Trizee's mentor group - CLOSED

Hi There,

Are you accepting entries from across the pond ??

I'm a 42yo IT geek who last year decided to halt the advance of his waistline !
July 2007 was on holiday in Canada and bought my first ever running shoes.
Sept07 did a 10k, Nov07 did a HM and april 08 did my first marathon. Due to a number of reasons I ended up walking a lot in the marathon so I will return to slay that dragon someday.....

Did my first (and so far only) tri in Sept08, a novice event , and loved it. Decided that 2009 would be my tri year rather than pounding the running and injuring again.

Plans for 2009 are an offroad novice tri in March, an oly in june and then a HIM in August. Depending on what shape I'm in after that there is an offroad HIM in Sept .

My net access is sporadic as I work shifts but am usually online at strange hours

best wishes for the new year when it get over to you guys !

Adrian

Hello, I am Alaskablue/Mark and would like to join your group. Last year I started training for my first tri I started off great but ended flat. I think I pushed myself to hard in the begining and eventually burnt out. I am hoping that participating with others will help me stay focused on my goal. As you can see by my screen name I am in Alaska. We have an extremely long winter forcing me to do a lot more indoor training than I would like.

I am 38, married with 3 children and enjoy the great outdoors that our state has to offer. We only have a couple of races that are within travleing distance by car. I intend to enter two sprint distance reaces. The first one will be in May and the other one is an Xterra in July. During my training last year I discovered that I really enjoyed the running and cycling, the swimming not so much.

Hi Guys,  Happy New Year to you all

Just been out for a gentle 2.5 miles, I'm at work today so catching up online lol.

Jen, if you are looking for events down in England-shire then have a look on www.tritalk.co.uk in their events section. It links to the british triathlon site so most events are listed there.

Long swim tomorrow then a rest day on saturday for me, whats everyone else planning ??

I am pleased with my swim progress over the last few months but am not a 'bike person', i guess triathlon was a good choice then ?? 

take care

Adrian

Hi all, if the group is still open I'd like to join.  I'm starting tri's again, I used to run them years ago in the USMC but got away from it when I got out about 13 years ago.  I'm 37 and am looking to get back into it for the fun of the sport, for the comraderie I used to enjoy, and for the fitness I certainly need.  My short term goal is to build up to Olympic distance by the end of this year and a half Ironman next.  I've run one half IM and a bunch of olympic distance races, but clearly it's been a while.

I work as a software architect mostly with customers in the US government but I occasionally work with commercial customers around the US and overseas.  I'm a father of three and have a love for photography.  I shoot portraits, headshots, weddings, and I used to do a great deal of sports work.  Car racing, motorcycle racing, kids sports, high school sports, that kind of stuff.  I did some pro tennis but never got the opportunity to shoot any tri's.

Whatdya say, have room for one more? 

Hi Trizee,

Quick question....  I have never swam in a wetsuit before, how do your pool times compare to open water times ?? Over here in Scotland we NEED wetsuits in open water !

I have my first open water tri planned for June but doubt if I'll get any ow practise done before May due to water temps up here (closest water suitable is at approx 1000ft altitude )

So just curious as to how much faster my pool times need to be to be sure of the cutoff!

thanks in advance

Adrian

i've been lurking around these mentor groups for a while.... now i think i might have found the right one!  i've done one sprint tri (july 08) and am hoping to get back in the game in 09.  i will be 35 in april...single...no kiddies (one day)....recently moved to dallas from louisiana and wanted a "life makeover"....my triathlon in july helped me get started.  the training is SO MUCH MORE a mental battle for me than physical... a lot of negative talk creeps in.  i trained w/ a group for my last tri, but don't feel i have the same goals as they do...so i'm thankful to find this site....i just want to move forward and cross the finish line!....i'm not too concerned abt speed right now....just moving!

not sure what else i need to provide....look forward to chatting w/ all...thx!

emery 

Coach Trizee.....if you have room for one more, I would certainly love to join this crew!  I seem to fit the group demographic!

I will be 40 at the end of this month.  I have set a goal to compete/complete the Capital of Texas Tri in Austin at the end of May.  I will be doing much of my training through Team in Training - Oklahoma City since I am board member of the Leukemia Lymphoma Society  - Oklahoma.

I, too, am a certified personal trainer and have been a lifelong active athlete.  Most of my training has revolved around resistance training with ever increasing amounts of cardio thrown in the mix as my metabolism slows down !!  I am married with a 9 year old daughter at home.  My wife, who just completed her first marathon last year, and I have become very involved with TnT while our oldest, Mitchell, battled leukemia from Aug 05 until his passing on Sept. 27, 2007.  The discipline required in the triathlon/marathon events seem to be a good metaphor for Mitch's gallant efforts while he was with us and allow us to push our own physical limits as we seek a cure in his honor.

I am currently working on getting some solid baseline cardio capacity restored after a holiday season of bad eating!  I just purchased a 08 Javelin Narni tri bike a few days ago and will start incorporating run/ride training asap.  My biggest concern is the swim and I am working out details on how/when/where to my pool time. 

I look forward to learning from each of you and sharing in our collective success as we tackle this challenge.

Hello could I join your group too?

 This will be my second year partipipating in triathonls and plan to do my first 1/2 ironman (Tupper lake) and want to do the IMLP in 2010.

