I'm going to focus on Xterra for the first half of the season: * Xterra Uwharrie 5/2/11 - B *Xterra Tsali 6/6/11 - B * Xterra East Championships - Richmond - 6/20/11 - A
My main OS goal is to improve my biking. I come from a running background, and would like to feel like my bike is somewhat comparable to my run. I haven't done any testing yet, so no metrics to go with that so far.
Looking forward to having a structured OS, and a group to do it with.
Goal for the year is to feel like I finally gave training & racing my best effort. Finished 1st Ironman (IMWI) last year but felt I left a lot on the table with my training.
Hi I'm in for the October OS plan. I am a new member and a complete novice to triathlons (or any type of racing). Sergio Acosta Albuquerque, NM Beginner OS Race schedule? -- local sprints, local olympic race and my main race would be Boulder 70.3 End of OS goals: learn to ride with cllips, not have a heart attack, start losing weight Season goals: finish Boulder 70.3, reach goal weight of 190 (currently 265)
my goal is to finihs IM W 11, os goal to just be alot faster, i have never tried to go fast during any part of any season. here are some of my OS / near race goals; weight 190 lbs or less, I am at 198 right now, but I am already doing my diet thing and definitely watching the cals. I am doing the beginner OS program.
I've done a couple of 1/2 tri, marathons and have not been happy with the results, so I am starting at the beginning and going to work very hard at what the coaches tell me what to do.
I am taking some yoga, pilaties, bunn, stretching class at the Y on Tues & thurs; so one goal would be to be able to keep up with my wife who cant run 5 miles but kicks my "butte" at every class. this is mostly a fun kinda class for me, i just enjoy the heck out of it.
i am going to do a local 1/2 ironman in the end of May; local to me because there really is no 1/2 ironman in the end of may nearby and that is what is recommended to me by richard.
i live in Downers grove, ill and am fortunate to have a really nice pain cave, Son and I just remodeled the basement into a 1/2 theater room / pain cave, so i can workout and watch whatever on a 8' by 4' theater system - it was under $2k for all the work and stuff.
Posted By Sheryl Woodworth on 30 Sep 2010 05:33 PM
Wayne, where do you live in Houston?
Sugar Land
I grew up in Alvin!!! Can't wait to meet you! Hoping to come down for at least one race rehearsal. I live in Minnesota now and still have family in Alvin.
Paul Goldberger, Newbury Park, CA - Intermediate OS
Ironman California 70.3 - B
Ironman Coeur d'Alene - A
Raced IM CDA 2009 with FTP of 283 and my goal is to race 2011 at 300+. Will be very hard since I've been doing nothing good for my fitness since 2009 .
Other goal is to keep up with run training even when work trips try to derail me.
Last few seasons have been off due to injury, family and career 'stuff'. Hoping to stay healthy and get back into my training routine as well as I would like to get back t the times I had a few years ago.
First "A" race will be High Cliffs 1/2 in June in Wisconsin followed by IMW. May do a few sprints to shake the triathlon rust off but haven't decided on that yet. Need to see how the macro scheduling looks in order to pick the appropriate weeks to race.
OS goals are :
1 - raising my ftp to 215+
2- get my VDOT to 43+
3- start to use infinit (instead of hammer) and dial in my long distance nutrition needs. This has failed me for years and I need to get a better handle on this for 4+ hour races.
Hi Michael, glad to hear there are a few Chicago area people! Which 1/2 are you considering at the end of May? I'm not familiar with a local one but may be interested....
48 hours (or less) until OS start. Just finished putting the orange trainer tire on for testing Monday morning. Good luck everyone! I started a bike thread over in the October OS forum. post up your numbers when you got 'em.
Thanks Kevin! I'm testing tomorrow since I'm out of town on business Monday - Wednesday. I'm antsy to get going but scared. I'm totally going full bore with the plan this time around, no cutting corners!!! Can't wait to see how this all goes!!! Gotta get the Texas mojo going!
just saw your post. Yea lets meet up some time to ride. I'd love to learn some new routes. I've been in Erie for 5 years, but I'm sure there are routes I don't know about.
A Race: Vineman HIM 7/11 B Race: Wildflower 5/11 I plan on doing a couple of half marathons as well. This will be my first year with EN and formal training. I have completed a couple of sprints the past year and my first Oly this year I look forward to setting goals after testing.
