Jeffrey Parr's Group - CLOSED

- Room for another Cannuck??

 I'm 48, doing tri's for about 5 yrs- my 24 yr old daughter got me hooked.  After recovering from a bout with kidney cancer-  put on ++ weight during the recovery and various complications-  decided to give tri's a go!! Came from an athletic background- played lots of volleyball, swam/ biked/ran recreationally-  after my first tri- a tri- became hooked. Now 10 yrs Ca free- and have signed up for my first 1/2 IM- Steelhead 70.3 in August. As well- plan on 30 km race in March and other sprint's and Oly races leading up to Steelhead 70.3. 

 -I'm a full time N,  have four daughters ( 2 mine, 2 step-daughters)- 3/4 of them finished school and sorta indepedent?!!!  So- have time to train, and recently hired a coach for direction for the upcoming 1/2 IM 

- wuld like to lose another 15 lbs- and continue to enjoy the tri lifestyle!!

Cat,

Seems like you have a very good start on training and a triathlon camp is a great way to start out the year.  The best advice I can give you for your weight loss/body fat goals is try to do so right after the New Year.  Use this as your base period of training and just get miles in.  Sounds like you want to become a better biker, so put more miles in on the bike and just maintain the run and swim.  Riding a bike is like well, riding a bike, you never forget.

Make sure to add me to your list of friends and I will do the same for you.  Also, introduce yourself to everyone else in the group and add them so that we have a little support group.  It worked well last year.  Please feel free to ask any and all questions you have.  BT, triathlon, anything...

Helen,

Seems like this is going to be an easy group to work with.  Everybody seems to have gotten a good start and good background with training.  Use this time to get base work, put miles on your legs.  This will be the best time to lose the weight.  A HIM is a great goal and I'm sure having a coach will help you out tremendously.  Please feel free to ask any and all questions you have.  Also, add myself and everyone else in the thread to your friends list so that we can inspire each other. 

Sue,

I think your right, this looks like its going to be a great group.  I like your goals.  They are very well structured.  Start out easy and work your way to bigger goals.  I've done it the same way.  Please ask any questions about anything you would like to know.

Well Jamie, I think this is a great area to get yourself perpared for class.  And you can be in this group as long as WVU beats Florida in any major sporting event.  Otherwise I'm kicking you out.   Sounds like you have a good background in running so you should probably start working on swimming and biking.  Please feel free to ask any and all questions you have.

Hey girls,

Right now it is 4 girls and 0 guys in this group.   Ranging from college students to working mom's.  Some things you girls need to do.
1. Add myself and everyone else in the group to your friend list (I can explain how to do that if you need me to)
2. Start logging workouts.  We can't inspire and motivate each other if we don't know what you're doing.  Doesn't have to be a lot.  Some people simply log workouts, others tell life stories in there blogs.  Its up to you.  Minimum is logging workouts.
3. Tell me what your goals are if you haven't already done so.  What races you want/plan to do. What you want to get out of this mentoring group.
4. ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS.  They can be about training, nutrition, equipment, racing, traveling.... I think you get the idea.

Kim,

Good to have you in the group.  Please feel free to ask any and all questions.  Look at the post just above your 1st post to see some of the things I am asking of the group.   Seems like you have a good background to start.  Swimming will be hard, but once you get over that fear it will never come back.  Do you have the ability to take a swim class/lesson.  That may make you feel more comfortable.

Always room for another female.  We have 6 girls in the group.  And you are from Florida, so you have a good in now.  How long have you been in tri's?  Read some of the above post to catch up on the group.

From your training log page, you will see about 5 icons on the top left side running vertical.  The top one is a blue box with a spocket overlaying it.  If you highlight it, it will say control panel.  Click on this and a new page will come up with lots of otpions.  Click on the friends tab.  Enter you list of friends.  Should probably write down the screen names before hand so that you are not guessing or going back and forth.  Make sure you click on apply so that it saves the list.  BT has a group on facebook as well.   Don't worry about adjusting settings so that people can see your log, you are good to go.  As for logging information I would put in times with each activity and then log info about each workout in the little boxes below them.  If you know distances great, but not necessary.  Really, just go on and play around, you will find a lot of good stuff.  If you lift weights there is a section to add each exercise.  I also use the Sports box alot.  If you play soccer, ultimate frisbee, stretch.... you can add any of them.  The big blog at the bottom, must people use for telling stories or whats going in there day or life.

MS=Master of Science
ATC/L=Certified & Licensed Athletic Trainer
H/FI=Health & Fitness Instructor

I think that is all the letters I have.

As for nutrition, really what I do is every once and awhile when I think of something important I post it. Otherwise I just answer any questions you have.  A great book for nutrition is by Bob Seebohar "Nutrition Periodization for Endurance Athletes"  You can also look at the articles section on this website, it has some good info.

Thanks Jeff!!!

Happy New Year's to all the gang in the new mentoring group... Lets plan on "kicking some but" in 2008!!

 - cheers!!

-Helen

wow Cat- an 8 km race already in the New Year- cool!!! 

- It's snowing an blistery here in southwestern Ontario- hovering at 0 degrees C.  Will be heading off for a 10 km ( 6 mile) run with some local running buddies-hopefully the roads won't be too slippery. Happy New Year gang!!

 -Helen