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Originally Posted by QuickSilver
My next marathon is Las Vegas in two weeks! Oh what fun!!!
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11/24/09 at 4:29pm
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Race Report: My IMAZ Adventure (11/22/2009)
11/24/09 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by Yo Sake
I knew it! Good luck!!
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11/24/09 at 5:38pm
Congratulations on your race! Thanks for sharing - I love reading your race reports - you make Ironman almost sound like fun 
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Good luck in Vegas (I hope we get a report too - none of this "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
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. Good luck in Vegas (I hope we get a report too - none of this "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
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11/24/09 at 5:44pm
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Originally Posted by hawk765
Congratulations on your race! Thanks for sharing - I love reading your race reports - you make Ironman almost sound like fun
. Good luck in Vegas (I hope we get a report too - none of this "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ) |
Thanks Hawk!
I'll write a LV R&R Marathon race report--that's a definite. Whether it is complete or not, that's another thing. LOL.
11/24/09 at 5:54pm
All I really want to say is that QS is the best!!!! I think it would be a blast to do a race with you! When you say you were out there with your 2000 new friends, I really believe it! Congrats on another huge accomplishment!
11/24/09 at 5:58pm
QS: I absolutely admire your attitude. You know you are one of our resident fastholes but you never lose sight of the big picture, that we're all in this to have fun and you take that to heart. Great race. Great report. Nicely done!
11/24/09 at 6:09pm
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Originally Posted by vtgirl
All I really want to say is that QS is the best!!!! I think it would be a blast to do a race with you! When you say you were out there with your 2000 new friends, I really believe it! Congrats on another huge accomplishment!
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I would definitely enjoy doing a race with you, Vtgirl! You will probably put the hurt on me on the run anyway, and have to drop me off for being too slow. Hey, you'd be surprised what you can do relative to a guy like me!
Thanks, thanks, thanks!
11/24/09 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by hobey
QS: I absolutely admire your attitude. You know you are one of our resident fastholes but you never lose sight of the big picture, that we're all in this to have fun and you take that to heart. Great race. Great report. Nicely done!
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In this jumbled mess I call my sporting life, it all makes sense somehow. Weird that I'm able to accept speed in one area and be free-wheeling about it in another. I really really enjoy what we do. It keeps me out of trouble, most of the time...
11/24/09 at 6:48pm
Sounds like a healthy attitude, QS! Congrats on becoming a double ironman!!
11/24/09 at 6:54pm
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Originally Posted by MBannon
Sounds like a healthy attitude, QS! Congrats on becoming a double ironman!!
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11/25/09 at 2:01am
QS, your report was a joy to read The attitude was perfect for the circumstances (I loved the video of you down the finishing chute) and it sounds like you made some friends along the way too. Congrats!
Funny side note - I almost decided to do Vegas during my current run streak, but decided I definitely wasn't ready for marathons on back-to-back weeks (especially in different states) so I opted for Tucson instead.
The attitude was perfect for the circumstances (I loved the video of you down the finishing chute) and it sounds like you made some friends along the way too. Congrats!Funny side note - I almost decided to do Vegas during my current run streak, but decided I definitely wasn't ready for marathons on back-to-back weeks (especially in different states) so I opted for Tucson instead.
11/25/09 at 5:14am
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Originally Posted by mmoonptdeux
QS, your report was a joy to read
The attitude was perfect for the circumstances (I loved the video of you down the finishing chute) and it sounds like you made some friends along the way too. Congrats!Funny side note - I almost decided to do Vegas during my current run streak, but decided I definitely wasn't ready for marathons on back-to-back weeks (especially in different states) so I opted for Tucson instead. |
LV is a fast and flat course. I just looked at Tucson. Wow--cumulative downhill from 5000 to 2700! That would be a great Boston qualifier, if you don't mind downhill running. I might try that race next year. Good luck at Tucson!
11/25/09 at 1:12pm
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Originally Posted by QuickSilver
Just being able to do it is a positive return.
Train like you expect to race. If you are serious about a time goal, put everything into making sure it happens. Don't leave anything to chance. Do ride simulations on a similar course, variables included. Perform in training at the effort required or higher. Do swim simulations especially sighting to get the best line. Put your heart into those endless laps in the pool. If the run is your weakest, then do more running. Especially after the long bike ride. Work on your endurance after your energy is tapped out. I set time goals based on current fitness. In Kona, I was trained to expect 13. For Tempe, it was reasonable to expect 11:59. I think the Ironman is really a test of how well you put your all your training together. Yeah, it fell apart for me rather easily--but it was never fully integrated in the first place! So to do well in an Ironman, train for an Ironman. Not each single sport separately. It's awesome having done it twice, so I had checked this off my list and am moving on. |
And a big congratulations on completing another Ironman, this one an adventure of a far different kind. To be able to enjoy the race like you have, in party style, says a tremendous amount about your character of not taking yourself too seriously. The swim was tough, and it dictated the rest of your day, but now look at the story you get to tell rather than the one many others have to dredge up.
Congratulations, QS!
11/25/09 at 3:49pm
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Originally Posted by Thor
Wow, you really HAVE learned a lot.
