In the past 2 weeks Ive swam a mile 2 different times. This is truly and epic accomplishment for me. Im slow and I just dont feel "awesome" in the water. Aside from that Ive been terrified of the water since my Peregrine Charities Tri. I dont understand why. Im not afraid of the water. Im afraid of the distance more than anything else. I suppose its a lack of open water swims. On my list of goals to do more open water swimming. Aside from that. 2 mile long swims in less than 2 weeks is a big deal for me. Im not really losing any weight at this moment but I do seem to be progressing at least in one discipline. Now to focus on some running too. If I can get the Swim and Run down I can "Fake" the Bike right Rachelle? ;) An Olympic may not be to far fetched for me even yet this year. I was truly hoping for a 70.3 this year but I think my season is going to lapse before I can get there. I guess ill focus on the run and get the Half marathon and potentially a marathon.
Workouts to improve your swim
http://www.swimsmooth.com/breathing.html
Great Article : Chrissie Wellington's guide to the open water swim
Update:
I absolutely love my Prescription goggles I got from swimoutlet.com. They are a good fit and feel and for the first time ever I feel more secure in the water because I can actually see. Cheap enough for anyone and easy too.
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Oct 21, 2011
Peregrine Charities 2011 Triathlon - Race Report
Sorry it took me so long to get this up here.
Sat Afternoon I packed up all my "race junk", that's how my wife and I refer to the equipment I have spent all of our money on. I loaded it all into the van broke the bike down and took out the back seat. Not in that order. We packed an overnight bag and all the stuff for a new baby and took off. Despite speeding all the way up the drive took a lot longer then I thought it should, and in hindsight I cant explain why cause the drive home didn't take nearly as long.
We arrived at the lake at about 5 pm. Lots of people milling about but I found my way to the registration table and got my race packet picked up. Unpacked my gear and got my bike tagged and headed over to transition. Transition area looked 1/2 filled with bikes. I found a nearly empty rack and picked and outside edge. I then realized they were going to shove 7 bikes on each rack. these racks were not big enough to do that. Uggh! I knew in the morning my bike was going to be crammed in hard. I did what I could and put a garbage bag on my seat and handle bars and taped 2x GU packs to my repair kit bag I was not going to risk not having a GU pack because of clumsy hands or improperly secured nutrition again. Stepped back and surveyed what was sure to be a mess in the morning. I walked to the boat ramp and looked out across the lake. I smiled to myself and in my head I thought "Tomorrow I would be a triathlete". Then I looked at the posted water temp 63*. "Well maybe next year I can be a triathlete."
Wife and I talked with Amber the race director for a few minutes. She was getting ready to give a course talk which I was not sticking around for and she gave me a quick run down. Nothing special I didn't miss anything. We hopped back in the car and then went and drove the bike course. It was going to be a good day tomorrow. Nice bike course.
We headed over to the hotel and checked in then I made a crazy decision to eat pizza hut. Ya Ya Ya I know not necessarily the best idea. But man it was good I ate a half large Pan supreme with Jalapenos It was divine! I haven't had greasy pizza in a long time. I know it was really stupid It could have ruined my race, but I didn't! :)
Back at the Hotel I prepped all my gear for the morning. Fell asleep to the sound of my son crying.
Race Summary and Results
Well there you have it my first Official Triathlon completed. 1:45:40.7
Im somewhat confused to my finish time because when I actually crossed the line the time above the finish read like 1:41 or 1:42 or something similar. I was in the first wave of swimmers so Im not really sure how the time got off. I know I wasn't penalized. Meh whatever.
This graphic shows the comparison to the other guys in my AG Its pretty obvious where my weak issues are.
Things for next year
Lots of swim training
Improve my 5k time to as close to 25 min as possible
Pedals & Shoes
Potentially a Gearing upgrade
Lose 15-20 more pounds by spring
Race Day
OMGIC - OMG Its Cold! Wake up and WIN! I showered ate apples and peanut butter and drank crappy coffee.
Got dressed and loaded my cheering section into the car. I felt bleh! not great just OK. I was getting race butterflies big time. Im always astonished at pre-race traffic. Its was still dark and 100's of athletes are making there way to the same place while others dream about pancakes and sleeping in another hour. Ok I too was dreaming the same things. No place to park...Im going to end up walking a half mile to transition. I hope this doesn't count against my time. I grabbed all my stuff and started trekking to transition.
Really glad I covered my seat and handle bars. Super Dewy! There was an extra bike on our rack. Already crowded with 7 bikes somehow we got lucky and some awesome racer decided they could fit there bike on too. I set up my area and decided I needed a second shirt which I didn't bring. I ran back to the vehicle and grabbed the long sleeve technical shirt that came with my packet. Glad for that I needed it. I ran over and grabbed my timing chip and barely made it back into transition before it closed. I through my wet suit on and got ready for the waves to start.
Swim
Standing at the boat ramp a few of us ask about waves and no one really knows we keep getting told someone will tell us. No one told us and All AG Men and Clydes took off at the same wave. which is Ok but no one knew that so there was alot of confusion at the whistle people standing on the boat ramp as half the swimmers took off. Already nervous, blind, and not disorganized my swim start sucked!
As I waded out and dove in I literally felt my chest implode from the cold. I immediately begin to have problems. The water was so cold I couldn't keep my face down. Every time I tried it would take my breath away. It was horrible. For all the swimming I did It seemed to not help at all I shudder to think how I may have reacted with less practice. I was 200 yards out and began to panic... a combination of not being able to see not being able to breath and the cold caused me to freeze up and forget what I was doing. I almost lost it. I managed to get control and breath and I told myself. "IF you stop you will sink and you will drown." It was really the only thing that kept me going. I felt so heavy and so slow. People were passing me like crazy. I just kept stroking knowing that I would eventually hit the shore again. I was 100 yards from shore and I looked over and saw a kayak and thought momentarily about swimming over to it to rest but realized it was 50 yards to the kayak and only 100 to shore. What a waste...so I kept going. I'm glad I did I was only wimping out. I hit the boat ramp and really felt like crap as I took my first 4-5 steps out of the water. Then I kind of cleared my head and ran into transition. I'm glad that's over.
