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On 12/28/2024 at 5:25 PM, Clintonaldo said:

I’ve logged 65 miles this week running and 3 hours on the bike. Looks like I am doing the Chattanooga 70.3 and Chattanooga 140.6 again. #runitback

I was close to choosing Chattanooga in May. Easier to convince the wife to take the RV to Florida and the beach in that time of the year 😂 

Good luck man! I’ve been substituting my bike time for the gym and have gained a good 9 pounds since Waco. I’m still averaging about 30 miles a week running 3 or 4 days per week.

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13 minutes ago, pearlandhorn said:

I was close to choosing Chattanooga in May. Easier to convince the wife to take the RV to Florida and the beach in that time of the year 😂 

Good luck man! I’ve been substituting my bike time for the gym and have gained a good 9 pounds since Waco. I’m still averaging about 30 miles a week running 3 or 4 days per week.

I was hoping you would be doing Chattanooga this year but I understand completely. You have to pick your battles. Maybe next year. 

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On 12/30/2024 at 9:17 PM, Clintonaldo said:

I was hoping you would be doing Chattanooga this year but I understand completely. You have to pick your battles. Maybe next year. 

Question for the triathlon folks in here. When you’re riding for training, do you wear tri shorts or bike shorts?

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I’ve got:

Early March: Fresh (Brookshires) 15k in Tyler

May 10: 70.3 Gulf Coast - Panama City

Oct 25: Marine Corp Marathon

I would be doing a marathon this winter/spring but I’m homeless, living with my parents and in laws while we search for a house.

Im running probably 30-40 miles per week, swimming and cycling once each per week and lifting once or twice a week. I’ll start a more formal routine for Panama City within the next couple weeks. Right now, I’m just doing what I feel like.

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I’d like to do another marathon this year. I’ve done 3 in the past, most recent being Dallas BMW in Dec 2022. My time was 3:54:49 which was my PR.

I have my eye on the Cowtown on Feb 23. I live in FW so it would be convenient, plus there are no other big marathons in this region later in the spring. I could maybe wait for OKC but I don’t like Oklahoma.

Not sure if I’m where I want to be from a training standpoint. Holidays and weather have been a hindrance. My longest runs thus far have been 13.1, 14.5, 16.5, and 13.1. I’d like to get to 20+ over the next 3 weeks to actually feel good about it.

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I'm running the Houston Marathon Sunday.  I'm gong to take a break from running after that to give my surgically-repaired knee time to fully heal.  I've got a shiny new bike, though, and will be looking for some races.

I'd like to do a 70.3 this year but I'm not going to be able to put in the time on my knee by April (Galveston).

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February - Austin Marathon (pacer)
February - Disney Princess Half Marathon (Orlando)
April - Cap 10K (Austin)
September - USATF Masters Half Marathon Championships (did this last year and loved it), TBD location
December - The Marathon Project (Tuscon)

I'll sprinkle in a couple 5Ks and maybe another 10K in there too. Back to the majors in '26 for Boston and Berlin.  

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51 minutes ago, Basil said:

 

I'd like to do a 70.3 this year but I'm not going to be able to put in the time on my knee by April (Galveston).

Take a look at the T100 series.    Las vegas is probably going to be october.   Might give your knee enough time to heal.  

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On 1/13/2025 at 4:58 PM, Basil said:

I'm running the Houston Marathon Sunday.  I'm gong to take a break from running after that to give my surgically-repaired knee time to fully heal.  I've got a shiny new bike, though, and will be looking for some races.

I'd like to do a 70.3 this year but I'm not going to be able to put in the time on my knee by April (Galveston).

Good luck. I hope you’re drinking some electrolytes. 

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On 1/12/2025 at 5:05 PM, pearlandhorn said:

I’ve got:

Early March: Fresh (Brookshires) 15k in Tyler

May 10: 70.3 Gulf Coast - Panama City

Oct 25: Marine Corp Marathon

I would be doing a marathon this winter/spring but I’m homeless, living with my parents and in laws while we search for a house.

Im running probably 30-40 miles per week, swimming and cycling once each per week and lifting once or twice a week. I’ll start a more formal routine for Panama City within the next couple weeks. Right now, I’m just doing what I feel like.

If I didn’t have something going on May 10th I would come to PCB and help you for the weekend. It will be here before you know it. 
 

What do you think you’ve learned from your first 70.3 that you are doing different for training now ?

