Fred D Mentor Group - Part II (Page 101)

Yeah, I did that, but probably pared down the wrong things.  Even spoke with Jorge about it.   My problem was running the morning after I had done XXX watt intervals the night before.  But that was also 25-30 pounds ago

When you say Shane, what do you mean?

Yip yip yip yip, ki-yay!

Oh, I know what you mean about running after a tough intervals workout.  That's tough to manage for sure.  

I hired Shane (gsmacleod) as a coach - I put that in a post a couple of weeks ago but it may have gotten missed by some in the fast and furious pace of the group.  

Ah!  Congrats!  I used a coach a few years ago right before I got sick.  Only did one race with her, Wildflower, but PRd it and did very well.   Somewhat considering it again......  My problem was it became very solitary as I used to train with my friends a lot, with long weekend bike rides and runs, and the structure didn't fit in with that social aspect.  Things have changed a bit though, so it may be time again.

I eat a lot better since having moved back to Indonesia. One is the culture here; it's not a place where everyone has always had refrigerators, so even though now most middle and upper income folks do, the culture of fresh food, freshly prepared remains.

Microwaves remain a luxury, though. You just can't buy microwaveable / prepackaged / TV-dinner type stuff here.

Eating out is incredibly cheap, the choices are fantastic and most of the food is made like it would be at home. Portions are normal, and the centerpieces are the rice and vegetables. Meat's kind of like a decoration here, and with so many yummy styles of tempeh and tofu, easy to live without and I often do.

There's always a vast array of tropical fruits. Another thing I've noticed about the produce here; it tastes like something. A potato tastes like a potato, not like some giant bland mushy thing like it did in the States. Tomatoes are red, juicy, and sweet. Meat has a bit of a gamey taste; many places here, even in the developed areas, it's harder to get factory-produced meat than it is to get a butchered chicken from the neighborhood market. That can be both good and bad, since there's a lot of gross stuff around environmentally and you really have no idea what these animals are eating, but I think overall it's better. It tastes better.

I've also HAD to eat better because I so desperately have wanted to maintain what little health I seemed to have and to recover from whatever disgusting ailment I currently found myself in.

After sickness and nagging injury, finally had a run this morning (all of 2.25 miles!) that felt good.  I'm sticking to 2/3 mile runs for the next few weeks and go from there.  I mentioned several posts ago that I thought my feet might have expanded/spread out/something because even my running shoes felt cramped.  Well, lo and behold, went and got a half size larger and they feel great.  I don't know why, while I biatch and moan about foot pain, I was just too cheap and/or lazy to go get some new shoes.

The new shoes are lighter (but certainly not lightweight) which is nice because my Brooks Glycerines felt like I was swinging 5lb weights on my feet.  We'll see how this goes.  Have a great weekend folks.

Good to see you out and about again! Feet can get larger, for all sorts of reasons (you have not been pregnant lately, I take it? ). I like Brooks and am fine in them up to about a half-marathon, but after that they start feeling like lead blocks on my feet.

I think I am going to use the EN Outseason plan this year so everything will be fairly high intensity which will be new from a running standpoint.  I have primarily gotten faster through volume on the run.

Bike will be weekly 2x20 at 95-100% and VO2 work.  I am able to recover pretty quickly from bike intensity but the run has me a little worried.  I will see how it goes.

I am doing a half marathon tomorrow.  No real preparation for this just running off base fitness so will see how it goes.  The last 3 miles worry me a little bit as I have not been running long consistenly.  Macmillan has me under 1:27 based on the 15K in June but I do not think my running is good enough to translate that over to HM at this point in the year.  Not taking the race too seriously. 

Have a good weekend!

My off season plan is to use TR and some of Jorge's plan.  I won't be going full bore as I also want to save some energy to build back my running and swimming.  My goal is to just keep good maintenance on the bike.  Last year I let it slip way too far during marathon training.

I'm all over the map on what I want to do ths winter - I want to improve everything...

Maybe you guys can give feedback on 8 week blocks of concentrated focus, IOW 5-6 sessions a week of one discipline while maintaining the other two, and then switch and move over to another discipline.  My initial worry with that approach is that it's not enough time of concentration.

I think 5-6 weeks is enough time to see improvements on the bike and swim.  Running usually tends to take a little longer to make improvements for me.

Q. what do lights and sirens mean?

A. It means you are fine and that you should IMMEDIATELY begin to inquire as to the condition of your bike.

congratulations, Melissa - that is a great accomplishment. And sounds like you have a nice plan to "celebrate."

Planning for a 45 minute run after work, then about 2500 in the pool.  That would make 3 swims this week...OMG!

Longish ride Saturday, then see if I can push the 8.5 mile run I did last Sunday a tiny pit harder this week.

Also going to an air show where the Blue Angels will be performing.

I was actually considering giving up swimming for a couple months and focusing strictly on R/B, but sounds like you think that's not a great idea.

Have you started BarryP yet?

Interesting.  Not sure I'm ready for a full, but Huntsville is less than 3 hours away, and my parents live in Kelowna (which for anyone not in the know is simply an amazing part of the country.  The city is right on the Okanagan lake surrounded by hills and mountains).  Whistler - would kill any budget of mine.

I think in your case Chris this is not a terrible idea, since you're a swimmer and can gain it back in a hurry.  Someone like me, I'm away from the pool for a week and it all falls apart in a hurry.

Fred - when you say pick a discipline, is that something you would really focus on for the whole winter, or what sort of timeline would you put on it?

Chris, you are a swimmer so you could get away with it but I wouldn't do it - at least not completely.  I would still try to get in one per week or one every other week.  I've done periods where I swim about that much (say twice in three weeks) and while it's still a rough restart, it comes back much quicker than from doing nothing at all for a couple of months.

Kelowna would turn me off somewhat as it would seem like a childish pisssing contest with Penticton.  Whistler would be cool and someplace I might consider for the future, but probably pricey.  I know nothing about Huntsville...