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Interested in knowing your predicted Ironman finishing time? There is a mathematical formula that has been tested and shown to be reasonably accurate. 152.1 +[1.332 x recent marathon time] + [1.964 x Olympic Tri time] = IM time. Example:   Jan’s predicted finish 152.1 +[1.332 x 270] + [1.964 x 191] =   14 hours and 48 minutes.   Jan finished IM 2009 Lake Placid in 15:54, with a final marathon @ 6:12 compared with her Marine Corps Marathon time of 4:30. Almost without fail the average age group athlete swims and bikes the IM legs faster than what they trained at and then slows precipitously in the marathon, running much slower than training pace. Of course variables such as weather, health, training load and race course design (hilly, water conditions, wet suit or not) play a significant role. Jan's example above used the FingerLakes Triathlon time which was a year after LP. It would be better to have a marathon and Olympic distance tri completed a few mont...

It's time to get serious again about doing some triathlons. 2014 will be different than the past two years. This year the only multisport activities Jan and I did were the Shoreline and Spring Classic Duathlons. We need to get in the water over this winter, bike indoors like crazy and continue running well. We need to think about the tri's we want to do, considering the race distance, location, cost and timeframe. There might be ten reasons to "TRI" in 2014; 10. Winter indoor bike training can be fun! Think of all the movies you can watch. 9.  We have been competing for awhile to see who makes it to Portland, Oregon on our bikes (virtually of course, we have maps printed out and stick pins everytime we ride). I will pass Jan in December and arrive first in Portland. 8. Motivation through the long winter days. 7. Traveling to races might be fun - at least once the race is done. 6. Pizza, one of our top five food groups, tastes even better after completing three hours o...

ADELAIDE, January 20, 2012 (AFP) — Tour Down Under organizers on Friday made good on a threat to sanction cyclists for urinating in public, handing fines to a dozen riders for “unseemly behavior.” With the mercury regularly rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Adelaide Hills this week, riders have been forewarned by their respective teams to drink plenty before, during, and after each day’s stage. But that advice has often led to some being caught short, feeling the need to relieve themselves at the side of the road during the race despite the presence of spectators. The peloton was reminded Friday morning by organizers of the season’s opening WorldTour event that such behavior, fairly common in pro cycling, was not acceptable and they would be fined accordingly. Under an International Cycling Union (UCI) rule with the heading “Insults, threats, unseemly behavior,” Australia’s Robbie McEwen, Jens Voigt of Germany, New Zealand’s Hayden Roulston, and race leade...

Amanda (mytriathletewife's daughter) completed her first Olympic distance triathlon (1500m swim, 40k bike, 10k run)at DisneyWorld on September 21. The swim was held in Bay Lake, so it was a nice preview of what our 1/2 IM race in May 2009 will be like. Amanda said the water was kind of murky, it was impossible to see the bottom, and the morning was foggy, so sighting the buoys was difficult. I would have photos, but copyright protection on the official race photographer website made it impossible to grab some.

"Lord of the Rings" Aragorn: Gentlemen, we do not stop till nightfall. Pippin: What about breakfast? Aragorn: You've already had it. Pippin: We've had one, yes. What about second breakfast? [Aragorn turns and walks off in disgust] Merry: I don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip. Pippin: What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he? Merry: I wouldn't count on it. I eat breakfast at 6:30am, but really am more of a nineses, than elevenses. By 11:30 it's lunch time, 2-3pm a snack. If I'm cooking dinner I'm eating at the same time. Then dinner and maybe some cookies around 8pm. I could have been a Hobbit.