Official time: 16:07.7
Official time: 16:07.7
T1
I knew my swim time was slow but there were other green caps in transition with me and there were at least a handful of green caps coming out of the water still so I wasnt last. I shucked off my suit and got my cycling gear on. I knew my transitions was slow and I was really still trying to get my head clear from the swim. I didnt realize how slow until later. Wow time was standing still. Oh...I forgot to put on my Chest Strap for My HRM.
Official time: 5:01.2
Official time: 5:01.2
Bike
Running out to the mount line and I am off. Its a little chilly and the wind is not strong but makes the temperature feel worse then it is. I felt really good on my bike until about 6.5 miles. I took my GU and instantly became acutely aware that my right foot felt weird. Annoyingly weird. I could not get it out of my head. I couldn't figure it out. was it numb from my posture? Or Just really cold? I wasn't sure. As I was mentally wrapped up in this I lost concentration during a small hill climb and geared my bike to far and Derailed my freaking chain. I was really making good time too. I stepped off my bike and my right foot hit the ground and I couldn't tell I was standing on it. I think I was stopped for more then 2 minutes. I could not get the chain unjammed from the derailleur. I did finally manage to get it back on and then carefully pedaled up the remainder of the hill in a gear far to low. I crest the hill and there is the turn around at halfway. I try and make up time but my foot is jacked up. Im convinced its the cold now as no other parts of my body feel numb or anything. I must have gotten my sock wet. As far as performance goes I dont feel im doing too bad. I feel much better then Hickory Grove at halfway. I come out of the rolling hills and only have a few small hills left and all flat I decide to really crank and try and make up some lost time. The wind is not quite at my back but it is helping me a little. I pass few of the people who gained on me from the chain issue. I know Im still down. I make a turn as I'm approaching the intersections before heading back into the park and Im hit by a wall of wind. I'm only 2 miles from the finish and I approach this poor girl completely in arrow wearing almost nothing. A sports bra and some short Spandex Boy Shorts. As I passed her I told her I felt for her cause I know she was way cold. You could see how cold she was in her eyes. I later found out she swam in the same outfit no wetsuit. I hit the no pedal zone and preform a Perfect running dismount !!!
Official time: 52:45.2
Running out to the mount line and I am off. Its a little chilly and the wind is not strong but makes the temperature feel worse then it is. I felt really good on my bike until about 6.5 miles. I took my GU and instantly became acutely aware that my right foot felt weird. Annoyingly weird. I could not get it out of my head. I couldn't figure it out. was it numb from my posture? Or Just really cold? I wasn't sure. As I was mentally wrapped up in this I lost concentration during a small hill climb and geared my bike to far and Derailed my freaking chain. I was really making good time too. I stepped off my bike and my right foot hit the ground and I couldn't tell I was standing on it. I think I was stopped for more then 2 minutes. I could not get the chain unjammed from the derailleur. I did finally manage to get it back on and then carefully pedaled up the remainder of the hill in a gear far to low. I crest the hill and there is the turn around at halfway. I try and make up time but my foot is jacked up. Im convinced its the cold now as no other parts of my body feel numb or anything. I must have gotten my sock wet. As far as performance goes I dont feel im doing too bad. I feel much better then Hickory Grove at halfway. I come out of the rolling hills and only have a few small hills left and all flat I decide to really crank and try and make up some lost time. The wind is not quite at my back but it is helping me a little. I pass few of the people who gained on me from the chain issue. I know Im still down. I make a turn as I'm approaching the intersections before heading back into the park and Im hit by a wall of wind. I'm only 2 miles from the finish and I approach this poor girl completely in arrow wearing almost nothing. A sports bra and some short Spandex Boy Shorts. As I passed her I told her I felt for her cause I know she was way cold. You could see how cold she was in her eyes. I later found out she swam in the same outfit no wetsuit. I hit the no pedal zone and preform a Perfect running dismount !!!
Official time: 52:45.2
T2
What do I do in transition? Seriously I have no clue how I managed to burn almost 2 minutes in T2. I did have to move my Garmin from my bike to my wrist and I switched gloves and I grabbed a 2nd GU that I had to dig through my pack for OK I see BUT...I didn't have to switch shoes Or any clothes other then putting on a hat and gloves.
Official Time: 1:58.8
What do I do in transition? Seriously I have no clue how I managed to burn almost 2 minutes in T2. I did have to move my Garmin from my bike to my wrist and I switched gloves and I grabbed a 2nd GU that I had to dig through my pack for OK I see BUT...I didn't have to switch shoes Or any clothes other then putting on a hat and gloves.
Official Time: 1:58.8
Run
Do you know how hard it is to run with only one foot? Wow...My foot is jacked up! I was actually gimping along. Im really struggling to get my pace down while my foot doesnt seem to exist. The almost naked girls passes me. I realize the stupid feeling in my foot is all in my head and push it out and just focus on being smooth, light, and easy. I check my pace and breathing and try to get loose and stay focused. Finding my groove actually came pretty quickly. I felt however that I was struggling to maintain my pace. My foot was warming up and feeling was starting to come back. It was nice to see the groups along the way cheering people on and despite it only being 5K it seemed much shorter. I managed to keep my pace at 10 Min or faster the whole way which was a feat all its own. I have never until 4 days prior to this race ever done a sub 30 min 5K and it appeared as long as I could hold this pace I was going to pull this off in competition. My goal was to just keep pace and finish. I had put 2+ miles under my belt on the run when I began to realize my really was irritated. If it hadn't been cloudy and zero sun all day I would have guessed my neck was sunburned. Some girl had put a Lei around my neck and I thought Oh crap its causing the irritation so I pulled it off even though I only had it on for a few minutes. I just focused on hittign my pace and pushing out to the end.
