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  • January 26

  • Run329 The GFT Tribe Any suggestions on shipping a bike? Never have competed in a triathlon far enough away that I had to fly.
    about 2 weeks ago
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    • EnduradadI don't think it will sell out. Congrats on the new bike. Mine is 12 years old and has too many miles, but it's dependable and fits just riight.
      Groundhog says 6 weeks of winter to go. Good news is I'm way ahead of last years training.
      8:14 AM February 02
    • Run329I am way head also in running. Ran Dallas marathon December 4 and running Little Rock marathon March 4. Then can start putting miles in on bike and we have no swimming around here until warm weather
      12:16 PM February 02

  • January 23

  • KAR The GFT Tribe To all: anyone catch the Olympic Marathon Trials? A great race for the men and women. I didn't watch the whole thing, it was tape delayed and I already knew the results(don't you hate that?), but when I watched, I tried tracking running cadence. Meb was around 100, give or take, everybody else was around 90, give or take. Ryan Halls strides look like they're 20 feet long. Women were also around 90. I noticed that Kara sometimes runs with her head back. Hey, if it ain't broke...Anyway, Go USA! Good luck to all of them! Knees started hurting a few weeks ago. I thought OK, this is where it starts, and this is how it ends. After 35.5 years of abuse, it's finally setting in. Then just like that, the pain went away. Lucky. Yesterday was a 16 mile run. One of those few trips into rarified air that come around once in awhile. Everything went real well, held a great pace, finished in 2:18. Now if I can only duplicate it on race day!
    about 2 weeks ago
    • KARAlmost forgot: Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me...
      10:43 AM January 23
    • EnduradadHappy Birthday KAR. I go the ciropractor today to get an adjustment. I have a spot out in my back and it's causing nerve pinch in my knee. When and where is the A1A Marathon?
      4:47 PM January 23
    • KARA1A Marathon is Feb. 19th, along Ft. Lauderdale Beach. I registered for the full, but have dropped down to the half. I wussed out. How's the knee?
      10:54 AM January 24

  • January 08

  • KAR The GFT Tribe Run329, welcome to the forum! Stick with the forum and enjoy the ride, as EDad says, this is one the best indy IM's around. You'll earn your finishers medal.E-Dad, about the comment on IM training slowing you down: boy is that true! But why? I've been doing IM training since '99, and watched my times head straight to the bottom. Because of my weird work hours, every stroke, spin and stride has been solo. Almost everything I've done has been long and slow. The result? Slow times.That's why it's true! So...I'm using the off season to work on faster cadense in all three discplines. I know there are hundreds of miles between now and then, it's a LONG day and anything can happen, but hey, just maybe there's a podium with my name on it this year at GFT! Saturday ride was a 25 miler in the bcr, cadence of 90-95. Sunday was 15 mile run. Good luck training, everybody.
    a month ago
    • EnduradadI made it outside today for fun run. We have had some real nice weather this weekend. So nice to not run on the treadmill.
      2:58 PM January 09

  • January 05

  • Enduradad Run329 Run329, The bike will be hard because it has a series of hills and Sugarloaf is the highest point in Fla. If temps stay moderate you'll be ok. The run will be on a paved trails if they stay with last years course. I loved to old course around the lake, but I understand going to trails and not having to close as many roads. Last time I did the run the trails had a lot of dark sections? Doing Disney will prove you to be a real IM. My 2nd IM I did NASA and Sea World with my kids and still had a fun race. When race gets close I can give you tips on how to help your family have fun. I have 5 kids and learned a few tricks so they can have fun too.
    a month ago
    • Run329thank you. I live on the edge of Ouachita mountains so I will know to train on some hills.
      6:31 PM January 08

  • January 03

  • Enduradad Run329 I doubt it will. I've done this race 6 times. This is a great event. The course is very challenging and well supported.
    about 2 months ago
    • Run329What's the toughest part? This will be my first full distance. I have 8 year old daughter so we're going to work Disney in on trip
      4:50 PM January 03
    • Run329That came out wrong, it's a ultra, it's all hard. Which part of this course is toughest. Bike or run? And is the run on road or trail?
      10:39 AM January 04

