i cut down to 28-30 hrs a week seeing pt's and was able to squeeze in some 22-24hr workout weeks, considering if you take fri-sun off; work 12 hrs on monday, you can get in 2 hrs on week days and long training days on weekend.

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2024: Bevoman, Galveston, Alcatraz, Marble Falls, Santa Cruz

Seriously, you two really need to work on your run. I out ran you both :-) Too bad for me that there's swimming and cycling involved, too.

Congrats to both of you for throwing down some awesome finish times!!! Are you going to Kona too, Rick?

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VDOT O2 Run Coaching
Team INFINIT Discount Code: RowanJones

Dude, you did lay down a serious run split. Nice. But when I beat you out of the water there is definitely something wrong.

I'll be racing Kona with Chris next October. And when I say "with" I mean I'll wave to him as he's screaming back down from Hawi.

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Proud Member of Chris McDonald's 2018 Big Sexy Race Team "That which doesn't kill me, will only make me stronger"
Blog-Twitter-Instagram-Race Reports - 2018 Races: IM Florida 70.3, IM Raleigh 70.3, IM 70.3 World Championships - South Africa, IM North Carolina 70.3

Ha ha, not to worry, I sold my 910XT two days ago and my Forerunner 620 will be here tomorrow! I'm going to focus on what I'm better at in 2015 and maybe make a go at IM/XTERRA again in 2016.

I know it's a year off, but good luck to you both in your training and in Kona! I enjoyed both of your race reports as well.

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VDOT O2 Run Coaching
Team INFINIT Discount Code: RowanJones

I'm jelly

Nice work Borden...proud of you man! I remember back in 2012 when you e-mailed be about Brian...it's awesome to see where things ended up 2 years later! And I agree with the others...your blog is awesome, plenty of useful info and entertainment.

I went back looking through old e-mails and found this one that I sent to Brian:

"If I recall, he looks to be a solid biker/runner with a weak swim...I think you could do some damage with him!"

I think I was right. :)

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Race Reports, etc -- Bob's Bikes

i take all your suggestions seriously. Often they are ahead of where you are. My job is to file that suggestion away for when it's appropriate then break it out. Recall I did mention something about that race you've opened up each season with where you've gone 3rd OV then 2nd OV and this year I think it's time to race it for the win.

Everything is a progression, you can't go from A to G in one step you need to get to B then C.

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Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
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Nice race. I remember you on the biking thinking, who did his fit because it looked damn near perfect. Did you get fit by someone in the South?

Also, I am pretty sure we shared a few words yo-yo'ing a bit during the back half of the 1st loop (me passing on the uphill, you passing on the downhill).

Edited to remove second question on second half run split (forgot about ironmanlive). You must have started a decent bit back in the swim queue. Anyway, great race again.

Did you have on an orange Rudy Project helmet?

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@christopher_borden •
Spinning Spoke • Dimond Bikes • Flo Cycling • Castelli Cycling

No (green). The yo-yo'ing I mentioned was during the run (going up Barton and back down prior to crossing the pedestrian bridge the first time).

Thank you, sir!

Thanks, Chad! I remember seeing the A3 logo on your kit and thinking you must be an absolute stud if Stover was coaching you. And then you beat the snot out of me.
faster faster and more more, patiently. I got.

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@christopher_borden •
Spinning Spoke • Dimond Bikes • Flo Cycling • Castelli Cycling

Matt Cole at http://podiumms.com did my fit.
I've tweaked it a bit, and it's like sitting on the sofa now. More or less

I had some clown riding pretty dirty for nearly an entire loop. He either didn't understand the draft rules or didn't care. Regardless, he mustn't have any self respect.
I'm glad you meant on the run, otherwise I was about to be challenged to be polite, for sure.

as to the yo-yoing,
I do remember jockeying with a runner very earlier on while it was still pretty lonely. He was running way up on his toes, so it stood out in my mind. I must've passed him at some point, but I got so focused on keeping things in control at the end, I didn't have much mental capacity left.

Was that you?

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@christopher_borden •
Spinning Spoke • Dimond Bikes • Flo Cycling • Castelli Cycling

Congrats Chris!!Great to see all the hard work has paid off!! I wish you well in Kona 2015 and maybe see you at another race next year!

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Http://darkhorsemultisport.blogspot.com :Riding the Awesome Train with Darkhorse Coaching

Yeah, there were a few clowns out on the bike. That was me on the run. My toes always pay a price for that running style. We never crossed paths again after the bridge which was why I asked about the second half of your run. Kudos on a staying solid and holding it together because I thought for sure when I passed I would be able to put enough time into you to make up for what I new was a deficit off the bike. Great race again and best of luck in Hawaii.

I'm sorry if this has already been covered here but I could not find it in a quick scan of the posts.

You used a 1700 calorie bottle on the bike. Since this is highly concentrated, do you try to drink a water bottle at each aid station to help with diluting the formula? Do you have a set time for how often you take a sip from your 1700 calorie bottle or do you just know when it's time to hit the fuel source again? Thanks again for all your very informative info

Between your killer race and Maik leading the bike I think your Dimond secret is about to blow up.