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In regards to the trainer question.  What I do is put the resistance on and then pump my tire up.  This will give you a bit more pressure on there.  The black stuff is your tread coming on, so like others said, increase your resistance.

Sandy:  I wish I had known you didn't know how to change a tire.  I will fix that at the next trainer party.

Bricks:  First terminology.  Transition runs are when you run a short distance off the bike just to get the proper muscles firing.  These runs don't last longer than 10 - 15 min and are done at an easy pace.  Bricks are more focused on endurance.  >15 min and are done at a faster pace than transition runs.

When you're in season, it's safe to do transition runs after most if not all bikes.  Bricks are designated workouts with a purpose.  Most brick runs do not exceed 45 min even at the IM distance.

Hope that helps.

here`s some snow for y`all

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 Nate you must be really mentally disciplined because I could not train indoors for as long as you have to. I don't think I could ever move out of the southeast. Keep up the hard work!

 Absolutely! Right now, I'm really swamped with school, but will try and get on later tonight or tomorrow and discuss what I've got going on this upcoming week. 

whats up everyone??

been a LONG two weeks. snow and bitter cold up until yesterday.

 I swam for the first time last friday. it was hard, i did a lap hard then took a minute rest. did a couple of laps freestlye then started goofing off but kept moving the whole time. I was in the pool for like 25minutes.

 sadly thats the last time I have excercised.... :-\

 I got my first programming assignment and I am just now figuring out studyin with friends is a waste of time. lol.

 i took a fitness assesment test though. resting HR of 54, 7.7 body fat, my aerobics fitness test sucked. it was the sublevel max test. (bogus) it was my lowest score actually.

 Also a wierd thing happened to me last night, around 2 in the morning i rolled over and bam. charlie horse in my calf. (i have never had the pleasure of having a charlie horse) massaged it for 10 minutes until it unballed itself and I could sleep. I was sore all day today but after walking around so much at work it feels better. I have really taken advantage of my body this week. (many many late nights studying and programming with and no excercise)

on the flip side..... i got into a routine for food. huge whopping bowl of cereal, with a small glass of milk or breakfeast carnation around 6:30. then around 9:30 i grab an apple or banana with a carton of milk for a snack before my next class. For lunch i get a heaping bowl of pasta w/ alfredo, two massive bread sticks, and i gank as many crackers and jellies i can grab. then dinner is what my mom makes (usually good and balanced most of the time) and i graze over peanuts.

 I cannot do anything tomorrow but it's supposed to be 70 tuesday, I planned on doing 20 easy miles on my bike and running for an hour, really just to enjoy the weather.

Charlie Horse's are the worst!  I've found that getting out of bed and standing up/walking/jumping-up-and-down-while-screaming gets rid of them very quickly, as does pulling your toes up with your hands (stretches the leg) - which works very well in the pool

Good but tiring week.  The highlights:

Thursday: swam 3062 yards in 1:13 - a personal best!

Saturday: ran 8.4 miles  - another pb!  Then swam 2700+ yards in an hour.

Today: rode 26.4 miles unded rain-threatening-clouds while still in great pain from the run

Stat's for the week:

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Swim 4.66 mi

Bike 45.12 mi

Run 12.96 mi

Sigh....

I had so much momentum to get cranking last week.  I was back from my trip and was just getting my long weekend workout when BLAM!  (I have to vent so the following is me venting!)

Strep throat with an added bonus of some creepy glandular infection attacked my house.  First my six year old then me...I have not been so sick in a very long time...This one was like chicken pox sick..fever, pain etc....This is like the third or fourth week of training this year that I have lost due to major illness.  I know, I know...its part of being a parent but seriously I am pissed and really frustrated!  I do everything I can to avoid illness.  Zicam, airborne, we spray everything with lysol, we change sheets DAILY yet I am still getting these damn bugs.  I just don't know why...I have some issues with high blood pressure but I have it under control.  My hubby never seems to catch these bugs..His just sits on the deck smoking his cigars and drinking beer and NOT getting sick.  Its just not fair!!!!  Granted, I am the one the kids come to when they are sick and I end up with some feverish little body squished up against me but I am really careful to keep my vitamins up etc but I still end up ill...Arrggggeee!!!!

