Manatee Mayhem Part Deux - 2017 Edition (Page 12)

You would be slacking in some regards. I've heard that advice too, but it's mostly wishful thinking. You're not spending 1/3 of your ride coasting or whatnot. Some aspects may be pushed a little more on the trainer, others are a bit less. 

That said, I still don't know that 5 hrs on the trainer is going to be great for you. Some things like saddle discomfort or something similar could be exacerbated on the trainer and you'd have more to recover from than planned, affecting much of the week after.

I've also had a notable lack of work on the support & balance areas, and riding more on the trainer didn't really help that since they're not getting used.

There are some things to do that can help get through the work on the trainer. Some would stay within keeping it easy, and just varying things some instead of the monotonous spinning that many do. Some intensity is possible too, but would need to see more about the plan to give recommendations. Recovery matters too. Simply arriving at the same stress score isn't necessarily the same thing for what aspects are developed too.

when I ride on the trainer I find a workout- usually on trainer road, that is as close to the same as I can find to my plan workout.

I never tried Zwift, seems too geared towards roadies. Haven't really like groups with roadies I've been on because it's as someone on here put it best, roadie tactics tend to be being an a-hole towards the other riders. I would rather borrow more from TTT principles at times and get a group going as fast as possible.

Sufferfest has been fantastic. I'm not familiar with the videos that are online only now, but many of the ones released for download in the earlier going were both very motivational and developed appropriate fitness for us.

That's generally best to do. Moving around intensity and volume can be a little tricky. Most of the time, longer workouts are to just get through. Some can push up the intensity some, but usually more so as the event approaches. At the same time, the period farther out is also likely to have much higher intensity workouts coupled with the easy long ones, like the Sufferfest ones just mentioned. When the intensity of the longer ride goes up, these others will go down in some form or other (intensity, frequency, both), possibly being omitted entirely due to the "race pace" work being done elsewhere. So that's where understanding the plan comes in.

Racing Manatees!!!

September 9-10
Jim - Sunrise Side HIM on Saturday
Karen - Ironman 70.3 World Championship on Saturday (656)
Melanie - Ironman Lake Placid 70.3 on Sunday (1175)
Robin P - Gravel Grinder on Sunday

Is anyone else racing?

Stay safe everyone! Chris and Hands, I hope the storm has lost some of its bluster by the time it get to you. Lisa and Robin, I hope that it's rains and winds don't affect you. Karen, I hope that this has no impact on your travels. Everyone, I hope that your family stays safe and sound.

We are all sending feel better vibes your way!

Race well Manatees!!

This time for sure Jim!!

thank you <3

Went over lunch for gas (3-car wait at each pump) and a few more groceries (water shelves almost empty but otherwise the store was stocked well). My sister and her boys are in the metro now, ready to ride this out as a family with me. I'm so glad they are here!

We got an advisory this morning to be prepared to work from home Monday and Tuesday. 

Thankful I have a treadmill and trainer in the house.

Thanks, we've done what we can, shutters are up at multiple houses, yards are cleaned, etc. We have a small amount of stuff left on the to do list before she arrives, but there should be time tonight and Sat morning to get it done. I'm not happy with the most recent updates, but nothing to do now but wait. 

Thanks as well to all of you that have been so kind as to open your homes to a guy you've never even met. I can't tell you how much it has meant to know you all care.

Janyne, I'll probably be counting on you to update folks for me, I'll try to update you as much as I can. BTW, is Kevin's dad ok?

Sufferfest is primarily about the video. Would have to check into their latest app & program capabilities. For the videos, I just pedal harder.

Kevin's dad is a long story. Here goes:

Kevin had a fairly normal relationship with his family growing up. He is the youngest of three siblings -- by several years so maybe an afterthought. His family home neat South Bend, Indiana backed up to his grandmother's house. He spent a lot of time with grandma when he was growing up. He was the only sibling to attend college. He went to Purdue, against is parents wishes. He was able to score some scholarships to pay for part of his freshman year and that swayed them. He was also able to participate in IBM's (paid) internship program and then helped as well.  When he graduated from Purdue, IBM offered him a job in the Raleigh area and I met him shortly thereafter. 

While we were dating, he visited his family for holidays and so on. We dated for about a year, got married after a not to terribly long engagement and about six months later, his mom died suddenly. About six months after that, Kevin's dad married someone (Sandy) closer to our age than to his own age. Ever since then, the relationship has gotten more distant all the time. She had kids from her first marriage and they seem to be the priority. Kevin and I have been married more than 24 years (which means they have been married for over 23 years). They have visited us exactly once during that time. We were visiting them every other year until the last time when we went down to see them and when we got there, only his dad was there.  She had gone to Michigan at the last minute to attend a junior high school volleyball tournament (not kidding) -- because there were college recruiters there.  Really.  We only found out about this after driving 12 hours to see them. And of course Kevin's dad was in a bad mood about the whole thing.

Basically, we hear from them for Christmas and Kevin's birthday. Last year, they called for his birthday and said, "The funniest thing happened! We sent your card to Kenny (his brother)!" Kevin was not amused. This year, he got a card with an all caps and underlines, "Stay in touch!" note. Kevin called immediately and got a generic voicemail message. Kevin looked up what number they called from last time they called and he used that one (we think FL landline?). He left messages on both numbers in July. We have not heard back. Stay in touch indeed!

Oh, they summer in Michigan (near Sandy's kids) but consider Florida their residence (but refer to "up north" as "home" so who knows really).  We don't know if they are in Michigan or Florida now. They have another issue that Sandy's mom, who has zippo in retirement savings and basically lives with them, is probably in Florida even if they are not. When in Florida, they are in a condo in Englewood near Chris. They are on Placida Road near South McCall.

TL;DR We don't even know what state they are in or have their current phone number so no idea.

Thanks for checking in!

Uber

ugh!