This Week's Training

It's been a busy week, so I have not done as much as I'd like to have. Monday I walked at lunch and ran this in the afternoon:

Tuesday I ran the first two miles (to the corner of Granny White and McGavock) and then walked back to the Y.

Today I did this ride (I'm glad I went outside instead of riding on the trainer like I'd planned), stopping at the top of Manley to take a picture of the sunset:

Thursday I'm running with Catherine, Friday I'm hoping to get in a ride, and Saturday calls for a long run.

Rock and Road Marathon Relay

Anna, Jen, me, and Sarah at the start line

Starting my leg, #2, an 8-mile trail run

Sarah, Jen, me, and Anna at the finish

This is all I have for today. Marathon relay in PW.

• Leg 1 (8mi road): Jen
• Leg 2 (8mi trail): Kailin
• Leg 3 (5mi road): Anna
• Leg 4 (5mi trail): Sarah
• Overall time: 3:41:03
• 1st place female team

It was a beautiful day, albeit a little chilly. The leaves were gorgeous, and I really enjoyed the run through the park.

Finishing my leg
(source)

Saturday night I was in the nursery with 13 4-year-olds and 2 parents who graciously agreed to help so we could let the 6 3-year-olds go into their own classroom (otherwise it would have been 19 kiddos and 3 adults--yikes!).

Sunday was church, a 550m swim, lots of work on the computer, and a nice long walk with Kat. Another amazing day.

IM Triathletes and Ages: Updated

Earlier I listed pro triathletes and their ages; the list was from a prediction article I'd seen on Slowtwitch. Here is a summary of that list:

The average age of the 23 men in these picks is 33.05; if you subtract the oldest and youngest (28, 40, 40), the average age is 32.58. There is a 12-year spread between oldest and youngest; that spread is 9 years when the oldest/youngest are removed. 

The average age of the 12 women in these picks is 31.58; if you subtract the oldest and youngest (30, 45), the average age is 30.4. There is a 15-year spread between oldest and youngest; that spread is 4 years when the oldest/youngest are removed.

Here is a summary of my new list, which contains the top 30 men and top 30 women from the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI, October 13, 2012:

The average age of the 30 men is 32.7; if you subtract the oldest and youngest (24, 39, 39, 39), the average age is 32.3. There is a 15-year spread between oldest and youngest; that spread is 9 years when the oldest/youngest are removed. 

The average age of the 30 women is 33.6; if you subtract the oldest and youngest (27, 46), the average age is 33.4. There is a 19-year spread between oldest and youngest; that spread is 11 years when the oldest/youngest are removed.

Here is my new list, compiled from the results of the Ironman World Championships:

Top 30 Men Age: Name

Top 30 Women Age: Name

31: Pete Jacobs 36: Andreas Raelert 33: Frederik Van Lierde 28: Sebastian Kienle 34: Faris Al-Sultan 37: Timo Bracht 36: Andy Potts 32: Timothy O'Donnell 33: David Dellow 35: Dirk Bockel 28: Bart Aernouts 39: Craig Alexander 32: Jordan Rapp 24: Jeremy Jurkiewicz 34: Axel Zeebroek 36: Bruno Clerbout 27: Romain Guillaume 30: Cyril Viennot 33: Ronnie Schildknecht 29: Matthew Russell 29: Andi Boecherer 37: Ramus Henning 34: Thomas Lowe 31: Luke McKenzie 39: Michael Lovato 28: Pedro Gomes 28: Trevor Delsaut 33: Jozsef Major 39: Mike Schifferle 36: Viktor Zyemtsev

34: Leanda Cave 34: Caroline Steffen 31: Mirinda Carfrae 37: Sonja Tajsich 35: Mary Beth Ellis 46: Natascha Badmann 32: Gina Crawford 31: Linsey Corbin 30: Caitlin Snow 35: Amy Marsh 34: Rachel Joyce 29: Michelle Vesterby 34: Rebekah Keat 33: Heather Wurtele 35: Kelly Williamson 34: Tine Deckers 28: Kristen Moller 35: Amanda Stevens 34: Mareen Hufe 32: Simone Brandli 39: Joanna Lawn 36: Sara Gross 32: Sarah Piampiano 31: Susan Dietrich 32: Sofie Goos 36: Jessica Jacobs 39: Erika Csomor 34: Meredith Kessler 27: Anja Beranek 30: Michelle Gailey

840 Fondo and Publix Trip

My mom sent me an m-dot shirt
for my Ironman spectating party :-)

Friday after a fantastic 7.2-mile TM run, I went to Publix for a quick trip. The only thing on sale was the Blistex, and I still saved 50% and met the requirement for a P&G rebate. Everything below was $34, including $31.27 in P&G products.

I had coupons for everything but the oats, chocolate milk, deli meat, and Blistex, but I had a $5/40 Q that covered the meat and Blistex. Successful trip!

