IM Hawai'i and "THE" project

Well first off, congratulations to all that raced at Hawai'i this past weekend. It was a blast to watch you guys. Great job Dennis, BDC, Kate, Teresa, Dave, Marky V, and Billy. Here's a quick recap:

- Dennis had a killer day going 9:16, freakin blazing!!

- BDC has been waiting for this moment. He went to Vineman in shape to win and had a flat that put him out of contention. Recovers, trains hard and finally gets a well deserved result, 9:26 with a 3:16 run.


- Kate had a steller performance for her pro debut in Kona taking 24th and a killer run split of 3:17

- Our favorite local, Dave, kept his vibe alive finishing another IM, I think he is close to 15 or 20, a great example for us young triathletes.

- Teresa took 2nd in the 45-49 women

- Marky V had the fastest swim split of the day and led all amateurs through mile 10 of the run... Impressive bro

- Billy has had a spectacular year as a pro and finished in Kona with a great result running 3:10.

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The running is still going. I am officially half way through the month and I have ran 17 runs in 17 days. Quads don't feel bad, but my calves are feeling it quite a bit. I tend to get calve tighness and soreness with high volume/frequent running. I have always complained of this when I ramp up my run frequency/mileage. It has never (knock on wood) caused me to stop running, it is just uncomfortable at times. This is the time that I usually start strectching quite a bit and it usually alleviteates the achilles/gastroc tightness/soreness. So here are the updates of the runs since my last entry.

Run//Time//Avg HR//Distance (miles)//Avg pace
1//46:37//158//5.4//8:38
2//48:08//155//5.4//8:55
3//45:53//160//5.5//8:20
4//48:49//161//6//8:08
5//46:14//171//6//7:42
6//1:00:09//147//7.25//8:18
7//48:13//162//6//8:02
8//43:10 + 1:55//156//5.4//7:59
9//42:35:00//150//5.4//7:53
10//46:05//155//6//7:41
11//1:32:15//155//11.25//8:12
12//47:25//150//5.5//8:37
13//48:48//159//6.55//7:27
14//58:32//158//7.6//7:42
15//41:00//156//5.4//7:36
16//47:46//139//5.5//8:41
17//45:41//156//6//7:37
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On a side note and as much as I am afraid to admit it, I went to "So you think you could dance" tour with Jeff and Erin's two girls, Kenzie and Laney. We had a blast, talk about people knowing how to dance....maybe in my next life.

Massaging the calves,
J