Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN (Page 118)

Originally posted by drfoodlove



That's a good Midwestern boy!!!

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

I know we're like a week into July, which has started well here in on vacation with a couple of good hilly runs and lots of core work.  And golf twice, which is always interesting.  There are a couple of resort pools here so I've been getting in a little bit of work in the water, too, and just a Lifecycle bike so limited there. 

June totals - really good month all-around, though I'd love the swim to be about 50% higher.

Swim: 4h 09m 04s - 10515.38 Yd
Bike: 13h 09m 13s - 238.15 Mi
Run: 9h 37m 23s - 54.37 Mi  <<  I think this is my highest run month in almost ten years
Strength: 8h 24m
Incline Treadmill Walking: 20m
Transitions: 03m

It's boiling hot here, like 110 heat index yesterday, today, and tomorrow so we've gotten in our work (and golf) early.

 

Originally posted by Rollergirl Solid month Mike! Enjoy the golf! Playing myself on Sunday so squeezed in my slow run today before my swim (last day of my vacation, part one, I had time for a double). The slowest 12k in history but it is done. Have a nice weekend!

Originally posted by bulfrog



@Nat. Nice solid week. And excellent work on the bodyweight challenge. Onto week 2. 14/14 will be a personal best streak for me, lets make it happen

Originally posted by bulfrog

My slightly longer than planned 'mid year off season' is officially over. Today, I'm officially back into long course mode. First up is the Marathon in November, followed by the No. 1 goal, Ironman NZ in March, only 34 training weeks to go. I'm looking forward to getting stuck into things.

Monday is a light/rest day in my plan, so starting with an easy treadmill run and bodyweight/stretchy session this evening.

Finally recovered from my head cold and got back into the swing of things on the weekend with a treadmill run Friday night, a 14km easy long run Saturday and a 5k easy run, followed by another 5k walk with Mrs Bullfrog on Sunday.

For the week:

Swim/Bike: 0
Run: x3, 2hr 45, 22km
Bodyweight Strength: x7, 42 minutes.

Originally posted by jmhpsu93
>@Nathalie:  loving the HM goal - I'd probably drive a little farther rather than half a race so I'd have a "real" time, but I don't think you mentioned how far the difference was

Originally posted by Rollergirl the half is more than 3 hours drive away, the marathon 20 minutes...

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Ahhhh...that makes sense then. 

Originally posted by drfoodlove

After a very restful Saturday afternoon and Sunday (seriously, I think slugs moved more than I did), I was back at the gym this morning for 2150yds in the pool, followed by a strength training session. Later this afternoon I'll do a 75' tempo interval ride.

I got a new triathlon toy this weekend!! Form goggles...which put your pace in the eye piece so you can see how fast you are going in the poo (and a bunch of other things, but this is what I figured out how to do today)l. But...the real reason I bought them is because they include an onboard compass and it *may* help with my terrible sighting in OWS. I know I tend to pull to the right, but I am frequently off near the kayakers, so it can get quite bad. I can't help it--my left arm goes numb after 1000-1500yds, so it is hard to have an even stroke! I haven't tried it at the lake yet, but this morning in the pool was fun. It has a head position metric where you have to try to keep the dot between two lines--gamified swimming completely. Will post more as I figure out how to use them!

We are having a weather week too. Thursday we had a tornado touch down right near the house--only minor limb damage at our place, thankfully. Tomorrow and Wednesday we will be getting the remainder of Beryl, including 2-4 inches of rain tomorrow. That pretty much means any outside training is put on hold until Thursday--and only if nothing that needs repaired right away gets damaged. Ahhhh...summer in the Midwest is always a barrel of fun!

Originally posted by drfoodlove



Makes sense to me too!! I have a "rule" that I won't drive further than the race will take me to do, although now that I'm getting marginally faster, that rule is getting put to the test some...and lets not talk about flying to Australia for a race. That doesn't count, because it is flying, not driving. Yeah...that's it.

Originally posted by robertChiefsFan

Lifting during lunch today. Felt great to get back in the gym. I love deadlifts, btw!! 3x8 at 105 lbs today!

Originally posted by drfoodlove

After a very restful Saturday afternoon and Sunday (seriously, I think slugs moved more than I did), I was back at the gym this morning for 2150yds in the pool, followed by a strength training session. Later this afternoon I'll do a 75' tempo interval ride.

I got a new triathlon toy this weekend!! Form goggles...which put your pace in the eye piece so you can see how fast you are going in the poo (and a bunch of other things, but this is what I figured out how to do today)l. But...the real reason I bought them is because they include an onboard compass and it *may* help with my terrible sighting in OWS. I know I tend to pull to the right, but I am frequently off near the kayakers, so it can get quite bad. I can't help it--my left arm goes numb after 1000-1500yds, so it is hard to have an even stroke! I haven't tried it at the lake yet, but this morning in the pool was fun. It has a head position metric where you have to try to keep the dot between two lines--gamified swimming completely. Will post more as I figure out how to use them!

We are having a weather week too. Thursday we had a tornado touch down right near the house--only minor limb damage at our place, thankfully. Tomorrow and Wednesday we will be getting the remainder of Beryl, including 2-4 inches of rain tomorrow. That pretty much means any outside training is put on hold until Thursday--and only if nothing that needs repaired right away gets damaged. Ahhhh...summer in the Midwest is always a barrel of fun!

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Ahhhh...that makes sense then. 

Originally posted by bulfrog



Well I just flew to another city to run a half Marathon so....

FWIW, I wouldn't enter a full with the intention of only running half, in my mind half a marathon is different to a half marathon. So either if you can rope someone into sharing the Marathon relay with you that could work, but I'd probably do the drive and run the real half.

Take the hubby, book yourself into a nice hotel and make a weekend out of it