As I come around the curve I see the crowd, and the cheering is louder, the finish line is right there and try and give it a really good speed boost but just dont have a lot left and only manage a real minor surge.
Official time: 29:49.8
Do you know how hard it is to run with only one foot? Wow...My foot is jacked up! I was actually gimping along. Im really struggling to get my pace down while my foot doesnt seem to exist. The almost naked girls passes me. I realize the stupid feeling in my foot is all in my head and push it out and just focus on being smooth, light, and easy. I check my pace and breathing and try to get loose and stay focused. Finding my groove actually came pretty quickly. I felt however that I was struggling to maintain my pace. My foot was warming up and feeling was starting to come back. It was nice to see the groups along the way cheering people on and despite it only being 5K it seemed much shorter. I managed to keep my pace at 10 Min or faster the whole way which was a feat all its own. I have never until 4 days prior to this race ever done a sub 30 min 5K and it appeared as long as I could hold this pace I was going to pull this off in competition. My goal was to just keep pace and finish. I had put 2+ miles under my belt on the run when I began to realize my really was irritated. If it hadn't been cloudy and zero sun all day I would have guessed my neck was sunburned. Some girl had put a Lei around my neck and I thought Oh crap its causing the irritation so I pulled it off even though I only had it on for a few minutes. I just focused on hittign my pace and pushing out to the end.
As I come around the curve I see the crowd, and the cheering is louder, the finish line is right there and try and give it a really good speed boost but just dont have a lot left and only manage a real minor surge.
Official time: 29:49.8
Race Summary and Results
Well there you have it my first Official Triathlon completed. 1:45:40.7
Im somewhat confused to my finish time because when I actually crossed the line the time above the finish read like 1:41 or 1:42 or something similar. I was in the first wave of swimmers so Im not really sure how the time got off. I know I wasn't penalized. Meh whatever.
This graphic shows the comparison to the other guys in my AG Its pretty obvious where my weak issues are.
Things for next year
Lots of swim training
Improve my 5k time to as close to 25 min as possible
Pedals & Shoes
Potentially a Gearing upgrade
Lose 15-20 more pounds by spring
Oct 17, 2011
An accomplishment a long time coming
Friday morning I ran 5k in Madison WI. inspired by all the collegiate cross country kids in my hotel. Friday night I did 2 miles of sprint intervals and felt pretty good about myself. My whole body was sore with DOMS by Sat afternoon from the effort I put into the sprints.
Sunday I decided that I would run long. My goal was to do 10k which I have never done. I mostly run 5k and have been focusing on speed. So my runs are generally 3-3.6 miles always in that range and always in a 28-33 min time frame.
Lately I have felt like I haven't really been pushing myself to my absolute limit and I feel like I'm cheating myself by not making progress. Why or how I got into this rut I don't know but I'm set on getting out of it. The sprints were one way and me pushing to do faster and faster miles and faster 5K times is another. Sunday I got this crazy Idea that I had the ability to do 10K so I did.
I felt pretty good starting out a little sluggish mostly from poor diet. After the first mile I had settled into a pretty good rhythm and was keeping a careful eye on my pace to make sure I wasn't trying to go to fast my first time.
I did start out a little fast but managed to get things slowed back down to my "safe speed". I brought a water bottle with me and was glad I had. Running 5Ks without water is fine but I didn't want to run twice the distance without anything.
At the halfway I was feeling awesome which was good but I figured by mile 4.5 or 5 is where I would feel the hammer. I just kept spinning my legs with keeping my head up and tried to focus on my form so I didnt get tired from running inefficiently. Mile 4 came and went without even a twinge of fatigue. As Mile 5 ticked by I felt invigorated by the distance and the thought that I was actually going to get this done. I did catch my pace slowing but I think it was more from not being "aware" of my slow down more then anything else.
As mile 6 clicked by I was beaming. My smile must have freaked people out who were driving. I felt awesome and actually considered continuing just to see how far my body would let me go but decided since I normally only go half that distance I didnt want to strain anything.
I ran a total of 6.4 miles in 1:10:08 Actual 10K time was 1:08:01
Sunday I decided that I would run long. My goal was to do 10k which I have never done. I mostly run 5k and have been focusing on speed. So my runs are generally 3-3.6 miles always in that range and always in a 28-33 min time frame.
Lately I have felt like I haven't really been pushing myself to my absolute limit and I feel like I'm cheating myself by not making progress. Why or how I got into this rut I don't know but I'm set on getting out of it. The sprints were one way and me pushing to do faster and faster miles and faster 5K times is another. Sunday I got this crazy Idea that I had the ability to do 10K so I did.
I felt pretty good starting out a little sluggish mostly from poor diet. After the first mile I had settled into a pretty good rhythm and was keeping a careful eye on my pace to make sure I wasn't trying to go to fast my first time.
I did start out a little fast but managed to get things slowed back down to my "safe speed". I brought a water bottle with me and was glad I had. Running 5Ks without water is fine but I didn't want to run twice the distance without anything.
At the halfway I was feeling awesome which was good but I figured by mile 4.5 or 5 is where I would feel the hammer. I just kept spinning my legs with keeping my head up and tried to focus on my form so I didnt get tired from running inefficiently. Mile 4 came and went without even a twinge of fatigue. As Mile 5 ticked by I felt invigorated by the distance and the thought that I was actually going to get this done. I did catch my pace slowing but I think it was more from not being "aware" of my slow down more then anything else.
As mile 6 clicked by I was beaming. My smile must have freaked people out who were driving. I felt awesome and actually considered continuing just to see how far my body would let me go but decided since I normally only go half that distance I didnt want to strain anything.
I ran a total of 6.4 miles in 1:10:08 Actual 10K time was 1:08:01
Sep 30, 2011
Sept 17th, 2011 Jacob Krumm - 2011 Off the Beaten Path Trail Run
Jacob Krumm - Off the Beaten Path - News article about the winners
Sept 17th, 2011
I decided to do the 3K race even though I know the 6K would have been a breeze for me. I had my Triathlon the following weekend the so I didn't want to risk stressing my knee or my hip. So I stuck with the 3k ya short distance but I really wanted to see how much I improved from last year anyway.
