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Hi Dennis!

Sign me up. :-)  My name is Leigh and I live in Portland, Oregon. I'm 40, work F/T, married, no kids, 2 dogs and a cat. My husband and I exercise together and have managed to be both supportive and competitive.

I've never done a tri before, but regularly run and bike. Over the past 8 months, I've been working out with a trainer and have lost over 40 pounds. This new body is fast! I'm still working out with the trainer, but he's never done tris and I would really like some input from someone who's "been there done that".  

The area I'll need to work on the most is swimming.  Even with all the cardio I do, the hill-climbing on the bike, etc. I can't get to the end of the pool. So lots of work to do there. I'm also all about the numbers - have the HRM, cyclocomputer, data, nutrition log, all that and I plan out my workouts.

My goals - a Sprint at some point this spring/summer. I haven't decided what one yet. First, though, I want to get to the end of the pool. :-) 

Leigh

Hey Dennis and other group members!

My name is Jeff, and I think this is a perfect group for me! After quitting some pretty bad habits a little over a year ago, I stumbled upon triathlons and completed 7 Tri's last year! I could barely swim or run, but after training hard I did pretty well. A few sprints and ended the season with 2 Oly's.  2007 is my year to step up my distances with a HIM planned in March and a full IM in August. Like Dennis I prefer a specific layed out program that I can follow. Currently i'm training almost 15 hours a week. I'm lacking knowledge though- I train alone and my program comes from a book. I look forward to all your advice and comments!

Hi,

I think there is room for one more so Id like to sign up!

Im a 24 y.o female, live with my bf in Sydney, Australia. 

I completed my first sprint tri in January and then proceded to spend most of the year in and out of hospitals, doctors offices etc as I was diagnosed with a chronic stomach condition. Just found out on Friday that Im in remission which is very exciting and I hope to keep it that way for a LONG time.

Been on a lot of medication that has caused a large amount of weight gain, and the day I got back to trainig at all a few weeks ago I sprained my ankle which laid me up for another month.

Long term (2008) I want to finish a HIM

Short term: I want to loose the weight I gained on medication, build a strong aerobic base, run again (I should be ok on my ankle from next month) and regain my old healthy eating habits and way of life.

I love the idea of numbers and plans, Im just not sure how to put it all together and constantly question what Im doing.

Can I play too?

Cat

Hello Dennis and group.

I just saw this Mentor link and started going through looking for one and then I sat down to eat with my family. I came back to introduce myself and see that another Jeff from OC has joined. I wonder if this will be to confusing.....

Anyway, my name is Jeff and I'm 38 (today) and live in Orange Country, CA. I'm married and have a 7 year old daughter and 4 year old son. I work full time (cube dweller) and after years of flirting with being active something snapped earlier this year and I got up and did something. I started training in June and have completed 2 sprint Tri's, 1 5k and 1 10k (today).  I've signed up to do a 1/2 Mary in early February and am looking to sign up for an Oly in June.

I enjoy logging my workouts and have recently purchased a HRM but really don't have the best knowledge of how to utilize it.  I'm following Hal Higdon's 1/2 Mary program and will be looking for an Oly plan soon to start up in February/March.

I know I'm leaving things out, so if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Tie goes to the Cat. To bad they don't have seconds on the time stamp to see how close our posts were. Oh well.

Good luck everyone.

Jeff

dgunthert - 2006-12-18 10:48 AM I didn't look at the time stamps. I just assumed that since her post was above yours, she snuck in ahead of you. We could probably make room for one more. I won't tell if you don't.

I appreciate the offer, but was proactive and joined another group. I didn't want to overload you! Good luck to you and the group this year!

I'm busted!!! LOL! OK. I logged this weekend's workouts. I'm not sure I like the way the strength training gets entered. There's no way to describe individual exercises. I don't really do regular stuff. I pretty much do whatever I've been doing with my trainer. He has me do a lot of free weights, but balanced on the BOSU or swiss ball, or lunges but on the balance disk, etc. Or my husband will find some funky thing to try in Men's Health, or Bicycling magazine will run FitChick's column and I'll find something there. All oddball stuff, not listed in the log pull-down menu. Does anyone know if the logging system changes if I pay for bronze level? 

 Leigh

Hi Leigh,

I dont know if this helps but i just write out a list of what I did so I have a reference and dont bother with the pulldowns for strength training.

You can have a look at what it looks like on my log if that helps.

Cat

The ONE O ONE race is a do-able distance for just about anyone that is willing to accept the challenge and commitment it takes to prepare for that distance. Like IM training, not only does it takes a solid physical base, but a solid mental base is also required to survive any endurance race. I believe the true IM is all the hours of training you put in waaay before the race even takes place. Anyone that shows up prepared has already conquered the course-

Happy New Year.

I have a small question - are there any tips for making the early morning starts easier? Getting out of bed in the morning has never been my strong point at the best of times!

Thanks

Cat