Coredump's Group - FULL

Welcome to the group Tim and Jon!

I see that you're both using your blogs, so that's a good start.  It'll help a lot in terms of keeping track of each other and inspiring each other towards our goals.    I'll add you guys to my friends list ( and you should do the same ) and I'll also add a link under my 'goals' so that I can track you down easier.

Some good goals for both of you already laid out in your intros and in your blogs.

Any specific plans/resolutions for the start of 2007?

-Chris 

NAME:  Brian

STORY:  In March of 2006, after 20 some years of major resting, I decided it was time to get into shape again.  I was a DIII swim sprinter in college (50 & 100 yd free, 100 yd fly), so I started swimming.  But I did too much too quickly and got sore shoulders...  So I started running on a treadmill.  But then I had a minor motorcycle accident and couldn't run for a while, so I started swimming again, though very slowly to save the shoulders... Then I started mixing the two, though maybe averaging only 3 o 4 fairly easy workouts a week... Then I found out a 5k was scheduled to run right in front of my house, so I signed up and started taking this training thing more seriously the next few weeks.    I enjoyed the 5k run, and in October started looking at triathlons, which had always intrigued me.

My goal was to be sprint triathlon ready by March 2007, but that was too far off so I signed up for the last 2006 sprint I could find in Texas (Oct 22).  Even without much training, especially on the bike, I enjoyed the race, and now I'm hooked...

FAMILY STATUS:  Married, 1 daughter (almost 10), 2 dogs (shiba inus)

CURRENT TRAINING:  I attempt six workouts a week, divided fairly evenly between the 3 sports. I have a fairly heavy travel schedule so there are lots of modifications, and often fewer workouts than planned (especially swimming).  During travels I'm usually on a  hotel treadmill or stationary bike.   I want to add weight training on a regular basis.  By BT standards I'm a fairly good swimmer, though have a lot of room for improvement on the bike and run.  

LAST YEAR'S RACES:  One reverse sprint triathlon, one duathlon.

2007 RACES:  I have 15 possible races on my training log, of which I expect to do about half. Travel schedule and status of training will determine which to do.  Main focus will be on Oly distance training.  "A" race for now is Capital of Texas Oly in Austin in May.  Maybe add an HIM late in the year.

WEIGHT:   Not a major issue.  I did lose about 15 pounds in 2006 and am happy around my current 165.

Welcome to Andy and Brian.

Space for one more and then the fun begins!   

Name: RH1977/ Rob

Story:  I was always very active when I was younger and played baseball and football in High School and very involved in athletics.  My passion lies in the outdoors with mountain biking, backpacking, camping, fishing, hunting and I'm currently in the works to build my own ranch.  I started my own business about 4 years ago and run my own Real Estate and mortgage business as well as an investment group.  Soon after starting the business I went from 188lbs. and ballooned to 252lbs. and became very lazy and had a hard time playing with my kids or doing any of the activities I love to do.  I had started an interest in Triathlons 5 years ago but in August of 2006 I finally decided to make my life changing decision to jump in to the sport.  My life has definitely seen dramatic changes all within the last 4 months and I vow to keep this going forever.

I'm currently 29 and started training for Triathlons in August of 2006. 

Family Status:  Married 6 years with 2 kids.  Samantha, 5 and Wyatt 9 months.

Current Training: 12 weeks Beginner sprint.  My focus is to do mostly sprint races in 2007 and do a few OLYs and work my way to a HIM.  My struggle is in my run because I'm having to deal with shin splints half of the time and have been unable to break 4 miles in my training.  I am a strong swimmer and an average cyclist.

2006 Races:  My first sprint race on Catalina Island 

2007 Races:  I have a bunch posted in my training log which are mostly sprint races with a few OLYs.

Weight:  I started at 245lbs. on August 21, 2006 and I now weigh in at 204 lbs. at 16% bodyfat. 

Welcome to the group Rob!

That makes five.  So we're all set now.

Everyone in the group, add each other as 'friends' in your blogs, so we can keep track of each other.

Anyone have anything special planned to ring in the New Year?

Sounds like a fun end to 2006, beginning start of 2007.

I was invited by a local psycho swim coach to do 100 x 100 on 1:30 for New Years.  I declined. 

Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable New Year!

-Chris 

Quick question - Do we post any questions or comments on this thread or can we talk with eachother  via the "inspire me"  in our daily logs? 

I hope you all have a safe and wonderful Happy New Year!  Cheers!

Both!

You can create a link to this thread in your blog, or add it to your bookmarks in your browser.

You can also toggle 'email notification' so that you'll get an email when someone posts to this thread.  There's a link in the bottom right of the page to enable that. 

We spent the New Year's Eve at a neighbor's house.  A fairly low keyed affair.  I tend to have a hard time staying up that late so I took an afternoon nap... 

Happy New Year to all! 

A good basic trainer workout that I do:

10 min zone 1 ( warmup )
one leg drills
15-30 min zone 2
10 min zone 1 ( cooldown )

The one leg drills are just as described above.  I'd start with 2 reps, each leg, 1 min each leg.  Then add another rep per leg every week.  This should take about an hour or so to do.

My diet has been pretty clean and I've dropped about 44 lbs. since August but my workouts are pretty long.  Sometimes I crash after my first workout even though I eat oatmeal and have a protein shake before I go to the gym and don't have a lot of energy for the next workout and struggle through it.  Do you guys take anything to eat in between workouts - like if you were switching form swim to a run for instance?  If so, what can you eat that wouldn't upset your stomach?  Thanks!

I'll have a gel and/or sports drink if I'm switching immediately.  Similar to what I'd eat during a race.

Clif bars are also good.  I go through a lot of those.

I try to get something with a mix of complex ( long burning ) and simple carbs ( quick access ), and that seems to do the trick for me. 

Have you tracked how many calories you take in vs. burn?  My guess is that you may not be taking in enough, and that causes the glycogen crash.  Timing is also another important factor in whether I crash or not.  If I eat lots of small snacks/meals throughout the whole day, I do much better than if I have the traditional 3 meals a day.