Todd's Tri Turtles 4 (Beginner, Sprint, 5K, 10K) CLOSED (Page 37)

Awesome job, catherine! Bricks feel so hard core, right? Go you! 3 weeks, you'll rock it. the swim is such a small part of it. stay balanced! you can do it! And take lots of naps!
~C

GO FOR IT! (full confession, I read your description and then just heard blah blah blah in my head! If i can't even read the descrpiton I sure don't want to do the workout! You're awesome. You will not be embarrassed. they sound hard core, suck it up and surprise yourself. you can do it! can't wait to hear all about it!
~C

I say go!! You will probably learn a lot and you might even surprise yourself with your own ablity.
Nicole

I am all packed up. Tomorrow is a Safe Harbour ride for domestic abuse. My husband and I decided to do this as it is closer than the diabetic one this weekend. I will do 25 miles and he does 63. I am doing more and more and feeling good. I just read an article about gears and shifting. I knew a lot of it already but didn't know the numbers.(my bike doesn't tell what gear it is in) I understand it more now. Education is great so you don't sound like an idot. Lol. I am excited as there will be a lot of people from the cycling community and tri community riding. I am hoping to make some friends. If not it hopefully it will be a great ride.

Have a great weekend!!
Nicole

Have a great ride Nicole! That sounds fun.

I sucked it up an trained with the tri team this morning. I was slow, but I did it all - including 88 flights of stairs, 10 reps of strides (essentially lunges going downhill I learned), followed by hill sprints (which for me not sprints??).

This is how I felt in the middle of it all: ??????.
But this is how I felt at the end:
??????????
I did it, I hurt, and I will no doubt be stronger in my next run.

Tomorrow it's 20 miles on the bike!

I had a great ride. 25 miles against domestic violence. Beautiful weather and met as guy that became my partner to ride with and the miles flew by. I bumped into a woman I met at the tri camp in March she was telling me about some upcoming events I will look into. She said I should look at doing a half triathlon. Food for thought.


Way to go Catherine!!

Don't forget to hydrate and stretch!!!
Nicole

Got out for a ride 3 days in a row. Was in the water yesterday, but that was for a 2 year olds b-day party. Maybe next time I might actually swim. Thinking about a run so that is progress.

this made me chuckle. sometimes thinking about exercise is the best stepping stone to actually exercising! Good for you for getting into the water (and not swimming) and thinking about running. tee hee hee. gotta start somewhere! 3 rides in a row is fantastic!! good for you!

I finally feel like I am getting back on track. After my morning of stairs and hills yesterday I got in a quick swim (just 500 yards) while my daughter had her swim lesson. Today I got in a 20 mile ride. Tonight I am sore everywhere, but no pain no gain!

Well, last night I think I finally got my front derailleur aligned - with the help of a round file and sandpaper. Tonight I am hoping/planning on the first real ride. Still have to find both aerobars to get her race ready, but here she is (if I can make this work)





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AWESOME!!!!!

I love it. So sleek looking.

Great job getting back at it!! Just keep moving.

I hear you on that. I got busy in the yard and forgot to workout. I'm sore from my ride on Saturday. Thinking of you today, hopefully your not too sore.

Impressive ride!! Great cause!!!

Understand the "food for thought" comment on the half......I'm trying to get my mind around the goal of a long open water swim (1 mile plus) that my swim mentor has thrown out for consideration. Also, looks like I need to join the Masters Swim Team he coaches......

Edited by 2NewKnees 2015-06-01 2:16 PM

Had my best week last week back at training since my 5/8 Sprint...although I only got 1 ride in; weather didn't cooperate over the weekend; hope to get a ride in late this afternoon.

Club pool has changed it's lap swim hours due to the club's swim team practices. Problem is they didn't update the schedule on their web site so I found out about the change when I arrived at the club for my swim. Back home for some yard work and then back mid day today; and I forgot my watch!! Darn. Schedule changed got me off on the wrong foot today. Only managed 1000 yards-my practice was a 2100 yard session.

Starting Wed will get to another park near by the house for early morning outdoor swims......

Ugh! No energy for the ride this afternoon; legs really tired; short ride but it was a tough one for some reason. Early yard work, swim with one kick set, my swim, and then mowing must have tired me more than I thought it would.......oh well, at least I did a swim and ride during the day.

Sitting here waiting for the pool to open this morning after I got out of work, using the time catching up on all of your postings. It sounds like everyone is doing a great job at training and moving forward

I have been uping my mileage in my running and biking. It amazes me that I once would say that I hate running and now I am finding myself looking forward to a run and looking for reasons to get outside so that I can run. I wish I could say the same about my swimming. Even sitting here waiting for my Swim Masters to start I am looking for reasons to leave I love the water but I am finding that I do not like swimming. I keep telling myself that I once was like this about running and that it will change, but I am not so sure.

I have another Tri in 2 weeks and yes I am concerned about the swim. It will be my first OWS and my longest yet at a 1/2 mile. I know that I will get through it, I just wonder how will I get through it? Will I be miserable? Will I feel fantastic? Will calmness come over me? I guess whatever happens, I will use it and learn from it

Keep up the Awesome work everyone!! Reading how all of you are doing and what you are doing keeps me motivated! Have a great week!!

That is one great looking bike, BUT you're on the small chain ring!

Man, everyone is doing really good and going at it strong. I finally started back at it last night with a 1.5 mile run and sadly my legs could tell that it had been a while, but they loosened up quickly. Things are finally starting to level out a bit for me and I feel confident that I can get back at it now. 10 mile ride planned for today, I'm trying to start back nice and easy for the first week or two to rebuild that routine I always spoke about.

Suzie, that's how I am EVERY time I swim...I have to give myself a big pep talk all the way to the pool. Once I get in I am OK, but it's still the part of my training that I am weakest at and most anxious about. I definitely love the bike the most.

I am signed up for an open water swim clinic tonight...and of course it's currently 46 degrees in Boston. Good thing I bought that fantasy pants wet suit Time to put it on and get tough.

I am scheduled for my first Tri of the season in 2 weeks...still on the fence about whether I will participate, as I am nervous about the swim. Tonight is a big test. If I can get through a substantial distance, even if it's ugly and I do lots of breast stroke, then I will go for it.

Wish me luck (and warmth) tonight everyone!

I knew I screwed something up with the picture but I couldn't place it as I was taking it! Looking at it, something didn't seem right. I'll fix that whenever I find my aerobars and take another

What is this "Routine" you speak of? Training happens in binges doesn't it? That is the successful way(or maybe what I have been doing so far this year

Got out last night on it and felt pretty good did 16.5 miles and just need a couple of more tweeks.

Edited by peto_primo 2015-06-02 9:19 AM

ooohhh! she's pretty!

Ok, I did the same ride today on Ki'lani that I did on Saturday on Isaac. I probably pushed a little too much but with my new bike being 15 lbs lighter than my 29er, I dropped 10 minutes over the course of the ride. IT WAS FUN.

Now to lose the belly, it got in the way on the drops, can't imagine what would happen with aerobars - lowered where they should be

That's what I'm talking about, it's embarassing how much this year has been all talk and no action for me.