And a big congratulations on completing another Ironman, this one an adventure of a far different kind. To be able to enjoy the race like you have, in party style, says a tremendous amount about your character of not taking yourself too seriously. The swim was tough, and it dictated the rest of your day, but now look at the story you get to tell rather than the one many others have to dredge up. Congratulations, QS! |
I did get to know the course really well, since I was out there so long. So I'll just file that as valuable intel for my friends and teammates if it is requested. Yup, party style is about right.
I'm going to train properly this time (not the businessman's special). Let's see if I have learned my lessons when I get to a 70.3 next summer.
11/25/09 at 3:57pm
I totally LOVED your race report and your attitude!! It's a great lesson for us all. Sometimes it's easy to forget why we started doing races in the first place, TO HAVE FUN!!
11/25/09 at 3:58pm
Fantastic race report and amazing attitude ... glad you saw all the positives albeit all the hurdles. Congrats, Mr. Two-time Ironman!!
11/25/09 at 4:06pm
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Originally Posted by QuickSilver
I'm going to train properly this time (not the businessman's special). Let's see if I have learned my lessons when I get to a 70.3 next summer.
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11/25/09 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by MountainGirl
I totally LOVED your race report and your attitude!! It's a great lesson for us all. Sometimes it's easy to forget why we started doing races in the first place, TO HAVE FUN!!
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What a fool!
Spending so much time at the aid stations, talking to everyone, spectating the spectators! I would have been mistaken for a spectator if it wasn't for the race bib I was wearing.I am laughing at myself now...
11/25/09 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by Thor
GrEaT attitude, and the best part is that if the businessman's special proved too alluring, then you have the party hat to fall back on -- either way you cannot lose!
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Thanks Thor!
11/25/09 at 4:17pm
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Originally Posted by Silly Sally
Fantastic race report and amazing attitude ... glad you saw all the positives albeit all the hurdles. Congrats, Mr. Two-time Ironman!!
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11/26/09 at 1:12am
Hey Ed, that was epic. It takes a lot of character and will to do what you did with helping people out. I'm envious that you were able to be out there and have such a great time. I wish I had that sun medal, its pretty cool!
I think you can do well in this race if you choose to do so, typically its a race that comes down to a strong run which you know you can do. The biggest part of endurance events I think is having fun and doing your own race, a lesson I have yet to master, but a lesson I think you have learned very well. Sorry I missed you out there, glad you visited my Guru though... I was out there looking around on Saturday for 1441 while people were brining in there bikes for the lock down.
I think you can do well in this race if you choose to do so, typically its a race that comes down to a strong run which you know you can do. The biggest part of endurance events I think is having fun and doing your own race, a lesson I have yet to master, but a lesson I think you have learned very well. Sorry I missed you out there, glad you visited my Guru though
... I was out there looking around on Saturday for 1441 while people were brining in there bikes for the lock down.
11/26/09 at 6:50am
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Originally Posted by niemsco
Hey Ed, that was epic. It takes a lot of character and will to do what you did with helping people out. I'm envious that you were able to be out there and have such a great time. I wish I had that sun medal, its pretty cool!
I think you can do well in this race if you choose to do so, typically its a race that comes down to a strong run which you know you can do. The biggest part of endurance events I think is having fun and doing your own race, a lesson I have yet to master, but a lesson I think you have learned very well. Sorry I missed you out there, glad you visited my Guru though ... I was out there looking around on Saturday for 1441 while people were brining in there bikes for the lock down. |
One great thing to report is that working on power output really makes a big difference in the bike. There was potential for a shorter bike time, if I'd decided not to make it a Sunday stroll. Pretty reliable catch-up energy and solid RPMs even in the late miles.
Agree--maybe I'll revisit this course later when I get my stuff together. That will be a super-awesome finish of a different kind!
11/27/09 at 7:05pm
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Originally Posted by QuickSilver
So to do well in an Ironman, train for an Ironman. Not each single sport separately.
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swim like a swimmer, ride like a rider and run like a runner.
Forget about zones, pacing or power metering. The "real" IM elements, which are making it such a tough experience, are the mental and nutritional aspects.
11/28/09 at 4:48am
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Originally Posted by garbino
I was thinking about your post the other day. IMO, and we probably think the same thing, if someone wants to hammer an IM race, let's say sub 12, the right approach is:
swim like a swimmer, ride like a rider and run like a runner. Forget about zones, pacing or power metering. The "real" IM elements, which are making it such a tough experience, are the mental and nutritional aspects. |
I'm thinking right now that it's not worth showing up for another IM until I can get sub-5 HIMs. Might not take too long, but mastering all three segments would be a must. It's good to dream...
11/28/09 at 9:55am
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Originally Posted by QuickSilver
Thanks Alex!
I think there is perfectionism in there somewhere. I have a teammate who had a great swim and bike, and then gave up on the run after 1.5 loops. I have a mild case of that. But thanks for asking the question. I always have a hard time with motivation. That's the nature of the beast. |
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Originally Posted by QuickSilver
It was south of 63 degrees. I know this because it was 63 the day before. Oy!
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Great day out there man. Good times, Good Kharma, Good Ed
- If you think you can't, you're right.
- Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
- REJOICE and Whine not! For today you are doing that which most only dream.
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