The hardest part is that I am not sure when I should workout and when I should baby myself.  Even when sick, I want to get right back to the working out but I have been burned before and ended up relapsed and screwed myself in the long run.  I also feel tremendous guilt when I get sick and don't work out.  I have the internal voice saying "you wimp...those other athletes workout.." but again..That inner voice is driven by a lot of emotional baggage over the years and it can often be harmful and cause me to push too hard too soon so now I am learning to be careful...End of story...

How sick are you guys before you given up a training session?  fever?  Fever the day before? cough?  Do you work out when you feel yourself getting sick?  do you scale back?  Is a cough and chest cold but no fever ok to workout with?  How about a sinus infection? 

So after six days in bed and tons of antibiotics I am finally up and at it again.  I did a brief run yesturday and some pilates just to get moving again.  Today will be a slow recovery run etc..Let me know your thoughts on sickness because its really a problem for me...

When I start to feel sick,

 (i had a huge prob with strep)

I would cancel anything i could that would put me in bed by 8.

If it meant cutting a run short. it was short. I pretty much turn every workout to a leisure workout and maintain that two days after I start to feel better. The amount I scaled down though is a direct reflection of how exhausted I feel

 so if you can't find time to get extra rest, then the same amount of sleep and less stress (no workout) might be the way to go.

 That's what I do, that's also why I havn't done anything in a week.

afrutoz, it sounds like you have the right idea though.

 I am an 18 year old that took a week off b/c of strep and too much homework. Had I not taken off I would be so sore and broken down from lack of sleep i might still be sick. Do not feel bad it's happeneds to all of us.

 hope that helps....

 The taper is going good so far. It kind of worked out nicely that I need to reduce my volume this week with all the other stuff I have to do. Monday morning I had a moderate swim workout. Tuesday night I had a short run with some strides. This afternoon I'm going on a short bike ride that has some good hills. Thursday I'll go for a medium length swim. Friday will be a rest and travel day. Saturday morning I'll do about 10 minutes of swimming and running on the race course and about 15-20 minutes on the bike. I'm so excited I can't wait! I love racing!

Tony was dead on with his advice about training while sick.  Another thing that I do is to keep my workout time in my day.  By that, I mean even if I'm sick, I put on my training clothes and go for a walk or walk the dog.  Something that still 'engraines' the training time into my schedule.

Even when I was out for a week and could barely get off the couch, I walked up the street and back.  It was very funny for Nan to watch me put on my running shorts for a 10 min walk up the street.  But it made me feel better and helped me keep my routine.

Question about a Garmin 305

I am thinking about buying one.  I want to be able to use it both for the bike and the run.  I wanted to know if any of you use one and what exactly I need to buy so I can use it both as a running monitor and as a bike monitor with cadence.  Thanks

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tribesman - 2009-02-07 10:52 AM Hello Team, I hope all's well. With Ian's upcoming race (tri) I thought it would be good to discuss race prep. This includes but is not limited to nutrition, attire, gear, travel, taper, and other stressors such as the physical, mental and emotional side of preparing for a race. I apologize for my lack of participation over the last few days. Work has me very busy and out of town, with little access to the internet. (and more of it soon). Ian, why don't you start us off since you are racing next weekend? I hope everyone has a good weekend. Keep us posted! Tony

 Absolutely! Right now, I'm really swamped with school, but will try and get on later tonight or tomorrow and discuss what I've got going on this upcoming week. 

Excellent! We look forward to hearing from you! So...how is your taper going??

 The taper is going good so far. It kind of worked out nicely that I need to reduce my volume this week with all the other stuff I have to do. Monday morning I had a moderate swim workout. Tuesday night I had a short run with some strides. This afternoon I'm going on a short bike ride that has some good hills. Thursday I'll go for a medium length swim. Friday will be a rest and travel day. Saturday morning I'll do about 10 minutes of swimming and running on the race course and about 15-20 minutes on the bike. I'm so excited I can't wait! I love racing!

Sounds like a good taper to me. Care to share your race and nutrition strategy? Tony

My nutrition is pretty simple and straight forward for this distance. I'll take a GU about an hour before the start and then again 15 minutes before the start. On the bike I'll have two bottles: one with water and one with the Powerbar electrolyte mix. I'll go back and forth with those and will take a GU  on the second half of the bike, closer to T2. As for the run, I usually don't like to take in anything when it's less than 10k unless it's really hot. So, depending on how I feel, I may or may not take water on the run. Hopefully I'll be feeling strong and won't need anything. haha