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tribesman - 2009-01-27 5:22 PM

In regards to time management, here are a few things I do to ensure I am maximizing my training time to facilitate a balanced life.

- Plan ahead with nutrition. Your run calls for a nutrition plan of 2 gels and some water? Have the gels set out by your watch or shoes with the water in the fridge right up front. You have to mix your nutrition? Do it the night before!

- Attire...get it out the night before too. Who wants to fumble through a dark room at 5am looking for socks or a running hat? My first stop is the bathroom where my training attire is layed out, in order, ready to go. My snack or gels and water are next to my watch and HRM.

- Meeting a group for a ride or run? Leave early. This way you ensure you are not rushed and have everything you need for the session. (ie, you don't leave part of your nutrition or arm warmers behind....not that I would know from experience or anything )

What do you all do? I look forward to your responses...

tony

swise - 2009-01-28 12:00 PM



I am with Tony on the laying stuff out the night before. During the week I have to get up at 4:30 - 4:40 to get my training in so I have whatever I am going to wear in the bathroom and if leaving to go somewhere I have whatever I will be taking with me packed and ready. This is as much out of courtesy for my husband as it is for me not to forget anything. And, in the kitchen I have whatever I need from there prepped and ready to grab. I truly learned my lesson last summer when I would go straight from the pool to work b/c there was a time or two that I forgot to pack something and had to stop at the store b/c easier to pick it up than go all the way home. Planning ahead saves much time and anxiety.

afrutoz - 2009-01-27 9:45 AM

Hey This if Off Topic BUT>>>

 Swim School!

For those of you in Georgia who are near the West GA area I just found a new swim class at Boundary Waters in Douglasville.  Its from 6-7:30 am every tues and thurs.  Its a small class of swimmers and triathletes.  The best part is that it is only 50 bucks a month so that is basically less than 5 bucks an hour for swim lessons.  the coach is good with lots of attention paid to everyone.  You can shower and change in the facility and be in downtown atlanta by 9 am...The facitliy has a cardio room with treamill etc plus running trails if you want to do bricks on those days...

 

Just an FYI if anyone is interested...

swise - 2009-01-26 6:08 PM

Ever since Meredith Baxter I am a bit paranoid about going out by myself (doesn't keep me from doing it - I just try to be very mindful of my surroundings).

When I run (against traffic of course) I wave at everyone passing me in a car - usually 2x. The first is from a distance - it is my please notice me wave. I get off the road - atleast a foot or two onto the shoulder. The second wave is when they are right up on me - that is my thank you for not hitting me wave. If they don't make eye contact of any sort as they get closer and acknowledge me at all I get even further off the road b/c at that point I don't trust that he/she is paying enough attention to see me or doesn't care enough about me to bother paying attention so I am extra cautious. I started my two wave approach b/c someone did that to me and I really paid better attention as I got closer to them. Plus I tend to run on country roads and I want the people who travel out this way to have somewhat of a connection to the few of us who run out here. My community isn't "small" but we still have a fair amount of that small town feel.

theiframe - 2009-01-31 10:42 PM

Do you have a trainer tire? As in, a tire that you use specifically for the trainer? I bought a cheap tire at performance for about 15 bucks and use that when on the trainer and put my road tire back on for when I go outdoors. It's forced me to get comfortable with taking my rear wheel off and changing the tire. I haven't had a problem with tire shreds though. Could it be that it's getting worn down and needs to be replaced?

theiframe - 2009-01-31 9:05 PM

I have a question. How often do you all incorporate brick workouts into your training? Do you primarily do them as you are getting closer to a race or do them on a regular basis? Just curious to hear your thoughts and experiences. 

swise - 2009-01-31 10:15 PM

Can't give educated response to brick question - will defer to Dan and Tony. I hope your ride goes well tomorrow though.

I have a question -- when I had my trainor set up tonight I had a mess of black shreds off my tire when I was done. Obviously this isn't good -- what causes it?? What did I do wrong? Do I need to have my tire looked at before I ride again?

natebs - 2009-02-02 12:43 AM

AND PRACTICE CHANGING YOUR TIRES

afrutoz - 2009-02-02 8:40 AM

Hi Team,

 

Good weekend of training.  Hubby finally got a 'real' bike.  Typical of him, he went from his hybrid mountain bike to a scott plasma.  Sooo...this weekend was our first ride together.  Poor hubby every time we ride together I leave him way behind.  He thought it was just because I was on my P2C and he was on a hybrid...he was very bummed this weekend when I still left him waay behind.  I went back for him and waited a few times so my 34 mile ride was kinda weird on the timing.  I did one one 10 mile patch at about 20 mph...Geez I can't believe how fast the real professionals ride...I have trained and trained but I am still slow.  My dream is to do 20 mph at St Anthony's in April but I think this may be unrealistic.  One funny story was that as hubby pulled into the parking lot he rode up to car unclipped one foot and said" well at elast I didn't crash it!"  he then immediately fell over to the clipped side and landed in a heap next to our car...Very funny! 

Sunday I did 7.14 mile run in 90 min (again even with all my training I am still a very slow runner) and then a 40 min swim practice.  I have finally gotten to 20 strokes per length of pool but I can only do it for about 50 without taking a break.  the masters class I am sure will be a big help. 

Diet was just aweful this week as thursday was my 40th birthday and sunday was superbowl...So today I am back on the good eating horse....

tribesman - 2009-02-02 11:27 AM How was everyone's weekend? - What did we learn? - What goals did we meet? - Any specific set-back's? Tony

tribesman - 2009-02-02 8:27 AM How was everyone's weekend? - What did we learn? - What goals did we meet? - Any specific set-back's? Tony

tribesman - 2009-02-02 11:27 AM

How was everyone's weekend?

- What did we learn?
- What goals did we meet?
- Any specific set-back's?


Tony

theiframe - 2009-02-02 11:56 AM

 I had a pretty good training weekend. Kind of had a hectic schedule, but managed to get decent training in. Swam a 1000yd TT on Friday night in 17:58. So I think a goal I will set for swimming will be to get that under 17 minutes by June 1st. I also had a great brick on Saturday. My friend and I had a real enjoyable ride and ran my fastest time ever on a 5k course on campus. I'm feeling confident for my next race coming up in less than two weeks. The only setback was that we didn't get to practice open water swimming in our wetsuits on Sunday. We're going to try again on Friday afternoon though. Long entry, wow. 

-Ian

Steve Mark - 2009-02-02 12:20 PM

I learned that the pool is pretty much empty during the superbowl, and that if you swim for an hour during the first half, it's pretty safe to eat whatever you want in the second half!  I'm also going through a difficult time personally, and my motivation is low and my focus elsewhere, but I'm forcing myself to do the workouts.  The result though is that my mood and outlook increases significantly after the workouts for at least a few hours.

I met long-term goals of rehabilitating my runner's knee and right IT band pain.  Went for a hilly 1:05 run on Saturday, no problem, and a 2.5 hour, 30 mile ride yesterday, no problem.  I'm very happy about that.  I just have to keep up the preventative exercises now.

Set back's?  None really.