tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813428.post212023122571777241..comments2023-09-10T01:27:07.248-07:00Comments on Everymom To Ironmom: Race Report and CFE Review: Portland TriathlonRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297237900094898777noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813428.post-35589773875065629442009-10-16T20:04:28.811-07:002009-10-16T20:04:28.811-07:00Great race report I did this race as well, the tim...Great race report I did this race as well, the times were not as good as yours though good job! The sunrise was so perfect that morning I have a similar pic to yours with the sunrise http://ifyoutri.blogspot.com<br />I have been considering the whole cross fit thing kind of built a gym in my garage....<br />Again, good job, maybe I will see you in the portland are tri circuit.pucha11https://www.blogger.com/profile/04257785775570336266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813428.post-32693977242442390162009-09-08T10:20:37.830-07:002009-09-08T10:20:37.830-07:00It kind of reminds me of the phonics/whole languag...It kind of reminds me of the phonics/whole language reading debate. I've always wondered why it had to be one or the other for some people - when in fact - it is often finding that unique winning combination. Sounds like you've added another weapon into your training arsenal - and now just have to get it fine tuned to work with the others.TriGirl 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/03561789997010858947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813428.post-71573977018981575002009-09-01T02:36:39.872-07:002009-09-01T02:36:39.872-07:00Hey nice report, sorry it didn't work out as y...Hey nice report, sorry it didn't work out as you hoped. I have been dipping in and wondering about the cross fit thingy. I have problems with a disc and sciatica, and it's problematic to get my endurance up. I was intrigued to find you had more power in the swim. I have a question though, do you think it could have possible to get a better result if the swim was slower. You are an inspiration by the way, thanks for just being yourself, and bothering to write up this stuff.Warriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819393973439696647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813428.post-50329814638244347132009-08-26T11:47:04.308-07:002009-08-26T11:47:04.308-07:00Thanks for the race summary- this is definitely th...Thanks for the race summary- this is definitely the best race, and the only one I've stuck to in the area the last three years. Super spectator friendly, and it's getting better every year. (Hagg Lake is pretty damn fun/beautiful, too, but it's a long drive out there...) Try some dive shop google drops for the fogging- my older lenses all fog up unless I use that stuff. As for bonking on the run, I do a couple higher intensity bricks 3 weeks and then 2 weeks before racing- helps a little, but I also had a super tough second lap this year. =)Pdx76https://www.blogger.com/profile/01998066236876851104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813428.post-26332669383163157692009-08-25T16:48:03.037-07:002009-08-25T16:48:03.037-07:00And BTW, I didn't say that this training plan ...And BTW, I didn't say that this training plan wouldn't work for other people or other distances. It just doesn't work well for *me*. I'm an endurance specialist, and by only training short and intense I removed what's probably my biggest advantage in a race - the fact that though I'm not terribly fast, I tend to speed up over time instead of slow down. That's just how I'm built, and this was a good reminder that I should train to my strengths, as well as addressing my weaknesses.<br /><br />Also, I think I learned a lot from the training plan that I will take forward with me. There were certainly some great workouts that I'll keep in the repertoire. Not everyone has to train the same way though, this just isn't for me.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297237900094898777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813428.post-29389437660059072112009-08-25T16:41:18.852-07:002009-08-25T16:41:18.852-07:00Um, I guess you've been reading my blog for wh...Um, I guess you've been reading my blog for what, one day?? The swim and bike were nowhere near PRs (last Oly bike was 1:08, this was 1:23). Pacing was fine, swim felt too easy, but endurance fell apart during the bike part and continued to deteriorate during the run. Let me reiterate, I almost never get passed by women during the bike. I got passed by lots in this race. It wasn't just the run.<br /><br />As for mental fortitude, hmmmm, I once biked 112 miles and then ran an entire Ironman marathon with a dislocated big toe, passing out shortly thereafter from dehydration caused by taking ibuprofen and wrecking my stomach with the NSAIDS. I don't really think mental fortitude has ever been a problem for me. If anything, I have the opposite problem, I will push myself to the point of near-death if not careful. And nutrition? That's been dialed in pretty well for about, oh, the last 20 years of racing or so. I can't remember the last time I had a nutrition problem in an Oly race.<br /><br />So let's see, not a problem with "new found power", not a nutrition problem, not a pacing problem, not a fortitude problem. Only race in a decade that I've felt lack of endurance on, only race of this distance in a decade I haven't placed in my age group or placed overall. BTW, I qualified for age group nationals last year at this distance. And the year before. And probably the year before that...<br /><br />Yeah, I think I've narrowed it down to the training plan, dude.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297237900094898777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813428.post-63043713965490454322009-08-25T14:04:40.930-07:002009-08-25T14:04:40.930-07:00interesting that the swim and the bike went well, ...interesting that the swim and the bike went well, but as soon as the run occurs you shut down and the training program is to blame. You crushed the swim, and the bike, and from what im gathering were close to PR's??? This is not a case of lack of endurance. This is a case of nutrition and mental fortitude. You might also want to learn how to pace with that new found power, because if you aren't nutritionally making up for that when you blast your swim and bike, guess where you are going to suffer?bmackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294023849948115222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813428.post-81394923989498448822009-08-25T06:04:35.418-07:002009-08-25T06:04:35.418-07:00Boy but you would have kicked butt in a Sprint! go...Boy but you would have kicked butt in a Sprint! good on you for seeing your experiment through, sounds like a good mix of Crossfit AND Endurance would be preferable (or a reverse periodisation - I guess Crossfit would be great for the off season/early season?)...well done!cherellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643258879501877022noreply@blogger.com