So I did it. I completed my first 25k. My goal was to finish 2:30:00 and I ended up 2:29:36. So let’s break down this race: Start of the race We’ve sure had some beautiful days the last week. Unfortunately, race day was crap. It was cold. Very cold. …
First mountain bike race of the season under my belt. I was slower this year than previous years, and even though I expected that, the reality is still disappointing. My Garmin race time is 1:56 for the two laps, which puts me in the bottom third of my category. The…
I was reading an article on how to pace an Ironman race and it got me thinking about my own pacing statistics. So I went on TrainingPeaks and compiled the information based on race type/distance. I only picked from 2012 races: Race Name Type of Race Avg. Heart Rate Avg.…
Race #2 of the season in the books. Once again I dropped down from the 62-mile race to the 36-mile race. I am glad I did because I stunk at this race. At 2:06:36 I finished 51st out of 144. Yeah, I sucked. The good news is that I…
Cool video Heather shot prior to swim start. . 2013 Escape From Alcatraz Swim
The swim report is located here. Bike The bike portion of the race was rather uneventful. I knew I would be facing some serious climbs, this is SF after all. My best description would be a mountain bike course on the road. By this I mean, the climbs were steep…
Oh where to start with this one. I’ll try to make it quick. Packet Pick-Up Uneventful. The so called ‘Athlete Village’ was about the third the size of Iceman Cometh Expo. Very disappointed, although I did save a lot of money. I didn’t bring my normal nutrition gels (Gu). I…
The latest newsletter covered the run course. I don’t know too much about it other than there are two very big hills which includes some sort of long stair climb up the dunes. “The run course of this event can challenge even the most seasoned athletes as you run from…
I started with the swim newsletter, which you can read here. Now it’s time to move on to the bike portion of the race. The newsletter starts out discussing the weather. This race is normally in June, but moved to March because of the World Cup Yacht Race. Due to…
The race director does a great job sending out newsletters about the March 3 event. The first newsletter discussed the overall schedule of the event. The second newsletter discusses the big item: The swim. The picture below gives you an idea of how the swim is structured. The main even…
Assuming the world does not end in a couple days, my 2013 race schedule looks pretty good. The race season starts off with a beauty: Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in SF. After that a nice dirt road race and a couple mountain ibke races, then a bunch of triathlons. For…
This is from an article in Runners World magazine written by Ed Eyestone. Purpose of benchmark workouts are to measure your fitness and hone in your speed. The workouts are based on goal race distance: Marathon 16 miles at race pace at the end of a ‘high-mileage’ week. “Not tapering…
The final race of the year is done. Granted I may pick up a CX race, Iceman was the last true race for me. I didn’t hit my goal time of under 2 hours, so that was disappointing, especially since I felt like I was going fast the entire race. …
This Saturday will be my first mountain bike race since May. This could be an issue come Saturday. Mountain bike racing requires VERY different training than triathlons. With my triathlon training, my focus was on tempo and steady state power output and heart rate zones. Mountain bike training is almost…
A couple of months ago, I submitted my name and race results hoping to get picked in the lottery for the 2013 Escape From Alactraz Triathlon. Last Monday, I got the call (well, email) that I was selected. The race is during Spring Break (March 3rd) so that works…
All but one triathlon is over. The final triathlon is Reeds Lake, but that is more to redeem myself after last years god-awful performance. After that, I’m putting my tri bike away and not looking at it for a long time. Also, my focus will shift to Iceman where my…
Race results: 5:54:07 Placement: 89/196 Swim (1.2 miles): 39:41 (70th place) Bike (56 miles): 2:44:11 (61st place) Run (13.1 miles): 2:20:55 TSB: 6.7 I survived my first HIM. Really happy with my placement as well. Being in the top half is not too bad for this being my first. This…
Race results: 1:49:04 Placement: 16/41 Swim (1/2 mile): 13:52 (9th place) Bike (18 miles): 51:04 (6th Place) Run (4.5 miles): 41:51 (33rd) TSB: –7.8 It’s been awhile since I’ve had a race. I’m use to having a race every other weekend, but my focus has been on training for…
The State Games of Michigan Mountain Bike Race was held this past Saturday. I’d give you a nice race report about the strengths/weaknesses from this race, but I can’t. My duties as assistant race director took priority of me racing. I was pre-registered and the RD is going to reimburse…
Swim Course (1500M): 28:44 Bike Course (40K): 1:07:47 Run Course (10K): 1:06:45 The race went really well….okay, 2/3rd’s of the race went well: SWIM No major issues with the swim. Actually, the swim was rather peaceful. Other than at the start, I rarely hit another swimmer. I actually stopped to…