 I'll post more about myself when I get a chance, but wanted to get in because you have done many of the races I have done or plan to do.

Trizee,

I would very much like to be a part of your mentor group.  A little bit about me...

I'm a total newcomer to triathalon.  I am a teacher also which means I'm on a budget.  I don't own a bike, but I have access to exercise bikes at my gym.  There is also a pool and a greenway close by.  I would rank my tri event strengths as follows: running (strongest), bike (ok), swimming (very poor).  Swimming will definately need the most work.  I have swam my entire life but never for fitness (lap swimming).

I can put in about 8-10 hours per week.  My wife and I have a newborn son.  I would really appreciate the chance to work with you and receive any advice and encouragement you might have for me.

ncredsox 

I'm sure this is a totally silly questions but...

In a beginner's swim workout a pull buoy is mentioned.  Can anyone tell me what that is?

Thanks,

ncredsox 

Hi Mike -

I am brand new to triathlons but I think I will like the diversity of training and the fun of the races.  I am a 58 yr old university administrator - so I need to get out of this chair and get moving!  I have participated in a boot camp program and loved it.  I like being challenged and being fit, but I have trouble making time for myself and my training if I don't have to meet a group.  I was a single parent and always put others first. 

I am hoping that you can get me started and work to keep me motivated.

Nancy

Hi all, welcome to the group and Trizee, thanks for having me.  It's great to meet all of you and I look forward to sharing my experiences w/ everybody and hearing about yours through the season or as long as we're all with the group.  One of the coolest aspects, for me in my experience, has always been a really vibrant cool factor w/ the triathletes I've met and raced next to in my past.  I've talked to people quite a bit about triathlon over the years, and my constants have always been you get what you put into it, and the community (the people, you ;-)) is amazing... all people wanting to help and enjoying their journeys.

I'm headed out to a spinning class and I don't want to be late, but will post more later, I have some various questions and thoughts..  would love to get your perspective trizee (or anybody for that matter).  Happy Training!

/s

Good morning, everyone!  It's great to be a part of the group.  Trizee, thanks for the response about the pull buoy.  I'll see if my health club has any of those.

Like Trizee, I'm back to school after a two week break.  It's a bittersweet return to the classroom for me.  My wife and I had a son on Dec. 17th and up until now it's all been a blur.  I will miss hanging around with him but work calls.  I'm afraid a return to school may provide some needed rest...

Hope everyone has a good day and good luck in your training endeavors!

ncredsox 

I am 33 year old male from upstate New York.  I just started running last year as a way to maintain my weight. (had lost a bunch of weight and wanted to keep it off)  I ran my first 5K in April 2008 and the competitive side of me took over. (at least competing against myself)  It was great to finish and reach a goal, and I wanted to do better.

I work from home and it can get really hot up here in the summer.  Since my apartment complex had a pool I decided to use it as a way to cool off.  (might as well swim a bit too as some extra exercise) 

I saw that they were holding a sprint triathlon in my town and thought why not??  (I was already running, swimming and doing spin classes)  I did, reached my goal, and was very happy to finish it.  I spent the rest of the summer doing more running races and two longer triathlons.  (ended with the Lake George Tri)

I still can't believe that I signed up for a 1/2 ironman this year.  Last year I was would have been happy running 3 miles!  Glad to be part of this group. 

Hi Guys,

Trizee, thanks for the info
My first concern was for the standard tri I am aiming for in June as it has a swim cutoff off 50mins for 1500m (1640yds). I will aim to do a mile in 50min in the pool and hopefully that should cover it.

The two events (standard and half) that I am planning are both fairly small, the standard had 70 finishers last year while the half had 150.

Now into week2 of the plan, only drawback is all my cycling has been on the gym bike as the roads are still too icey to bike outside , and I find gyms so boring !! (no offense to any gym go-ers, I just hate treadmiles with a passion !! lol )

I will wait until easter before getting a wetsuit, no rush till then.

train well

Adrian

Thanks for the words of wisdom, all.  I'm trying to focus on just building a base right now like you said trizee.  My distances are slow and the times are shorter than I want, but in the past I think I've been too ambitious and just foregone moderation in exchange for longer distances, longer times, and overtraining - injury or exhaustion :/.  This morning was my first morning in a masters swim program...  I didn't even tri to do everything on the board, I'm just not there yet.  But I cut all the split distances in half and did that, ended up at about 1200 meters.

It felt absolutely fantastic getting out of the pool, but after my shower and getting ready for the day I was literally EXHAUSTED.  I think this was the culmination of too little sleep and no food before my workout, but I made a b-line to the closest Starbucks for a banana and a chicken sandwich.  Not the healthiest choice but needed to get something in me...

So, with a renewed interest in getting plenty of sleep, and recognizing that I probably need to put a little something in the tank BEFORE my workouts in the wee hours (something I've traditionally avoided), I'm headed to my run later this afternoon and another spinning class tomorrow morning.  Trizee, my workout schedule right now is 3x run, 3x bike, 3x swim per week.  Building distances slowly and focusing on establishing a base (in Zone 2) for now rather than getting into detailed workouts just yet.  Thanks all, looking forward to hearing about all your progress in your programs.

/sean