I alos convinced my sweet daughter to run it with me. By "convinced" I mean forced. She whined about it the whole time..."Its so cold" It was a little cold.
We got her registered and then I took her out on the trail to show her the hill. She seemed unimpressed and cold. We wandered around mingling and talking to other racers a bit waiting for the race to start. I found there were about 3 other guys in my age group that would definitely give me some competition.
The race was getting ready to start so I grabbed a quick drink of water and got to the start line with my daughter.
Ready, Set, Go!
We start of carefully pacing and I watch my pace closely on my Garmin because going out to fast before the big hill ruins you. I had planned for us to be near the front but not in the front. So we were out in front with the majority of the crowd behind us. On our way up the hill we maintained a good steady pace and I had one of my direct competitors right beside my daughter and I. Man that hill just goes forever. We get to the top of the hill and I keep my pace the same and recover from the hill for about 100 meters before I increase my pace to a full min/mile faster. My Daughter pick right up with me like I didn't even make a change. We drop several people as we move out in front there really is only 1 or 2 guys in front of me as we merge with the 6K runners the path becomes filled with other runners we get passed and pass some others One Old man smokes my daughter and I man he was booking for a 6K pace. 7min/ mile maybe?
We are on the back side of the lake now and the rolling hills start short steep inclines one after the other. Nice run completely secluded by trees. I pick the pace up more and we settle in for the back half. I feel real good and My daughter is rocking it good too. I think she is hanging back with her Dad so she can run with him. We approach the last big hill and I slow down a little. My quads are burning Last year this is where I stopped and walked. Not this time!!! I did slow down though and I told my daughter not to wait on me Go ahead and push hard to the end. I told her to bring the speed now you have less than a 1K. She took off and left me in the dust. As I crested the Hill I see her making her way across the dam with only a few people ahead of her. She is moving pretty quick and looks good. I get up on the Dam and realize this is it. Its time to push hard I increase my pace to full speed, just as I see her cross the finish. I really power through the last 100 meters and finish hard. Coming in at a about a 6 min/mile pace. I cross the finish line and look at my Garmin...Im very happy.
As I wait for results I talk with my wife and daughter and the few other racers who have finished. Its a good sign when there arent many people at the finish line yet.
Results start getting posted.
Official time 16:49 w00t!!! 5Min and 10Sec improvement from last year.
My daughters official time 16:15
I took 2nd place in my AG and 3rd OA Male
My Awesome daughter took 1st in her AG and 1st OA Female
Sept 17th, 2011
I decided to do the 3K race even though I know the 6K would have been a breeze for me. I had my Triathlon the following weekend the so I didn't want to risk stressing my knee or my hip. So I stuck with the 3k ya short distance but I really wanted to see how much I improved from last year anyway.
I alos convinced my sweet daughter to run it with me. By "convinced" I mean forced. She whined about it the whole time..."Its so cold" It was a little cold.
We got her registered and then I took her out on the trail to show her the hill. She seemed unimpressed and cold. We wandered around mingling and talking to other racers a bit waiting for the race to start. I found there were about 3 other guys in my age group that would definitely give me some competition.
The race was getting ready to start so I grabbed a quick drink of water and got to the start line with my daughter.
Ready, Set, Go!
We start of carefully pacing and I watch my pace closely on my Garmin because going out to fast before the big hill ruins you. I had planned for us to be near the front but not in the front. So we were out in front with the majority of the crowd behind us. On our way up the hill we maintained a good steady pace and I had one of my direct competitors right beside my daughter and I. Man that hill just goes forever. We get to the top of the hill and I keep my pace the same and recover from the hill for about 100 meters before I increase my pace to a full min/mile faster. My Daughter pick right up with me like I didn't even make a change. We drop several people as we move out in front there really is only 1 or 2 guys in front of me as we merge with the 6K runners the path becomes filled with other runners we get passed and pass some others One Old man smokes my daughter and I man he was booking for a 6K pace. 7min/ mile maybe?
We are on the back side of the lake now and the rolling hills start short steep inclines one after the other. Nice run completely secluded by trees. I pick the pace up more and we settle in for the back half. I feel real good and My daughter is rocking it good too. I think she is hanging back with her Dad so she can run with him. We approach the last big hill and I slow down a little. My quads are burning Last year this is where I stopped and walked. Not this time!!! I did slow down though and I told my daughter not to wait on me Go ahead and push hard to the end. I told her to bring the speed now you have less than a 1K. She took off and left me in the dust. As I crested the Hill I see her making her way across the dam with only a few people ahead of her. She is moving pretty quick and looks good. I get up on the Dam and realize this is it. Its time to push hard I increase my pace to full speed, just as I see her cross the finish. I really power through the last 100 meters and finish hard. Coming in at a about a 6 min/mile pace. I cross the finish line and look at my Garmin...Im very happy.
As I wait for results I talk with my wife and daughter and the few other racers who have finished. Its a good sign when there arent many people at the finish line yet.
Results start getting posted.
Official time 16:49 w00t!!! 5Min and 10Sec improvement from last year.
My daughters official time 16:15
I took 2nd place in my AG and 3rd OA Male
My Awesome daughter took 1st in her AG and 1st OA Female
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| Male and Female OA Winners |
Jul 24, 2011
Uhh, did I just do that?
PR/NSV ....Earlier this afternoon I made a major breakthrough.
Ive run lots of 5K distances since graduating C25k but When I injured my knee back in February the longest run I had ever done was 4.3 miles on Valentines day just before my injury. Up until about 3-4 weeks ago I hadn't run at all since that day in Feb.
