Thursday, March 17, 2011
Sunday Ride - March 20th
Ride from Bike Sport at 8AM this Sunday...Spamerton loop! Still plan on keeping the pace reasonable. Of course, sprint signs are fair game!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Some race results and other updates!
Alright so since racing season has (un)officially started, I think it's time to update everyone that reads the 3T blog on some results garnered by our team members.
Several team members have been doing some running as part of a leadup to an appearance at the Boston Marathon on April 18th, 2011. Some 5k times include a 16:19 by Scott Woodbury, a 17:08 by Ashley Ackerman (both at Cupid's Cup 5k), and a 17:10 by Andrew Fletcher. John Behme also managed to notch a 19:20 in his first 5k appearance since college in the Corporate Cup 5k.
Jackie Savage and Scott Woodbury also traveled down to Atlanta for the Charles Harris 10k on February 26th. Both were looking for a good workout in their Boston training and they both accomplished that. Coming off an injury, Jackie notched an impressive 41:24, good for 2nd in her age group. Scott finished first in his age group with a 34:22. A lot of Atlanta runners use this race as a qualifier for the Peachtree Road Race, so the quality of the competition is steep. Results
Colleen Cummins, Steve Watkins, and Kristi Ray also notched solid marathons at the Black Mountain Marathon and all managed to finish together after a 4.5hr day on an exceptionally difficult course.
Most recently, Scott Woodbury also notched what was very close to a PR at the Corporate Cup Half Marathon, coming in 4th place OA with a 1:16:57. Additionally, Jackie Savage continued her streak of fast times coming off her hip injury as she cruised to a 1:33:34, good for 13th place overall female and 3rd place in her age group. From here on out, both team members will be continuing to build their mileage and speed for Boston!
Other members have been focusing on single-sport racing for the time being as well. James Haycraft and John Behme both competed in the Donaldson Center Road Race, part of the Greenville Training Series put on by Hincapie Sports, albeit in different categories. James managed to notch a victory in the category 4 race while John finished with the pack in the Masters 35+ race. Two weekends later (this weekend...), James also managed to win the Blythewood Omnium Cat 4 Road Race, earning his final points to upgrade to Category 3.
Stephanie Hucko completed the team's first multisport event, earning 2nd female OA at the Charlotte Duathlon put on by FS Series. While the race was in its 3rd year, the new venue changed the way the race played out a bit. Stephanie missed out on 1st OA by just a hair over 3 minutes, and considering 1st place OA Female was/is a professional NRC cyclist and had the fastest bike split by 3.5 minutes (over Stephanie) that's a very good result!
The first triathlon of the year was also held this weekend in Wilmington, NC at the Azalea Triathlon - part of the Inside Out Sports Triathlon Series by Setup Events - on Saturday and Sunday. Frank Fawcett was the only 3T team member competing on Saturday and he managed to notch a 4th place Masters (17th OA) in a STACKED field. Drew Brashear made the drive to compete in Sunday's race (same course, different day) and sneaked in for an 8th place OA and 3rd place AG finish! Two great results to start the year and clean off some of the rust!!
All in all some very solid, promising results for Triple Threat Racing team members to start off 2011! Plenty more podiums and overall wins to come the rest of the year!
Several team members have been doing some running as part of a leadup to an appearance at the Boston Marathon on April 18th, 2011. Some 5k times include a 16:19 by Scott Woodbury, a 17:08 by Ashley Ackerman (both at Cupid's Cup 5k), and a 17:10 by Andrew Fletcher. John Behme also managed to notch a 19:20 in his first 5k appearance since college in the Corporate Cup 5k.
Jackie Savage and Scott Woodbury also traveled down to Atlanta for the Charles Harris 10k on February 26th. Both were looking for a good workout in their Boston training and they both accomplished that. Coming off an injury, Jackie notched an impressive 41:24, good for 2nd in her age group. Scott finished first in his age group with a 34:22. A lot of Atlanta runners use this race as a qualifier for the Peachtree Road Race, so the quality of the competition is steep. Results
Colleen Cummins, Steve Watkins, and Kristi Ray also notched solid marathons at the Black Mountain Marathon and all managed to finish together after a 4.5hr day on an exceptionally difficult course.
Most recently, Scott Woodbury also notched what was very close to a PR at the Corporate Cup Half Marathon, coming in 4th place OA with a 1:16:57. Additionally, Jackie Savage continued her streak of fast times coming off her hip injury as she cruised to a 1:33:34, good for 13th place overall female and 3rd place in her age group. From here on out, both team members will be continuing to build their mileage and speed for Boston!
Other members have been focusing on single-sport racing for the time being as well. James Haycraft and John Behme both competed in the Donaldson Center Road Race, part of the Greenville Training Series put on by Hincapie Sports, albeit in different categories. James managed to notch a victory in the category 4 race while John finished with the pack in the Masters 35+ race. Two weekends later (this weekend...), James also managed to win the Blythewood Omnium Cat 4 Road Race, earning his final points to upgrade to Category 3.
