Lake Placid Training next week

Yup - very psyched to be heading up to Placid next week to do some QT2 training with coach Pat Wheeler and QT2 guru/founder Jesse Kropelnicki. I missed the VT camp last month so when this popped up and the family schedule was clear I made the plans!

I just saw Pat's blog post on the agenda ( http://pat-wheeler.com/ )... a very solid 3 days including a 6.5 hour ride (longest has been 5:20 so this will be a teat, especially since were in the hills of LP) and a 2 hr run.

It will be nice to be up there as the race is getting set to go on that Sunday - unfortunately I won't be staying for race day, having to head back Saturday night. But none the less, it will be a great 3.5 days up there with all the athletes.

I will be hooping for an online application acceptance on Monday after the race as I want to make Lake Placid my 1st IM! Last year it sold out before going online... could mean community slot!

That's it... had a good day in the pool and a recovery run. Tomorrow includes a tempo ride (trainer) and 66 minute run with BOUNDING! (plus CORE WORK!).

It's all about Timberman 70.3 now - Mission Top Step!

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2010 Old Colony Olympic (FIRM)

2010 Old Colony Olympic (FIRM)

(power numbers added)
(Note: most studs were at Prov 70.3 or hanging back with IMLP 2 weeks away). Still, there was a race to be run:

2:07:06
5th OV
2nd AG
(lost 3rd OV and 1st AG by 2:58 => 3:05 on swim and 1:27 on run);
Swim - 22:38
Bike - 58:58 (24.4 mph; 251 avg watts - seems low to me but is what it is.... tried to keep around my Timber numbers for '09)
Run - 45:29

Highlights and Lowlights:

• Slow swim!
• 2nd fastest bike (on new Kestrel 4000 Pro) – behind Pat Dwyer by :21
• Slowest run of the Top 10 finishers! (but felt good in that no muscle cramping and held around 7s the whole way (6:53 avg pace)
• Had no idea JP was ahead of me so I thought 1st AG was easily mine... not the case = much disappointment = but to be expected with those swim and run times = not deserving of 1st AG or 3rd OV.
• will update with power numbers once downloaded (but think avg was 257 watts - considering the flatness of the course I would say my legs and fit are not near where they need to be...)

First race for Team QT2 Systems!

Much work2Bdone for Timberman 70.3 podium (Mission Top Step!)

WT: 189/190 race day (up from weeks numbers thanks to carboload day before)

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