marymosc13's group THE V.A.M.P.S., FULL (Page 10)

wouldn't really call it slow, call it steady and move up from there!

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if you're talkin' baseball, designated hitter... but in this case it might mean dear husband, or dumb husband depending on the context of the message.

sut2burns - 2007-02-06 10:25 PM hello everyone. I am struggling with figuring out how I gather my distance off the bike. I am using a spinning bike that is set up in the gym. It does not allow me track the distance so I am estimating. Probably bad Tonight I think I should ask how can I track distance. I know when I swim that 33 laps equals a half mile. I asked at the gym, what I do not know and I know I stupid so sorry is how that equates in our tracking tools. Any help would be great. THNKS

you must have the wrong group, because noone in the VAMPS is stupid ! no such thing as a stupid question!

estimating distance on a spin bike is difficult - i'd start by estimating your average speed and then use that to calculate distance.  it can't hurt to ask someone there - or you could do the same type of workout on a stationary bike and then use that as a gauge.

1/2 mile in the pool = 880 yards. if you're swimming in a 25 yd pool you'd need to swim 36 laps (up one direction counts as one) to reach half a mile... 33 laps in a 25 yd pool is 825yds. how big is your pool? of course if its meters then we have another math issue upon us and i won't try it unless need be.

sut2burns - 2007-02-06 9:25 PM hello everyone. I am struggling with figuring out how I gather my distance off the bike. I am using a spinning bike that is set up in the gym. It does not allow me track the distance so I am estimating. Probably bad Tonight I think I should ask how can I track distance. I know when I swim that 33 laps equals a half mile. I asked at the gym, what I do not know and I know I stupid so sorry is how that equates in our tracking tools. Any help would be great. THNKS

 I'm not sure if I can help, but I'll try.  The distance on swimming depends on the length of your pool.  You said it takes 33 laps for a half mile.  Make sure you mean laps and not lengths though, because a lap is down and back.  A length is just across the pool. If you do 33 laps for a half mile, I think your pool would only be 25 yards down and back (12 yards one way), and that seems a little wierd to me because most pools are 50 yards/meters down and back. Anyway, you can trust what the life guard says.  One mile is about 1600 meters (a little more for yards, but not too much to make a big diff).  So, a half mile is 800 meters.  If the length of your pool is 25 yards, it is easy for you to figure. 1 length=25 yards. 2 lengths=50 yards, 4 lengths=100 yards, 33 lengths = 800 yards, etc.  That would also mean that 33 laps =  1600 yards (or a mile). Anyway, I hope that this isn't too confusing and helps a little bit.  You will probably want to check and see if the lifeguard meant laps or lengths, or just ask how many yards across the pool is. 

marymosc13 - 2007-02-07 9:45 AM

sut2burns - 2007-02-06 10:25 PM hello everyone. I am struggling with figuring out how I gather my distance off the bike. I am using a spinning bike that is set up in the gym. It does not allow me track the distance so I am estimating. Probably bad Tonight I think I should ask how can I track distance. I know when I swim that 33 laps equals a half mile. I asked at the gym, what I do not know and I know I stupid so sorry is how that equates in our tracking tools. Any help would be great. THNKS

you must have the wrong group, because noone in the VAMPS is stupid ! no such thing as a stupid question!

estimating distance on a spin bike is difficult - i'd start by estimating your average speed and then use that to calculate distance.  it can't hurt to ask someone there - or you could do the same type of workout on a stationary bike and then use that as a gauge.

1/2 mile in the pool = 880 yards. if you're swimming in a 25 yd pool you'd need to swim 36 laps (up one direction counts as one) to reach half a mile... 33 laps in a 25 yd pool is 825yds. how big is your pool? of course if its meters then we have another math issue upon us and i won't try it unless need be.

 

Mary is too quick for me! Her answer is much better...not quite so confusing! Sorry!

Nimefurahi - 2007-02-07 10:59 AM

sut2burns - 2007-02-06 9:25 PM hello everyone. I am struggling with figuring out how I gather my distance off the bike. I am using a spinning bike that is set up in the gym. It does not allow me track the distance so I am estimating. Probably bad Tonight I think I should ask how can I track distance. I know when I swim that 33 laps equals a half mile. I asked at the gym, what I do not know and I know I stupid so sorry is how that equates in our tracking tools. Any help would be great. THNKS

 I'm not sure if I can help, but I'll try.  The distance on swimming depends on the length of your pool.  You said it takes 33 laps for a half mile.  Make sure you mean laps and not lengths though, because a lap is down and back.  A length is just across the pool. If you do 33 laps for a half mile, I think your pool would only be 25 yards down and back (12 yards one way), and that seems a little wierd to me because most pools are 50 yards/meters down and back. Anyway, you can trust what the life guard says.  One mile is about 1600 meters (a little more for yards, but not too much to make a big diff).  So, a half mile is 800 meters.  If the length of your pool is 25 yards, it is easy for you to figure. 1 length=25 yards. 2 lengths=50 yards, 4 lengths=100 yards, 33 lengths = 800 yards, etc.  That would also mean that 33 laps =  1600 yards (or a mile). Anyway, I hope that this isn't too confusing and helps a little bit.  You will probably want to check and see if the lifeguard meant laps or lengths, or just ask how many yards across the pool is. 

thanks for pointing out the whole lap, length thing - most people use the terms interchangeably - but they really are different things. one length of the pool is going just one way - a lap would be going there and back. i say laps when i mean lengths too. sorry if i confused it more.

Hi Michele!

I think pool size just depends on where you are.  They are usually 25 meters, 25 yards, 50 meters, or 50 yards. Alot of the gyms around where I live have their own pools, and they are generally 25 yards. The local goverment pools around here usually olympic size though. The pool where I swim is a local goverment recreation center, and it has a section that is 25 yards across and another section that is 50 meters across.  The public can only swim in the area that is 50 meters, because the 25 yard area is reserved for swim team in the afternoon and its open as a dive tank the rest of the day.

 Congrats on looking at bikes. You will be amazed how much fun road bikes are to ride.  They are incredibly light and you will feel so fast, even if you are going pretty slow. I am excited you get to get a new bike! You will have so much fun!!!

QuietGirl04 - 2007-02-08 2:26 PM

Right back at ya! 

enders_shadow - 2007-02-08 3:01 PM Hey, quietgirl (and the rest of the VAMPS) - Thanks for visiting us! (And just to let y'all know, I love visiting over here - I learn a lot!) Kristen (edited to fix name - you think there'd be one thing I know how to spell)

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Good luck on the Texas Half!! We will keep our fingers crossed for you that the rain stays up in the clouds. Enjoy your run!