer just tears my stomach up. 

Edited November 5 by pearlandhorn

[Noozak 324]

Just found this thread! I've been on an 11 month journey (so far) to go from nothing to outright qualifier for 70.3 worlds. The plan was to race Augusta 70.3 in September and keep building into next season but the hurricane made sure that wouldn't happen. Thankfully, Ironman is really good about the options so I was able to bump it to Ironman 70.3 Florida in December. I've run a bunch of half marathons and swam when I was younger so the only thing I am starting fresh on to say is the bike. My current projected finish time is around 4:45 an outright qualifying slots (not a rolldown) tends to be around 4:10 in my age group (35-39). I have a long ways to go. Right now my biggest gains are going to come from the run. To be fair I don't even know if it's in my genetics to run a 1:18 half marathon lol. Currently I'm training about 15-18 hours a week and I'm doing this as a personal challenge/for fun so we'll see what happens. Maybe by the end of next year I'll be close enough to compete.

[pearlandhorn 3269]

2 hours ago, Noozak said:

Just found this thread! I've been on an 11 month journey (so far) to go from nothing to outright qualifier for 70.3 worlds. The plan was to race Augusta 70.3 in September and keep building into next season but the hurricane made sure that wouldn't happen. Thankfully, Ironman is really good about the options so I was able to bump it to Ironman 70.3 Florida in December. I've run a bunch of half marathons and swam when I was younger so the only thing I am starting fresh on to say is the bike. My current projected finish time is around 4:45 an outright qualifying slots (not a rolldown) tends to be around 4:10 in my age group (35-39). I have a long ways to go. Right now my biggest gains are going to come from the run. To be fair I don't even know if it's in my genetics to run a 1:18 half marathon lol. Currently I'm training about 15-18 hours a week and I'm doing this as a personal challenge/for fun so we'll see what happens. Maybe by the end of next year I'll be close enough to compete.

Nice man. Welcome!

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Wife and I are running the Bryan/College Station half in December and I don’t have an event planned after that until March. I’m looking at Chattanooga or Florida 70.3 in May.

We’re moving next month and marathon training would be tough for January Houston full.

[Noozak 324]

Thanks! It's been baby steps so far and hard to keep my eyes on the big picture but progress is progress. Next year I'm doing Chattanooga 70.3, Augusta 70.3 and maybe a third one late fall. I would love to do a west coast race at some point but the idea of flying with my bike sounds anxiety inducing lol. Thankfully there are a good number of east coast races within driving distance