Shelly, me, Jens Voigt, Cali, Parri (back row)
Kiki, Valerie, Lee, Shannon (front row)

Saturday I rode a GREAT ride with some Team Belladium teammates, a few RadioShack Nissan Trek pros, and about 1,000 other people. Here is the route, which took me about 4:20 at an average 18.1 mph (that is including a 10-mile rollout at 13 mph). My legs HURT from about 30 miles until the end, but I just always found wheels and forced myself to stay with them. I knew riding solo would hurt much more than riding a little faster with other people, so I stayed with others. I was starving at the end, and thankfully there was some good food to consume (and plenty of it)

Saturday's 840 Fondo ride

Now I am listening to and watching (via Twitter) the pros finish the Ironman World Championship race (which I've been at the last two years and will definitely attend again (by definitely I mean Lord willing)!

2011 Spectating Report
2010 Spectating Report

IM Triathletes and Ages

I recently read a couple articles on Slowtwitch that contained the writer's picks to win The Ironman World Championship race this Saturday (men's favorites; women's favorites). Actually, these are showings or his take on their odds and they are not necessarily based on previous results as far as I can tell. But the names weren't as interesting to me as the ages, so I did a couple calculations:

The average age of the men in these picks is 33.05; if you subtract the oldest and youngest (28, 40, 40), the average age is 32.58. There is a 12-year spread between oldest and youngest; that spread is 9 years when the outliers* are removed.

The average age of the women in these picks is 31.58; if you subtract the oldest and youngest (30, 45), the average age is 30.4. There is a 15-year spread between oldest and youngest; that spread is 4 years when the outliers* are removed.

* I say outliers, but there is really only 1: Natascha Badmann, aged 45. I think she is in the list only because the writer likes her, she has won previously, and she won an IM earlier this year. I do not think she has a chance at winning, but that's just me.

Here are the lists of racers from the articles:

Men Age: Name

Women Age: Name

39: Craig Alexander 36: Andreas Raelert 36: Marino Vanhoenacker 28: Sebastian Kienle 35: Dirk Bockel 39: Chris McCormack 31: Pete Jacobs 32: Jordan Rapp 37: Rasmus Henning 36: Andy Potts 36: Eneko Llanos 32: Michael Raelert 32: Timothy O'Donnell 37: Timo Bracht 33: Frederik VanLierde 33: Ronnie Schildknecht 36: Viktor Zyemtsev 30: Joe Gambles 40: Cameron Brown 34: Faris Al-Sultan 40: Greg Bennett 34: Tom Lowe

34: Caroline Steffen 31: Mirinda Carfrae 34: Leanda Cave 34: Rachel Joyce 35: Mary Beth Ellis 35: Kelly Williamson 34: Rebekah Keat 31: Linsey Corbin 32: Gina Crawford 34: Meredith Kessler 30: Caitlin Snow 45: Natascha Badmann

Basically what this says is that currently, based on only the names in this list, if you are a female Ironman triathlete, your best years will likely be between 30 and 35. Or maybe there just are not that many older females, and some of these ladies' best is yet to come. What it tells me is that the next few years could be some of my best! And if you are a male Ironman triathlete, you have 9 years to do some of your best work.

Publix: P&G Rebate

In this trip, I got some stuff to give to my
sisters (or their kids) for Christmas). Score!

Publix

Item (Quantity)	Regular Price  (multiplied)	Sale Price	Coupons	Final Price
Puffs tissues (4)	1.50 (6.00)	1.00 (4.00)	2 x $1/2 PQ $0.25/3 MQ (doubled)	$1.50
Swiffer cloths (2)	4.79 (9.58)	4.00 (8.00)	2 x $1/1 PQ	$6.00
Luvs diapers	17.99	--	$1/1 PQ $2/1 MQ	$14.99
Pampers wipes	2.99	--	--	$2.99
Barilla pasta	1.31	0.66	--	$0.66
Barilla pasta	1.79	--	--	$1.79
Barilla sauce	2.79 (5.58)	--	2 x $1.50/1 PQ 2 x $1/1 MQ	$0.58
Eat Smart veggies (4)	2.50 (10.00)	1.50 (6.00)	--	$6.00
Totals:  items	$55.24	$47.01	$4.50 in MQs $8.00 in PQs $5/$40 PQ	+$3.71 tax $34.22 total (saved $21.02, or 38%)

I accidentally bought the wrong box of pasta (the $1.79 one); it was not on sale like the other box. Also, the PQ I had for the Luvs diapers was really a $2/1 Luvs Q that rang up as a $1/1 Downy Q. I decided it wasn't worth it to go to the CS desk to try to get it figured out. Also, it looks like one other Q didn't scan, because I should have $17.50 in Qs and my receipt shows only $16.50.

The savings percentage isn't all that high, but I have already filled out a rebate form that will give me Christmas present for my sister (valued at $50). Also, the Swiffer cloths are for my other sister, and the diapers and wipe are for their kids. So definitely a profitable shopping trip.

I ran a few sprints at lunch (3x400 @ 1:35, 1:45, 1:27); I told myself that if I finished under 1:30 on the 3rd one I didn't have to do the 4th, and I didn't. Then I had to do some pushup/handcycle interval. After grocery shopping I stopped at the CSY and did 5 minutes of work. I definitely wasn't my best workout ever, but it wasn't the worst either.