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what is the proposed ETA for rolling out on the Saturday morning ride?

The first post in this thread has all key details, safety, etc. but here are some short answers.

Sergio -Cap Hill meets in front of Trader Joe’s , at 8th and Penn on the little triangle of bricked walkway. Clip-in by 0810.

Richie – probably not a no-drop. Pace ranges from 15mph up. Minimum Distance is 25 miles from Georgetown or 35 from Cap H…[Read more]

Still 9am in Georgetown? So I’m guessing 8:30 or so for slower Cap Hill folks on the NW corner of 8th and Penn. near Trader Joe’s.

We had discussed doing Patriots Half in September but my body is just not ready, especially the running. While we’ve done some moderate bike rides – 35 miles or so – I’ve been struggling to get through 4-5 mile runs at a very slow pace. That may be turning a corner now as I try to balance time off for recovery with moderate exercise.

Had my body…[Read more]

Thanks AJ. I’ll follow-up a few items. On the bike I did not really push. I truly wanted to just get through the bike and get out on the run. So I tried to keep it dialed back and close to what I’d been training. The bike was my only worry so I was willing to ride easy, keep in similar gears, and maintain a high cadence (88 for the entire…[Read more]

A tale of two races (musselman 2017 – total time: 7:25):

it was the best of races. It was the worst of races.

The day began with that damned alarm clock sound followed by a tight/achy quad. I dismissed it because I’ve had lots of minor aches the last few weeks that I treated as phantom-tapering aches. Morning went smoothly.  Food, nutrition,…[Read more]

Thanks all. Appreciate the feedback. After this past weekend (40 mile ride +45 minute brick and then a 90 minute run), I suspect I’m teetering on the edge of overtraining and burnout. while the heat plays a role, it just doesn’t seem sufficient to explain how something that was “comfortable” is now be hard – and I’ve done it before with run…[Read more]

The bridge incline sounds like it might be similar to Capitol Hill, for any folks that are used to running that.

Because of the conditions, Rock Hall went amazingly well (for me and apparently for everyone else who did it). And due to the short distance and cool temps, it was hard to focus on nutrition and hydration. I did force myself to down about 1 hours worth of food on the bike and most of a bottle of skratch, just because. and I had a shot block or two…[Read more]

Had a pretty pleasant weekend. Got in a solid 45 miles Saturday so the “race” was more a gauge of what was left.

Swim was a few minutes slower than last year (despite a lot of winter pool hours). That was disheartening – despite the chop (and yes Heidi, 1 buoy disappeared  mid race).

Bike was solid. I felt like I was pushing and working hard…[Read more]

Still thinking of doing the Saturday Georgetown ride. Is the Capitol Hill meet time at 0700?

I’ve been using Nuun on rides and swims (had lots of leg cramping issues this past year). Recently we tried Skratch and will use that now also; our goal race uses Gatorade endurance, so I need to get some of that and try it out too

I use normal Gatorade post-workout regularly. I also started taking Magnesium supplements to help with the legs. I…[Read more]

One other thing, Tuan makes clear that Peasantman WILL be wetsuit legal, regardless of water temps; unless it is dangerous. I’ve done it the last two years and most people wore them. But there are always some that don’t.

If you are ok with cold and don’t plan to race in a wetsuit for your goal race, then maybe skip it. I’m bringing mine though.