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newbz - 2010-01-21 7:32 PM sorry i thought you meant you did the 500 after doing workouts with 50s, you mean all in one workout, my only guess is either you were best warmed up, or you are just getting faster;-) and i agree, when i am swimming, the hard swim workouts flatten me

DirkP - 2010-01-21 7:52 PM



Yeah it was all in one workout. It is kind of nice knowing I have the ability to still go kind of fast after having an "all out" set that kicks my butt. I agree too, that I am a better swimmer once I am warmed up. I took your advice a while ago and started doing more warm ups and I think this is making a big difference in how I feel during a workout and how well I swim the main set portion. Where I had only been doing about 500 yds. total WU, I am now doing 700 (easy 2x250 & 200 kick) for a slow WU then a slightly faster 500, say 7:50-8:00, to get my body ready for some faster paced stuff.

James, I wish i had the time and money to spend on some masters swimming. I think it would provide some good learning opportunities for me. Of course if I had my way I'd be independently wealthy and be able to afford the best gear and coaching and.......Oh well, it's not about that anyway. I just enjoy the training and the idea of racing. I'm getting ancy waiting on some races I can do.

newbz - 2010-01-19 11:37 PM On a completely none-triathlon note, what do you guys like to do outside of tris, hobbies, fun, etc? I LOVE to cook, grew up in a family of chefs. By far my largest hobby/hopefully job soon outside of triathlon though is photos and photography.

wiky - 2010-01-22 8:10 AM

All this talk of swimming makes me feel guilty! I missed my swim workout twice this week. Hopefully I'll find time to make it up this weekend...

KCinTampa - 2010-01-22 7:56 AM

good morning fellow newbz!
hope everyone has had a nice work week and getting ready for a great weekend.
here's what i like to do when i'm not running, riding, or swimming:
i love creating mosaic art pieces and enjoy making jewelry, blogging and listening to music. sometimes it's hard to fit all of these hobbies in w/ all the triathlon training, which is like a part time job on top of my full time job but i'm loving every minute of it.

everyone, have a fabulous weekend!

THURSDAY - It has been a little while since I failed at one of my exercise sessions. It is frustrating but that is part of the game. I went outside this morning and wanted to put together a 5 mile run at a 6:30 minute per mile pace. McMillan says I should now be able to run it at a 6:22 pace (in a race and all of that) – in addition my 5k times are in the low 19’s (sure it has been a year but I am sticking to it). I set up the GPS ‘virtual nemesis’ guy for said distance and pacing. He did not start out as slow as he usually does but at a manageable pace. I thought, “Not too bad”. My legs were still sore from the speed work on Tuesday night but I have seen sore legs before. At the start of almost all of these races over the last 6 weeks my legs have been sore at the starting line. I have had my doubts at each of these starting lines but the legs have not let me down. And today it was a little warmer - the temperatures in Southern Mississippi have returned to normal – 65 degrees and 100% humidity.

I was just not on game today – not physically or more importantly mentally. At the mile and a half mark I was holding steady but then I let me slip away. I pulled up – I let the digital nemesis go – he had been holding my shoulder and waiting for a break - he passed with authority and never looked back. I turned around at headed back to base camp. I was a dejected. During the much slow run I was able to pick myself up by my boot straps. FAILING is part of the process. Every night I push that trophy just a little further away. I remember when I thought it was too far out of reach in the past. I look at those lines in the sand. Some of them took years to cross (breaking the 20 minute barrier in the 5k) – but I step over them regularly. They are easy now. Some of the milestones are now easy training days. I remember the fear and trepidation of swimming 10 laps in a row in the pool much less the panic of my first 1/3 mile swim in a triathlon. I failed in the pool way back when. I failed at my first open water swims. Those are nothing now – I mean not even a warm up!

We like to succeed. We like to succeed all of the time. It feels good to accomplish things. However, these days it seems like so many accomplishments now are so easily achievable. They require no real work and therefore they have no real value. The successes are only worth the effort involved! If I don’t push the trophy a little further away each day then what value does a trophy have if you only have to walk across the run to get it?

I failed today – I pushed the limit and came up short. I like to say – “I’m never down. I’m either up or in the process of getting back up!” Today I am getting back up.

newbz - 2010-01-23 11:46 PM that would be a scary moment for any parent. glad to hear its something a bit less serious than it could have been (not to say this is a laughing matter at all). hopefully being in shape will help her body recover a bit faster! I had it a few times as a kid (i managed to get sick like it was my job), was not a fun thing to have at all. fluids are her best friend! Good luck with everything and i hope she gets better fast! and you sir, you sound like you have had a rough week......... I think its time to crack a beer.