  • January 02

  • KAR The GFT Tribe EnduraDad, I tried to post yesterday, the site wouldn't let me. You've made a hotel reservation already? I'm not entered yet, maybe I can pick up a slot from someone dumping theirs. I'm still a little stung from last years letdown. New Years morning, I ran a 14 miler. Amazing how quiet the roads were.Nice easy pace, all I could hear were the my breathing and my foot steps. I've given alot of thought to your comment about IM training slowing you down. I'd heard it alot more than once, but it went in one ear and right out the other, without even slowing down. I've given ALOT of thought lately. More on that in another post.
    about 2 months ago
    • EnduradadHappy New Year!
      I have had a good start with family time and some training already.
      I hope you make it there this year. I would like to team up with a few people to enjoy some race prep like we use to do. Also it's always easier to work out all year when you are sharing the pain.
      My daughter signed us up to do a half marathon in April
      11:44 AM January 02

  • December 20

  • KAR The GFT Tribe Happy Hanukkah everybody!
    about 2 months ago
    • KARAnd a Merry Christmas, too.

      Please be safe and sound while toasting to "Auld Lang Syne"
      8:45 PM December 24
    • EnduradadReady for the New Year? I feel like a slug, but I'm looking forward to getting a head start on next year by training this winter.
      7:54 AM December 27

  • December 01

  • Enduradad The GFT Tribe Kerry, I plan on doing a marathon early spring. Don't know which one yet because I want to see how things go during the winter. I think either Athens Ohio, or Knoxville TN. with my brother Cliff. I also think I need to do some sprints. I've spent the last couple years only doing full IM and that's made me really slow. I may be able to find a training partner for next years GFT. There are a coule guys locally that are interested in doing their first. Anyone out there who can give a report on the Bike and run course? They look great compaired to 2009. Still wondering what the timing problem was?
    about 3 months ago
    • KARDid a half marathon this morning. I did excactly what I set out to do: keep the heart rate down to 125-135 and treat it as a training run. High humidity, upper 70's. Saw some real neat gadgets. I was running next to a woman who had a device that audibly calling out splits and distances. But with her ear buds on, I don't know if she heard it, but it was really cool. A fellow next to me was also chatting away, calling out splits from his gps watch. Maybe I don't get out much. Anyway, all of the chatter from everybody seemed to fade past the halfway mark. Had a good time, ran into a few triathles, good conversation. Good way to start the day.
      9:16 PM December 11
    • KARSorry for all the typos. Maybe I should put my glasses on while talking!
      9:18 PM December 11
    • KARMaybe the "tming thing" is about the people that did the sprint race and getting their splits mixed in with the GFT.
      I tried to tape the Hawaii IM yesterday. I do it every year. Couldn't wait to pull the tape and watch it. When I pulled the cassette out of the recorder, the tape came out with it. Guess I'll have to buy the dvd on-line. Or wait til next May and tri again.
      9:24 PM December 11

  • November 23

  • Enduradad The GFT Tribe I hope you have a great Thanksgiving. Next Monday will be the start of my core training. I ahve a P90X set my family gave me and I think it will be a great winter workout. Looks like we have good numbers for next year. See you soon!
    about 3 months ago
    • KARI hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving.
      Do we start off-season base now that we've had a month since GFT? And Tri season is over for most of us? I know that we're not supposed to be doing marathons as part of the off-season. Maybe that is true for an elite, but for a back-of-the-packer like me, I don't think it's going to matter. Next up: a half marathon in Weston in two weeks, a Parkland Five Miler, a 5 or 10K in Miramar in January, the A1A Marathon in Feb. Looking farther ahead, may be doing the SouthBeachTri in April, to start things off. Way too early to start thinking GFT. I've eaten two race entries in the past-Hurricane Wilma and plantar fasciitis- and the last one was pretty hard to swallow.
      But GFT 2012 is still the "A" race goal next year.
      Mike, good luck with the P90X. Keep us posted.
      9:41 PM November 27

  • November 14

  • Enduradad KAR Kerry, Still no response about results? I'm signed up for next year, so we can watch the count down clock together.
    about 3 months ago
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