Stephanie Hucko completed the team's first multisport event, earning 2nd female OA at the Charlotte Duathlon put on by FS Series. While the race was in its 3rd year, the new venue changed the way the race played out a bit. Stephanie missed out on 1st OA by just a hair over 3 minutes, and considering 1st place OA Female was/is a professional NRC cyclist and had the fastest bike split by 3.5 minutes (over Stephanie) that's a very good result!
The first triathlon of the year was also held this weekend in Wilmington, NC at the Azalea Triathlon - part of the Inside Out Sports Triathlon Series by Setup Events - on Saturday and Sunday. Frank Fawcett was the only 3T team member competing on Saturday and he managed to notch a 4th place Masters (17th OA) in a STACKED field. Drew Brashear made the drive to compete in Sunday's race (same course, different day) and sneaked in for an 8th place OA and 3rd place AG finish! Two great results to start the year and clean off some of the rust!!
All in all some very solid, promising results for Triple Threat Racing team members to start off 2011! Plenty more podiums and overall wins to come the rest of the year!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Uptown Lunch Time Run Group
There has been a group meeting at the Uptown Y on Monday / Wednesday / Friday at noon for 7-10 miles. Watty and Fish have been regulars the last few weeks and others should feel free to join. Pace is anywhere from 7:00-8:15 with multiple groups forming as needed. We meet at the elevator lobby in front of the Y entrance at 12 and normally swing down MLK toward the MAC a few minutes after.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Team Shoes
So, while team shoes are (of course) not an actual requirement, if everybody would like to support our sponsors (Charlotte Running Company) and order up a pair of these bad boys
Brooks ST5 Racers. You'll look fast and be fast!!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Chillin' at Nolen Kitchen
James Haycraft and Jackie Savage just kickin' it after the monthly group ride.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
My Other Job is Being a Hamster
The winter offers us many things: the chance to enjoy a fire in the fireplace, getting some use out of your winter jackets, a few opportunities to drive in the snow with a bunch of yeahoos, and the time to get reacquainted with your indoor trainer. Yep, I'm talking about that sly minx that begs you to clamp your wheel in and bore yourself to tears in under 10 minutes flat.
I know roadies eschew trainers and swear by their rollers. I own a set of rollers and actually like to use them but the trainer offers you more stability and the chance to do some drills you would be hard pressed to do on your rollers. Well, technically, you could do them on rollers but some crash pads would be prudent if you decided to do so.
One of the drills I've being doing every once in a while is spin-ups. 10 seconds at high rpm, 10 seconds higher rpm, and 10 seconds max rpm. What does this do for me? I dunno(muscle recruitment?), I just do what my workout says. Tonight marked a new high for me in the rpm department.
I know roadies eschew trainers and swear by their rollers. I own a set of rollers and actually like to use them but the trainer offers you more stability and the chance to do some drills you would be hard pressed to do on your rollers. Well, technically, you could do them on rollers but some crash pads would be prudent if you decided to do so.
One of the drills I've being doing every once in a while is spin-ups. 10 seconds at high rpm, 10 seconds higher rpm, and 10 seconds max rpm. What does this do for me? I dunno(muscle recruitment?), I just do what my workout says. Tonight marked a new high for me in the rpm department.
With a number like 182 rpm I'm pretty sure that if I can't find a finance job I can fall back on my cadence. Moonlighting as a hamster in a wheel doesn't pay well but, damn, I think I'd be good at it!Monday, January 24, 2011
CRC Trail Race Report - Mike Everett
Mike Everett, a new addition to the Triple Threat Racing Club Team, had this to say about Saturday's Trail race:
Jan 22, 2011 and the race season has officially begun at the Charlotte Running Company Trail Race with the thermometer showing a brisk 27 degrees at the start. The event was held at the US National Whitewater Center just outside of Charlotte and offered a choice of 4 mile, 9 mile and 13 mile lengths on the outstanding single track trails at the center (I ran the 9).
I rolled up to the event site about 30 minutes before the start, bundled up in my puffy Michelin-man coat, mittens and hat and briskly proceeded through registration, hastily greeting familiar faces. I quickly went back to the car and sat in the glowing warmth of heated seats for a few more minutes, then starting shedding layers and getting ready to proceed to the start. Clothing choice for the race was a pair of running tights, base layer shirt with mid-layer pullover, skull cap and light gloves. I decided to eschew my heavier trail runners for a lighter pair of road runners (end result was very sore feet). Fueled up on a, power bar, E-Gel and a bottle of Gatorade, fired up the iPod and jumped out of the car around 15 mins before start to hit the bathroom one more time. Jogged around for a few more minutes to warm up the frozen 44 year old tendons and ligaments then toed the start with a few friends. I am still amazed at people who sport nothing more than shorts and a t-shirt in sub 30 degree temps.
