Daremo's Group - FULL

Hi Rick,

I want to join your group.

Story: I am not a newbie newbie... but this year is like a start over for me. I had some health problems in August of 2005, then in January I decided to pull stakes, sell my business and move from Ohio to Virginia. I was starting to get settled here in Virginia when my aunt became terminally ill and I was spending every weekend traveling to see her. About one month after she died I contracted a virulent staph infection that got me a four day pass to quarantine in the hospital. Woo hoo. So I got the okay to start working out in November, did a little 3 week stint and then went into a funk and crawled in a hole. I have been a fairly consistent person working out until this year. I think I have worked out a total of 5 months out of 12. So, I need to start over and get focused on being consistent. This looks like a great place to get back into the game.

Family Status: Single, no kids.... 2 chihuahuas and a mastiff. Woof. Currently working as a chiropractic physician.

Current training: Well I feel like I need to build up my base really. Usually when I am running my HR is up in the 150s or 160s the entire time. So I am going to try to spend some time on the treadmill at 140. Which means I have to walk at an incline. I can't run even slow without my heart rate going over 150. I definitely need the most help with running. With my biking, my HR is usually in the 140s, which I am comfortable with and I can go a long time on my bike. I am pretty slow.. a C class rider (14 mph) even when I am trying. I always try to keep my cadence around 80 rpms when I ride. I don't know a whole lot about training on a bike. I think I have swam 1x since I moved here in July. I think I am a good swimmer. Usually I just hop in the pool and swim for 30 minutes non stop, or some designated number of laps, usually a 1/2 mile.

Last year's races: One sprint tri in June 2006.

This Year's Races: 4 sprint tris, maybe one Oly. I want to do an Oly but I am afraid I won't be in shape enough to do it.

Weight Loss: Typically it doesn't matter how much I exercise, I don't lose weight. I guess that I eat enough to make up for the exercise. I need to realistically lose 65 lbs. This time last year I was 25 lbs lighter. In July 2005 I was 35 lbs lighter. So I have gained a lot of weight in the last year and a half. I try not to focus on it too much and instead just work on healthy habits. Eventually I will get the right combo and the weight will come off.

Is there still room for one more?

Name: Nette213/Jeanette

Story: I am a 43 years old and love the outdoors.  I was a runner in high school but stopped anything organized after that.  Remained some what active during mid-20's to mid-30's: rock climbing, softball, dancing, then took my current job and stopped any activity at all.  Gained 30 lbs in the first year (2000-2001).  Started swimming about 2 1/2 years ago to get back into exercising and keep the Dr. from treating me for high cholesterol.  Changed my diet a little and dropped about 10 lbs.  Then I read about the Danskin tri in a women's magazine and thought I might try one but just thought about it.  then my folk's died within 28 days of each other and mortality struck with a force!  Decided I would stop thinking and do something.  I bought a road bike in Dec '05.  the bike shop told me about a first timer tri in Galveston, I should look into it.  I did.  Signed up, found BT, started a 13 week training plan for a sprint, and jumped in!

Family Status: Divorced, 23 year old daughter and 4 year old grandson.  Currently in a committed relationship with tons of support for all my activities.  I too am the sole supporter for my household.

Current training:  I am training currently for a 1/2 marathon in January.  I have two partners that run with me two nights a week and Saturdays for our long run.  I ride my bike in my living room and I swim at work 2-5 times a week at lunch.  I don't worry about HR stuff much.  I have already imported a 20 week training plan to begin 1/15/2007 for an Olympic tri in May.

Last year's races: MyFirstTri, Sprint: Galveston, TX, April '06.  Captextri, Sprint: Austin, May '06.  Jeff&Brede's, Sprint: Katy,TX, July '06. Cinco Ranch, Sprint: Katy, TX, Aug '06.

2007 races: I am registered for the Lone Star Tri, Sprint in Galveston, TX March 31st and CapTexTri, Olympic distance in Austin, TX May 28th.

Weight loss: I am stuck at 156 lbs and looking to drop another 10-15 lbs by Captex.  I dropped two dress sizes between January and April but have remained about the same since.  I hope to pick up the intensity of my training for the move to the Olympic distance and dump the rest.

Hey Group,

I thought I would add you all to my buddy list.  I am going to osmotically get some of everyone's good workout mojo going.  I have had a tough time staying consistent.  What has been everyone's weak point with training? 

Daremo, I notice that you use RPE as your guide.  I think I my heart rate levels are off so I am going to sort of make note of my RPE and see if it tells me anything.  I may tackle a lactate threshold test after I am consistent for a month or two.

Hi Rick,

May I join in too.

My name is Paul and I live in Northern Germany, near Flensburg.  I'm English, but married a German, and decided to move over here this year.  I have 4 great kids, all boys.  I am a photographer by trade, though seem to have fallen into web-design too.  I'm 46 years young.

So, to go with the new life, new house and new dog (Lola the German Shepherd) I have decided to take my overweight and unfit body and get it into shape.  I need a sport that will keep me interested as I do have a tendency to get bored after a while doing the 'same old, same old', so having three different events to train for sounded like a step in the right direction.

I'm currently tipping the scales at about 102Kg, that's about 20Kg over my fit weight and I'm 6' 2" tall.  I have competed at a decent level in a few sports in the past, namely rugby, athletics (javelin) and power lifting.  I trained for power, so under the excess of fat sits a lot of dormant muscle, which to be honest worries me as all of the triathletes I have seen have not been overly muscle bound.

My plans for 2007 are a first sprint distance at the end of April, then one a month for May, June and July, an Olympic in August and then my A race is the Hamburg City Man Olympic in September.

So I have a very long way to go and I'm sure there are a lot of hurdles just waiting to trip me up along the way.  Getting through to end of March, being in the low 90's weightwise and still in one piece is my primary goal right now.

There is a race schedule on here somewhere..... but I love

www.trifind.com

I have a question... what is a tempo run?  I have seen this term a lot but don't know what it means.  Just curious.

Also, how is everyone doing with the holiday?

I am doing pretty good so far.  The week before Christmas turned out to be a good week for me.  I am trying some new things, one of which is using RPE to guage my effort instead of my heart rate.  I am finding it to be an interesting and fun challenge to keep my HR down and see where my RPE falls.  And I have been consistent, which is going to be my primary goal probably for 2-3 months until I feel like I am back in the swing of things. 

Of course I am always looking for things like this but I am definitely going to stay with the back to basics and RPE stuff at least through January.  I am still enough out of shape that it probably really doesn't matter what my LT is at this point.  Also, I have never run a really long distance.  I don't really know how to train myself to get from 5ks to 1/2 marathons.  The most I usually run when I am in good shape is about 5 miles. 

I like the RPE thing by the way Daremo.  I think it is helping me to focus on how I feel so I don't push myself constantly all the way through my workout.  I am slowing down some but I really am not as tired, which I guess is good.

Happy New Year everyone.

Wishing you all much success and happiness for 2007!

Cheers

Paul.