Puttin' on the foil
Hi everybody. Finally took my AG at an IM event last weekend. It's been a goal for several years. The secret? You don't have to get faster, just get older!
Here's my blog address. It has a full race report and some pictures. Not sure how to make a link so you'll have to do a copy/paste job in your browser. Hope all is well with everybody.
Troy
http://troyyoungnelson.blogspot.com/
Don't be obsessed with your desires Danny. The Zen philosopher Basha once wrote, 'A flute with no holes, is not a flute. A donut with no hole, is a Danish.'
Hi everybody. Finally took my AG at an IM event last weekend. It's been a goal for several years. The secret? You don't have to get faster, just get older! Here's my blog address. It has a full race report and some pictures. Not sure how to make a link so you'll have to do a copy/paste job in your browser. Hope all is well with everybody. Troy http://troyyoungnelson.blogspot.com/
I looked you up as I figured you'd be doing that race but didn't want to start a thread about it. I'm no flippin stocker, just a triathlon fan.
Congrats on the AG win and I think 44th OA.
Question for you........Do you feel the coaching has helped you in getting this win and another Kona spot?
The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff
2014 Goals:
Stay healthy
Enjoy life
Congrats T-Bone
I'm also curious on the coaching aspect as I'm thinking of getting one. Gonna probably give the IM one more shot and then get one pending how much I improve.
Anyone heard of these guys:
http://www.qt2systems.com/
rectumdamnnearkilledem
Wow...excellent! I love the mental game...not letting the other guys see you look back. I even try to do that. I've been in races where I see the person in front of me look back and it always gives me confidence to reel them in. Nice work, Troy!
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
IMKY13 finish!!
CONGRATS!!! Way to go Troy!!
Fitness/weight goals for 2014
1) STAY INJURY FREE!!!
2) Get to 189 lbs by the end of July 2014...and stay there (as of 4-25-14 was at 203 lbs)
3) Complete Ironman Chattanooga in under 14 hours
4) Break 4 hours in a stand alone marathon (Goal race=Rocket City 12/13/14)
5) 4,500 total overall miles for the year:
Swim: 100 miles
Bike: 3,000 miles
Run: 1,400 miles
Troy,
Awesome job! I haven't read your blog yet, but I will.
Thanks for sharing and helping some of us along through your wisdom while we pursue our journey.
BT's been stalking you too?
I must admit that I've memorized your password and occasionally look at your log. In fact, I have conversations with my wife about your training log. She'll be excited to hear from me tonight that T-Bone won his AG. Said differently, I'll be excited to tell her, and I'll received a rolled eyes response.... Cheers,Brian
Life Goals:
#1: Do what I can do
#2: Enjoy life
Hey - to answer the questions about coaching - the short answer is that it was/is huge for me. I always took great pride in being self coached. The "pride" part was the problem. My coach took an objective look at my results and identified weaknesses that I had subconsciously overlooked, although looking back on it the weaknesses were obvious. He set out a plan and those weakness are, for the most part, gone. The other part that I love it now I don't have to sit around creating a plan. My coach does it. He sends me the workouts and I do them. That's it. I spend much less time thinking. Now I just do.
I know the guys at Q2R Systems. That is Tim Snow. His wife is Cait Snow, 3rd place at the IM World Championships last year with a run split of 2:50 or something crazy like that. They are really good, but probably a little pricey.
Please feel free to ask anything you want.
Well Done T-bone!
decent swim + 2nd best bike + best run = great day
Now when you were coming down the finishing shoot, were you thinking, "Man I should have gone 17 seconds faster to break 10!"?
I wish that someday someone would refer to me as having "Tree Trunk Legs"
I have thought about picking up a coach to try and improve, but there are a couple things stoping me right now
1. Cost, If my wife knew now much I have spent on my races and equipment (even though I bought everything used)
2. Following a Plan - I need to get into the habit of sticking to my own plan first. If I can't follow my own instructions do to work, family and other time constraints, they I will never follow someone elses
3. I am not at that level yet. I need a lot of help just getting my basic fitness together (eating right, swimming and running with better form). If I get a coach, it will be to take me from Good to Great, not from Average to Good.