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scottt (Scott)

Story:
I'm a 44 year old male - I was a serious athlete through high school, college and until I was approx. 28.  Since then I've spent more time on business that anyone should.  I'm finally putting a little more balance in my life and spending more time with the family and not at work. 

All of the sports I previously participated in would be more "fast twitch" sports as opposed to endurance sports (soccer, football, tennis, basketball, swimming, raquetball).  No doubt I was in great shape earlier in life, but never was one to run very far or swim more than a 100 IM.

I've coasted on decent genetics and being very fit when younger, but that won't hold you forever, so it's time to get healthy again.  My biggest issues surround fitting in working out in a busy schedule and staying motivated to do so.

Family:
I've been married for 12 years with a 6 year old boy.  My wife is greatly supportive of anything that gets me away from my business.  For now, my son thinks it's fun to ride his bike or scooter with me when I run.

Training:
I'd like to do a sprint in April and an international distance in early July.  There's another sprint in September here in Long Beach that would be fun.

Within the last month, I've started getting out there 3-4 days a week.  I figure cycling is probably my strength and running would be my weakness.

Weight:
I  currently weigh about 195 lb. (5' 11" tall).  Weight loss will undoubtedly come with the proper execution of my trianing plan.  I'm not that hung up on the numbers.  I suspect 175-180 lbs. would be a place my body would be pretty happy at.

Location:
I live in Long Beach, CA.  I've got a terrific bike/running path 1 block from the house that goes along Long Beach harbor and the Belmont Olympic Pool is 4 block away.

I'd like to join your group!

Scott

Welcome Courtney! - I love the avatar, we have a 10 year old basset hound and my wife wants an english bulldog puppy.

Our group is set with a good mix from around the country.  I look forward to staying in contact with everyone while at the same time accomplishing a few goals along the way.

shornick - Slade (Texas)
tri42 - Craig (North Carolina)
mginani - Mike (Texas)
vic1365 - Wayne (Illinois)
Scottt - Scott (California)
TacomaLuv - Courtney (New York)

Here is an Excel spreadsheet that I have used from time to time to see how many calories that I burn based on my weight and time spent running/biking or swimming.  This is based on one of Gale Bernhardt's books that my wife has.  I just extrapolated a little so that I could fluxuate it as my weight, speed and distance changes.

You just enter your weight in lbs and follow the matrix to see your calories burned based on your intesity and time.  - I don't know about the swim sheet - it may not work for you if you are a fast swimmer.

On the goggles, I have had pretty good luck with the solid one-piece Speedos.  I don't use the mirrored ones.  I couldn't find any other pictures real quick.  I use clear ones for the pool and shaded for OW.

But the most important thing is to get some anti-fog solution of some sort.  This is really important for open water swims (you need to be able to see where you are going).  In the pool you can get away without since you are always looking down at the big black stripe on the bottom of the pool.

One the bike - a road bike will make a world of difference over the Mountain bike. 

Wayne,

Here is one link that is helpful - it explains the difference between the two.

Link

I wish I would have researched this before buying my bike.  I bought a road bike, but the only thing I do with it is triathlons.  I have ridden in a few bike tours, but they are only for supported training days.

Also, this has been discussed many times on this site, you can search the forums or post a new question to the whole group and get some really good advise. 

On the shorts - you don't wear anything under bike or tri shorts.  There was a topic in one of the forums about this just the other day.  One of the explanations was that the pad works to keep moisture away from your skin and if you wear cotton or other material between you and the shorts then this defeats the purpose.

Body glide will stay on through the water for shorter distances.  If you plan to do at least a 1/2 ironman (5-7 hour race) then you sometimes need to re-apply between the bike and run.

How about some January goals? 

Here are mine:
Run 162 miles and stay injury free
Bike 200 miles or equivalent time on the trainer
Start weight training

January goals:

Swimming:    160 min.    Swim 500m non-stop

Running:       200 min.    Gradually increase long run to 3.5 miles (I know that's not long for Slade, Mike or Wayne)

Biking:           240 min.    Gradually increase long ride to 28 miles

Strength:       240 min.

Note:  I'll be in Utah skiing/boarding for the last week of the month, so I don't think I'll be swimming or biking that week...probably just running and strength (maybe some spinning).

Build base...build base...build base!

Scott