Long ride Saturday....3:15.
Who's in?
Cook's landing out towards England.
Rolling by 6:15.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
OVT Results
After much delay and apparent gnashing of teeth the OVT folks posted results from the race this past weekend.
Our crew really represented!
Heather had an incredible 2nd place finish in her age group posting a 1:49:41...a scant :38-seconds from claiming the top spot! Great race, Heather!
Once again, Bird was stellar overall posting a 1:31:31. He was strong in all three disciplines with good times in each. The finish put him in the 6th spot in his group.
TBras was dolphin-like once again coming out of the water 8th overall! I told him we have the number 8 in common because I was one of the last 8 still in the water! Overall Troy came in at 1:40:07 and 11th in the group.
Rory was solid in all three disciplines as well finishing in 1:47:09. Good race, Rory!
I came in at 1:41:17 for a top 5 finish in my group.
This year's OVT was a qualifying race for the USAT Age Group Nationals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to be held August 22nd. Because of our finishes (top 33% in each age group or top 5, whichever is greater) Heather, Bird and I have qualified. Wow!
As is the case, it seems, in every race I'm sure everyone was pleased with some aspect of the race, wished they would've done a little better in another, but overall happy with the end result and enjoying the endurance life.
Congrats to all!
-Brick
Thursday, June 4, 2009
New Venue for OVT
I just noticed that the venue the 2009 Ozark Valley Triathlon changed. Read about it on the website <http://www.ozarkvalleytriathlon.com>. I'm sure you guys saw an email about it, but just in case, I thought I'd mention it here. So who's in so far?-bird
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Winner, Winner...
Hey everybody, check out my new wheels! I'm winning IMFL for sure!
Couple that with my new strategy in the water (notice the fins).........
....now if I can just do what that guy from "The Biggest Loser" did and have someone drive me in their van for a good portion of the marathon I can complete the cheaters hat-trick!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wye Mountain Loop?
The plan calls for 2.5 hours on the bike tomorrow. Heather, Shannon, and I are thinking about doing the Wye Mountain Loop. I know it's a bit hilly, but many of us are doing Ozark Valley in a few weeks, so this would be a nice warm-up for that. We were planning on rolling by 6:30 AM from Maumelle Park. Who's in or who has a different idea?
-Bird
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Just A Thought
As we all embark on a 24-week journey towards Ironman Florida this November it's probably a good idea to keep these thoughts in mind. They come from one of the world's most prolific and well schooled coaches/teachers...Joe Friel.
"Most age-group athletes who train far less than 20 hours weekly have many years of improvement ahead of them depending on the effects of their aging curves. The older you get the fewer mistakes you can make in training if you want to keep the growth curve rising steadily. They must avoid injury, illness and other breakdowns that interrupt training. This is the biggest challenge for self-coached athletes there is. It’s a rare athlete who will limit himself. Most are intent on doing all that is possible. Hard workouts abound.I believe that the key to success in sport is not simply hard workouts but, more importantly, training consistency — practicing your sport day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. Uninterrupted. Athletes who focus on excessively hard workouts on the premise that this will quickly produce exceptional performance eventually find themselves overtrained, burned out, injured or sick. There is nothing that produces race results like years of consistent training. This is not to say there is no place for hard workouts. There is. It’s just a matter of how hard and how often."
"Most age-group athletes who train far less than 20 hours weekly have many years of improvement ahead of them depending on the effects of their aging curves. The older you get the fewer mistakes you can make in training if you want to keep the growth curve rising steadily. They must avoid injury, illness and other breakdowns that interrupt training. This is the biggest challenge for self-coached athletes there is. It’s a rare athlete who will limit himself. Most are intent on doing all that is possible. Hard workouts abound.I believe that the key to success in sport is not simply hard workouts but, more importantly, training consistency — practicing your sport day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. Uninterrupted. Athletes who focus on excessively hard workouts on the premise that this will quickly produce exceptional performance eventually find themselves overtrained, burned out, injured or sick. There is nothing that produces race results like years of consistent training. This is not to say there is no place for hard workouts. There is. It’s just a matter of how hard and how often."
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