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Just now, Clintonaldo said:

If I didn’t have something going on May 10th I would come to PCB and help you for the weekend. It will be here before you know it. 
 

What do you think you’ve learned from your first 70.3 that you are doing different for training now ?

Bike more. A lot more. Run less. Formal training starts next week. I’ll give myself a 15 week build up, a week taper.

I’m also going to do more long rides with runs after. More rides outside. I’ll probably aim for 90 grams of carbs per hour on the bike instead of 60. More salt tabs. I do think a lot of my issue was nutrition in the second half of the bike and it just crept up on me during the run. Slow down on my brick runs. An issue I have is coming off the bike and immediately going at a 5k pace due to my heart rate already being in zone 3. 

You’re going to crush it. Same question to you on your full. More long runs?

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4 minutes ago, pearlandhorn said:

Bike more. A lot more. Run less. Formal training starts next week. I’ll give myself a 15 week build up, a week taper.

I’m also going to do more long rides with runs after. More rides outside. I’ll probably aim for 90 grams of carbs per hour on the bike instead of 60. More salt tabs. I do think a lot of my issue was nutrition in the second half of the bike and it just crept up on me during the run. Slow down on my brick runs. An issue I have is coming off the bike and immediately going at a 5k pace due to my heart rate already being in zone 3. 

You’re going to crush it. Same question to you on your full. More long runs?

For 70.3 this year I will be riding every weekend at least 40-60 miles and running 6- 8 after. Still doing spin twice a week with most of them being about 1:20 and running some after. In previous 70.3’s I just wasn’t biking enough. Speed work will be on Wednesday’s 

 

For the 140.6 I am not changing much. I will still do at least 3 century rides and after one of them I will do a 16 mile run. Somehow for my first 140.6 last year I nailed training and just fucked up not bringing salt tablets on the run. 

 

One thing I have learned over the last 4 years is I need Ironman’s to keep me on a good path otherwise I drink too much. This might be my last full as there is a promotion at work coming up and if I take it my work will get hectic for awhile. 

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32 minutes ago, Clintonaldo said:

For 70.3 this year I will be riding every weekend at least 40-60 miles and running 6- 8 after. Still doing spin twice a week with most of them being about 1:20 and running some after. In previous 70.3’s I just wasn’t biking enough. Speed work will be on Wednesday’s 

 

For the 140.6 I am not changing much. I will still do at least 3 century rides and after one of them I will do a 16 mile run. Somehow for my first 140.6 last year I nailed training and just fucked up not bringing salt tablets on the run. 

 

One thing I have learned over the last 4 years is I need Ironman’s to keep me on a good path otherwise I drink too much. This might be my last full as there is a promotion at work coming up and if I take it my work will get hectic for awhile. 

To comment on your last paragraph, I can totally relate to that. If I don’t have a race to concentrate on, I’ll lose focus. I don’t drink, but I’ll get lazy, lose motivation. Having a race allows me to set goals. I may do Waco again if I don’t do MCM in October. Not 100% sure yet.

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Thanks. Run went well. Fueling was good and my knee gave me no complaints. I didn’t look at my watch on the course which made it more fun.
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With the wind it was freaking cold in Houston today for the marathon. Much to my surprise, I got a PR and beat my time by about a minute and a half. With that said I don’t think I’m cut out for a full… think I’ll stick to halfs from now on. 

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On 1/22/2025 at 9:02 AM, YChang said:

That's amazing, are you qualified for the majors now?

I’m not a burner at all. I ran 2023 Houston with my wife. She’s a lot slower than me and I think we did 4:50. I told her I’m running on my own for 2024 and ran a 3:49 which I was very happy with. We then met some friends in Vegas to run in April 2024 and I ran about half of it with a buddy. If I had gone by my own pace I would have gotten under 3:30. I really only look at Boston qualifying times and I’m wayyyy off for my age group. I think 35-39 is under 3 hours now for a qualifying time. I’ll try doing sub 3:30 for MCM in October.

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On 1/23/2025 at 12:42 PM, pearlandhorn said:

I’m not a burner at all. I ran 2023 Houston with my wife. She’s a lot slower than me and I think we did 4:50. I told her I’m running on my own for 2024 and ran a 3:49 which I was very happy with. We then met some friends in Vegas to run in April 2024 and I ran about half of it with a buddy. If I had gone by my own pace I would have gotten under 3:30. I really only look at Boston qualifying times and I’m wayyyy off for my age group. I think 35-39 is under 3 hours now for a qualifying time. I’ll try doing sub 3:30 for MCM in October.

