So I'm sorry to report that I don't have any photos to share. Well I do, but I don't really feel like saving and copying it in to this post right now because I am kind of tired, so I'll just give you all the link:
http://www.score-this.com/img/tattoos/travisearly2.jpg
Rich spelled my name wrong in the linky, but I'll let that slide because he is such a great guy :)
I'm eventually going to put a band around my ankle and it is looking like it will take about 8 or 9 to do so....so it looks like I have a few more years of IM'ing to go :) - who am I kidding? I'm doing this for a long time!! :)
But year, sorry about all the goofy photos from IMLP in the last post, but I figured I would shoot those out there. I'm sorry I didn't have any time for any words, but the photos needed to get up here. I'll post a race report for Wilson and the Great Race later on, but until then, train hard, rest hard, and enjoy a beer every once in a while (Guinness is good for you I hear!) I know I will. Cheers.
August 14, 2007
August 9, 2007
Dear Travis,
I took something of yours from you this summer. It is likely you will not see it for a while, maybe even not until next spring when the snow melts. That's right, I have stolen your speed...
No more ripping off sub 6 minute running miles in triathlons, no more 23+ mph bike splits either, no matter what the distance. Even in a measly little sprint triathlon or a 5k road race, you won't see that speed anymore. Remember all of those fast twitch muscle fibers that you took so long to build up? Yeah, they are gone, lost for a long time. Oh, and the kick in the nuts is that I have replaced those fast twitch fibers with slow twitch muscle fibers so that you will have the ability to do long distance stuff, but not the lung capacity anymore.
Yep, I've gotten that too. Since you took so much time off after racing me, I decided to jack up your heart rate whenever you workout and make it VERY difficult for you to breathe now. Even if you go out and try to run an easy 5 miles like you did yesterday. I'm going to make you sweat like a fat kid and push your heart rate about 30bpm more than it should be, just for fun!
I know it was a great experience to race me, but you have understand where I am coming from as well. There are sacrifices that need to be made. In that vein, I have stolen your speed for a while. Don't expect it back anytime soon...
Sincerely,
The Ironman
No more ripping off sub 6 minute running miles in triathlons, no more 23+ mph bike splits either, no matter what the distance. Even in a measly little sprint triathlon or a 5k road race, you won't see that speed anymore. Remember all of those fast twitch muscle fibers that you took so long to build up? Yeah, they are gone, lost for a long time. Oh, and the kick in the nuts is that I have replaced those fast twitch fibers with slow twitch muscle fibers so that you will have the ability to do long distance stuff, but not the lung capacity anymore.
Yep, I've gotten that too. Since you took so much time off after racing me, I decided to jack up your heart rate whenever you workout and make it VERY difficult for you to breathe now. Even if you go out and try to run an easy 5 miles like you did yesterday. I'm going to make you sweat like a fat kid and push your heart rate about 30bpm more than it should be, just for fun!
I know it was a great experience to race me, but you have understand where I am coming from as well. There are sacrifices that need to be made. In that vein, I have stolen your speed for a while. Don't expect it back anytime soon...
Sincerely,
The Ironman
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