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I “finished” my third Olympic Tri with a time of about 3 hrs.

The changes on my bike design with the seat post and head post forward preserved some of my leg muscles for the run and I felt great at about mile 2 of the 6 mile run. Thanks Jason!

I won 3rd to last place in the men, women, and “clydesdale division.

The swim was probably the toughest since I had not trained that much in swimming over the winter or spring. Many passed me on the bike. the run too. Over the 6 mile run, I was able to only pass two others, and it took me a creepy crawly pace to even pass them!

More pix here. scroll down to Olympic Moses Lake 2009.

Pulled a 56 mile bike in about 3.2 hrs. Neck was sore at about mile 35. Knee joints swelled little near the end, but overall felt good. The final bike tune with Jason Jablonski worked well to make me more efficient and more comfortable. Perhaps just raising the handlebar stem a half inch or so might help with neck pain. Not sure. Now I just need to do some brick training and start a mile or so run after the 56 bike to prepare for half IM.Pulled a 56 mile bike in about 3.2 hrs. Neck was sore at about mile 35. Knee joints swelled little near the end, but overall felt good. The final bike tune with Jason Jablonski worked well to make me more efficient and more comfortable. Perhaps just raising the handlebar stem a half inch or so might help with neck pain. Not sure. Now I just need to do some brick training and start a mile or so run after the 56 bike to prepare for half IM.

I tried to push to 56 miles today to see how I feel after a half iron bike, but ended up just a hair under due to signing up for a 10k run tomorrow and wanting to save some energy for the legs *) did 44 in about 2:10 average about 16 mph or so. putt putt choo chooI tried to push to 56 miles today to see how I feel after a half iron bike, but ended up just a hair under due to signing up for a 10k run tomorrow and wanting to save some energy for the legs *) did 44 in about 2:10 average about 16 mph or so. putt putt choo choo

“Finished” my first Marathon yesterday. Just one of my personal goals for 2009. The second goal is a Half Iron in July.

Tiesto helped out at the end.

I started and ended pretty much in last place I believe, with an ending time about 5:02.

I was hoping for about a 4:30 but I guess I was dreaming. I was steady and secure the whole “race” until about mile 23. I had trained up to 20 miles, but nothing had prepared me for the onslaught of pain and pace of a snail at 23. I ran the last 3 miles over about an hour I think. Crap slow and massive pain in legs.  Most frustrations came from walker runners. People would walk, I pass them, then they run past me, then walk again..then I pass them..rinse/repeat.  Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum from last years half Marathon seemed to be haunting me too-the female twosomes pony tails that gossip and chuckle the whole way through the race.  Most of the walker runners were made up of them.  Thumbs up for my friend Brian offered race support along the way by doing a shirt change and dropping a banana and some powerade in front of me along the path.

At this event one is allowed to listen to music so between mile 1 and 6 I mellowed the race anxiety with some dead can dance. From Mile 6 to about 18-I think I overdoes myself on a little too much Iron Maiden, for the long haul between 18 and 26.2=Tiesto.  In hindsight I probably should have kicked some harder music in at about mile 3.

The last Mile I was somewhat encouraged by a gal that booked passed me, had shoulders bigger than my legs. I felt like I was cruising even though I knew it was turtle stylie.

Crossed the line to an uneventful greeting of three girls waiting with surgical gloves to take my timing band off. All and all I was happy with my performance of not dehydrating. At home I was surprised by what the Marathon had secretly given me as a gift. A cherry flavored lollipop on my left foot. I also had literal salt build up on my body, as in saltine cracker salt on my forehead, as in salt you could sprinkle on a salad.Imagine salt grind between your butt cheeks for 26 miles, ya like Sand Paper. no me like.

1st Marathon completed pix in the foto page.

Pluggin along at about mile 5. Twenty one miles to go!

Well, I am going to do my first Marathon this Saturday.  I have ran 20 miles 2x over the last three months and feel pretty secure in myself to at least finish,- hopefully between 5 and 6 hours.  I have been guided by and Ironman friend named Brian who tells me the key is nutrition.  I need to down a gel and liquid about every 45 minutes to keep glucose going to my muscles.  One does notice the muscles cramping up thats for sure!