tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post272863792550925456..comments2023-10-28T03:52:31.914-05:00Comments on Iron Dreams: Conflicting GoalsAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16686396399794699689noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-85848193939042973702011-01-30T19:49:41.214-06:002011-01-30T19:49:41.214-06:00Good for you! Its not easy to put your goal out t...Good for you! Its not easy to put your goal out there for everyone to see. I'm sure it will help you achieve it!Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296178485936313887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-50701318206809147132011-01-20T10:23:55.464-06:002011-01-20T10:23:55.464-06:00great post! Last year I trained harder than ever i...great post! Last year I trained harder than ever in prep for Boise 70.3 and was frustrated in the end due to my time. The biggest factor was the dam wind that came from all directions. The good news was that race fired me up for a 39min half iron pr(5:22) at vineman a month later! It's the journey that we remember most! Good luck with your training and balance this year!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-48687857956483606362011-01-17T18:36:24.161-06:002011-01-17T18:36:24.161-06:00Yeah... I hear you. It is hard to not let your tim...Yeah... I hear you. It is hard to not let your time matter. I mean, that is really the only way that we are evaluated. I find that the less I care about my time and just "let it happen" the more apt I am to race really well. I think being too pre-occupied with your time can cause you to "think" and we both know thinking is bad. <br />Don't think. Do.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837974906193121567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-79573489329368949842011-01-17T17:35:20.878-06:002011-01-17T17:35:20.878-06:00I definitely think goals other than "I want t...I definitely think goals other than "I want to finish" are the way to go. But I love the goal of racing your best race. Because really... isn't that all that matters in the end?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771758178064698651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-2607862277805797692011-01-17T13:56:04.096-06:002011-01-17T13:56:04.096-06:00I love that philosophy. Especially over the IM dis...I love that philosophy. Especially over the IM distance, even the smallest difference in temperature, wind, elevation or humidity can change EVERYTHING. <br /><br />The longer you are out there, the bigger the impact is. The only thing you can control is how smart you race. I think I'm going to adopt that philosophy. Hope you don't mind. :-)Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927756501076501540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-12029286727618841262011-01-17T12:58:39.181-06:002011-01-17T12:58:39.181-06:00Great post Anne!! In short course racing you can ...Great post Anne!! In short course racing you can contol these a little more, but so much can happen in a 8+ hour race! I can usually set time ranges, but I don't focus on those. Your power, heart rate, cadence, nutrition plan, and race day execution are things much more in your control and not the elements. <br /><br />Sounds like your mindset is great and you've got a good handle on not focusing on the finish time...you'll do great!!!!!rhinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807962335932082851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-17699220367202844432011-01-16T20:49:07.624-06:002011-01-16T20:49:07.624-06:00Love your post! Hard work and a good plan always c...Love your post! Hard work and a good plan always come before the numbers on the clock.Josh Scobeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148800347882024479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-87919675359677047412011-01-16T20:27:20.854-06:002011-01-16T20:27:20.854-06:00Great post! Just to quick share my story. Last s...Great post! Just to quick share my story. Last season, I had 3 HIMs. However, my fastest one (5:29) was by far not my best race. I clocked a 5:39 a month after at a race that had a super challenging bike course. After finishing, I knew that was my best race of the season regardless of the time.<br /><br />I love the BHAG term!<br /><br />Good luck with your training!Ironman By Thirtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148960105643826347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-53069998532422024782011-01-16T20:24:19.680-06:002011-01-16T20:24:19.680-06:00Very well said Anne. So muc is unknown about this...Very well said Anne. So muc is unknown about this race for us since it is the first year/ <br /><br />How is Lake Woodlands going to be? No wetsuit probably, will it be a slower swim, will it be overly crowded? Will we be covered in duck crap? <br /><br />The bike could be fast but if the wind is blown out of the SE it could be a very difficult 50 miles back to the Woodlands?<br /><br />Oh and the part that is going to be most uncertain is the weather. Last year on may 21st it was 95 degrees in Houston. That would make for a long, slow day!<br /><br />So just training the best you can and the race the best you can on the day that is given to us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061773215250783439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-50612497608532235882011-01-16T17:11:59.500-06:002011-01-16T17:11:59.500-06:00Ride the course (a lot) and become intimate with i...Ride the course (a lot) and become intimate with it. That will be good for 15 minutes because you know when to push it and what lies ahead..ONEHOURIRONMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618244547263041741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-27318151891811150022011-01-16T16:37:17.126-06:002011-01-16T16:37:17.126-06:00I have always been of the philosphy that at the en...I have always been of the philosphy that at the end of the day if you can look yourself in the mirror and say to yourself, "Did I give my best effort today for the circumstances that were presented to me?" and answer, "Yes!" Then the whole journey was a success. As you said the time on the stopwatch does not tell the full story.Andy Rosebrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013525661945354327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-75035877302137258982011-01-16T16:27:27.879-06:002011-01-16T16:27:27.879-06:00Really well said and written. There is so much out...Really well said and written. There is so much out of our control, and when someone asks about the race, often they just want to hear about your time - not that you got a flat and changed it super fast or that you got kicked in the face or the wind was ridiculous or whatever...Caratunk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042653100322091843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-66131866310545763982011-01-16T16:15:12.107-06:002011-01-16T16:15:12.107-06:00I love your perspective!! especially with long dis...I love your perspective!! especially with long distance racing there are so many things out of your control-I can't wait to celebrate the achievement of your goals with you at IMTX :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-6841845070069340772011-01-16T16:00:00.525-06:002011-01-16T16:00:00.525-06:00You are going to make your goals - I think that tr...You are going to make your goals - I think that travelling will force you to 'make it work'. It usually works that way with me. GOOD LUCK!!Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902587843038579972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-27435202502828266052011-01-16T15:54:03.215-06:002011-01-16T15:54:03.215-06:00I love that you know that your goal is to race as ...I love that you know that your goal is to race as a wife & mother, not just an athlete : ) You are going to do great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-88896224431005078092011-01-16T15:52:37.781-06:002011-01-16T15:52:37.781-06:00Give it your all... do your best on that day! I li...Give it your all... do your best on that day! I like that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090547844237303579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461550032911307024.post-24364310579400294772011-01-16T15:46:48.923-06:002011-01-16T15:46:48.923-06:00I think it is so good to make your time goals the ...I think it is so good to make your time goals the least significant goals. I think in the end we feel so much more fulfilled with a well-executed race no matter what the time is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644588588023623372noreply@blogger.com