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Archaea · 05-10-2007, 02:51 PM

I will look out for him. I just signed up yesterday so don't look for mine. His will be a race, mine will be a workout.

bigpiney · 05-10-2007, 03:00 PM

You know I was hoping for that to be true, last year I finished 6th or 7th in my age group and was pretty pleased with myself. Then yesterday I was looking at the start list and saw that there are around 110 guys in my age group this year, so I am just hoping to not be in the bottom half of finishers.

Archaea · 05-10-2007, 03:05 PM

The guys in my age group are getting faster and I'm getting slower due to lack of serious training. Not a good combination.

bluegoose · 05-10-2007, 03:08 PM

Date?

Archaea · 05-10-2007, 03:11 PM

Saturday May 13th.

bluegoose · 05-10-2007, 05:56 PM

Last year, probably some time this week, I ran into a friend outside my office. He was with his wife grabbing a bite to eat for lunch. he told me he was getting ready to drive down to St. George for the triathlon. I thought outloud, "Hey isn't that Mothers Day weekend?" His response was a kind of muffled, mumbled "Yeah, it is", As his wife is burning a hole in the side of his head with her glare. Apparently that was a bit of a sore subject, as he was driving alone with a friend and she was staying home with the kids. On Mothers Day.

bluegoose · 05-10-2007, 05:57 PM

And who is that guy in Pineys new avatar?

Archaea · 05-10-2007, 05:58 PM

My wife is at a mountain bike race with a bunch of guys from her team, so I decided to head with my kids to St. George to develop some race fitness. I expect an ordinary performance.

bluegoose · 05-10-2007, 06:01 PM

As I recall. its a short enough race where you can go hard, suffer as much as you want and still live to tell about it. What are the distances? I could probably look it up, but am far too lazy right now.

Archaea · 05-10-2007, 06:05 PM

Piney's doing the sprint, I'm doing the Olympic, which entails a 1500 meter swim, 40 K bike and a 10 K run. In worse case it will take about 2 hours 45. In best case under 2 hours 30 minutes. I suck at this distance but under 2:30 is not unthinkable, because I can almost break 5:00 in a half.

Piney's is half that.

I don't do sprints as I'm too slow. I'm not good at Olympics because I refuse to go hard enough. But I'm trying to race to do better at my next half.

05-10-2007, 02:51 PM	#1
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Watch out for Bigpiney's results at the St. George Tri I will look out for him. I just signed up yesterday so don't look for mine. His will be a race, mine will be a workout. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

05-10-2007, 03:00 PM	#2
bigpiney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Big Pine , CA Posts: 842	You know I was hoping for that to be true, last year I finished 6th or 7th in my age group and was pretty pleased with myself. Then yesterday I was looking at the start list and saw that there are around 110 guys in my age group this year, so I am just hoping to not be in the bottom half of finishers. __________________ <== that is a bad senior picture

05-10-2007, 03:05 PM	#3
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	The guys in my age group are getting faster and I'm getting slower due to lack of serious training. Not a good combination. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

05-10-2007, 03:11 PM	#5
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Saturday May 13th. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

05-10-2007, 05:58 PM	#8
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	My wife is at a mountain bike race with a bunch of guys from her team, so I decided to head with my kids to St. George to develop some race fitness. I expect an ordinary performance. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

05-10-2007, 03:08 PM	#4
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Date?

05-10-2007, 05:56 PM	#6
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Last year, probably some time this week, I ran into a friend outside my office. He was with his wife grabbing a bite to eat for lunch. he told me he was getting ready to drive down to St. George for the triathlon. I thought outloud, "Hey isn't that Mothers Day weekend?" His response was a kind of muffled, mumbled "Yeah, it is", As his wife is burning a hole in the side of his head with her glare. Apparently that was a bit of a sore subject, as he was driving alone with a friend and she was staying home with the kids. On Mothers Day.

05-10-2007, 05:57 PM	#7
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	And who is that guy in Pineys new avatar?

05-10-2007, 06:01 PM	#9
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	As I recall. its a short enough race where you can go hard, suffer as much as you want and still live to tell about it. What are the distances? I could probably look it up, but am far too lazy right now.

05-10-2007, 06:05 PM	#10
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Piney's doing the sprint, I'm doing the Olympic, which entails a 1500 meter swim, 40 K bike and a 10 K run. In worse case it will take about 2 hours 45. In best case under 2 hours 30 minutes. I suck at this distance but under 2:30 is not unthinkable, because I can almost break 5:00 in a half. Piney's is half that. I don't do sprints as I'm too slow. I'm not good at Olympics because I refuse to go hard enough. But I'm trying to race to do better at my next half. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα