Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Races, Socks, and Ironman #5
While I haven’t been posting here, I have been training and racing lately so I thought I’d pop in with an update. After some recovery time from Ironman Coeur d’Alene I jumped right back on it and prepped for Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3 which I did on Sunday, August 14th. It was a very fun weekend as I raced it with two good friends of mine so we and our wives (who are also all friends) hung out the whole time and had a great time.
Race day weather was great with calm breezes and no clouds. The lake at the start was nice and flat and I felt really good on the swim. Good enough that I was surprised my swim time wasn’t better. The bike is not a h-a-r-d course, but it is a challenging course with two loops that is a bit crowded with all the other cyclists on it. It did get a bit warm on the run but the run course does two figure-eight loops through town so crowd support is excellent. I ran this one well and actually negative split the run for the first time ever.
Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3 results:
Swim 1.2-miles = 44:20
Bike 56-miles = 3:01 @ 18.6-mph
Run 13.1-miles = 1:38:32 @ 7:31/m pace
#31 of 95 in the M45-49 Age Group.
Swim 1.2-miles = 44:20
Bike 56-miles = 3:01 @ 18.6-mph
Run 13.1-miles = 1:38:32 @ 7:31/m pace
#31 of 95 in the M45-49 Age Group.
A bit less than two-weeks after Lake Stevens I ran in my 9th Hood-To-Coast Relay Race from Timberline Lodge at 6,000’ on Mt. Hood to the town of Seaside on the Oregon Coast. For the 2nd straight year I was on my daughter’s team and for the second straight year I was the oldest runner…and the fastest runner…on the team. My first leg was a steep one off Mt. Hood around noon on Friday just as the day was getting warm. My second leg was around 10pm that night along Highway 30 and it was warm and very muggy out there. And finally, my third and final leg was leaving the small coast-range burg of Birkenfeld along Highway 202 early Saturday morning. The temp was perfect and the sky was blue and the sun was just coming up and with the conclusion of that run I was done. We had a fun team and a good time once again.
Hood-To-Coast results:
Leg #1 = 5.67-miles in 35:13 @ 6:12/m pace.
Leg #2 = 6.12-miles in 43:34 @ 7:07/m pace.
Leg #3 = 5.77-miles in 39:48 @ 6:53/m pace.
Total = 17:56-miles in 1:58:35 @ 6:44/m pace.
Leg #1 = 5.67-miles in 35:13 @ 6:12/m pace.
Leg #2 = 6.12-miles in 43:34 @ 7:07/m pace.
Leg #3 = 5.77-miles in 39:48 @ 6:53/m pace.
Total = 17:56-miles in 1:58:35 @ 6:44/m pace.
And finally, less than week after Hood-To-Coast I ran the Oregon Wine Country Half-Marathon on Sunday, 9/4. This is a very well done event put on by Destination Races and it has all the bells and whistles that make it organized and fun. Last year I raced it and finished just off the podium in 4th place for my age group so I thought I’d see if I could improve on that result. I did improve with a time nearly a minute faster than 2010, but I still finished in 4th place…5-seconds behind the 3rd place guy! Oh well, I’m a year older and ran it faster so I can’t complain too much.
13.1-miles in 1:30:15 @ 6:53/m pace.
#4 of 51 in M45-49 Age Group.
13.1-miles in 1:30:15 @ 6:53/m pace.
#4 of 51 in M45-49 Age Group.
I thought I’d put in a product plug here. I was contacted out of the blue by a representative at SofSole asking if I’d like to try out some of their products. I told her yes and a few days later a box arrived with some shoe inserts (which I haven’t tried yet) and 3-pairs of running socks. I used a pair of those socks for each leg of Hood-To-Coast (and a pair at the Wine Country Half-Marathon) and I have to say I love them. This year’s Hood-To-Coast was the first time in running it nine times that I didn’t come away with blisters. First. Time. Ever. Was it the socks? I don’t know…but I’m inclined to think so at this point since that is the only thing different from years past. I will be buying myself some more of them and I recommend them.
And lastly…I’ve signed up for Ironman #5 which I hope to complete in Penticton, BC a bit less than a year from now. It will be my 3rd time at Ironman Canada and I am already very much looking forward to it! Let me know if you’ll be there.
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