Today despite my quads still being sore from Sat 30 mile Bike ride and the 3 miles I ran on Friday. I decided to run again. Im so glad I did! I hit the 3 miles and I was like I can keep going 5 min... I just kept saying that. 32 min turned into 58 min and I was feeling great I hit 5 miles in 58 min and the only reason I even stopped was because I was running out of time to workout. I felt great. After the 3 mile mark I kept bumping my pace a little and I think I finished running a 9:20 pace. I think my avg pace was 11:20 or something which isnt fast but Im so excited and so happy. My knee feels great and I just ran further then I ever have before.
5 miles, 58 min, and no walking!
Ive run lots of 5K distances since graduating C25k but When I injured my knee back in February the longest run I had ever done was 4.3 miles on Valentines day just before my injury. Up until about 3-4 weeks ago I hadn't run at all since that day in Feb.
Today despite my quads still being sore from Sat 30 mile Bike ride and the 3 miles I ran on Friday. I decided to run again. Im so glad I did! I hit the 3 miles and I was like I can keep going 5 min... I just kept saying that. 32 min turned into 58 min and I was feeling great I hit 5 miles in 58 min and the only reason I even stopped was because I was running out of time to workout. I felt great. After the 3 mile mark I kept bumping my pace a little and I think I finished running a 9:20 pace. I think my avg pace was 11:20 or something which isnt fast but Im so excited and so happy. My knee feels great and I just ran further then I ever have before.
5 miles, 58 min, and no walking!
Feb 14, 2011
I miss the Sun!
Oh my we are having some incredible weather. Its such a relief from this bitter winter ick! I miss the Sun so much my Heart is broken!
The last 2 days have been like a bright sunny day in the middle of winter. I suck at simile!
So yesterday it was like 50°F and sunny. I had to get out and run. It was perfect. I picked a route that had some hills long and steep. Normally I try to avoid hills but I wanted to push myself. I pushed myself alright. I felt like a million bucks
Check my run out here
1st Victory! This is the longest distance I have ever run. 4.2 miles.
2nd Victory! Fastest 5k time 32:07 I completely expect to be sub 30 min easily in a race Im hoping for 28 min in my first race :)
3rd Victory! I realized at about 3.5 miles how much further I had before I got back home and how good I actually felt that I needed to start looking at 10K races.
So about the run. Over all went very well. At about 1.75 I turned a corner and headed back south and right into a head wind. It really put it too me. It took me several minutes to kind of get my speed back up and push through through it I know I was pushing it harder caus eI could feel it physically taking it out of me. The last big hill wasa struggle for me. The head wind and the distance and the hill all coming together to defeat me almost worked. Around the 5k mark I think I hit a mental wall cause I really felt like I wanted to give up and walk the rest of the way home. I pushed through and Im so glad I did. I got past the hill and turned the corner again. Slowed my pace a little unknowingly. I was able to finish at a faster pace than I expected so that was great.
Plus I lost another pound. Woohoo!
The last 2 days have been like a bright sunny day in the middle of winter. I suck at simile!
So yesterday it was like 50°F and sunny. I had to get out and run. It was perfect. I picked a route that had some hills long and steep. Normally I try to avoid hills but I wanted to push myself. I pushed myself alright. I felt like a million bucks
Check my run out here
1st Victory! This is the longest distance I have ever run. 4.2 miles.
2nd Victory! Fastest 5k time 32:07 I completely expect to be sub 30 min easily in a race Im hoping for 28 min in my first race :)
3rd Victory! I realized at about 3.5 miles how much further I had before I got back home and how good I actually felt that I needed to start looking at 10K races.
So about the run. Over all went very well. At about 1.75 I turned a corner and headed back south and right into a head wind. It really put it too me. It took me several minutes to kind of get my speed back up and push through through it I know I was pushing it harder caus eI could feel it physically taking it out of me. The last big hill wasa struggle for me. The head wind and the distance and the hill all coming together to defeat me almost worked. Around the 5k mark I think I hit a mental wall cause I really felt like I wanted to give up and walk the rest of the way home. I pushed through and Im so glad I did. I got past the hill and turned the corner again. Slowed my pace a little unknowingly. I was able to finish at a faster pace than I expected so that was great.
Plus I lost another pound. Woohoo!
Oct 31, 2010
Triathlon Test
Despite still being somewhat under the weather I had a great weekend. Had a real fun time with my kids Trick or Treating I stayed away from the candy for the most part. I snuch a few pieces but not much.
On Sat I was able to stop in at a Nike store where I was looking for some clothing and a new hat and instead found a real nice pair of goggles for $6. Sweet deal!
Sunday I was going to do my 3rd day of C25k Speed training but since I got my new goggles I wanted to swim to which led to me deciding to try and do a whole sprint Triathlon during my workout session.
I knew my transition times would be shot on T1 so I didnt even bother and besides this was going to be my first attempt at this ever. I have done the bike and the run together and even the swim and the bike and the swim and the run but never all three consecutively back to back.
I wanted to still do this as quick as possible even though I knew I was going to have some stupid crap to deal with like getting out of the pool rinsing off changing from swim trunks to Run gear but I still hurried. I think I had about 8 total minutes of transition time of which T2 was only 1:30? Really what I was interested in was my total time and just finishing.
The Swim
My swim is still really bad but I do feel like I'm improving. The goggles were a god send. It really helped me feel more at ease in the water I didn't feel as panicked while swimming about having to breath and getting water in my eye and stroking properly. It was one less thing to worry about. I feel my stroke is pretty good but I need to work really hard on breathing properly and I need to be more aware of my kick. Make sure I'm using my whole leg not just kicking at the knee.
I did most of the 500M freestyle crawl. only 1.5 laps on my back or sidestroke. In the past Ive done half of them on my side or back. Still very hard. I feel so out of breath when I have my head down. I can hold my breath for 1:40 but when Im swimming I cant go 10 secs. Grr very frustrating.
