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kylie posted 1 year ago.
Welcome! Glad you found the sport inspiring :)
What race are you doing next week?
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armyjive posted 1 year ago.
welcome. Good luck with the half. It seems like a big jump from your last race :)
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severymt posted 1 year ago.
I'm doing the steelhead 1/2 ironman on Saturday 8/4 in St Joe/Benton Harbor, MI.
It is a HUGE jump from my first tri last year. :eek: This year I've progressed though some sprints and olympic/international triathlons over the course of the season. I started training in January to get a decent base and have been following a 20 week program since.
It's purely about finishing this year....
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RV posted 1 year ago.
Welcome!
Good luck with the HIM - ya "Flatlander!" ;)
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severymt posted 1 year ago.
you're not kidding about flat....this is no place to hill train....
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mdd posted 1 year ago.
severymt;74770 wrote:
you're not kidding about flat....this is no place to hill train....
Yes Ill is very flat but there are some places especially around the Mississippi River area (the bluffs) and down in Southern Ill there are a few spots.
I was just out in Colorado and did a 16k trail run. The run topped out at 10,500 feet above sea level (I live at about 100 feet above sea level) and had a maximum grade of 31% (think straight up and down) with much of the run being in the 10-15% range. Needless to say that was a major eye opener for me since to find a 5-6% grade is usually the best it gets around here. Throw in the altitude (yes it does affect you if you are not used to ti) and you have a whole new experience!
Anyway keep training and make us "flatlanders" proud!
Hi everyone -
I've been a lurking newbie on trifuel for a few months. I was bitten by the bug last September when my wife and I did a local mini triathlon (400 yd pool, 6 m bike, 2 m run) as wholly unprepared out of shape what the heck'ers. I then signed up for a 1/2 ironman (coming up next week!) back in January as incentive to get my butt in gear on a variety of fronts.
I have a 3 year old daughter and another on the way in 3 weeks. We've been living in Champaign, IL for the past year after having been in NE Ohio for 6 years and various other places before that. No hill training here....holy flat!
I'm in the hyper popular male 35-39 age group. I've done six triathlons so far this year, each building up to get me ready (theoretically) for next week. I've been learning from training, 'racing' and this website all along and look forward to becoming more engaged with the community.
Thanks for your help so far....
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