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kimmydctkimmydct
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Jumping in to SC week 12 after 13 weeks of OS in preparation for Rev3 Quassy Olympic June 2.  What's everyone else's background, OS, upcoming races, etc?

This will be my 3rd tri season.  I've done mostly SC races, 1 HIM but this year I'm tackling IMFL as my first IM.  Also doing Rev3 Maine HIM.

Did my swim test last night... 22:15 (about 45 secs loswer vs. last year but not bad)  Working on my stroke and joining a tri swim group so hoping for some improvements!  First year training w/ power as well so I'm sure I'll see some bike gains too.

First week in SC plan is a bit derailed due to travel but I'll do what I can and get back on track next week...  Looking forward to virtually training with everyone for the next couple of months!

Comments

  • grosso27grosso27

    Hi Kim!

    I'm new to the SC sandbox.  Last few seasons, I've used OLYs as tune-ups for 70.3s, but I've had so much more fun w/ short course, I've decided to give it a real go this year.

    Racing a handful of sprints & olympics, with a few 20-40k time trials thrown in.  

    Have been doing OS since Jan1, thinking I'll drop out in the next week or two and roll right into the SC race prep, 10 weeks backed out from 1st A-level OLY on June24th.  But we'll see what RnP have to say about that.

    Pretty much ignored EN philosophy this winter, and only followed the bike portion.  Really needed to work on run base, so did away with intensity & ran 6 days a week at endurance pacing.  Bumped up slowly, and am now running variations of 4:8:12 miles 6days/week.  Have also been swimming 4x/week, mostly drill work, and just finished up the OS bike hack.  

    Looking forward to hanging out w/ some of the fasties in here!

    -Ed

  • mgraffeomgraffeo
    Kim, thanks for starting this up. I'm doing several sprints to chase a qualifying spot for AG Nationals, which will be my A race. Last year, I finished just about the 50th percentile in my AG there, and I'm hoping to significantly improve on that.

    I'll be making the SC transition in another few weeks. Happy training!
  • Joe HallatschekJoe Hallatschek
    Hey - back for another year of SC myself! Changing jobs (but not location or employer) so this year is in flux for travel and racing. SC fits what I can realistically pull off for this year!

    Had great success last year with this plan and with the RnP tweaks, I'm looking forward to good results again!
  • kmephamkmepham
    Maybe as the date for USAT Nationals gets closer we should start a group for those who are going. I believe I just qualified based on last Sunday's sprint tri results, and I'm planning on going, then a week's family vacation at Smuggler's Notch. Hope to see many of you there!
  • Joe HallatschekJoe Hallatschek

    Hey - we have some new members! When you have the time, post a short introduction and what your goals are this season! image

  • DanielaDaniela
    I'm all signed up for AGN and have our place to stay booked. Can't wait to travel out east. This will be my second AGN race (I did Tuscaloosa in 2010). This year just doing sprints and Olys. Raced Kansas City 5150 last weekend and got a free entry into the Hy-vee Championships. Other than those races, just doing one other Olympic (in July) and 4 sprints (back-to-back starting next weekend). This year is all about mental recovery from last year and having fun.
  • mgraffeomgraffeo
    Great suggestion, Kevin, as it looks like at least you, Daniela and I will be up in Burlington. Definitely need a team event at the Ben and Jerry's factory afterwards!
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