MOMO - (CLOSED) IN TRAINING MODE

wisewilma - 2009-04-13 5:59 PM

Hey Mo!  I would love to be a part of Team Mo.  Your coaching/advice/suggestions were invaluable to my completing my first tri - just 9 days ago!  Yea me!!

My doc has advised I pull back on the swimming for the time being, so for now I'm going to concentrate on bike & run.  I'll be working on strength training as well.  My goals are to increase my endurance, speed and technique.  I also need to work on my mental confidence and nutritional habits.

I look forward to working with you!

- Diane (wisewilma)

wisewilma - 2009-04-14 10:23 AM

Thanks!

As of now my plan is to shorter distances during the week and longer distances on weekends.  I'd like to incorporate interval training.  Would it be best to do intervals on the longer or shorter workouts?  Any thoughts on how often should intervals be part of my training?

brm75 - 2009-04-14 9:09 PM

Hey, Mo.
  I'd like to become a member of your group if it's ok.  I'm just getting into triathlons.  When I mean just getting into, I mean training for my first one.  My goals are relatively simple and straightforward.  I first and foremost want to do this as a means of losing weight and living a healthy lifestyle.  I have 5-5k's I plan on running in this summer leading up to my first Sprint Tri at the end of July.  I'm not as concerned with my times right now as I am just finishing.  Right now staying motivated seems to be my biggest hurdle, but I'm trying to take it one day at a time.
  I'm married with a 6 yr old daughter.  I live in the Midwest and the weather is finally getting nice enough where training outside is enjoyable.
  I look forward to learning from you as well as others on this site.

wisewilma - 2009-04-15 9:11 AM

Thanks for the advice and the info on the article.  I will check it out.

I was hoping to tri Breezy Point next, but "no swimming" for now is forcing me to change directions a bit.  Need to do a bit of research on other options. 

I'm doing an SPCA benefit 5k run with dogs in June at a local park.     In September I have a 4-Miler.  I'd like to push myself a bit more.  I'll see what I can find to pique my interest!

What about you?  How're you feeling about Breezy Point?  How's your training going?

brm75 - 2009-04-15 1:19 PM

Hi wisewilma,
  Yeah, I have 5-5k's that I really want to run in.  They are spread over the summer and into Fall.  Not quite 1 a month.  The first one is in 5 wks.  I'm really looking forward to it. 

I've already talked with our local rec center/swim complex and they offer one on one instructional swim lessons.  I think I'll take them up on it sometime end of April-1st of May.  I can swim, just not efficiently...to say the least.

  Finding time to fit it all it seems to be the issue...as with anything, just aren't enough hours in a day...
  Nice meeting you...

wisewilma - 2009-04-15 4:21 PM

Yes.  I also have a wound on my shoulder.  Had a physical last week (excellent results!).  My doc cringed when she saw my shoulder.  A combo of the pool chems. & swimming arm motion has really done a number on me.  She read me the riot act & advised me to avoid the pool for now.  I have a follow-up in mid-May.  sigh.


Mo, in the past month you've dealt w significant climate changes, time zone changes, extended air travel, hotels, foreign foods, training, coaching Team Mo, run a 1/2 marathon, completed a sprint tri ... much of which was done while battling a wicked illness.  Yikes!  And now you'll have 13 hour shifts and working weekends?!?  Whoa.

I really admire your determination & perseverance.  You are awesome!  You're Mo!!

brm75 - 2009-04-16 7:54 AM

Hey Mo,
  I didn't realize these training logs were avail.  Pretty cool!!  I logged yesterday's workout, and I'll try to stay up on logging them.  There is so much to read/view on this website, guess I hadn't run across that yet...Thanks.
  I had someone else recommend the same book to me, I'll have to check it out...Thanks!!

Purchased a new road bike yesterday, well, new to me...I've always had mountain bikes.  I found a 2006 Fuji Ace someone was selling for only $300 so I snatched it.  It's an entry level road bike, but it will have to make due for now.  Can't wait to log some miles on it...

gavisk - 2009-04-16 12:16 PM

Hi,

I'm interested in joining Team Mo if you're still accepting mentees.  This summer will be my first attempt to do triathlons.  I'm currently planning on a sprint in July and an Olympic in August, both here in Colorado.  Also doing the Chicago Marathon in October. 

I have about a million questions regarding training, equipment, transition preparedness, and  so forth.  If I may, I'll throw out the most burning of these questions right now:  I'm using a BT 20-week training plan for my Olympic length race, and it focuses entirely on volume.  Since I just sort of jumped in with both feet, I have no idea if this was a good choice or not.  Any thoughts?

Thanks!

aswimr - 2009-04-16 5:04 PM

I would love to join team Mo if it is still open.

Name: aswimr/ adam

My history...I was a competitive swimmer from grade school through high school. Passed on swim scholarships to stay close to family. After college I was a fulltime swim coach for 5 years. Decided to go back to school and I am now in finance for a small office furniture comapny.

I started working out last summer after stepping on the scale on July 4th 2008 and was at 279! 100 pounds heavier than my senior year in high school. Since then I have been riding pretty consistently and added swimming and running in February. I am at 222 today and hope to get to 205 by July 4th of this year.

Race goals: Finish under 1:45 at my first sprint event (400yd,15.3,3.1) this weekend
Finish under 1:30 at a sprint tri in Indy in July.
Finish an OLY in September.

I update my logs religously so you can see what I am up to. My biggest challenege is the run portion. Both staying focused for the entire run, and logging the volume at the "right" pace to improve. The second biggest challenge I have encountered is the nutrion portion. Since I have been losing weight quickly, I have struggled with getting the right amount and right type of calories in. I had been operating at less than 1500 calories a day for a long time and was bonking at work, so now I am trying to hold about 2200.

-Adam

aqparks - 2009-04-16 8:57 PM

Hey Mo, still have room?

My background is very similar to aswimr's.  I've always played sports, starting with t-ball when I was 5.  I started competitively swimming when I was 12.  I was honored with a spot on the all-state swim team in high school.  After highschool I joined the Marines and served 5 years, 2002 - 2007.  When I got out I went to college for a couple years and now I'm working up in MD.

I packed on the pounds in college BIG TIME!  While in college I tried a couple of times to not be sedentary but that is hard to do when you live in the library.  I reached my breaking point a couple of weeks ago when I tipped the scale at 245.  I was very disappointed that I had let myself go so much.  So I decided to commit myself to a triathlon.

So, all in all, I have a strong swimming background, moderately strong running background, and no biking experience.  I've never even ridden a road bike.  Right now I am having a lot of trouble with my running because of my shins.  I'm trying to ease myself back into running, I have left some notes on my training log.  I just started a "real" training regimen this week though.

Right now I am trying to follow the Sprint - 3x Balanced - 16 Week program but am having to cut back on the running due to injury.  I think what I will be doing is a lot of elliptical until it fully heals.

I get my road bike next week, so far I've been riding my mountain bike around to build endurance.