Too kind SS and also wrong... you're dragging me every time I fall and keeping me on the path to IMMT. No surprise... we all know what a great leader you are and you're just doing what you always do. Thanks SS
All in! Looking forward to racing with this crew again. Anna is finally off the fence and registered for the race... only thing left is to chase SS's CTL!
Of the 6 bedrooms, 4 are already taken by myself, Ed Croucher and Doug Johnson and one other.
If you would like to reserve your space, the cost is USD $$183.00/night for 5 nights. You will need to contact me (214.449.8391) and pay half now ($457) and the other half upon arrival. You will send the money to my paypal account which I will provide if you contact me.
April: finish the month with Swim camp May: HIM training June: MT 70.3 July: IM training including 2 weeks in California (SD, Carlsbad and Oceanside) August: try to follow the animals on race day.
SS: the house you rented is really well located. On our side we will be arriving in MT on Tuesday.
Looking fwd to meet you all ! if you plan to arrive before I leave to MT, let me know and could hang out in Montreal, the city is awesome during summer time
Hello all! Joining late to the discussion however I am in for this year!! It's a fantastic venue so looking forward to it. I have had injury setbacks this year so this may just be one for fun. Need fingers crossed my pat injury self hold up!!
I hacked my Outseason by only running on snowshoes, biking 1xZ4, 1xZ5 and 1xZ3 rides with 2 swims and 2 weight sessions a week, so why not hack my IM training.
Originally Steve and I were going to be doing HIM training starting this week to get ready for Tinman Half, but our son (28 years old) expressed that he wanted to do this Obstacle Course race in the hills of Gatineau on the same date. We are so excited and encouraged by his interest that we have decided to not bother doing Tinman.
We have not be able to find another HIM that fits in the schedule, so we are just going to start our IM training next week. I have never done that long of an IM plan, so I am nervous. I am working on being a fat adapted athlete (Since Sep 2016), so the lower end training might suit me very well, rather than the intensity of an HIM plan. I will still be swimming with my club on Tue/Fri, seeing my trainer on Mon/Fri and trail running on Tuesday nights and as soon as the snows melts I will on the roads in the Gatineaus for at least one of my runs on Thursday (probably morning).
I will also be peppering in some trail races and riding events, depending on what pops up. This is either going to work in my favor or not. I guess time will tell when I get to IMMT.
Is anyone considering going up for their RR? We live 2.5hours away, so we will probably do that.
@Shaughn Simmons as soon as I complete an @Coach Patrick mandated recovery week from Blue Ridge Camp, I am all in. I have no half distance races, but I am doing a couple of sprints to remember what its like to swim in a crowd and manage transition. I also have a 200K ride in northern Michigan in June.
Starting to find my training rhythm...finally. have found loads of inspiration from following Shaughn, Francis, Rich and Anna on Strava---y'all are already killing it this year and providing great motivation!!. Big ups to the EN IMMT crew!!
Was planning IMLP 2018 as inaugural IM, but am now thinking IMMT 2017 instead! The excitement in this forum is infectious! ... and the trigger is itching to be pulled ...
@Rory Gumina - time to pull the trigger. No better group than the one right here to train/race and IM with! @Rich Stanbaugh - damn nice ride this weekend you posted! @Michael Quinton some nice wkos you're posting on Strava! @Carolyn Piper - welcome to the family! @Brian Hagan rest followed by races sounds like a smart plan to bring back a reality check! I raced about a week ago for the same reasons!
@Shaughn Simmons - Ross's got things done. I find the first couple of weeks of IM training a bit tiring as my body is adjusting to the increased volume. I managed to hit all my scheduled worked. As is the theme this year, I am hacking the schedule a bit to keep me interested and cross trained.
