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Nevergivin -- yeah for the swimming -- me too! 

I did a 400 as my cooldown this morning after my 25s.  First time I've swum a 400 straight through!  And that's my race distance in June so I'm HAPPY!  I was a little slower than I'd like but I was not exhausted/winded at the end either -- slow and steady is OK by me!  Better than sucking and sinking.

OK, The next four days (F, S, S, M) are supposed to be run, bike, run, rest.  But I won't have my bike on Saturday (unless I get up early to do it before we leave).  Assuming the earlyrise is missed and no bike - Should I replace the bike with a run so I have run, run, run, rest?  I think not as the loong run is supposed to be 50 mins (my longest yet) so better to move the rest day?  run, long run, rest, run? 

Do I count any time hiking with kid on back and carrying climbing gear as a run?  I'm fearing doing too much run/hike wearing out my little legs without my bike-break to mix it up!  thinking too much again?

I think you're seeing the gains of consistency, and like Bill mentioned, the recovery. It does get better from year to year, but as you increase the bar (1/2 IM and IM) it requires more work. Congrats on those improvements!

Can you do the long run at an easy pace on Friday (earlier in the day would be better)? If so, I'd do that on Fri and replace the shorter run with the hiking. You can work the bike in next week, or forget it and just follow what the plan has for that week. The hiking is going to give you just as much of a workout (maybe even more with all that gear) as the run. I couldn't run right after my IM, so the BT coaches suggested hiking instead during that recovery time.

Thanks for your insight, I have my goals set up to 2010*IMAZ*. I hope I can enjoy the journey without bieng overwhelmed.

Thanks for your help too Bill ! Also thanks for the warning about Nutrijoint,stuff tastes like P !

How sweet is this! The Endurox rep is having a contest with our triclub and has thrown in a P3C (I hope it fits me), and two sets of ZIPP 404's. Each prize also comes with a years supply of drinks. The contest is each Endurox product you buy from them gets you one entry, I have three entries. Call me a sucker but our triclub only has 56 members and I think only half read thier emails, a few could care less about winning a bike, so I figure I have a good shot!  My triclub is Triathlon Connection.

That would be so awesome if you won a bike! Fingers are crossed for ya. When is the drawing for the big prize?

Javamom - 2008-05-23 9:35 PM

nevergivin - 2008-05-22 2:45 PM

PirateGirl - 2008-05-22 1:12 PM

nevergivin - 2008-05-22 6:29 AM

This weekend I plan to do some serious milage on my bike and I am hoping for similiar benefits, can someone shed some insight, am I peaking late from my training program starting in January ? Can this be some kind of maturity thing where my gains can be the result of better form from consistent training? I do know this, I feel much stronger than I did last year in all events, does it keep getting better beyond my sophmore year or does it just get more difficult as I start to enter 1/2 IM and IM world?

I think you're seeing the gains of consistency, and like Bill mentioned, the recovery. It does get better from year to year, but as you increase the bar (1/2 IM and IM) it requires more work. Congrats on those improvements!

Thanks for your insight, I have my goals set up to 2010*IMAZ*. I hope I can enjoy the journey without bieng overwhelmed.

Thanks for your help too Bill ! Also thanks for the warning about Nutrijoint,stuff tastes like P !

Hey, that is my goal too!! I am hoping for Oly this year (done but will do one more)...HIM in 09 and then Iron in 2010. It's a long journey but it will be well worth it!

I am sure Elaine can attest to how many people you meet on the way to Ironman, I keep in touch with about six Bt members that have thier sights on IMAZ 2010. Im assuming that it is your destination because you are close by. My father lives in Buckeye and will stay with him Ironman week, just a plan for now!I think I will be shooting for 11 Hours to finish!What about you!

Sweet! Nothing like committing $ to a race to get motivated to train. Great job on pulling the trigger. Even if it is a little scary, which is a good thing!