Too many races?
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Jstyle posted 43 weeks ago.
Dude that isn't too many races that is what my schedule typically looks like man.
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catwood posted 43 weeks ago.
That look awesome! I'm jealous that you have such a long racing season... I've raced 5 of the past 6 weeks and feel great. Just make sure that you take some time to drop back to low intensity and recover mentally after your A race...
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Red5 posted 43 weeks ago.
Why not blow off the Lost Dutchman Half and no the RnR full Marathon?
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beads1985 posted 43 weeks ago.
That looks like you have them spaced out ok.
Just treat the other races other than A race as training events and back off when you need to.
I am really backing off this year and limiting my races.
I have had years with 40 or more events.
3 marathons, 3 1/2 marathons, 6-7 sprint tris, 3 olys, and an IM and plenty of shorter running events in one year.
It was my bank account that was suffering the most with all the race fees :eek:
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azstinger11 posted 43 weeks ago.
Red5;73704 wrote:
Why not blow off the Lost Dutchman Half and no the RnR full Marathon?
well for the Lost Dutchman was a free entry if you raced their half last year since they goofed it up a bit, and I'm not quite sure I can run a full marathon. I've been considering it though.
Thanks for all the great responses guys!
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RV posted 43 weeks ago.
I agree - looks like you laid it out pretty well - and I am also jealous with racing through the winter months. :p
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beads1985 posted 43 weeks ago.
RV;73723 wrote:
I agree - looks like you laid it out pretty well - and I am also jealous with racing through the winter months. :p
You can always do a polar Bear race in the winter!!:eek:
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azstinger11 posted 43 weeks ago.
I swam on a glacier in melted glacier water that count?
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beads1985 posted 43 weeks ago.
azstinger11;73732 wrote:
I swam on a glacier in melted glacier water that count?
How cold was the water? and were there actual polar bears in the vicinity? :eek:
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azstinger11 posted 43 weeks ago.
Well the water was might close to freezing think they said like 35 degrees or something. No polar bears the only living things were the 4 other tourists who I gladilyl relieved of $50 a peice on the bet that I couldn't swim through said lake, only after of course I regained the ability to feel... well anything lol
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RV posted 43 weeks ago.
beads1985;73731 wrote:
You can always do a polar Bear race in the winter!!:eek:
Well that makes 4 hours on the trainer sound like a lot more fun!
I'll run in the winter, but those polar bear swims are too much for me!
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beads1985 posted 43 weeks ago.
azstinger11;73742 wrote:
Well the water was might close to freezing think they said like 35 degrees or something. No polar bears the only living things were the 4 other tourists who I gladilyl relieved of $50 a peice on the bet that I couldn't swim through said lake, only after of course I regained the ability to feel... well anything lol
Well, If you made money on the deal it is better than shelling out $$ for a race fee.
RV;73743 wrote:
Well that makes 4 hours on the trainer sound like a lot more fun!
I'll run in the winter, but those polar bear swims are too much for me!
I did a 5 miler and then went for a quick dip in the Atlantic on New Years Eve.
I had to make sure I had done something pretty stupid for the year
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Jstyle posted 42 weeks ago.
beads1985;73746 wrote:
I had to make sure I had done something pretty stupid for the year
Well by that mentality I should be good to go for doing stupid things until the year 2519 :)
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beads1985 posted 42 weeks ago.
Jstyle;73835 wrote:
Well by that mentality I should be good to go for doing stupid things until the year 2519 :)
I didn't think it was just me :D
Hey so planning out my race calander for next year and this is what I came up with:
July 22: Mountain Man Triathlong, Sprint, Flagstaff
Sept 23: Timex Triathlon, Olympic, Phoenix
Oct 7: Rocky Point Tri, Sprint, Mexico
Oct 28: SOMA Quarterman, Olympicish, Phoenix
Nov 11: Blue Water Tri, Olympic, Parker
Dec 8: Anthem Holiday Classic, Sprint, Anthem
Jan 13: PF Cheng's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, Half Marathon, Phoenix
Feb 17: Lost Dutchman's Marathon, Half Marathon, Apache Junction
Mar 22: Havasu Tri, Olympic, Lake Havasu City
Apr 13: Playtri Festival, Olympic (maybe sprint too =p), Irving TX
May 3: Las Palamos Tri, Sprint, Mexico
May 31: Ford Half Ironman Hawaii, Half Ironman, Honu!!!
The only A race on there is Honu, the rest are just C level races. I more want to just practice racing then to really race. I tried to schedule them atleast 3-4 weeks apart. I threw in two half marathons due to the running aspect of the HIM plus the dutchman's was a blast last year. I plan on just using the other races as a way to measure my progress. There will be no tapers except for the big one at the end. Thoughs, comments, concerns?
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