Swim time - 19:50
The Bike
Interestingly I found that when I was doing this I realized how difficult it is to stay focused that Im racing. To constantly be pushing and not get caught up in music or something else. Made me think I need to be more cognizant during training and push harder. Nothing much new here. Since it was stationary I started out the first 6 miles very hard setting level 18/20. Made sure I stayed above the 20mph line the best I could every little bit I would get up on it and push for 30-45 sec. So I wasn't just riding it out. Near the end I did the whole last 3 minutes as hard as I could.
Wipe the bike down and hussle over to the treadmill.
Bike Time - 37:04
The Run
Bricked!! This is probably the most bricked my legs have ever felt. I had about a min and half in between Bike and treadmill. I intended to run my C25k speed training session Wk1 D3 but when I kicked up the pace to 8:30/Mile pace and I hit the .4-.5 mile mark I started getting light cramping in my calves and decided I better ease back a little so I clocked myself back to a 12 min for about 3 min than kicked it back up to 11 min/mile. I ran at that pace till I hit the 1 mile mark and then kicked it up again to just faster than 10:45/mile. I really was feeling quite good during the run better than I had anticipated. In fact as it progressed I begin to kick the speed up a little more every 5 min. As I was about to enter into the last 1K an Iwas running at about 9:45/mile. I felt great. In all the 5k and training 5k's I have run I have never felt this good. It just seemed like I could run forever no matter what speed I bumped it up to. I bumped my speed up to 9:00/mile with the last half mile. I just felt really good and decided I was going to end it with everything I got. 6 min from the end I kicked it up to 8:15/mile. I hit the 3.0 mile mark and bumped the speed again to finish at a speed faster than 8 min/mile. I know that isnt blazing for most but that is booking for me. If I could run 8 min the whole thing Id be super happy.
I was running hard at the end. Not my top end but close.
Run Time - 33:34
Total Time 1:30:31
On Sat I was able to stop in at a Nike store where I was looking for some clothing and a new hat and instead found a real nice pair of goggles for $6. Sweet deal!
Sunday I was going to do my 3rd day of C25k Speed training but since I got my new goggles I wanted to swim to which led to me deciding to try and do a whole sprint Triathlon during my workout session.
I knew my transition times would be shot on T1 so I didnt even bother and besides this was going to be my first attempt at this ever. I have done the bike and the run together and even the swim and the bike and the swim and the run but never all three consecutively back to back.
I wanted to still do this as quick as possible even though I knew I was going to have some stupid crap to deal with like getting out of the pool rinsing off changing from swim trunks to Run gear but I still hurried. I think I had about 8 total minutes of transition time of which T2 was only 1:30? Really what I was interested in was my total time and just finishing.
The Swim
My swim is still really bad but I do feel like I'm improving. The goggles were a god send. It really helped me feel more at ease in the water I didn't feel as panicked while swimming about having to breath and getting water in my eye and stroking properly. It was one less thing to worry about. I feel my stroke is pretty good but I need to work really hard on breathing properly and I need to be more aware of my kick. Make sure I'm using my whole leg not just kicking at the knee.
I did most of the 500M freestyle crawl. only 1.5 laps on my back or sidestroke. In the past Ive done half of them on my side or back. Still very hard. I feel so out of breath when I have my head down. I can hold my breath for 1:40 but when Im swimming I cant go 10 secs. Grr very frustrating.
Swim time - 19:50
The Bike
Interestingly I found that when I was doing this I realized how difficult it is to stay focused that Im racing. To constantly be pushing and not get caught up in music or something else. Made me think I need to be more cognizant during training and push harder. Nothing much new here. Since it was stationary I started out the first 6 miles very hard setting level 18/20. Made sure I stayed above the 20mph line the best I could every little bit I would get up on it and push for 30-45 sec. So I wasn't just riding it out. Near the end I did the whole last 3 minutes as hard as I could.
Wipe the bike down and hussle over to the treadmill.
Bike Time - 37:04
The Run
Bricked!! This is probably the most bricked my legs have ever felt. I had about a min and half in between Bike and treadmill. I intended to run my C25k speed training session Wk1 D3 but when I kicked up the pace to 8:30/Mile pace and I hit the .4-.5 mile mark I started getting light cramping in my calves and decided I better ease back a little so I clocked myself back to a 12 min for about 3 min than kicked it back up to 11 min/mile. I ran at that pace till I hit the 1 mile mark and then kicked it up again to just faster than 10:45/mile. I really was feeling quite good during the run better than I had anticipated. In fact as it progressed I begin to kick the speed up a little more every 5 min. As I was about to enter into the last 1K an Iwas running at about 9:45/mile. I felt great. In all the 5k and training 5k's I have run I have never felt this good. It just seemed like I could run forever no matter what speed I bumped it up to. I bumped my speed up to 9:00/mile with the last half mile. I just felt really good and decided I was going to end it with everything I got. 6 min from the end I kicked it up to 8:15/mile. I hit the 3.0 mile mark and bumped the speed again to finish at a speed faster than 8 min/mile. I know that isnt blazing for most but that is booking for me. If I could run 8 min the whole thing Id be super happy.
I was running hard at the end. Not my top end but close.
Run Time - 33:34
Total Time 1:30:31
Oct 19, 2010
Making a dream come true...
This past weekend the family and I went out to a local marathon that was taking place and met with a friend to cheer on the runners. We were located at about the 20 mile marker of the course. This allowed for us to see a broad range of runners in different mental and physical states.
I had never watched a marathon other than to flip past it on TV. Never had I actually ben out on a course and been face to face with an athlete that had just run 20 miles. The physical differences ranged from: runners that look like they had just gotten a massage, completely relaxed and ready to go, to runners that looked like they had just been run over by one of those golf ball carts that picks up balls on the driving range. Even more amazing was the physical attributes that didn't coincide with the appearance. Super fit people who looked like they were going to die to Old fat men chugging beer that looked like they had just gotten dropped off on the course a mile back. One lady stopped running and came over and wanted me to take her picture with one of the animal mascots. She told me and the Panda that she was running this Marathon and it was her 48th state. She had run marathons in 48 states. That was cool!
