Your friend kicked my ass. I was 150th in 10:12 and was hoping to go under 9:40 (Oscar Galindez didn’t break 9:40 either so I don’t feel so bad!)and know that I was fit enough to do it on a good day. However, the winds and conditions that slowed most of the field that day (including the pro men where only 7 managed to break 9) making a sub-10 very impressive in my opinion.
Smartass seems to like to live up to his name but I’d like to think that if you met him he would be your typical laid back tri geek … although he does seem to like draft legal racing a little too much
Next year will be back to some speedy short stuff to try and regain/revive some fast twitch. I’m looking forward to hitting the track and running a few 5k/10k road races. I’ll be staying close to home and racing around Ontario although I have a few friends that will be going long next year, including one that qualified for Hawaii at Wisconsin that will probably want some company out on the long rides.
There’s a couple of races in Belleville but there is a pretty decent series in Kingston. I’ve done some races in both towns and Kingston definately has a lot more serious runners. Peterborough is openning up quite a bit now since Runner’s World openned. Might see you in one of those towns.
All the personal stuff between you two guys aside, I’d shit if one of my athletes did that. OK, so he finished 93rd. I would assume that without all the overtraining he could have finished top 25.
Actually, he finds that using the traditional taper leaves him feeling pretty flat on race day. He basically turns the taper on its head and rests intially and then ramps up as the race approaches. Since my two best races this year (so far, hopefully MCM will be the best) were during weeks that I trained through the race, I think there is some substance to his theory. Check it out here:
P.S. Maybe Mr. Tibbs is right and SAC is a great guy, but dismissing a pretty incredible performance for a age grouper showed either a complete lack of class or an elist attitude that normally gets people skewered on ST.
Part of being a good coach is being positive and motivational. I would be willing to bet if you had that conversation with some like a Dave Scott he would have a much more postive response than wow. Besides, unless you are going to finish in the very top, this sport is about competing against yourself and pushing your limits.
I know not everyone agrees with the long brick, and truth is, they’re not for everyone, but they’ve made a big difference in my results. I still recommend them to anyone that’s done a few Ironmans and has problems running a solid marathon.
As far as cracking the top 25 Cousin Elwood; I wish! Despite the slow time, I was really pleased with my race because of how strong I felt the entire day. If I was over trained I don’t think I’d be able to say that.
I rode the 120 mile ride on Sunday with Scott Molina and it was one of the highlights of my time in Kona.
Heck, I’d love to see smartass’s results. In any case, his posts here are full of derision for others and he has no ability to communicate a differing or skeptical perspective without attacking others. How other people would even consider him as coach is beyond me. His posts here are his own worst advertisement.
You go freebase! And jdavis1040… although you deleted it… yes, level II coach with the Portuguese Triathlon Federation… whoo hoo! Even with USA Triathlon, though, “coach” doesn’t mean much. Have you looked at what it takes to be “certified”? A quarter of the posters on this forum could be “coaches”. The world if full of experts and people who will certify them.
The thing about coaching is there are many different levels. I have several friends who coach beginners and I think they are great at it. However I wouldn’t let them help me and I’m only a upper mopper. I think it’s kinda like teaching. Some teachers are great for the young kids and others help people with their more advanced degrees.
