Total prior exposure to kayaking by Coach Earl – 12 minutes.
Temperature of water in the Mirror Lake - 58 degrees.
Total time to convince him to coach open water swim session from the kayak - 16 seconds.
No being able to come up with funny and tasteful joke about “cold water and searching for it…” - priceless.
There are some things money can’t buy. For triathlon training, there’s TriLife.
Another story of ironman dreams crashed… this time by otter. Read this article and wonder about glory of Nature.
In sum, an “angry otter viciously” attacked leg of the triathlete training in the local lake. Not sure who interviewed otter to determine if otter was angry or it was just a rough trade thing with wetsuited creature that visited otter’s lake… but poor man had to sprint to the shore as the otter continued its attacks. Near the shore, otter “came around me again, but this time I reached down and hit him with my hand… The otter swam away, then turned back and came at him again. Schmid scrambled onto the wooden dock as the otter swam underneath. While catching his breath, he saw blood gushing from his foot. The lower leg of his wetsuit was completely chewed up and covered with teeth marks… Several days later, he’s still walking on crutches and needless to say, won’t be competing in the Ironman.”
Sweat rate of adult athlete exercising in warm weather - one liter (33 ounces) to two liters (66 ounces) per hour.
Total time of the Brick – 5 hours.
Volume of fluids consumed each hour of the Brick - 1.5 liters (26 ounces).
Being able to address dehydration concerns via amber-colored product of local brew pub – priceless.
There are some things money can’t buy. For triathlon training, there’s TriLife.
Duration of the training camp’s Day 3 activities - 8 hours.
Lake water temperature – 58 degrees.
Duration of the prophylactic cold water therapy - 15 minutes.
Ariel’s ability to become invisible to coaches – priceless.
There are some things money can’t buy. For triathlon training, there’s TriLife.
Living, training and playing in our “sandbox” of New York can isolate us into separate, ultra-specific social groups – our work/office, our family/relationships/friends, our neighborhood, our training grounds/partners, our meals and drinking establishments, etc. In such big sandbox, there could be someone very similar to you just inches away. This coach just saw such example - another NYC triathlon coach, also with accent, also working with local group of athletes… Seem so similar but than tiny differences kicked in: he has beautiful thick hair, he has a dog, he is free with his smile and compliments, he makes training easy and fun, and he is on TV…
Yes, you might not know but owner of TerrierTri, Rob Pennino, is preparing two hosts of the Today Show, Natalie Morales and Hoda Kotb for the sprint triathlon on the Jersey Shore. And he has Kathy Lee Gifford helping him.
After I watched this MSN video it became very clear to me how much fun triathlon training can be. But after little pondering I decided that it would be just too hard for me to let my athletes have that much fun. Gracefulness in personal character suggests that I should not comment on displayed coaching methodology, coach-athlete interaction or skill set of athletes.
Private tutor for American English - $70 per session.
American girlfriend/spouse - $? (I’ll get in trouble for this one).
Average residence time in the USA - 15 years.
Being able to get in touch with your Eastern European Brighton Beach-wear roots – priceless.
There are some things money can’t buy. For triathlon training, there’s TriLife.
Random list of what filtrated to coaches for the last couple of weeks…
Lynne Hewitt – 14th overall (32:18:47) in the Grand Teton 100 Mile Ultra run in Wyoming.
Megan Wiseman – 1st Woman overall, 11th Overall (11:01:26) in the Iron Distance Tri at Plymouth Rock, MA.
Green Mountain Stage Race 2009:
Cynthia Lo (3-4 Women field) – 6:15:54 total time. Riding for TriLife Racing.
Peta Takai (3-4 Women field) – 6:08:48 total time. Riding for CRCA/Teany Cycling.
Lenny Galati (4-5 Men field) – 6:55:05 total time. Riding for CRCA/NY Velocity. Finished top 10 on Stage 2 circuit race.
Governor’s Island 2 Mile swim:
Amanda Betsold 50:32
Todd Houchins 1:03:13
Deanne Draeger 1:03:22
Ironman Canada 2009:
Ryan Pacifico 10:52:01
Jen Cennedella 12:07:04
Shawn Duffy 12:48:27
Kristin Duffy 13:50:55
Cost of one custom race top - $60.
Cost of one pair of custom race shorts - $50.
Cost of three spray cans - $12.
Finding someone special to spray paint racing apparel on your body – priceless.
There are some things money can’t buy. For triathlon training, there’s TriLife.
Official data for 2009 race is here – 55 separate ambulance calls were made during the race. Interestingly, this statistic supports un-intuitive proposal we discussed before – that certain obvious bad weather (i.e. rain) or road (surface, vehicle traffic, etc.) conditions can actually decrease number of casualties. These 55 calls were about double the calls from rainy 2008 race! I love dry and cryptic description from the local press of four specific accidents:
“Lee Foster of Saranac Lake, a volunteer driver of a safety and gear (SAG) vehicle during the race, said he aided 23 competitors in addition to the ambulance calls Sunday. One accident in particular stood out — it involved a cyclist colliding with the back of his vehicle and three others colliding with the back of the ambulance he called to the scene.
Tina M. Pippy, 41, a police officer from Ottawa, was pedaling on state Route 86 near Cobble Mountain Road toward Lake Placid when she collided with his SAG vehicle. Foster had parked the Chevrolet Suburban in a position to protect another woman who had recently fallen off her bike from severe stomach cramps. While Foster called an ambulance and administered care, Pippy collided with the back of the vehicle, Foster said.
Pippy suffered a broken arm and ribs, and cracked her helmet in the accident as well as breaking the left-side taillight of Foster’s vehicle, he said. She was treated at Adirondack Medical Center and released on Sunday, according to hospital spokesman Joe Riccio.
Foster called a second ambulance, which arrived and picked up Pippy. As it backed out of the scene, three more cyclists collided with the back of it, he said.”