That’s still amazing. I signed up for the half for Houston next year. I think my running goal for now is just to run for fun and participate in half’s in picturesque places. Looking at Portland and some international ones. Maybe I’ll attempt a full again later, it’s such a commitment to train for it. 

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How hard and how much time, relatively, is the swim part of the tri? I suck at it and never do it. I’m good with biking and running.
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On 1/26/2025 at 1:06 PM, Basil said:


How hard and how much time, relatively, is the swim part of the tri? I suck at it and never do it. I’m good with biking and running.

For me, I did the swim in 50 minutes in Waco. It wasn’t hard at all. @Clintonaldois a much better swimmer than I am. He’s around 40 minutes I believe for a 1.2 mile swim.

 

Tweeked my back this morning…putting on my riding shorts. I’m out for at least 3 days.

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I did swim last year in 35:49 but I had a little help with current. I am not a great swimmer but I train with 2 who have turned me into a little above average. They have been able to critique a few things and they’ve made a big difference. One of them told me “ you dont’ have a swimming problem but you do have a breathing problem” and that did wonders for my confidence. 

 

Even if you train in swimming only to get a little faster as it is more about being fresh for the rest of the day. I’ve seen several people shoot their wad on the swim and were spent for the day.

 

Speaking of fitness, I just dropped another $200 on shoes today so if you are keeping score at home that is $749 in less than a week. 

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7 minutes ago, pearlandhorn said:

For me, I did the swim in 50 minutes in Waco. It wasn’t hard at all. @Clintonaldois a much better swimmer than I am. He’s around 40 minutes I believe for a 1.2 mile swim.

 

Tweeked my back this morning…putting on my riding shorts. I’m out for at least 3 days.

https://www.trisignup.com/Race/TN/Spencer/TriFallCreekFallsTriathlon

I am going to do this race this summer as a training day. You should look into it. I will get your hotel room if you come up. 

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3 hours ago, Basil said:

Looks like I’m going to have to dedicate some time to learning to swim before doing a half. I’m tired after a few laps.

It’s all breathing. I would recommend breathing on the same side every stroke on that side at first. This will sound weird but if you could get someone to film you I can help you. 
 

I can guarantee you that you are using your legs too much. Kick from your hips and not your calves. 

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For me its running that is the problem, i'm still a fairly big guy, 6'2ish / 235 with tree trunk legs. I grew up swimming, and biking is my strength (relatively) - i am almost "good" at cycling.

But I just hang on in the runs and have accepted (for now) my 2:40 half marathon time.   I get passed like crazy in the final hour of a triathlon because of my speed on the bike.    I continue to work on my running. 

We all have our strengths and weaknesses, that's what makes triathlons fun.

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1 hour ago, Mr. Drummond said:

For me its running that is the problem, i'm still a fairly big guy, 6'2ish / 235 with tree trunk legs. I grew up swimming, and biking is my strength (relatively) - i am almost "good" at cycling.

But I just hang on in the runs and have accepted (for now) my 2:40 half marathon time.   I get passed like crazy in the final hour of a triathlon because of my speed on the bike.    I continue to work on my running. 

We all have our strengths and weaknesses, that's what makes triathlons fun.

Exactly. My first time in the pool I couldn’t even go a length and it mentally fucked me and the guy I train with was laughing at first but through hard work I am a swimmer now. Triathlons are about improving yourself and I can tell you I respect the hell out of anyone who signs up and puts it out there to see what they are made of. I love hanging out at the end of the race and cheering people on during the cut off. Those are the people that are really challenging themselves and it chokes me up sometimes. 

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4 hours ago, Clintonaldo said:

Exactly. My first time in the pool I couldn’t even go a length and it mentally fucked me and the guy I train with was laughing at first but through hard work I am a swimmer now. Triathlons are about improving yourself and I can tell you I respect the hell out of anyone who signs up and puts it out there to see what they are made of. I love hanging out at the end of the race and cheering people on during the cut off. Those are the people that are really challenging themselves and it chokes me up sometimes. 

This right here. It doesn’t matter if you’re first or last. If you can’t run, walk, if you can’t walk, crawl. Just don’t stop moving forward.

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