The gun went off and the 9 mile and 13 mile runners were off, the 4 milers were to start 10 mins later. I took off to hard as always but managed to stick with a good pack for the first couple of miles averaging approx 7:45/m. The trails are twisty and offer frequent ups and downs which kept the HR jacked up into high zone 5 (about 178 for me). After a couple of miles I drifted back to a more normal pace around 8:30 - 8:45 and stayed fairly steady in this range with the avg HR settling back to around 166. The rest of the run was steady and finished with a respectful 1:18:16 ahead of my goal of 1:21. Not a bad start to the early season coming off of consistent but easy winter base training.
Results:
Time: 1:18:16
Place Overall: 17/97
Place Age Group: 4/14
Next Event: La Vuelta Puerto Rico (375 miles in 3 days), Jan 28-30.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Triple Threat Trail Racing Fun!!!!
Today was the 2nd Annual CRC Trail Race at the White Water Center in Charlotte NC, and a very cold one at that! I was looking forward to it all week. Well, not the getting up early part, but because our Triple Threat Team has alot of fun supporting and cheering on the poor souls who sign up for this race!
The 8am morning started with each of us at different water stops. Our water stop #4 included: John Behme, James Haycraft, Andrew Fletcher, and of course, me! I will have to say, I do enjoy being a cheerleader out on those beautiful trails! I love it! Jumping up and down, screaming encouraging words to the runners, and getting yelled at by my husband to shut up. It's fun and it's a good chance to spend time with old and new members of the team this year. After a couple hours of hydrating the runners and directing which way to turn, we packed up and traveled back to our warm cars.
Now the real work. Trail clean up! Most of the team members wanted to get in their own runs, whether it be 9 miles, 13 or 20 miles. I should say, Colleen Cummins was the only one doing 20! So we bundled up and laced up our trail shoes for a sticky, muddy surprise. The first 3 miles seemed to be fine for me, a nice soft bed of pine needles to cushion my feet. My legs felt rested, and I had a honey and peanut butter sandwhich fresh in my belly. Maybe the 30 minute runs 4 days a week really have helped?!
I knew it would only be a matter of time until I would start cursing the trail. Then it started to not feel as fun, the hills were tough, especially these trails. There are parts of this course that really kick your @$$! Just when you think your in good shape, you start breathing like a horse and dragging your feet! In fact, John Behme was kind enough to throw himself into a mudslide downhill to show us how tripping on the trail was done! There was no doubt we were not doing any records breaking pace, I think we were crawling at a 9:30-9:45 pace!
By the time it was an hour into the run, with stops along the way to pick up signs and caution tape, I was fading quickly! Thank god it was over in 1 hour and 13 minutes!
The best part of the day was the WWC restaurant! Mmmmm... yummy hot coffee, sweet potato waffle fries, and creamy tomato bisque soup, homemade veggie burgers, awesome beer! What a perfect ending to a long cold successful trail race! Thanks should go out to Donny Forsyth from Charlotte Running Company (huge sponsor of our 3T team!) and all of our 3T members for supporting our local runners! Hope to see all of you again for 2012!!
The 8am morning started with each of us at different water stops. Our water stop #4 included: John Behme, James Haycraft, Andrew Fletcher, and of course, me! I will have to say, I do enjoy being a cheerleader out on those beautiful trails! I love it! Jumping up and down, screaming encouraging words to the runners, and getting yelled at by my husband to shut up. It's fun and it's a good chance to spend time with old and new members of the team this year. After a couple hours of hydrating the runners and directing which way to turn, we packed up and traveled back to our warm cars.
Now the real work. Trail clean up! Most of the team members wanted to get in their own runs, whether it be 9 miles, 13 or 20 miles. I should say, Colleen Cummins was the only one doing 20! So we bundled up and laced up our trail shoes for a sticky, muddy surprise. The first 3 miles seemed to be fine for me, a nice soft bed of pine needles to cushion my feet. My legs felt rested, and I had a honey and peanut butter sandwhich fresh in my belly. Maybe the 30 minute runs 4 days a week really have helped?!
I knew it would only be a matter of time until I would start cursing the trail. Then it started to not feel as fun, the hills were tough, especially these trails. There are parts of this course that really kick your @$$! Just when you think your in good shape, you start breathing like a horse and dragging your feet! In fact, John Behme was kind enough to throw himself into a mudslide downhill to show us how tripping on the trail was done! There was no doubt we were not doing any records breaking pace, I think we were crawling at a 9:30-9:45 pace!
By the time it was an hour into the run, with stops along the way to pick up signs and caution tape, I was fading quickly! Thank god it was over in 1 hour and 13 minutes!
The best part of the day was the WWC restaurant! Mmmmm... yummy hot coffee, sweet potato waffle fries, and creamy tomato bisque soup, homemade veggie burgers, awesome beer! What a perfect ending to a long cold successful trail race! Thanks should go out to Donny Forsyth from Charlotte Running Company (huge sponsor of our 3T team!) and all of our 3T members for supporting our local runners! Hope to see all of you again for 2012!!
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