Ernesto's group (third season) - CLOSED (Page 12)

Gabe, in my case it is taking the time from the family activities on the weekend to do a long bike ride. Unless it rains for days, weather is not an issue, neither is the security. Running is easy, because 3 hrs is a long run, no matter how you look at it, but it's not enough for a long bike ride. Family activities are usually planned on the weekend, be it some kid's birthday, outing or whatever. Even the very fact that I choose to ride the bike for hours other than spending time with them is a bit of an issue.

I have another one... I live next door to elite athletes and while socialising with them I sense the question: why do you do this? They can't get it. If they don't have a chance to be on the podium, they change the discipline.

But from another angle, it is the challenges that fuel the desire to do things. If everyone had a perfect body, great fitness level, health and felt like hero - I doubt any of us would be here...

If you return your Tacx...and not knowing your budget, I have been very happy with my Kurt Kinetics.  Easy to set-up, reliable, and an established power curve that mimics outdoor riding.  One more thing - Go NAVY!

I'm in, although I plan to keep one rest day a week so probably don't have a shot at winning the coveted tin foil medal. Is it against the rules to hope for bad weather up north to give me an unfair advantage? Not that I would ever do such a thing, just saying...

Re: the January Challenge...you guys are killing me!  Got to think it through, not sure if I want to give up my Monday rest days.

Had a good morning today - 50 minute workout on the trainer followed by a 3 mile easy run outside.

Of course I'm in! 

Ok, so far in the challenge we have:

- Ernesto

- Jackie

- Chris

- James

- Elizabeth K

- Joe D

- Todd TX

- Samy

- Gabe

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To those of you doubting getting in on the challenge, doing thirty minutes a day is easy, and the good thing is that you don't have to go hard. An easy spin on the bike for half an hour feels like no work at all so use those (or an easy swim) on the days when you feel tired or you are recovering from a long/hard workout.

The key is frequency and consistency. The other good thing is that we are ALL leveled for the challenge. New triathletes, experienced, fast, slow, young or old(er) will not make a difference because it is about putting one workout in a day for the 31 days of the month of January, at least 30' in duration.

Ok, so far in the challenge we have:

- Ernesto

- Jackie

- Chris

- James

- Elizabeth K

- Joe D

- Todd TX

- Samy

- Gabe

-Jennie (Jen)

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I was looking at the same thing as Monday is Scott's and my rest day...  Even a recovery spin on the trainer to loosen the legs will work.

Scott and I are using Essential Week by Week Training Guide for ours.  It is written by Matt Fitzgerald.  He has used it for his Ironman races in the past.  It also has different training plans for each race length.  We are doing a HIM in August.  

Ernesto et all.

I am currently trainng 6x week, with one day as my recovery/rest day. Seems to work so far, and I have avoided any injuries or anything other than the aches and pain that come with a good workout. Also, and this is what I think I need the most, since my workouts are at 5:30 am, it gives me one day a week that I can sleep "late" (or as late as my 1 yr old allows).

Do you think that skipping on my rest day might bring injury/burn-out issues? I am in for the challenge, whathever plan I decide to follow, but definitely do not want to risk anything that might hinder my long term plan, or my race in February. Being new to training, and being 43, I want to make sure I avoid any issues.

Samy

LOL Chris!  I do agree we do have a bit of an unfair advantage weatherwise compared to you and the other members up north!  However, it gets somewhat balanced when you consider that unfortunately, it is not as easy for me to just go and train outside anywhere due to security challenges.  When doing long bike rides/runs, we have to get a backup car to follow us in order to avoid any potential issues.  Additionally, drivers here are way less tolerant of runners and cyclist, so it all helps to spice up the workouts!

Which brings up a good question for all, what are some of the biggest challenges that you face in your area in terms of keeping up with your trainings? 

Gabe, I wondered how you pull off your long bikes/runs there. I think you should get an extra point for every ride you take without getting run over.

My biggest challenge is the swim. I am only willing to swim in Lake Huron June, July and August, and that is wearing a wet suit (my kids will start at Easter if the air temp. is over 60 F). The closest pool is 35 minutes away at a nearby high school ( I don't live in the district, so technically I'm not supposed to use it, but I know the swim coach from when my kids were in the youth program, so he lets me swim). The issue with that is that it is open to the public between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM Mondays and Fridays, if school is in session.

As for bike I just spin in my basement all winter. I don't mind running in the snow as long as the temp is over 10F.

As for the challenge I am looking forward to it.  The last several months have been tough with training with my son's head injury and other family obligations as well as Scott's training.  It was easier to blame a missed workout on life than to just find the time.  Moving to altitude and cold weather didn't help.  I can't wait to get back in and push myself.  

Today I went for a swim... sort of.  I am on lesson 2 of TI and I went through the drills.  Spent 45 minutes working on them and then later tonight Scott and I will get on the trainer.  Title of our workout is Mental Toughness.  This is the first time I will be doing something other than aero base building and recovery workouts (other than the threshold test).

Also, will skiing act as a workout in Jan? 

Hi Ernesto,

 Sorry for the late reply, Can I still join?

This years goals includes a half iron around July, and perhaps a full at the end of the year.

This year I've started to work on my bachelor’s degree. Last year I learn that I don’t have the time to do the necessary training to do a full ironman, I did an Olympic with catastrophic results, so I going to be more constant even if it means 30 min training sessions and get some serious miles on the bike.

So what do you say, am I in or what?

If so, count me in for the January challange   

Only if lying on the beach soaking the rays counts! And I say that green with envy...used to ski every year since I remember, have not done it in 4-5 years (surprisingly, snow skiing in FL is not that good). I need a (powder) fix!

My two biggest challenges, Work and weather in that order.

I am also in although I learned from the las challenge that I need at least one rest day per week.

Maybe I'll race once per week as my speed work and take the next day off.

Ok, so far in the challenge we have:

- Ernesto

- Jackie

- Chris

- James

- Elizabeth K

- Joe D

- Todd TX

- Samy

- Gabe

- Barry

Repost with your name on it if you're in.