Races this year: California 70.3 in April IM CDA in June
I finished my first 70.3 this past year and did better than I thought I would, but think I have a lot of room for improvement. My goals this year? Stay in the moment while training and racing, finish an IM on two feet with a smile on my face!
Hi Stephanie! I'm from Golden...nice to know someone else in the Denver metro is an EN member! Is this your first OS? This will be mine. Welcome and hope to meet you!
I've been in the November OS for 2 years straight, but something (injury or life) always derails my training for at least 4 weeks - so I figured I'd start a month earlier!
I have no race goals, just a desire to stay injury-free, and hopefully say goodbye to back/sciatica issues that plagued my 2010 season!
Please see that we have created a October OS Group, so you can all gather together and have own lil' space to play and stuff . Go to Community/Groups above and find the October OS Group, and join.
I'll see if we can move this thread into that Group. Not yet sure how to do that though.
Comments
I'll be joining, Wayne Kehr, Houston, Tx. Intermed OS
IM TX (First)
Stay healthy, Race EN smart.
I'm a new member, doing the Intermediate OS
I'm going to focus on Xterra for the first half of the season:
* Xterra Uwharrie 5/2/11 - B
*Xterra Tsali 6/6/11 - B
* Xterra East Championships - Richmond - 6/20/11 - A
My main OS goal is to improve my biking. I come from a running background, and would like to feel like my bike is somewhat comparable to my run. I haven't done any testing yet, so no metrics to go with that so far.
Looking forward to having a structured OS, and a group to do it with.
I am in
Zach Aters
Nate Parady from Alexandria VA
Beg OS plan.
A-race is IM Lake Placid in July
C-Race is two mile Open Water swim in May
Planning on attending EN Lake Placid training Camp.
This is only my second season of Tris. Looking to get faster on the bike and to increase my overall fitness.
Goal is to have a great experience at Lake Placid with no injuries. Sub 14 hours would be great.
IN!
2nd OS - 1st with Power
Rick Hochstetler
Age 39
Cincinnati, OH
2011 Goals
FTP 275+
Vdot 54+
Race weight 155ish
Goal for the year is to feel like I finally gave training & racing my best effort. Finished 1st Ironman (IMWI) last year but felt I left a lot on the table with my training.
2011 Races
March - Heart Mini 15K - vdot test
May - Flying Pig Half Marathon - vdot test
May - American Triple-T
July - IMLP volunteer and sign up for 2012
Sept - Rev-3 Cedar Point Full
IMWI & hopefully IMLP tri rally
Sergio Acosta
Albuquerque, NM
Beginner OS
Race schedule? -- local sprints, local olympic race and my main race would be Boulder 70.3
End of OS goals: learn to ride with cllips, not have a heart attack, start losing weight
Season goals: finish Boulder 70.3, reach goal weight of 190 (currently 265)
Sugar Land
my goal is to finihs IM W 11, os goal to just be alot faster, i have never tried to go fast during any part of any season. here are some of my OS / near race goals; weight 190 lbs or less, I am at 198 right now, but I am already doing my diet thing and definitely watching the cals. I am doing the beginner OS program.
I've done a couple of 1/2 tri, marathons and have not been happy with the results, so I am starting at the beginning and going to work very hard at what the coaches tell me what to do.
I am taking some yoga, pilaties, bunn, stretching class at the Y on Tues & thurs; so one goal would be to be able to keep up with my wife who cant run 5 miles but kicks my "butte" at every class. this is mostly a fun kinda class for me, i just enjoy the heck out of it.
i am going to do a local 1/2 ironman in the end of May; local to me because there really is no 1/2 ironman in the end of may nearby and that is what is recommended to me by richard.
i live in Downers grove, ill and am fortunate to have a really nice pain cave, Son and I just remodeled the basement into a 1/2 theater room / pain cave, so i can workout and watch whatever on a 8' by 4' theater system - it was under $2k for all the work and stuff.
I grew up in Alvin!!! Can't wait to meet you! Hoping to come down for at least one race rehearsal. I live in Minnesota now and still have family in Alvin.
Hi. I'm in!