The one thing that really has rang in my head like a bell over the last 3 days was the emotional toll many of these runners were experiencing. As I was walking back to the car with my wife I said, "Think of all the people we saw today that were making a dream come true." It almost made me tear up thinking about the overwhelming emotional surge that they experienced after crossing the finish. Every one of those runners I watched were truly great athletes even if they were unable to finish they were doing it and they gave it all they had.
I went home and felt so out of shape to only be running 5K's. I threw on my shoes and went out and ran 5k and shaved a full minute of my best 5K time. :)
Very cool day. It felt so good to be inspired an motivated by like minded athletes.
I had never watched a marathon other than to flip past it on TV. Never had I actually ben out on a course and been face to face with an athlete that had just run 20 miles. The physical differences ranged from: runners that look like they had just gotten a massage, completely relaxed and ready to go, to runners that looked like they had just been run over by one of those golf ball carts that picks up balls on the driving range. Even more amazing was the physical attributes that didn't coincide with the appearance. Super fit people who looked like they were going to die to Old fat men chugging beer that looked like they had just gotten dropped off on the course a mile back. One lady stopped running and came over and wanted me to take her picture with one of the animal mascots. She told me and the Panda that she was running this Marathon and it was her 48th state. She had run marathons in 48 states. That was cool!
The one thing that really has rang in my head like a bell over the last 3 days was the emotional toll many of these runners were experiencing. As I was walking back to the car with my wife I said, "Think of all the people we saw today that were making a dream come true." It almost made me tear up thinking about the overwhelming emotional surge that they experienced after crossing the finish. Every one of those runners I watched were truly great athletes even if they were unable to finish they were doing it and they gave it all they had.
I went home and felt so out of shape to only be running 5K's. I threw on my shoes and went out and ran 5k and shaved a full minute of my best 5K time. :)
Very cool day. It felt so good to be inspired an motivated by like minded athletes.
Oct 1, 2010
Race Report:::2010 Pancake Day 5k - Sept, 25th 2010
Well I'm posting this pretty late. I haven't had a lot of time and have kind of had a rough couple of weeks with work. Additionally I have really struggled with my program and eating after this race.
Day before Race Day 9/24/10:
I had a post work picnic for work this evening. I worked until 5pm and then headed over to the picnic which started at 5:30. I was only going to stay long enough to eat and than take off as I had a 2 hour drive ahead of me. I didnt want to get up tomorrow to drive 2 hours and then hop out and race so I had planned to drive to my parents house and spend the night and have a 20 min drive to the race the next day. Unfortunately The picnic meal didnt get going till about 6:45 or 7 so I ate ( more that I should have) and bolted.
I drove to my house picked up my race bag with my garmin, my shoes, shirt, shorts, jacket and a change of clothes for the next day kissed the wife and kids and took off.
I arrived at about 10:15pm talked with Mom and Dad a little and then went to sleep.
Race Day 9/25/10
Pre Race
6:00 am - Wake up do my morning routine. Eat some breakfast 1 egg with and English muffin and some peanut butter.
7:15 am - Leave for the race. Its about a 20-25 min drive. I had my garmin on during the drive and noticed my resting HR escalate from about 68 when we left up to 77 by the time I arrived. Never really noticed
7:40 am - Picked up my Registration package. Went to stretch out and warm up. Its a chilly 62° F and I think it is about to rain
I was meeting my cousin to do this race. She had showed some interest in my progress and how well I was doing and she wanted to do this run so I offered to run this with her. As it turns out she brought her whole family. Her son, daughter, and husband all came to run with her. I was blown away. What a great bunch of support she has. Additionally her husband was recently diagnosed with cancer, Non hodgkins lymphoma I think. He was going to run too. I was seriously impressed and felt amped up about Her husband running.
7:58 am - Everyone is lining up. It looks and feels like it could rain. Honestly I don't feel the best about this race I just don't feel at the top of my game. We are all settling in and Im lined up next to My cousin and her husband. Im about middle of the pack halfway back. 150 participants lined up 10K, 5K, and 1 mile walkers.
The Race
8:00 am - Bang! We are off. Its kind of a mess lots of people are trying to jostle for position. I stay with my cousin and her husband Ill refer to them as A and J respectively. We stay together for the first 2 blocks and A my cousin kind of drops off a little slower. I should have as well but I stayed up with J as he was moving along pretty good. We begin to talk a little and he said he was doing great which was good to hear. I look down at my Garmin and see we are moving at a 9:30 pace much faster than I wanted to go out. I intended on running 12 min pace on the front half and 10 min pace on the back half. I slowed us down to about 11:30 pace it seemed to feel right and as I began to get into the run I really started feeling much better about the race.
8:10 am -We are just past the first 1k and J says he is doing good and I say something about how impressed I am and he says, "Ya me to I feel pretty good for having Chemo treatment on Wed." At that point I was blown away. I feel pretty good about how far I've come. This is going to be the first 5k that Ive run the whole distance without walking. Then J says he just had Chemo on Wed and I feel crappy about how little I have progressed but at the same time Just amazed at him. We keep going and we approach our 2k marker and J has to stop and walk I slow up a little and he tells me to go on. I really want to go on so I confirm that he is ok and then keep going. Im on my own now I get my pace back under control and start racing.
This whole course is city streets in some very nice quiet neighborhoods. Slight rolling hills nothing to major. At the 3k marker I hit a very steep downhhill which is immediately followed by a very steep uphill. I bounce through without to much problem. Nice flat on the backside and I am able to recover quickly. Im just running and as I approcah the halfway I check my pace and pick it up a little to about 10:45. That didn't last very long. I startedinto this hill a few minutes after my pace adjustment that just kept going. By the time a reached the top my pace had degraded to about 15 min pace just barely going. I knew I was close to the the 4K mark so I pushed through. I heard my Garmin "BEEP"! 1 more K to go. By this time I had rounded the last corner approaching the finish. The finish line was still almost a kilometer away but I could hear the cheering crowd and see the finish. It gave me a mental boost and I pushed ahead a little harder. I could tell I was wearing out and didn't want to blow my last bunch till I was a bit closer so I held off a little. As it turn out it looked farther than I thought because it was farther than I thought.