Monday - run + weights with trainer Tuesday - swim with club, trail run with club Wednesday - bike + run, but this week I am at a conference on Saturday so I am doing that ride on Wednesday Thursday - long run in the Gatineau hills Friday - swim with club, weights with trainer Saturday - as assigned Sunday - Stadium workout and bike
Hubby is nurses an injury right now so he is only biking and swimming for one more week and then will jump in and do what he can for the remainder of the ride.
Of the 6 bedrooms, 4 are already taken by myself and 3 others.
If you would like to reserve your space, the cost is USD $$183.00/night for 5 nights. You will need to contact me (214.449.8391) and pay half now ($457) and the other half upon arrival. You will send the money to my paypal account which I will provide if you contact me.
@Rory Gumina - where the SS rented is a nice location, I rented directly in the pedestrian village and will arrive on August 16 too. You should rent with him considering that the vacancy places are probably not well located or small (depending on your party coming with ya)
Just took a look at my TSS ramp up and last week was my first one over 1000.. that means serious business is building!
FYI.. they was snow falling today in MT. cant believe we are racing in 6 weeks.
@Shaughn Simmons Rooms still available? I have no business signing up for this race but may just bite it and try a hacked training method to join such an epic group. We'll see.... Only thing might have been not having accommodations so if that is open then................
@Shaughn Simmons - couple of HIM's in June and July as a preamble mixed with some other tri and running events. (It is also rumored that I signed up for IMWI as a post-script as well...)
@Francis Picard - every time I look at your posted wko it is Serious Business!
@Ian Kurth - we have an All Star group going into the Mt Tremblant. My plan is too train as smart as I can to be around the cool kids for as long as possible before they begin to throw down on race day!
Happy Tuesday all!
7 mile run this morning for me with 5 X 3' intervals.....legs still not recovered from the weekend but, what doesn't kill you........
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Glad to see the Ross' and the Stanbaughs are adding strength to our EN team foundation for this race!
I am hammering through the OS currently being constantly pushed by @Edwin Croucher, @Doug Johnson, and @Ed Eovino..........
Hoping to see some of you in Aspen during the June SS humble pie session on longer distances.
2 rooms left per above details if anyone is interested in IMMT lodging....
SS
Wish I only had 10% of your fitness level.
Stretch....yawn.........August will be here before you know it!
Time to leave the hibernation cave and begin planning your fitness strategy!
Who will I see in Aspen? Anyone planning a C.A.M.P. anytime at MT?
SS
I am interested to know what your schedule(s) are leading up to IMMT?
For example, I am pursuing the following:
April 30th - Texas X50, 1 mile swim, 40 mile bike, 9 mile run.....time to wake up, its 2017.....
May - Ft Worth HIM - should be nice and hot.
June - time to go north and leave the Texas heat behind - Aspen BBW and Ragnar Snowmass relay
July - buckling down for hard core IM training....
Aug - IMMT.
I am also focused on intensity more than distance until I get within 7-8 weeks of race date this year.
SS
P.S.
I have reserved a Chateau 5 - 10 minutes walking distance from the swim start for 5 nights, August 16 - 21st.
https://www.vrbo.com/113088
Of the 6 bedrooms, 4 are already taken by myself, Ed Croucher and Doug Johnson and one other.
If you would like to reserve your space, the cost is USD $$183.00/night for 5 nights. You will need to contact me (214.449.8391) and pay half now ($457) and the other half upon arrival. You will send the money to my paypal account which I will provide if you contact me.
First come first serve.....
SS
For me:
April: finish the month with Swim camp
May: HIM training
June: MT 70.3
July: IM training including 2 weeks in California (SD, Carlsbad and Oceanside)
August: try to follow the animals on race day.
SS: the house you rented is really well located. On our side we will be arriving in MT on Tuesday.
Looking fwd to meet you all ! if you plan to arrive before I leave to MT, let me know and could hang out in Montreal, the city is awesome during summer time
Originally Steve and I were going to be doing HIM training starting this week to get ready for Tinman Half, but our son (28 years old) expressed that he wanted to do this Obstacle Course race in the hills of Gatineau on the same date. We are so excited and encouraged by his interest that we have decided to not bother doing Tinman.
