bcagle25's Endurance Ninja's - Closed (Ninja school is in session) (Page 12)

Do you already edit video? I have a go pro that I got for motocross but never get around to editing them. Every time i start I have to go through the software learning curve over again.  Regardless the camera is great and someday I will get around to it. I think it would be best to have someone help you so you can be in it for shots. Good music is always the key in my opinion along with a fair amount of editing. I liked the transitions in the first video (like spitting water - changing from black and white to color). Plus going 70 mph down hill adds to a good video, crazy! I can kill an evening watching youtube videos like these

Good week for me, hit all my workouts minus a few miles on the bike do to family stuff. Swapped my weekend run to today instead of a bike because I want to ride outside! Really happy with my swim, finally relaxing and able to keep bilateral breathing going for up to 600 yards today with no problem. I know I could have doubled that but decided to keep to the plan. Hope everyone has a good weekend. 

This is one of the great features of macs, they have iMovie which really dumbs down the process of editing video that even my grandma could operate the system. My friend used to do a lot of video editing so I may go to him for ideas. I am hoping to do enough group training to get a variety of shots as well throughout the year so it is not just limited to my POV.

There are several keys to good video. A great deal depends on what you want to do with it and how much time you're willing to spend.

-multiple views are critical, which means if you're doing race video you want multiple cameras or are willing to stop and change where the camera is mounted

-when editing the clips together aim for variety

-unless there is a REALLY good reason (like bombing down a mountain) keep segments around 5 seconds long to keep viewers from getting bored

-test out your setups in ahead of time - Go Pro cameras are great but basic and aiming them takes some practice

-plan as much in advance as you can, this will make editing less painful and the results better

-be sure to get and include establishing shots and closing shots

-dont be afraid to hand the camera to someone else for awhie, like when you're setting up in the transition area

-you can include still shots from your friends they took of you

-shoot from high, low, close, far, and anything else you can think of

-if you want to use the trick the folks who put together the Kona IM videos use, cheat: get shots in advance (day before or week before) of sunset, sunrise, fish under water, race flags, etc.

-edit mercilessly

-try to avoid repeating shots that are remarkably similar, viewers hate deja vu

-have fun with it

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!!

Be careful, scuba is as addictive as tri-ing, if not moreso. That's why your intro was free, same methodology drug dealers use to get you hooked

I've been a dive instructor for years, definitely a fun "sport", and great for families to do together since it's non-competitive.

AND a 2 hour bike ride? Yikes, with Boston coming up I'm a little surprised to see that was in the schedule. How long/far do you plan on running before tapering for Boston?

Tom thanks for the advice, I am planning a lot of this right now and will take into account what you said here.

So I took in my first athlete to coach this past week and I wrote out his first 2 weeks of prep yesterday. Really pumped about this opportunity and can't wait to see the results I am able to set him up for. This is a whole new experience even though I self-coached myself before. Coaching someone else and working with their goals/strengths/weaknesses and how they adapt is very different.

My plan is up for this week and below are my key workouts. My legs are finally recovered from that silly downhill run that I screwed up on Thursday. Took alot to hold back on my fartlek run yesterday, but I was able to hold back

W - Big Gear 70 minutes (Changing Positions)

TR - Swim: Pullset 2600

Sa - Bike: Tempo 2 hrs (Changing Cadence), Run: Transition Run 20 minutes

Everyone seems to be doing really well with their swimming and we have talked a lot on that topic. Let's make Feb a bike heavy month on discussion.

Questions on biking right now?

Favorite workouts?

My coach is very heavy on big gear workouts, cadence variety, and iso-leg riding it seems. I have done all of this before, but not too the extent he has it written in my plan. I am hoping this constant change in daily rides gives me some great benefit when I get on the roads hopefully next month.

My key workouts this week are:

Th-90 long bike (will be my 1st long bike indoors, after great weather that has allowed 1-2 rides outdoors each week, and now a foot of snow on the ground, I'll be doing this one inside)

Fri-Swim (speed day), wu:300 continuous. slowing increasing pace each 100. main:20x50, odds at RPE 4, evens at RPE 9. cd: 150 easy, hold form

Sun-10 mile long run, goal to get it done early in the am, so it's not hanging over my head all day

So, one observation I had after my 3 latest runs, is that a poor workout does not equate to poor fitness.  I'm always second-guessing myself and my fitness ability, but need to realize a bad day, is what it is and nothing more.  Sunday's 8-miler was in awful conditions.  We finally got some snow (after a rain), and the 1/4 mile switchback to the trail I was going to run on wasn't cleared at all-so trudge through the snow (so my shoes/socks are wet to start) to get to a mostly ice/slush covered trail, with some water puddles and snow and snow piles mixed in, and ducking under branches weighted down with snow, but my attitude was great and it was a fun run. Yesterday's 40 minute run was terrible, I wasn't tired when I started, but after a couple of laps, I was tired and sweaty and it felt so much harder than it should.  Then today I ran 3+ miles right after 60 minutes on the bike and it was a walk in the park.

Regarding favorite bike workouts...honestly, I've never done specific workouts on the bike.  Just get out and go, long or short, hard or easy, hilly, etc. and spin class, a little directionless.  So I'm new to the specific workout aspect of it, and looking forward to seeing what others like/find helpful.

Ali

great point ali! I have learned to realize this over time as well. I have had more own share of worries about having a bad day with workouts, but in these instances its really important to look in the broad scheme of it all. We all have bad days, and some days our bodies are just not up for the challenge, but when you step back and look over the course of time, you get a much better indicator of your fitness. It just sucks when those bad days are race days.. i.e. Racine 70.3 2011.

I feel like I need to hit the weights also, but I feel like I can not justify it while I am trying to build a base.

As far as the bike, I am with Ali. I just ride, hit some small hills so it works my heart rate up and down. Sunday's ride was great. I got my ISM saddle on and I am much happier. I had it too far back the first ride so was sliding all over the place. I moved it forward and it felt way better. 

I know I need to ride some hills. Being outside of Sacramento I am right on the edge of the Sierra foothills. I have been checking out some of the races this year and a most have some decent climbs. 

I too only ride my bike, nothing more specific other than long, slow and find as many hills as I can since my IM races have been hilly (IMCDA last year and IMLP this year).  My bike is improving with hrs in the saddle, but it's still my biggest limiter and therefore biggest opportunity for improvement.

What is the best way to find out if you have good, bad or neutral technique?  What is the best way to identify what your specific limiters are on the bike?

That's a considerable amount of speed to give up.

What do you put it down to?

Perhaps the resistance you're using is too high to accurately simulate average outdoor conditions? (Not a bad thing)

Lack of wind? Motivational scenery? Sensation of exhilarating movement? Heat? (if you don't use fans) People to race? Cars to dodge?

The resistance is good, I checked that and lightened it up to the point that the wheel does not slip.

I have not been training with a heart monitor because the one I had quit working and I am undecided what I want to get next. So I have been using RPE. I think on the trainer I have a little lower heart rate but feel like I am working harder due to the lack of wind cooling me down. So I probably should use a fan.

Definitly motivational scenery plays a part. I ride on my own and try to avoid busy streets!

I guess overall it does not matter as long as when I hit the road I see signs of improvement.

For a 90 minute ride how much water does everyone carry? I just have one bottle on the down tube right now. That is not cutting it, especially on the trainer. What length of ride do you start to worry about bringing some sort of nutrition with you?