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Its not even a sprint - 400 yd swim, 6 mile bike, 2 mile run.  The run in my training plan is for 4 miles that day.  I'll call it a wash.

hey, well-done, it's gorgeous when you hit a groove like that and feel you can go on for ever, you deserve the bragging rights

got a super sprint on Sunday, sort of looking forward to it and not at the same time - the swim is in the river before sunrise so it'll be dark and cold.  I swam in the river yesterday to get rid of the river demons and it was horrible; jellyfish the size of dinner plates, smelt awful and I was really nervous about the pelicans.  How's the training for the marathon going?

Those are great days and deserve a bit of bragging!

Have the half mary on April 26th.  Hoping I can still complete the training.  Had to give the knee two weeks off, but got in a couple of ok runs this week on the treadmill.  Back outside this weekend, but will keep it slow and easy (actually slow is the only pace I have.)  Patience is not one of my strengths. 

Marathon training is going well.  I did 15 miles instead of 17 this past Sunday really just because of boredom and monotony.  This coming Sunday is 18 miles - that's going to be tough, I'll probably play with my route just to try to keep it interesting.

I so glad your weather is warming up, just as our's is cooling down (nicely).  I find running in a group really pushes me - I just don't do it hard enough when I'm on my own.  

I know from reading the forums that it's important to establish a base (running) before moving on to interval training, hills etc.  How long should that base be?  I'm planning to do sprints (5k run) mainly next season and hopefully a oly-distance.  So should I be able to comfortably run 5k-10k or does the base need to be longer?

I always thought that base meant moreso "I've been running x miles a week for y months"  I also think it matters what you want to accomplish - is it just to finish? PR? Age group placing?  And of course, I can't answer any of these questions.  You'll probably get the best answers in the general forum.

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Here's the random update I know you have all been waiting breathlessly for:

I have been in my "prep" phase for the last couple months, learning to run again, figuring out this whole "water" thing.  And the best part is I have been planning out my year.  Which so far is the best part.  I really hope the actual races can compare with the fun I have planning...  Maybe I'm meant to be a coach.  :-)

Anyway, me being who I am signed up for 5* Tris this season (and thinking about #6).  My 3 A races being the Black FLy Tri (http://blackflytri.com/blackfly/blackfly-lord.html) which is a whole weekend event (Fri: 4 Mile TT, Sat Oly, Sun Sprint), The sprint Tri the next weekend, and the Lobsterman Tri at the end of the season.

it is probably a bit agressive, but fear motivates me, and those big events are going to hurt a lot more if I don't train, and since I already paid I'm going to do them either way so I might as well train...  :-)

This is the first week of my actual training plan the Black Fly Tri is only 16 weeks away, and my first ever tri is only 6 weeks away, hopefully I like it, or it's goig to be a long season...  ;-)

  -Andy

thanks, that's really helpful, I'm off to the UK soon so will only be running as the pool/gym is about 40mins away and they don't have a creche.  My in-laws are great but don't think they're up for having the Munchkin quite that much.  I'll use the time to work up the miles.

So, I'm getting nervous - For the third week in a row, my long run has been sabotaged.  The prior two times was due to potty issues.  Yesterday was weather.  I have to look at my plan in detail, but if I do yesterday's 20-miler next Sunday, there's another 20 right behind it, then taper. 

My thought is to do the 20 next week, just in case, and then play the following week by ear, and if I feel good do the second 20-miler.  Any suggestions?

I have an issue.  I have developed a pain in my right shoulder, it feels sort of deep down in there, and not really a mussel type pain.  I have self diagnosed it as at least the start of tendinitis.  I recently started doing a bunch of pushups along with y ab work a few times a week, and I haven't been really warming up before doing them so I think that may be the problem.  I shut down the push ups and am skipping at least one swim workout tomorrow.  (Swimming is where I started to feel it)

I have been icing it and taking a bunch of ibuprofen, is there anything else I should be doing/Not doing?  Could it be something besides tendinitus?  Should I just go to the doctor and let them figure it out?  It is not a super painful, so I /could/ fight through it but I'd rather not destroy my season by being dumb.

Any help would be apreciated... thanks.

  -Andy

X2 - I ramped up the swim yardage too fast last year and strained the serratus anterior muscle (didn't know what that was,,,,always hear about rotator cuffs).  Was fine after a few weeks of rest.

Good luck

Thanks for the advice everyone, it appears to be working...  I took last week off from swimming and push ups, kept up the ice and ibuprofen, and things are feeling much better, had a swim workout Monday which went well, and I have another tomorrow...  I'm sticking with the ice and Advil for at least the next few weeks, and if anything twinges I'll back off... 

Thanks

  -Andy