We have not be able to find another HIM that fits in the schedule, so we are just going to start our IM training next week. I have never done that long of an IM plan, so I am nervous. I am working on being a fat adapted athlete (Since Sep 2016), so the lower end training might suit me very well, rather than the intensity of an HIM plan. I will still be swimming with my club on Tue/Fri, seeing my trainer on Mon/Fri and trail running on Tuesday nights and as soon as the snows melts I will on the roads in the Gatineaus for at least one of my runs on Thursday (probably morning).
I will also be peppering in some trail races and riding events, depending on what pops up. This is either going to work in my favor or not. I guess time will tell when I get to IMMT.
Is anyone considering going up for their RR? We live 2.5hours away, so we will probably do that.
Great Updates!
FP - you and I are in HIM mode for May!
Dawn - you looked really strong on the ZWIFT ABP ride a couple of weeks ago!
Brenda/Steve - You guys will be ahead of some of us on the Endurance front it seems! Keep leading!
@Rich Stanbaugh and @Anna Stanbaugh Just smashed the BRC this week! Big miles/elevation!
Who else is in this rodeo that needs to chime in?
I did a local triathlon this weekend and got in some good intensity/racing reminders, etc...
SS
We are going to take over that race this year!
In
She is in awesome shape... I will start training soon :-)
@Rich Stanbaugh - damn nice ride this weekend you posted!
@Michael Quinton some nice wkos you're posting on Strava!
@Carolyn Piper - welcome to the family!
@Brian Hagan rest followed by races sounds like a smart plan to bring back a reality check! I raced about a week ago for the same reasons!
Back to back biking for me Sat and Sun.....
Sunday several of us did the EN ABP ride on Zwift: https://www.strava.com/activities/975259103
I ran both days but fatigued.....
Slogged through a 26 X 100 (50/50) swim this morning: https://www.strava.com/activities/976659578/overview
Felt better after the swim than before.
SS
Monday - run + weights with trainer
Tuesday - swim with club, trail run with club
Wednesday - bike + run, but this week I am at a conference on Saturday so I am doing that ride on Wednesday
Thursday - long run in the Gatineau hills
Friday - swim with club, weights with trainer
Saturday - as assigned
Sunday - Stadium workout and bike
Hubby is nurses an injury right now so he is only biking and swimming for one more week and then will jump in and do what he can for the remainder of the ride.
Guessing any nearby hotel with vacancy will do, but does anyone have particular suggestions?
I have reserved a Chateau 5 - 10 minutes walking distance from the swim start for 5 nights, August 16 - 21st.
https://www.vrbo.com/113088
Of the 6 bedrooms, 4 are already taken by myself and 3 others.
If you would like to reserve your space, the cost is USD $$183.00/night for 5 nights. You will need to contact me (214.449.8391) and pay half now ($457) and the other half upon arrival. You will send the money to my paypal account which I will provide if you contact me.
First come first serve.....
Just took a look at my TSS ramp up and last week was my first one over 1000.. that means serious business is building!
FYI.. they was snow falling today in MT. cant believe we are racing in 6 weeks.
No snow here, but did freeze fingers and toes on my Quassy RR this past Saturday.
And I expect I will see a ramp up once @Coach Rich cobbles my new roadmap ...
@Shaughn Simmons - couple of HIM's in June and July as a preamble mixed with some other tri and running events. (It is also rumored that I signed up for IMWI as a post-script as well...)
Great group. It's going to be fun.
@Francis Picard - every time I look at your posted wko it is Serious Business!
@Ian Kurth - we have an All Star group going into the Mt Tremblant. My plan is too train as smart as I can to be around the cool kids for as long as possible before they begin to throw down on race day!
Happy Tuesday all!
7 mile run this morning for me with 5 X 3' intervals.....legs still not recovered from the weekend but, what doesn't kill you........
SS