Beginner 1/2 Ironman Plan Group (Page 108)

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A beautiful Melbourne autumn/fall day yesterday - I got to the beach by 6pm - squad starts at 6.30 so I got the sleeveless wettie on and dove in.  I swam a 1km set on my own, loved it - ocean was flat and chilly.

After that I joined the squad for a 'long race', we did over a 1km including round the shipwreck - I even enjoyed that last night.  Got on the toes of another girl who is a little slower than me but I enjoyed the ride!  Then 200m from where we had to finish I powered past her and 5 others.  Coach Johnny very pleased with my progress.

All up i did about 3km - happy days.  Only one more open water squad left then it's back in the pool.

Just chalk it up to a bad run.  It's not a pattern.  maybe you were tired from the travels.  It may take a run or two to get back into it, and you'll get your legs back.  No worries.

Thanks for this Sportzvision.  I was thinking of this on my 4x500 swim today.  I did them in 11:20, 11:30, 11:10, and 11:40.  Only my second real swim since TI drills a month ago, and I swam the entire set w/o having to stop and correct form issues.  Sore as h$ll, but better for it. 

Had a 5.5 mile recovery run afterwards at 8:01/mi pace.

11.6 miler tomorrow.

Racing sailboats in the sun sounds like a blast.  What a good time! 

It's pretty normal to feel a little stale after taking some time off.  I usually feel a lot better the day after a short run than after time off.  That's why it's better to take a day off two days before a race and do a short workout the day before a race.

Good health is the one of the most precious things we have with nobody owing us as much as a single breathe.  In my house, we thank God every day for it.

I'm thinking about doing a video.  I guess I've already done the hard part.

I really needed this recovery week.  With the extra rest I am feeling so much stronger.  I think I was pushing it to the limit over the past weeks and was really worn out.  Sometimes it's hard to back off but so necessary.

I am dreading the 1000 yard time trial on Friday.  I know it's going to hurt.

I thijnk it's more than being a "bit stale",  It's my nature to try and power through this, so yesterday I did a 4 mile run to the pool, swam 800 and ran the 4 miles back home.    

Garmin data, shows maybe I have something up.  I'm at least a minute - 1:30 slower (due to needing to walk) than normal and my HR was through the roof the whole time.  Average HR 190, (I'm 44 years old, normally run  9:15 pace around 150-160HR).

Does this mean I'm sick ?    How reliable is the HR data on my garmin 310 ?   190 for an average seems nuts, but the 230 peak (many of 'em indiciated) seems like I woulda had a cardiac event if it were true.

I've definetly not felt well all week, bit nauseous and stuff, but are these numbers as off the chart as they seem ?

Thoughts ?  Should I go swim and keep working through it ?      5K on Saturday OK for me to do as planned ?

That is a pretty big drop and the HR is a bit high.  I do not know how accurate the Garmin HR stuff is as I don't use it.  You could double check the accuracy by just taking your own pulse periodically especially when it is at an elevated state.  The fact that you haven't felt well and have been nauseous certainly would affect this more than being stale from inactivity.

What do you have planned for today and tomorrow?  If it were me, I'd proceed cautiously and use the next two days to gauge what is going on.  Maybe ease back your effort a bit and see if things are getting better or not.  Decide on the 5k based on that.  Hope you feel better.

I use Garmin HR all the time and mine are usually pretty accurate. Did you feel a lot more winded/tired? If you're ave hr is around 160 when running you would definitely notice an extra 30 bpm. I've had times where my monitor was off but it was reading lower than it actually was and found out the strap was too loose but I've never had mine read too high. Might need to do a hard reset of your watch (not sure of the procedure but i think it's pretty simple).

Scheduled a bike/run brick yesterday.  Figured I'd bike to my local running store where we meet up on Thursdays for a fun run.  I show up on my bike and find out that the fun run was actually a St. Patty's Bar Crawl that night.  It ended up being a 4mi run to 5 diffferent bars. 

BEST BRICK EVER!!! 

I am so thrilled.  Just did my 1000 yard time trial that I was dreading.  PR was 17:50, hoped to do 17:30, came in at 16:50!!  I think it was my best swim ever.  I was worried about pacing it properly and might have gone out a little hard as I threw up a little in my mouth about halfway through but focused on maintaining good form throughout and finished strong.

