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Barry Brooks finally has his blog post www.barrybrooks.blogspot.com with details on his adventure through the mountains. He survived the 10,000 feet of climbing over 120 miles. Nice job Barry!
The USAT Rankings have been brought to my attention by Mr. Hartley. He was searching the world wide web on this sunday morning.
You can find your rankings for the current year at www.usatrankings.com. Personally, I really dislike the site organization of USAT. Their database is difficult to search.
Remember that we have another mini-triathlon at Chandlers Landing on the 26th, and if you have any calendar events, please add them to the yahoo Tri-ProSoap group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tri-prosoap/
Thanks Team!
Beer - Liquid consumed in large quantities after climbing.
(d) Bier, (f) bière / mousse, (f-c) broue, (nl) bier / pintje, (i) birra, (e) cerveza, (s) öl, (pl) piwo, (sl) piwo
Belay, to - To secure a climber.
(d) Sichern, (f) Assurer , (nl) Zekeren, (i) Assicurare, (e) Asegurar / Dar seguridad, (s) Säkra, (pl) Ubezpieczac
Here’s a pic of Jason Ross on top of Loveland Pass, 60 miles into the 120 mile ride. His details below...
Details on the Triple Bypass: A one day, 120 mile ride from Evergreen to Avon, CO requiring riders to climb and descend 3 mountains - Squaw (11,140 ft.), Loveland (11,990 ft.), and Vail (10,560 ft.) passes, with over 10,000 ft. of cumulative gain in elevation between the climbs. This ride is routinely rated as one of the best rides in the U.S., both from a scenic and challenge standpoint. Notably, the ride starts at already over 7,000 feet elevation, and reaches as high as 12,000 feet elevation. According to my Polar, I completed it in 8 hrs and 37 minutes of ride time, burning 5,600 calories, with an average HR of 134 (72% max), cadence of 71, and avg speed of 14.0 (with a max of 43 on a descent). Yes, my avg HR was only 72%...that is correct. This is much lower than a triathlon effort. The key to completing this is to manage your pace carefully so you don’t blow-up in the altitude.
Here’s a link with some more details:http://www.teamevergreen.org//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=87
Today was the Disco Tri event on Lake Ray Roberts... It was the perfect morning for what would turn out to be a day of personal best's.
Team Members competing at Disco:
Billy Self
Chase Ingraham
Trey Austin
Louie Corwin
Heather Diamond
The weather held out for us on Sunday morning with a beautiful beach start for the day. We watched Heather Diamond start on the women's Sprint start, and then it was time for us to kick off.
Trey "Bleeding Heals Austin" lead us in team prayer before the race to keep us save and to thank the big guy upstairs for our ability to compete in triathlons.
Chase Ingraham had an AMAZING swim being the first out of the water! Then me (Billy), Trey, and Louie followed minutes later.
The bike felt tough for me and didn't get into a rhythm over the 26 miles. Chase got frustrated at some cheaters on the course that were drafting AND hectled him. Not sure if they got caught.
Chase was still in the lead for our team going into the run and hammered it with a 7 something minute/mile. I had my best run in an Olympic with a sub 8 minute/mile. I beat my previous Olympic course time by over 12 minutes... I'm happy.
Trey, AKA "Bleeding Heals Austin" had a tough race with his shoes causing trouble 20 yards into the run. OUcH! Photos of his bloody shoes are posted in our gallery. Louie Corwin came in with a very respectable time as well.
Heather Diamond had a great race as well with a 3rd place age group place.
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More Details about the race. . . .and before I continue, I must say that the world is perfect right now. I'm home now, well fed, a beer, and a tour mountain stage is on tv...
So yes, the title is Disco dancing to new Personal Records... Chase and I both rock and rolled to new personal best's. I finished a full 12 minutes ahead of my previous Olympic distance. I'm happy, to say the least.
I think that Trey would have had a personal record if he had retained most of his blood on the race course. If this photo attaches to the blog entry correctly, you'll notice how much blood consumed around the back of his shoes. (yes, it happened on both feet).
The swim was excellent and felt great on 2/3 of the swim. The middle third of the triangle course was into the wind (blowing 10-12 mph). My left arm got way more tired while battling the waves and trying to keep my breathing in check. I got lost a few times as I couldn't tell the difference between the buoys and the kayaks.
The bike: I didn't feel it on the bike... it just wasn't happening for me. Not sure if I didn't taper correctly this week, but I feel like I should have done better on the hills. About 9 people passed me on the bike, which is normal, but I still don't like it. You can hear those kind of guys like a freakin' car coming from behind you.
The run was awesome...just awesome. I loved the course and route as it had the right amount of trail running and highway sections. My legs did not cramp up at the beginning of the run, which is unusual, and it allowed me to start with a moderately strong pace... the best part is that I was able to build to a stronger stride throughout the run until I could barely hang on to the finish. .....I had nothing left.
I must say that I'm super proud of our boy, Chase Ingraham, who was first out of the water in the swim, and first of our team to cross the finish line by over 6 minutes. Chase is riding on a steal bike right now, which is simply amazing. When Chase buys a new bike at Rockwall Cycling, he will be a force to be reckened with...
Nice job to the entire team... We have a report from Jason and Barry Brooks coming up on the 120 mile 10,000 feet climb in Colorado... Oh yea, and Jason said it was a head wind the entire way...
"It never gets easier, just faster"
