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Re: Which triathlons to do in 2010 to prepare for 2011 Ironman?

dnavarro82 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:57:20 GMT

I live in the Chicago area, so I definitely don't have the long open roads. Yes, I plan on volunteering in the 2010 IM. If I head far enough north or south, I can find some hills to ride. Otherwise I will just work with some interval training.

I heard the same thing about not running a marathon before an IM. In talking to a couple marathoners, they agreed.

Thanks for the heads up on the Magazine article. I'll have to get that issue.

Dan

Re: Need a quick read: "new" tri bike on a budget--2003 Martec/BP Stealth

dnavarro82 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:03:24 GMT

I know this is super late, but I figure I'd chim in anyways. I think you made a good choice in sticking with your current ride. If yoiu still have the money you were going to spend on the other bike, use it to upgrade your current bike. Another option (long-term though) would buy to build a bike of your own. Start with a good to decent frame, and as you get money that you can spend freely, start buying part by part.

My 2 cents

Re: Which triathlons to do in 2010 to prepare for 2011 Ironman?

dnavarro82 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:11:16 GMT

I would have tried for the 2010 Madison IM, but it was sold out the following day of the race. For my first IM, I would like to do one that is close by. I have a different background then you, seems like you are more from the distance realm. I have a swimming, biking and running background, but I competed in mainly sprint style events. So, I definitely have to incorporte some longer distance events.

Re: Which triathlons to do in 2010 to prepare for 2011 Ironman?

dnavarro82 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:58:23 GMT

gwyn523, sorry to break into your request, it's just that I have the exact same goal as you. Going for a 2011 Ironman Madison goal. Maybe we can help eachother. I am an avide mountain biker and have compete in numerous XC races and downhill races. I have also completed a few sprint and international distance triathlons. Please feel free to object or add in ideas/recommendations to my 2010 plan.

- I plan on continueing to race mountain bikes (both XC and downhill)

- Compete in the Chicago Triathlon (International distance)

- One or two Xterra triathlons

- Compete in local 5K & 10K's possibly half marathon

- inbetween all this swim, bike and run when I can

I definitely need time management recommendations in training of an IM. I am married and have a full time job, so I am struggling to find free time for training.

Re: Great Job!

dnavarro82 — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:47:57 GMT

1.5K Swim, 40K Bike, 10K Run.

Yeah, it was a lot of fun. One step closer to my Ironman goal...that is definitely way down the road, but i'll get there.

1st International Distance Tri Complete!

dnavarro82 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:39:03 GMT

Yesterday morning, I completed my 1st International distance tri. I did the Chicago Tri, anybody else do this one too?

Here are my stats:

Swim: 30.06 - Very surprising considering my fastest in training has been 32+ so I am very happy about this time. I just wish I was 7 seconds faster to break that 30 minute mark.

T1: 2.02 - Not a clue about transition times. Is this good, bad, average?

Bike: 1.19.05 - I was a bit dissappointe about this, I was hoping for a 1.15.00. So I don't know if I just wasn't pushing hard enough, or the head wind there was. It was definitely strong enough to feel myself slwo down, but nothing crazy.

T2: 2.25 - Not a clue about transition times. Is this good, bad, average?

Run: 52.36 - I was dissappointed about this too, I was hoping to average, tops, an 8 minute mile. I don't think I trained enough in the running, and could have done a few more bricks. Not making excuses, but I hurt my knee about a week and a half ago, so I was somewhat consciuous about that and wanted to make sure I was able to make the full 6 miles without walking...and I did!

Total Time: 2.46.17

Overall, I'm happy with my results. My main goal was to come in the top half for my age group, which I did...198th of 519

What do you guys think of the times?

Re: 1 week from Tri and hurt my knee, help...

dnavarro82 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:22:17 GMT

OK, its less than a week, knee is feeling a little better but still tender. Anybody have anything for me?

1 week from Tri and hurt my knee, help...

dnavarro82 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:04:25 GMT

I don't know what happened, but yesterday I did an 8 mile run and around mile 6 the right (outter) side of my knee started to tighten up and hurt a little. I had to stop because of traffic, and once I got started again, it was super tight, and starting more. After a little bit, it loosened up, so I didn't think anything of it. Once I finished I walked for a little bit, then drove home. As soon as I got out of the car and had to bend my knee, it hurt pretty bad. So I have a few questions...What could it be? How can I fix it? Should I ice it, use a heating pad? I need your help, like the title says, I'm a week from the race (Aug. 24th).

Shoe rubbing problem

dnavarro82 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:36:03 GMT

OK, so I am planning on running with no socks for the tri I am doing on the 24th, but I have a problem with the back of the shoe (top of lip) rubbing the skin off my akilies. It hurts real bad, and well, lets just say it gets messy. Other than bandaids, what else can I do? Would body glide work? Putting a ton of vasaline on the lip of the shoe work?

Re: My first tri is on Saturday- a few questions

dnavarro82 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:29:38 GMT

I"m not a pro on this stuff by any means, but here is my two cents...

For the shoes, not by choice, but because I already had them, I am using New Balance Trail Running shoes. They are pretty light and have a lot of cushion. http://www.newbalance.com/running/trail?filterFlag=true&cat=1&subcat=6&ptype=1&gsm_1=1

As for the cramp, it may not be the best thing to do, but it works for me...honestly, I just swim right through it. I throw in a couple streaks of harder kicks in hopes of loosening up the cramp, and it usually works.

I'm sure everyone has different ideas, but like I said, thats just my two cents.

Good luck on Saturday!