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Thanks everyone.

@hardcore, no injury. It's just a recumbent, and nothing is comfortable for 24. there are lots of them in ultra cycling, including this race Just another tool. This race you could only use one type of bike so I went with the bent. I'm racing my upright in April for the across Florida ride. It's only 170 miles so not really a "Ultra" race.
 
knocked out this zydeco half marathon yesterday.  
 
thats my work out bro crossing the finish with me. at any time he could have run away from me,  but instead he jogged with me step for step, i feel it was  to watch me suffer. 
 
my chip time was 2hrs 30 minutes, and i jogged 262 miles in 12 weeks to prepare.
 
next fitness goal is hiking up pikes peak in june.
 

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Finished fifth in a 66 mile race in the Green Swamp Sunday. It was brutal, 4 water crosses including one that was up to my belly. I gave it my all. Good times. First and second place were pro mountain bike racers so those skinny young in shape punks shouldn't have even been out there, lol.
 
OCD Chilehead said:
Awesome finish Jason. You did great. 1 mike from record. Damn!

I bet you start your training soon for next year.

Looks like you and the family had fun.
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  Thanks Chuck, sorry for such a late response. I just eeen this. I am going back next February and training will start late summer. For now im just enjoying riding and getting ready for a big trip to TN.
 
Been riding with most of my gear that Ill be taking on my TN trip.  Only thing missing is yoga mat and a new top tube bag,Ill get a pic tomorrow. My friend and I are doing 140 miles fully loaded to test our navigation units and gear. But this is about what my rig is looking like right now. Also have diffrent wheels on bike.I took my fancy race carbon wheels off and threw some aluminum wheels on her for better stopping power.
 
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Well this is close to exaxtly what Im taking on my trip in two weeks. Ive put in 347 miles on my last 3 rides fully loaded. My ass is chaffed,lol. Ready to get this trip over with. The plan is to do it in 4 days. 727.5 miles with 20,406 feet of climb. 
 
  
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Cool pic I took in the Green Swamp when I was being naughty and just enjoying the bicycle :rofl:  There was a controlled burn going on.
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Just found this thread - COOL!
 
I am going to Indianapolis next week for Masters swimming Spring National Champs. I'll be doing the 50, 100 and 200 backstroke individual events, and also doing the back leg of two medley relays. I had intended to do breaststroke, too, but a fall on ice hosed an adductor for a while, so no go for this time around. But I've had some fantastic improvement in my backstroke, so I am super pumped for next week!
 
In June and August I'll be in the Ohio Senior Olympics and then the Michigan Senior Olympics. This is a qualifying year for next year's Nationals, which will be in Albuquerque, NM. I'll be swimming and also doing track events. I do the 50m, 100m and long jump. If anyone has advice for a flatlander going to compete at altitude, I'd love to hear it. I anticipate arriving a couple days early to help get acclimated. I've never had issues with altitude sickness, at least. Been skiing at about the same altitude as Albuquerque with no issues. Been hiking between 9k and 12k ft.  and got winded earlier than I expected, but no altitude sickness. So I think the only likely issue will be getting winded too soon. I've read that altitude training masks don't really work (in large part because they can't simulate the reduced pressure difference), so I'm not interested in those.
 
Other activities you may hear about from me include SUP boarding, kayaking, and archery, btw. Didn't get much of those in last summer, as I kind of over-did the track and swimming, but I'm trying to get more balance this year.  Trying.... I'll admit I'm super competitive, so it's kind of hard to reign in at times! 
 
had a what the "wife wants to do week end" spent the night in Americas most haunted house. 
 
but...i did get in 2 hikes..1st was at the historic port hudson battle field.
 
i was chatting with a local there and she told me about a trail they have there nicked named "the beast". 
 
yall know i had to do it....lol 
 

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geeme said:
Just found this thread - COOL!
 
I am going to Indianapolis next week for Masters swimming Spring National Champs. I'll be doing the 50, 100 and 200 backstroke individual events, and also doing the back leg of two medley relays. I had intended to do breaststroke, too, but a fall on ice hosed an adductor for a while, so no go for this time around. But I've had some fantastic improvement in my backstroke, so I am super pumped for next week!
 
In June and August I'll be in the Ohio Senior Olympics and then the Michigan Senior Olympics. This is a qualifying year for next year's Nationals, which will be in Albuquerque, NM. I'll be swimming and also doing track events. I do the 50m, 100m and long jump. If anyone has advice for a flatlander going to compete at altitude, I'd love to hear it. I anticipate arriving a couple days early to help get acclimated. I've never had issues with altitude sickness, at least. Been skiing at about the same altitude as Albuquerque with no issues. Been hiking between 9k and 12k ft.  and got winded earlier than I expected, but no altitude sickness. So I think the only likely issue will be getting winded too soon. I've read that altitude training masks don't really work (in large part because they can't simulate the reduced pressure difference), so I'm not interested in those.
 
Other activities you may hear about from me include SUP boarding, kayaking, and archery, btw. Didn't get much of those in last summer, as I kind of over-did the track and swimming, but I'm trying to get more balance this year.  Trying.... I'll admit I'm super competitive, so it's kind of hard to reign in at times! 
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Hiya Geeme,
 
Most of the folks training for competitive events train in either the bosque (along the river) or in the mountain here. The elevation on my gps is almost 6k. The wind is a constant companion here. The Chinese Olympic long distance running team trains here and you will see them cranking out 40 miles without breaking a stride. There is a team of cyclist who train exclusively in the mountains here but not sure how to contact them. Not sure if this answers the question but hope it gives an idea of the athletes who train here. I am happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability. Cheers!
 
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