Paul Goldberger, Newbury Park, CA - Intermediate OS
Ironman California 70.3 - B
Ironman Coeur d'Alene - A
Raced IM CDA 2009 with FTP of 283 and my goal is to race 2011 at 300+. Will be very hard since I've been doing nothing good for my fitness since 2009
.
Other goal is to keep up with run training even when work trips try to derail me.
In for first OS.
HIM in mayish timeframe
IM in late Oct. early Nov. 2011
Mike Hedman
Saratoga, CA (near San Jose)
Intermediate Plan
Schedule:
American River 50 mile run in April (B race)
My A race will be either:
Western States 100 miler
-or-
Desert RATS 148 mile stage race
Then maybe a local 1/2 iron race in the fall
So my A race will be in June, but I won't know which one until the WS lottery in the beginning of December.
My goals for the OS are to build up some running speed and keep my legs healthy.
Mike
Steve Gordon - Chicago Beginner OS
Last few seasons have been off due to injury, family and career 'stuff'. Hoping to stay healthy and get back into my training routine as well as I would like to get back t the times I had a few years ago.
First "A" race will be High Cliffs 1/2 in June in Wisconsin followed by IMW. May do a few sprints to shake the triathlon rust off but haven't decided on that yet. Need to see how the macro scheduling looks in order to pick the appropriate weeks to race.
OS goals are :
1 - raising my ftp to 215+
2- get my VDOT to 43+
3- start to use infinit (instead of hammer) and dial in my long distance nutrition needs. This has failed me for years and I need to get a better handle on this for 4+ hour races.
Hi Michael, glad to hear there are a few Chicago area people! Which 1/2 are you considering at the end of May? I'm not familiar with a local one but may be interested....
Steve
kurt,
just saw your post. Yea lets meet up some time to ride. I'd love to learn some new routes. I've been in Erie for 5 years, but I'm sure there are routes I don't know about.
Roger
Okay, I'm in. Thought I might drop out for this year (since I will be in the last year of my age group at 54 ) but couldn't do it.
Jeff Braaten, Abilene, TX, OS Advanced
2011 Goals: Have fun, drop 15lbs down to 185, FTP 275, VDOT 50
A Race-Buffalo Springs 70.3, 2nd A Race-???
"Main Goal is to stay at it and stay healthy waiting till 2012 when I age up"
Altadena CA
Beginner OS
A Race: Vineman HIM 7/11
B Race: Wildflower 5/11
I plan on doing a couple of half marathons as well. This will be my first year with EN and formal training. I have completed a couple of sprints the past year and my first Oly this year I look forward to setting goals after testing.
Littleton, CO
Intermediate OS
Races this year:
California 70.3 in April
IM CDA in June
I finished my first 70.3 this past year and did better than I thought I would, but think I have a lot of room for improvement. My goals this year? Stay in the moment while training and racing, finish an IM on two feet with a smile on my face!
Hi Stephanie! I'm from Golden...nice to know someone else in the Denver metro is an EN member!
Is this your first OS? This will be mine. Welcome and hope to meet you!
I'm in.
Bryan McGinnis
Greenfield, IN
Doing Muncie 70.3
Goals: Learn how to swim. Have fun. Stay injury free.
I'm in!
Geoff Palmer
North Attleboro, MA (soon to be Charlotte, NC)
Intermediate OS
I've been in the November OS for 2 years straight, but something (injury or life) always derails my training for at least 4 weeks - so I figured I'd start a month earlier!
I have no race goals, just a desire to stay injury-free, and hopefully say goodbye to back/sciatica issues that plagued my 2010 season!
Hey Folks,
Please see that we have created a October OS Group, so you can all gather together and have own lil' space to play and stuff
. Go to Community/Groups above and find the October OS Group, and join.
I'll see if we can move this thread into that Group. Not yet sure how to do that though.
Bryan VanMeveren , Fort Collins, CO, age 46
Oct OS adv
Race Schedule:
IM CDA (A Race)
Boulder 70.3 (B Race)
Harvest Moon 70.3 (B Race)
IM AZ (A)
Goals for 2011:
Nail my IM marathon and qualify for Kona.
Go sub 10 hours at IM CDA and IM AZ and age group podium at 70.3 races.