Bryan's Macro Thread

bmr94539

Hey Rich, finally starting my thread .

I'm signed up for Vineman 70.3 and then IMLT and you have me on the plans and I'm hammering away.

I have a wrinkle, though (of course).  My wife is playing soccer in the Senior World Games in Torino Italy, so we are going to be going there from 7/24 to 8/13.  As you of course know, IMLT is 9/22.  I promised I would be good and not drive her crazy with my training on vacation.  Good news is she likes biking and we're looking at some possible biking options while we're there.  I've also signed up for the half marathon as part of the games (I figured that would be a good supported long run day), and we will of course be playing mixed doubles tennis.

What training should I prioritize to do while I'm over there?  I will obviously be able to run some amount.  I'm figuring I should be able to find a pool.  Biking will be the tough one.  I'm figuring rent a bike for the touring, should I try and take my own bike?  I've checked out 

http://www.italiancycling.com/, do you have recommendations?  Is there anything I should be doing before/after the trip in order to be better prepared for IMLT?

Thanks for any help.

--bryan

bmr94539

Still working on the details of our trip. I think we'll be dropping the tennis off of our schedule after all. Seems a bit too crazy, even to me.

I'll miss RR #1, since that will be the Saturday before we leave to come home and the day of the half marathon. Should I move RR #1 to the following weekend, or is it best to just skip it?

I'm really wondering about dragging my bike along for the trip. Seems like such a bad idea to not be riding, but a pain to travel with. We'll probably be staying on the coast for a while, so I'm thinking I'll be able to get in my swimming in open water even if I have trouble finding a pool.

Should I start something in the micro thread on the weeks that I'm actually in Italy for advice on how to mix those weeks up?

Anybody have good advice on places to stay in Northern Italy? Bike rental places? Great rides to take?

Coach Rich

Recommend you go heavy on the bike (add 1 bike per week + some time to the long bikes on the weekends) and then run a lot during your vacation -- adding 1-2 runs to the regularly scheduled runs. Swim when/if you can, would be great if you could rent a bike.

bmr94539

Thanks coach. Will do. Enjoying watching your progress on the LT recon .

bmr94539

Rich, I've been working on my plan for 2014. Been having a lot of trouble deciding. IMLT was a big goal for me and I promised my wife I wouldn't do an IM in 2014 . So, right now I'm thinking about:

4/20 - SVIT Olympic - local race with not a lot of overhead, could skip if it's too close to wildflower
5/3 - Wildflower long course - this is a team focus event, right?
6/8 - Folsom Olympic - relatively close, haven't done it before
9/14 - Big Kahuna, hIM. Low overhead, fun race in Santa Cruz

I'm certainly open for suggestions. Currently in the middle of the Nov OS.

Thanks.
--bryan

Coach Rich

Posted By Bryan Richter on 28 Dec 2013 11:50 PM


Rich, I've been working on my plan for 2014. Been having a lot of trouble deciding. IMLT was a big goal for me and I promised my wife I wouldn't do an IM in 2014 . So, right now I'm thinking about:



4/20 - SVIT Olympic - local race with not a lot of overhead, could skip if it's too close to wildflower

5/3 - Wildflower long course - this is a team focus event, right?

6/8 - Folsom Olympic - relatively close, haven't done it before

9/14 - Big Kahuna, hIM. Low overhead, fun race in Santa Cruz



I'm certainly open for suggestions. Currently in the middle of the Nov OS.



Thanks.

--bryan

Those are all good races, no issues from a season planning perspective. Yes, WF is a team race but the lake is very, very dry and low right now. I'm kinda holding off and waiting to see what the rains do Jan-Feb before I push it out to the Cali folks. 

bmr94539

Thanks Coach for the info, I had forgotten about the water level on the lake . OK, I can certainly hold off on WF and see what the weather holds. 10 day is dry up here, just checked out the FB page for the lake and it looks pretty bad. I guess there's always the Auburn half on 5/18 instead. Would that fit in with SVIT and Big Kahuna for a season plan?

Coach Rich

Posted By Bryan Richter on 30 Dec 2013 09:16 PM


Thanks Coach for the info, I had forgotten about the water level on the lake . OK, I can certainly hold off on WF and see what the weather holds. 10 day is dry up here, just checked out the FB page for the lake and it looks pretty bad. I guess there's always the Auburn half on 5/18 instead. Would that fit in with SVIT and Big Kahuna for a season plan?

Yeah, Auburn works. If you google it you'll find discussions where TriCal is saying they have a contingency plan and WILL have the race. But, yeah, CA has been stupid dry for the last couple years.