Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN (Page 10)

@Gretchen:  I can't eat before running (or any other workout for that matter).  I can't imagine drinking a protein shake AND coffee right before

@Nicole:  nope no Masters for me but I did get in a couple of really good swim workouts at the Y; I'll probably head to Merritt when we get back from Florida in April

This morning for me was speed work on the treadmill after a short bike warmup, dealing with grumpy people at the Y.  I know I'm a grouch in the morning but geez these people were a pain.  Totaled 4 miles with 5 x 1' @ R pace.   Did some strength and core work after so about 1.5 hours all-in.

@Gretchen:  I go crazy when I can't be outside...I get full-on Seasonal Affective Disorder by Christmas.  It hasn't really been all that cold here this year save for a few days, but I really miss the outdoor riding, eating outside at restaurants, and like you chilling on the patio.  Hopefully your balcony will do the trick.

@Nicole:  I've been self-trained in swimming since I started, minus maybe 20 or so sessions at the Merritt Masters teams in Canton (2013 - 2015) and Towson last year; my daughter and I practice together sometimes but she's so much faster than me we don't do much at the same time; the problem with most Masters coaches is that they have swum their entire lives and aren't Adult Onset Swimmers, so they don't have any frame of refence for the lake of feel we have in the pool, or maybe more accurately the lack of body awareness; I'm sure I could get better at swimmy things like learning other strokes, actually flip-turning, etc., but with limited time in the pool it's just not worth it

Got in my big day of the week yesterday...3K in the pool in the morning (first 3K day in years, and I did some Gretchen math and miscounted intervals which resulted in 2950 total yards, so of course I swam the extra 50 cool down to get to a nice round number), then 1:30 on the bike at lunch with long tempo intervals (the last one was 23 minutes @ 80%....blech).  Nailed all the pacing and wattage targets so a good day.  

Originally posted by Rollergirl

Originally posted by drfoodlove

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

I did some Gretchen math and miscounted intervals  

Well...let's not make this a thing...I feel seen. :D

let's! it's fun

Oh, yes.  Question is should it be an adjective as above, a noun as in "I pulled a Gretchen today and..." or go full-on verb and "I Gretchened my count today during my run"?  I'm married to an English major - it matters.  

Oh man, my bad.  Ugh - that's the worst.

Hmmm...1250 vs. 1300?  That's a tough one.  Does the same apply to other variants of the 250 multiples?  I'll have to give this one some deep thought.  I'll be in the car for over nine hours tomorrow so I'll have time.  LOL

Yesterday was a really good Bikram session and then this morning was a brutal "brick"...4 x 2' @ 125% on the bike (well, it was actually more like 3.9 as I cracked a little on the 4th one), then a 4 mile treadmill run with 10' @ tempo pace.  I was supposed to do some strength and core work afterwards but I was toast so I'll move that to Sunday.