Next week starts the focus weeks with swim up first.  There is no way I can swim six times per the plan.  I have four sessions planned which I think is plenty.  It's good timing because I'm running a marathon in two weeks so this gives me a bit of leg taper.  I have no real time goals for the marathon other than to just enjoy the experience.  It is something I'm doing with my daughter.  Very special time together.

That's an AWESOME time man!  Wow. 

Good Job getting your daughter involved.  That sounds awesome.  I hope to do the same one day.  Mine are 6, and 2, so I have a few years yet.

On the subject of pr's, I got my 11.6 miler in at 1:32:37.  previous best time this year on this run was 1:42, and pr was 1:35 in 2010.  I ran it today at goal race pace of 8:00/mile.  Hoping to be able to extend this pace for marathon in mid May, but a lot of work to go and very little time to get it in.  I start week 16 of the plan next week.  Looking forward to my first week of working out 6 days instead of 5.

Thanks Kevin.  Now if I could just run like you I'd feel complete.

Nothing has been more rewarding than the times I have had with my kids.  My daughter is 24 and she did Boise 70.3 with me three years ago.  I have a son who is 21 that I got to start running that year.  We did a couple of tri relays.  Won them both.  I was one proud Pops!!

My daughter's boyfriend just got deployed to Afganistan until September so I'm mentoring her through her first Ironman in July.  It helps her cope with him being gone.  I think she actually thinks she is going to beat me.  We have an intense rivalry.  When I run with her I have to wear my racing flats because it also turns into a contest.  She usually runs faster than me (barely) but always ends with a laugh and a hug.  Life is good!!

Juiced up the batteries / re-set, now it tells me normal numbers again.  Hum.  Also, starting to feel better. slowly.  Skipping my 5k race tomorrow in favor of a more casual bike ride and swim, break back into the routine slowly I guess.

1/2 my sons school class is home with all the same symptoms I described a couple days ago.  Today they sanitized the entire classroom !     So maybe I'm not gonna die just yet.  just sick, and with tired batteries in my 310XT.    

Thanks everyone for the great input as always.  Sure is nice to have others to compare notes with as i/we go through this crazy chapter in life.   It's all so new still !

EXCELLENT JOB!!!  So you're a week behind me in the training - I did a make up session in the pool this morning.  My reverse tri was thwarted by train issues!  Got home last night very late but managed to run the 30mins of the reverse tri.  Then first thing this morning did the 60min bike and then a 3km swim.  Very happy.

Tomorrow I aim to do an OWS.  That will be the 6 session in!  GOLD!

Hahahahahahahhahahahahahaha.  I fool feelish.  All week (first of the plan) I was struggling to get workouts in.  Managed the swim and the bike on Tuesday, and the bike and the run today.  I had a race on Sunday, so wasn't too worried about missing the workouts, having a bit of a recovery week, but wondered how I would do it next week.

Reading all your posts had me looking at the plan to see where you guys all are in the plan.  But wait, why can't I see the TT and workouts you all are posting about.  Oh.  I uploaded the wrong plan...Instead of the Beginner HIM, I had the not-beginner HIM.  Thank heavens I realized this now and now 3 weeks from now, because the volume and time are VERY different!!!! 

So, unfortunately, I did a 2 hour trainer ride tonight that wasn't necessary!  Ah well, burned enough calories to have a nice big bowl of popcorn, which I have been craving .  Enjoy the weekend!

Nice!

Managed to get my long run in today.  rough after having company over last night.  I managed to go 18.1 miles in 2:37:24.  an 8:42/mi pace.  I slowed down this week as I went further, but I didn't have any more in me anyway's.  too much celebration yesterday. 

Week 17 starts tomorrow.  I get my first 6 day week.  Hoping I can make all the workouts.

I skied in place of some of my training - it truly felt like a workout with the end-of-the-year snow and my being a beginner. It was super fun - and that's what this is really all about - I loved being in good enough shape to do moguls on my 6th time out. I thank the triathlon Gods (and all that training).

So cool!!  You look like you are having a blast and yes spring skiing can be quite a workout.

I love to ski and live not too far from a lot of great ski areas.  Alas, I haven't skied in three years, nor golfed, nor played tennis, nor raced my Porsche.  All things I loved to do but have slipped away because of my devotion obsession with training.

Good for you all that do what you love to do besides triathlon.  I hope you inspire me and others to keep things in perspective and enjoy all the other great things to do.

Wow - I so envy this pace and mileage. Good for you!