I'm running down this straight away getting closer to the finish line and all of a sudden. "BEEP" my Garmin alerts me that another 1K lap as just started. I look at my time and I'm like 35:11 and I still have 300-500 meters before I hit the finish line. When that happened I just felt my body give up I felt defeated by the inaccurate distance. Knowing that I had completed the 5K yet I still had further to go.
I see my Dad and Sister at the finish cheering for me as I cross. I really pushed my self at the end and I could feel my lungs and legs were on fire. I walked around to the coolers to grab some water.
The Finish
I finished 55th overall and 4th in my AG. So Im still at the bottom of the pack but I really did improve. If I look at my finish time I cut a minute off my time from the last 5k on July 3rd and If I look at my actual 5k time due to the inaccurate distance I improved by almost 3 minutes a PR for me! I finished with an Avg pace of 11:58 which is better than I expected and better than last time. And most importantly I finished running the whole thing. That was a huge accomplishment.
I cheered A and J as they both came in. It was way cool so proud of them both.
Not so proud of the event staff. There was no water left as the last participants crossed the finish line. How could they run out of water. My cousin did not even get any water. Very disappointed with the preparation.
And it started to rain....
Day before Race Day 9/24/10:
I had a post work picnic for work this evening. I worked until 5pm and then headed over to the picnic which started at 5:30. I was only going to stay long enough to eat and than take off as I had a 2 hour drive ahead of me. I didnt want to get up tomorrow to drive 2 hours and then hop out and race so I had planned to drive to my parents house and spend the night and have a 20 min drive to the race the next day. Unfortunately The picnic meal didnt get going till about 6:45 or 7 so I ate ( more that I should have) and bolted.
I drove to my house picked up my race bag with my garmin, my shoes, shirt, shorts, jacket and a change of clothes for the next day kissed the wife and kids and took off.
I arrived at about 10:15pm talked with Mom and Dad a little and then went to sleep.
Race Day 9/25/10
Pre Race
6:00 am - Wake up do my morning routine. Eat some breakfast 1 egg with and English muffin and some peanut butter.
7:15 am - Leave for the race. Its about a 20-25 min drive. I had my garmin on during the drive and noticed my resting HR escalate from about 68 when we left up to 77 by the time I arrived. Never really noticed
7:40 am - Picked up my Registration package. Went to stretch out and warm up. Its a chilly 62° F and I think it is about to rain
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| Just before the start |
7:58 am - Everyone is lining up. It looks and feels like it could rain. Honestly I don't feel the best about this race I just don't feel at the top of my game. We are all settling in and Im lined up next to My cousin and her husband. Im about middle of the pack halfway back. 150 participants lined up 10K, 5K, and 1 mile walkers.
The Race
8:00 am - Bang! We are off. Its kind of a mess lots of people are trying to jostle for position. I stay with my cousin and her husband Ill refer to them as A and J respectively. We stay together for the first 2 blocks and A my cousin kind of drops off a little slower. I should have as well but I stayed up with J as he was moving along pretty good. We begin to talk a little and he said he was doing great which was good to hear. I look down at my Garmin and see we are moving at a 9:30 pace much faster than I wanted to go out. I intended on running 12 min pace on the front half and 10 min pace on the back half. I slowed us down to about 11:30 pace it seemed to feel right and as I began to get into the run I really started feeling much better about the race.
8:10 am -We are just past the first 1k and J says he is doing good and I say something about how impressed I am and he says, "Ya me to I feel pretty good for having Chemo treatment on Wed." At that point I was blown away. I feel pretty good about how far I've come. This is going to be the first 5k that Ive run the whole distance without walking. Then J says he just had Chemo on Wed and I feel crappy about how little I have progressed but at the same time Just amazed at him. We keep going and we approach our 2k marker and J has to stop and walk I slow up a little and he tells me to go on. I really want to go on so I confirm that he is ok and then keep going. Im on my own now I get my pace back under control and start racing.
This whole course is city streets in some very nice quiet neighborhoods. Slight rolling hills nothing to major. At the 3k marker I hit a very steep downhhill which is immediately followed by a very steep uphill. I bounce through without to much problem. Nice flat on the backside and I am able to recover quickly. Im just running and as I approcah the halfway I check my pace and pick it up a little to about 10:45. That didn't last very long. I startedinto this hill a few minutes after my pace adjustment that just kept going. By the time a reached the top my pace had degraded to about 15 min pace just barely going. I knew I was close to the the 4K mark so I pushed through. I heard my Garmin "BEEP"! 1 more K to go. By this time I had rounded the last corner approaching the finish. The finish line was still almost a kilometer away but I could hear the cheering crowd and see the finish. It gave me a mental boost and I pushed ahead a little harder. I could tell I was wearing out and didn't want to blow my last bunch till I was a bit closer so I held off a little. As it turn out it looked farther than I thought because it was farther than I thought.
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| Official time 37:07 |
I see my Dad and Sister at the finish cheering for me as I cross. I really pushed my self at the end and I could feel my lungs and legs were on fire. I walked around to the coolers to grab some water.
The Finish
I finished 55th overall and 4th in my AG. So Im still at the bottom of the pack but I really did improve. If I look at my finish time I cut a minute off my time from the last 5k on July 3rd and If I look at my actual 5k time due to the inaccurate distance I improved by almost 3 minutes a PR for me! I finished with an Avg pace of 11:58 which is better than I expected and better than last time. And most importantly I finished running the whole thing. That was a huge accomplishment.
I cheered A and J as they both came in. It was way cool so proud of them both.
Not so proud of the event staff. There was no water left as the last participants crossed the finish line. How could they run out of water. My cousin did not even get any water. Very disappointed with the preparation.
And it started to rain....
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