Bring It: July 2011

Monday, July 25, 2011

Race the River 7/24/11

Race the River 2010 was my first triathlon that I competed as an individual. In years past I had been apart of team triathlons. I remember being very nervous about the swim during the 2010 race and ended up doing respectable doggie paddle to finish under 20 minutes in the swim. My transitions were decent for a first timer but I knew that the 2011 race would be different.
After finishing the summer season in 2010, I committed to running the CDA Marathon in May 2011 to see if my body could withstand the training needed to complete Ironman CDA in 2012. Also, I needed to upgrade bicycles to compete in Tri events, thanks to Bob and Shane at Two-Wheeler in Hayden, ID. The guys at Two-Wheeler go above and beyond to take care of their customers. Also I decided that my 10 yr old surfing wetsuit wasn't the easiest to get in an out of in a hurry. So I upgraded to an Xterra Tri wetsuit. The wetsuit for me gives me buoyancy, by helping my legs float which keeps me from plowing the water.

Working on the swim was also a priority this year because my respectable doggie paddle won't cut it in the IMCDA 2.4mi swim. I took lessons from Mike Hamm during the winter and enrolled in a Tri specific course at the Kroc Center CDA. Worked on technique with Derek Garcia from the Kroc Center who is also a pro triathlete who competes in IM competitions everywhere.
After completing the CDA Marathon over Memorial Day weekend 2011, I really haven't running consistently. My focus has been the swim and bike. I guess after knowing that I could do a marathon, I knew that I should focus on the other parts of my training.
Another focus of my training has been nutrition. My wife knows how to cook and we have always eaten healthy meals, but I began researching endurance nutrition. After talking with my buddy Johnny Ukich who is a pediatric dentist I confirmed the choice of using Hammer Nutrition for my athletic adventures. In talking to Johnny, who competes on the bicycle and has done IMCDA. He told me the story about his training for IMCDA a few years ago. He had never had a cavity(he is a dentist)and had 11 cavities after training for IMCDA because he was drinking sugary healthy drinks. He told me about Hammer products and I knew that I was on the right track. Started using the Hammer Heed and Gels for my marathon training.
Well, enough rambling for today. But I do want to share my results with you from my 2 attempts at Race the River at Riverston in Coeur d'Alene from 2010 and 2011.
It shows you what you can expect from your first tri and then if you put some effort towards your next.
Anything is possible. Bring it.
Age Group 2010 - 23rd out of 36
Overall Placing 2010 - 233rd out of 615
Age Group placing 2011 - 14th out of 50
Overall Placing 2011 - 96th out of 678

Race the River at Riverstone - Coeur d'Alene
	.5 mi Swim	T1	Bike	T2	3mi Run	Total
7/25/2010	0:19:33	0:03:15	0:34:40	0:01:39	0:27:48	1:26:57
7/24/2011	0:12:58	0:02:15	0:29:37	0:00:58	0:25:10	1:10:58

Thursday, July 14, 2011

3 mi OFK Run

Untitled by kuvinnie at Garmin Connect - Details

Run started in a mist and ended with a nice Nebraska Sunset. Running 5 miles seems like a bit of a jog after all the marathon mileage from earlier in the year. Putting in some run miles to get ready for the Race the River Sprint Tri next weekend. Hopefully I can get some good pool time and then focus on some bike miles next week. Looking forward to beating my time from last year in the RtR of 1:26:57. Depends on T1, but I think I could shave 10 minutes with a new bike and wetsuit. Fingers crossed.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Bring it

At work today, I found myself looking at finish times from last years Race the River 2010.
After running a marathon in early 2011 and now focusing my energy on #IMCDA 2012 I am measuring up my fitness current, and where I want to be.

Traveling throws a big hurdle into the mix, especially when I am used to 70 degree run temps and stuck in 105 heat index places. Just have to remember to Bring It, though.

Bring It

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Home to Bennett Bay Hill by kuvinnie at Garmin Connect - Details

Mowing the yard